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Sega Officially Announces Aliens Vs. Predator

Sega has given us some details about its highly-anticipated FPS action horror game, Aliens vs. Predator. It will be the first title to be launched in Sega's forthcoming series of Aliens games licensed by Twentieth Century Fox.

Developed at Rebellion by the team responsible for the original 1999 classic, the all-new Aliens vs. Predator players will feature three infamous species; the Colonial Marine, the Predator and the Alien. Each of the three species has its very own distinct story-driven single-player campaign mode that interweaves with the campaigns of the other two species. Aliens vs. Predator will also feature unique 3-way online multiplayer, allowing gamers to pit the three species against each other in the ultimate battle for survival and for the right to be crowned the "deadliest species" of the galaxy.

The story is, admittedly, pretty thin: On planet BG-386 a colonist mining group discovers an ancient pyramid containing a dark and horrible secret. Across the stars a race of warriors is alerted to the discovery of their pyramid and a hunting party is dispatched to ensure that it remains sealed at all costs, whilst deep inside the ruined pyramid a malevolent intelligence awakes from centuries of dormancy. OK, whatever, just unleash the aliens and get the shooting started.

The Marine's story is the typical fight against all odds (as well as the horrors lurking in the dark). Beset on all sides yet armed to the teeth, the Colonial Marine represents humanity's last stand with the firepower to fight back.

As the Alien, players will discover what it's like to be the most murderous and lethal creature in the universe, with the ability to traverse any surface with awesome agility in order to get close enough to unleash its deadly teeth and claws.

A master of the hunt, the Predator grants the player a suite of exotic weaponry and equipment with which to stalk its unknowing prey. Earn the greatest honour by ambushing prey up-close and butchering them for a gory trophy kill.

Aliens vs. Predator is set to be released on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC platforms sometime in early 2010.