Alien RPG Announced [December 13, 2006, 10:45 am ET] - 10 Comments
SEGA Signs Obsidian Entertainment To Develop Alien Title For Next-Generation Systems follows up on recent word on new Alien games (story) with the announcement of the promised role-playing game, confirming the subsequent report of Obsidian' s involvement (story). No release date is offered, but the announcement does state the game will appear on the PC as well as consoles. here' s the deal:
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (December 11, 2006) – SEGA® of America Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that Obsidian Entertainment will create a role-playing game based on the Alien film franchise with license from Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising. This title will be developed for the next-generation systems and the PC.

Obsidian Entertainment draws upon their wealth of design knowledge creating successful games such as the best-selling Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords and the award-winning Neverwinter Nights 2 to bring the Alien franchise to role-playing gamers for the first time. The role playing game will build upon the distinctive look and feel of the original films while utilizing next-generation technology to create an entirely different and unique Alien experience.

" With Obsidian Entertainment' s development pedigree, they were our first choice to bring the Alien franchise to the RPG universe," said Simon Jeffery, President and COO, SEGA of America, Inc. " They are the only developer for us that could effectively combine the Alien mythology with compelling RPG gameplay to create the ultimate Alien experience."

" We are thrilled to be working with the great production and publishing teams at SEGA to deliver the ultimate in-depth Alien experience to gamers worldwide," said Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment. " Building an epic RPG with a license as heralded as the Alien franchise is truly a great honor."


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