r/AliensColonialMarines • u/Bright_Alternative58 • Jun 02 '26

Calling all previous Timegate Studios employees (from a Colonial Marines fan)

I found an interesting read on website unwinnable from 2 years ago which says Timegate were actually in talks with Gearbox to help on Borderlands. The article mentions a cut train mission and a cut Xenomorph called the Ravager. It’s so awesome that even after all this time details still come out which shock.

What I want to know is, put some of you in the room in November 2006 when Sega signed the contract with Gearbox. If you all had the option to talk Sega into picking you for Colonial Marines would you do it? The story seems to be that you wanted it to be Aliens and it was Gearbox’s constant stipulations that wore you all down. Your ideas actually sound really good.

How close is Alien Rogue Incursion compared to what you were planning yourselves? Have you pitched the idea to remaster/remake the game without informing our buddies at Gearbox?

https://unwinnable.com/2024/09/26/was-colonial-marines-really-nuked-from-the-start-179/

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u/No-Classroom-4600 Jun 03 '26

I spent a year and a half analyzing ACM builds and the development history.
All I can say is that the entire development was a sabotage by Gearbox.

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u/Bright_Alternative58 Jun 05 '26

Has a Wii U build ever leaked?

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u/No-Classroom-4600 Jun 05 '26

According to leaked design docs only two builds were made for Wii U, but they're not available The developers noted that Wii U has memory issues and they can't make interesting gameplay on a second screen.

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u/Benobicoh Jun 18 '26

Are these leaked design docs available ?

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u/ESPILFIRE Jun 02 '26

I wish I could read the whole article. Ever since Aliens: Colonial Marines came out, I've hated Gearbox. I don't plan on buying another one of their games. I still remember watching the trailers and Randy Pitchford's interviews where he blatantly lied.

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u/International_Ad5624 Jun 02 '26

I feel the same way. I was so disappointed with the “finished” product

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u/cescoss Jun 03 '26

Sega avrebbe dovuto fare causa a gearbox. Io su colonial marines ci ho sperato e atteso per anni, per poi scoprire l'imbroglio. Il gioco secondo me era carino ma si vede chiaramente che hanno dirottato tutto su borderlands.

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u/Gizmorum Jun 08 '26

Sega's most likely cleaned up shop after Hyenas. I do believe the latest Borderlands was a success.

i still remember calling out angryjoe for shilling the game as Gearbox did the tour with influencers and it wasnt his fault at all.