cold iron studios

These days, it’s pretty rare for a AAA shooter game to be announced and released within six months. But that’s how quickly 29th Century Games and Cold Iron Studios are completing Aliens: Fireteam Elite (previously just known as Aliens: Fireteam). The game will arrive this August — and it was announced in March! Even better, it will cost just $40 (there will also be DLC bundles in case you’re wondering). Aliens: Fireteam Elite is basically an Alien-skinned variation on Left 4 Dead. The game is set after Alien 3, when the existence of Xenomorphs has become public human knowledge — and a real threat. Several space colonies are under attack by Xeno hives, and your squad is being sent as exterminators. There’s more to deal with than the previous team had, though. New variants of Xenomorphs not seen in the movies include Spitters, who hock deadly acid balls at you, and Bursters, who happen to be filled with a lot more acid and have to be dealt with from a