New Alien Game in Development at Cold Iron Studios
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jan 2018 19:21    Post subject: New Alien Game in Development at Cold Iron Studios
Alien Game in Development at Cold Iron Studios
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FoxNext Games has acquired Cold Iron Studios, and the studio is gearing up for development on a new title set in the Alien cinematic universe.

According to FoxNext's announcement, the game will be a shooter for PC and unspecified consoles.

Cold Iron Studios is led by CEO Craig Zinkievich, CTO Shannon Posniewski, and creative director Matt Highison. The development team includes industry veterans who've worked on various high-profile titles, including BioShock Infinite, Metroid Prime 3, Neverwinter, and City of Heroes.

"We are thrilled about the opportunity to explore an amazing and rich universe," Zinkievich said. "Our background in building online worlds and taking established franchises to the next level in interactive entertainment is a precise fit with our product roadmap ahead; we can’t wait to share more information soon."

http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/17/alien-game-in-development-at-cold-iron-studios


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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jan 2018 19:24    Post subject:
Isolation 2?

Since I think it was mentioned that Creative were working on some other project.

And it says Alien Cinematic Universe which I assume means the original movie and not the stream of straight to video bug-killing macho men and pussy-face who blows himself upon defeat. Razz

And then watch it be some cartoon thing aiming at a younger target audience...
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jan 2018 20:02    Post subject:
Though come to think of it while FOX owns the Alien franchise SEGA would be the ones owning the Alien: Isolation game series...
(Well game since only one was ever made but fans have been asking for a sequel for a while.)

So that leaves I guess an original entry then?
No idea who owns Aliens Vs. Predator either after the last two entries but it's probably not going to be that.

They do have two MMO games in that lineup of developers and where they are from too so it could be something with online play though I doubt it'll be a MMO as such.
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jan 2018 20:11    Post subject:
"Our background in building online worlds and taking established franchises to the next level in interactive entertainment is a precise fit with our product roadmap ahead"

ugh. Online worlds.
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jan 2018 20:24    Post subject:
Calling it now: their loot boxes will be alien eggs.
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jan 2018 20:26    Post subject:
Fucking genius Idea
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 00:44    Post subject:
I really want this to turn into something great, but my M314 is going insane with the loud beeping. Let's hope it's just a cat and not the menacing threat that the last paragraph is suggesting Shifty Fellar
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 01:17    Post subject:
They could make a marines vs aliens team-based online shooter with lootcrates and microtransactions. Or a Destiny clone maybe.
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 03:10    Post subject:
please.. please dont let this be an isolation sequel.

i KNOW that creative assembly and sega wont be making a sequel, but at least let me hold on to that impossible hope. i DONT want an alien isolation 2 if its just going to be a shooter (as is what these guys are making)

basically they fucked it. they rescued alien from absolute failure, and now theyre diving right back in by going back down the same old tired shooter route.


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 03:44    Post subject:
Dude, they hinted at something online, how can it be Isolation 2?

A good idea would be to follow the Killing Floor 2 formula, a team of marines of different classes, they defend against a wave while a door opens or a vessel arrives or something ... then they restock and upgrade their shit, choose perks, set up turrets, enable synthetics, hack consoles to close hatches or unlock weapon cabinets etc, then they have to survive another wave and so on ... until a boss battle.
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 05:08    Post subject:
because the first thing out of JBeckman's metaphorical mouth was "isolation 2?" so he seems to feel based on the information available, its a possibility.

i dont think it is, but if others are suggesting it, then im definitely going to express my hope that it isnt.


that said.. imagine an isolation type online multiplayer experience, where you have a massive space station, and the other people on the station are other players...they might try to kill you for your supplies, work with you, or avoid you, all while trying to avoid aliens and synthetics. certainly some scope for something fascinating there... like day z if set on a space station and with aliens, but with a developer wasnt trash.


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 07:38    Post subject:
Yeah, based on how it was the most critically acclaimed and recent release in the Aliens franchise after Colonial Marines bombed like nothing else before it and almost killed the video game Aliens franchise entirely due to Gearbox mismanaging the game.
(Obsidian's Alien RPG game also being a casualty of sorts since SEGA was more interested in a straight shooter but they probably wish they had supervised Gearbox more now.)

Alien Vs. Predator has been pretty much dead after the previous game tried to revive the franchise but overall it was a pretty weak game though nowhere near as troubled as Colonial was.

SEGA owns the Isolation rights though so unless they are involved FOX is working on something a bit different and I initially had assumed they had gathered a strong team based on storytelling from Bioshock, Metroid, Neverinter (Nights) and City of Heroes.

However it's looking more like they've gathered developers who have worked with action and shooter games plus it's not Neverwinter Nights but the Neverwinter MMO game and then City of Heroes while also said to have had a good story for a MMO is well it's also a online game.


I'm leaning towards some sort of online experience now, likely a shooter type game and well it might have some single player content if they are attempting Versus again but it's probably more likely to try for a original franchise and possibly some form of multiplayer game.

Though it remains to be seen if it's online only or not , I can't see them betting on a full MMO though.


EDIT: While popular among fans I don't think Isolation sold as well as the publisher would have liked though and it looks like the team that did that game is now working on some different IP.


EDIT: An MMO game would pretty hard to pull off if they're not limiting it to just human players versus some alien infested world, Predators would kinda turn it into a fun little hunting sim though. Very Happy

Though it would be a interesting experience to have both Aliens and Humans as a playable choice with wildly varying gameplay styles across an entire planet or the simulation of one. But no it's probably more suited to traditional multiplayer modes.
(And Weyland Yutani boxes, building better worlds indeed.)


Bring back the Xenoborg perhaps? Rebellion had some interesting ideas for that first AvP game before they made testicle sniping simulator v.1 to v.4 Razz




EDIT: Seems Cold Iron Studios was formed in 2015 and were announcing they had started working on a game running on UE4 in late 2016 but I can't seem to find anything more about them.
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 09:45    Post subject:
There's no way this is going to be anything like Isolation. It wasn't deemed worth the investment in the end, remember. Although I would love another game like that Sad
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 10:21    Post subject:
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According to FoxNext's announcement, the game will be a shooter for PC and unspecified consoles.


So I'm guessing NOT a sequel to Isolation.
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 11:44    Post subject:
Cold Iron Studios has amazing design, craftsmanship and development talent that we are excited to welcome at FoxNext Games as we pursue our goal to build a multi-platform, multi-genre portfolio of great games. I am a personal fan of Cold Iron’s previous work and all of us at FoxNext Games are thrilled to be working with them as they create an action-packed persistent world, steeped in the mysteries of this beloved Alien universe.

Cold Irons VD Craig Zinkievich:

We believe in FoxNext’s vision and we are thrilled about the opportunity to explore an amazing and rich universe. Our background in building online worlds and taking established franchises to the next level in interactive entertainment is a precise fit with our product roadmap ahead; we can’t wait to share more information soon.


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 12:55    Post subject:
monk3ybusin3ss wrote:
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According to FoxNext's announcement, the game will be a shooter for PC and unspecified consoles.


So I'm guessing NOT a sequel to Isolation.


Yes we all read shooter, but you'd be foolish to believe publishers and developers aren't experts in this industry at taking something great and fucking misunderstanding and ruining it by making it more action orientated...

That said... Again.. I don't think it's anything isolation related. sega and fox have expressed nothing but confusion, disdain and disinterest in the franchise sadly. They'd sooner make a colonial marines sequel than ever touch isolation again Sad


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 13:50    Post subject:
Hope its nothimg like power generator switching for 20 hours.... That fuckig game is most overrated piece of trash Ive played. When You are not playing the same minigame for millionth time to restore power to yet another door, You just hide under the table for minuuuutes.


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 14:41    Post subject:
KillerCrocker wrote:
That fuckig game is most overrated piece of trash Ive played.


Woah. First time ever I totally agree with something coming from KC Shocked Very Happy


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 15:39    Post subject:
Thats not something to shout about Embarassed
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 19:03    Post subject:
DCB wrote:
Calling it now: their loot boxes will be alien eggs.

Well damn, looks like you were right DCB:



http://coldironstudios.com/games/alienunknown/media

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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Jan 2018 19:18    Post subject:

Can't fucking wait to throw away my money at this !!!

Sneaky one, even dropping an official-looking URL ! Laughing


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PostPosted: Fri, 19th Jan 2018 05:25    Post subject:
Is 2018 the year we cross over into the reality where Ixi's jpgs are no longer parody, just factual depictions of actual marketing material?
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PostPosted: Fri, 19th Jan 2018 06:48    Post subject:
thudo wrote:
Gawd if true... dat cancer spreading... Sad




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