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Three years ago, Sega revealed plans to release a video game derived from the science-fiction horror film, Alien. Game developers Creative Assembly had been brainstorming the project over the years to make a final product similar to Electronic Arts’ Dead Space franchise. The team has now officially revealed their new first-person survival horror stealth game, Alien: Isolation.
The game takes place 15 years after the original events of Alien, with the main protagonist being Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda. You can learn more on the game after the jump, including a 26-minute sit-down interview with developer Creative Assembly breaking down the gameplay. Look for Alien: Isolation out on all current + next-generation Sony and Microsoft consoles as well as Microsoft Windows holiday 2014.
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How will you survive?
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother’s disappearance.
As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien.
Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.