Suda51 cans rumour he's working on an Alien game without saying a word

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Sometimes, my friends, the Internet pulls something out of the ether that truly stumps even the most knowledgeable and informed among us. Case in point: today’s rumblings that Grasshopper Manufacture, the devs behind theNo More Heroesseries, are working on a AAA game in the Aliens universe. This caught Grasshopper Manufacture’s founder and CEO Goichi Suda, aka Suda51, so much by surprise that he wordlesslytweetedhis utter bemusement at the rumour. I’m taking that as a no for the Alien game, then.

There are plenty of decent Alien games that you can play already, such as Creative Assembly’s very suspensefulAlien: Isolationand Cold Iron Studios' rather more gung-ho co-op shooterAliens: Fireteam Elite. One upcoming Alien game that’s definitely happening isAliens: Dark Descent, an intriguing looking real-time strategy that pits a squad of Colonial Marines against those pesky xenomorphs, and the dodgy Weyland-Yutani Corporation. That one’s being developed by Tindalos Interactive, known for their Warhammer 40K real-time strategy seriesBattlefleet Gothic: Armada.

No More Heroes 3hopped onto PC just last month, and it’s onSteamfor £45/$50/€50. Don’t get your hopes up for that Alien game.