The Alien series suddenly reappears with the very cool co-op shooter Aliens Fireteam

Aliens: Fireteam will be officially released this summer.

The Alien series has had its ups and downs in the gaming industry, where there was a time when Aliens was a great franchise with millions of fans until Colonial Marines ruined it thanks to terrible game disaster – Aliens: Colonial Marines. Many Alien fans say they will never forgive Gearbox for how far they have taken their beloved Xenomorph when in the past 8 years, no good Alien game has been developed.

But that is about to change when recently, the Alien series has suddenly returned as a co-op shooter called Aliens: Fireteam. Specifically, Aliens: Fireteam has been announced for release in the summer of 2021 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. Aliens: Fireteam is set in 2202, 23 years after the events of the three Alien games. original, with the player taking on the role of a soldier aboard the USS Endeavor.

At this point in the timeline, Xenomorph attacks are rare but aliens are widely known. The Colonial Defense Act of 2187 authorized warships to patrol space and protect the colonists from Xenomorph attack. Accordingly, the player will play as a new soldier on the USS Endeavor and eventually have to return with his friends to the planet Katanga after an emergency call.

With Aliens: Fireteam this time, the developer behind will be Cold Iron Studios, a group of game industry veteran developers founded in 2015 with the sole purpose of bringing the Alien series back. its heyday. Together with 20th Century Studios, they released a brand new trailer for the gaming community and fans to see what they’ve been waiting for over the past 8 years.

Xenomorphs won’t be the only enemies players encounter in Aliens: Fireteam. There are over 20 types of enemies in total, including 11 unique Xenomorphs ranging from Facehugger to Praetorians and Synthetics. To help eliminate these threats, players will be able to choose from five different character classes and a variety of weapon mods, plus they’ll be able to upgrade their characters to give them an edge in combat. It’s unclear how long the levels of Aliens: Fireteam will last, but it seems like an experience similar to the legendary Left 4 Dead when players will join their friends to destroy Xenomorph together.

Aliens: Fireteam will be officially released this summer for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC.