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The hotly anticipatedAliens: Colonial Marinesdropped today, much to the eventual disappointment of about everyone who has played it. Jim tore it up, defeated and sad, in his review, if you’re interested. But maybe there is something toColonial Marines. I mean, how many first-person shooters allow you to play through long stretches of the game without having to fire your weapon? The folks over atPCGamesNmight have inadvertently sold me on the game with this video, which hints at the subversive commentaryColonial Marinesoffers in a AAA landscape filled with wanton violence and … No, I’m kidding, don’t play this game.
Today, we delivered some extraAliensrelated content to make up for the soggy thudColonial Marinesdropped with, Fraser Brown wrote a stirring counterpoint to Allistair’s claim that violence is essential in games, our site violated a trademark and the community showed off its ingenuity in response, Conrad reviewedSly Cooper: Thieves in Time, which is a game that is out and pretty good, and more!
Destructoid Original:Aliens: Colonial Marines innovates with self-heal glass!Aliens games to play that aren’t Aliens: Colonial MarinesDragonborn’s amazing content held back by glitches on PCTeam Fortress 2sday: Wednesday nights are party timeNew Dtoid site feature violates Trademark! Help!Trends of this Generation: Consoles as media centersLive show: Aliens: Colonial Marines full playthroughDavid Cage is right: Violence is not essentialAliens disappoints, Demos kill sales, and Toys are fun
Community:Community blogs of2/12Forum thread of the day:Aliens: Colonial Marines
Reviews:Review: Aliens: Colonial MarinesReviews Elsewhere: Aliens: Colonial MarinesReview: Sly Cooper: Thieves in TimeReview: Special Forces: Team XPreviews:Viz gets more anime onto your XBox 360Preview: Leviathan: Warships had me go down with the ship
Events:Come on, montage! Drunk man crashes D.I.C.E. AwardsBioWare founders receive GDC Lifetime Achievement AwardJust like High School: iam8bit’s Class of GDC photo opp
News:Expanded mod support for Left 4 Dead 2 enters betaRandy Pitchford addresses Borderlands 2 level capBatman: Arkham 3 is due for release in 2013 [Update]Wargaming kicks off their own pro gaming eSports leagueJourney dev: Touch control the ‘most universal’ interfaceRayman Legends developers want their game out now!Mirror of Fate developers inspired by fighting gamesNicalis is publishing ’90s Arcade RacerPersona 4 Arena hits PlayStation Network todayBungie to reveal Destiny this weekendSEGA denies Aliens: Colonial Marines was outsourcedObsidian would love to work on Fallout: New Vegas 2Free PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale DLC is out todayBlack Ops II ‘Revolution’ DLC dated for PS3 and PCSteam rolls out new week-long dealsNi No Kuni is offering a free Draggle familiar DLC todayResident Evil: Revelations lacks Wiimote pointer controlsDavid Jaffe debuts the Twisted Metal Birthday BundleYs I & II Chronicles+ comes to Steam on Valentine’s DayBlizzard: the Diablo III Auction House poses problemsWatch people cry during Walking Dead’s finale [Spoilers]Viz gets more anime onto your XBox 360
Offbeat:Man with sexy voice croons about Rayman Legends’ delayChiptune album 9-bit Blizzard is as cool as iceAliens: Colonial Marines says hello, my honeyNaughty: Fire Emblem: Awakening’s Tharja in figure formNaughty Dog melts hearts with Valentine’s Day cardsNES-themed N64 controller is the gamepad of the gods
Media:Crysis 3’s sharp-dressed trailer is pretty adorableDisney Infinity shows off new Monsters University screensHere’s a deleted scene from Wreck-It RalphNeo XYX is a shoot ’em up for the Neo-Geo and DreamcastNinja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus on Vita: New screens, detailsGhost in the Shell gets new anime movies, online gameNew screenshots of Unreal Engine 4 horror game DaylightThe Star Trek film tie-in game is still a thingPrison Architect surpasses $1 million in pre-ordersLearn how Kratos comes to life in this videoCreate an alien ecosystem in Ecolibrium for PS Vita
