Aliens: Colonial Marines Demo, Nightwing in Arkham City, and AC Relevations Trailer

As a huge fan of Alien, I find it baffling that we have yet to see a great game for the franchise outside of the arcade and without a Predator. (Note: Predators also kick ass). Apparently Randy Pitchford of Gearbox thought the same way as Gearbox has been attempting to make Aliens: Colonial Marines, a follow-up to the excellent sequel Aliens.

This is great for those fans who thought that 3 and Resurrection were not worthy sequels. And don't get me wrong, Alien 3 is not THAT bad. It just was very flawed and nowhere near the quality of the first two.  Resurrection, on the other hand, can promptly be thrown in the garbage.

Anyway at E3 this year, Randy Pitchford showed an 11 minute demo to journalists that wasn't released to the public...until now. The demo finally got released and it is awesome. Listening to Randy, you can tell that he is really into this which is a great sign. From that we see it's nice and atmospheric. I actually wish they held the tension longer, but I'll probably talk about that on next week's podcast.

Here's the demo for your enjoyment.

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Batman: Arkham City will arrive in less than two weeks. I could have sworn there was a trailer for Nightwing but I guess I was incorrect. That doesn't mean that I can't go over it. For those unaware, Nightwing is Dick Grayson who was the first Robin. He became Nightwing after he left Batman's side and started kicking ass on his own. You can say all that you want about Robin, but Nightwing is awesome.

Also announced were the Mad Hatter, a villain who styles himself after the character of the same name in Alice in Wonderland and uses hats to control peoples' minds. Also, I believe the Calender Man was announced, a villain who's crimes always revolve dates and days of the week. It's going to be interesting and I can't wait to play.
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Finally, Assassin's Creed: Revelations is getting released next month. I am looking forward to it, but not quite as much as I was with Brotherhood. However, it's still going to be a big release.

Anyway a new trailer was given and it's probably the best trailer for the game so far and has gotten much more excited for it than I was before. I really do want to see Ezio's story end, not just for closure, but also so we can move on to something else. So, here it is.