{"id":23161,"date":"2012-08-31T11:24:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T01:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=23161"},"modified":"2012-08-31T11:24:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T01:24:52","slug":"sega-and-gearbox-announce-new-multiplayer-mode-for-aliens-colonial-marines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=23161","title":{"rendered":"SEGA AND GEARBOX ANNOUNCE NEW MULTIPLAYER MODE FOR ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>LONDON <\/strong>(August 30, 2012) &#8211; SEGA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Europe Ltd. and Gearbox Software today announced Escape mode, a new\u00a0 competitive multiplayer mode, for its highly anticipated blockbuster <em>Aliens: Colonial Marines<\/em>\u2122 video game, launching February 12, 2013 worldwide. With a competitive death match game mode already revealed earlier in the year, Escape mode is the second in a number of competitive multiplayer modes for <em>Aliens: Colonial Marines<\/em> and will challenge players in an intense scenario against the universe\u2019s deadliest killers, the Xenomorph.<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dbwmo2qu0l9ua.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliens-Colonial-Marines-screen-insert.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>An exhilarating experience for fans of the <em>ALIENS<\/em> universe, Escape mode puts the four-person US Colonial Marines team on the offensive against a four-player Xenomorph team. The Colonial Marines must blast their way through the fast-paced map in order to escape the attacking Xenomorphs, who in return will try to eliminate their prey as quickly as possible. Under the pressure and limited in time, players will have to work together as a team, utilizing each faction\u2019s unique skills, and identifying their opponents\u2019 weak spots to either reach the safety of the escape point or to eliminate their targets.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and developed by critically acclaimed studio Gearbox Software, <em>Aliens: Colonial Marines<\/em> will bring new levels of bone-chilling suspense and adrenaline-filled action to the renowned franchise. As the authentic addition to the <em>ALIENS <\/em>franchise canon, the game\u2019s stunning visuals and adrenaline pumping action will deliver a breathtakingly immersive four-player drop-in drop-out cooperative campaign and expansive competitive multiplayer mode. Providing for an innovative asymmetrical competitive multiplayer experience, <em>Aliens: Colonial Marines<\/em> lets players fight in first person as the ultimate badasses \u2013 the United States Colonial Marines, or in third person as the universe\u2019s deadliest killers \u2013 the Xenomorphs. Plunging into familiar and new environments from the iconic film franchise, players will have to fight the fear and face the true horrors of the <em>ALIENS <\/em>universe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Aliens: Colonial Marines<\/em> will be available in stores across the globe on February 12, 2013 on PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. A release date for the announced Wii U\u2122 version will be revealed at a later time.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sega.com\/alienscolonialmarines\">www.sega.com\/alienscolonialmarines<\/a> and for press assets please go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sega-press.com\">www.sega-press.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more news, follow SEGA on Twitter @SEGA, Gearbox Software on Twitter @GearboxSoftware or like us on Facebook <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aliensgames\">www.facebook.com\/aliensgames<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON (August 30, 2012) &#8211; SEGA\u00ae Europe Ltd. and Gearbox Software today announced Escape mode, a new\u00a0 competitive multiplayer mode, for its highly anticipated blockbuster Aliens: Colonial Marines\u2122 video game, launching February 12, 2013 worldwide. With a competitive death match game mode already revealed earlier in the year, Escape mode is the second in a<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=23161\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23162,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23161\/revisions\/23162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}