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What makes a good game? Is it possible to quantify what ‘good’ means? No it’s not, Randy Pitchford argues. You may not like Aliens: Colonial Marines, but he certainly does. Speaking to Eurogamer, Pitchford produced an email from a fan. "I really enjoyed AC:M, my all-time favourite game," it said. …
Read More »Alien pair vanish from Steam
Two of the more recent Alien games to be released on PC have been delisted from Valve’s Steam service. Eurogamer reports that both Rebellion’s 2010 shooter Aliens vs Predator and Gearbox’s lamented 2013 outing Aliens: Colonial Marines are no longer available to download. Lapsed licenses are unlikely to blame, particularly …
Read More »Sega accuses Gearbox as Aliens: Colonial Marine lawsuit gets ugly
Sega of America has filed documents defending itself against false advertising allegations for Aliens: Colonial Marines, pointing to Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford as a major issue throughout the game’s development. Polygon reports on the newly surfaced documents, which reveal emails that reference Pitchford’s habit of taking things into his own …
Read More »Sega proposes $1.25m payment to settle Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit
Publisher Sega hopes settle its way out of the Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit via a payment of $1.25m. Polygon reports that should the settlement be agreed upon, Sega will escape any further litigation relating to the game – but leave Gearbox fighting on. Of the proposed $1.25m payment, $312.5k is …
Read More »Gearbox lost out on Aliens: Colonial Marines royalties
Developer claims it invested millions of dollars of its own money into controversial title
Read More »Sega generates £200m net profit despite sales drop
Football Manager, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed each exceed 1m in sales
Read More »Report: TimeGate lays off staff
Aliens: Colonial Marines co-developer said to have shut down a week after filing for bankruptcy protection
Read More »Gearbox calls Aliens lawsuit ‘beyond meritless’
And Sega says case is 'without merit'
Read More »TimeGate files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Section 8 and Colonial Marines developer files for protection against creditors
Read More »Report: Aliens Colonial Marines co-developer files for bankruptcy protection
Aliens: Colonial Marines and Section 8 developer TimeGate Studios has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Polygon reports that site has obtained court documents stating as much about the Texas-based studio from the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court filed earlier this week. The petition, filed by TimeGate itself, lists …
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