A 3.8GB update for Aliens: Colonial Marines on PC is now rolling out on Steam. This update contains the changes that were in the recent update for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, along with some additional changes that will be part of future updates for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This update also includes several PC-specific changes, notably: improved texture resolution, various visual improvements, the addition of a mouse smoothing option, and some fixes for PC-only crashes.

SEGA and Gearbox have been working to identify areas of improvement. Many fixes are already available now in today’s patch, and console versions of these updates will be made available as soon as possible. Thank you for all your feedback.

PC Patch Notes

Aliens: Colonial Marines is now available worldwide across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. In honor of launch, we have an all new trailer ready for launch day, enjoy:

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Aliens: Colonial Marines launches in one day! To help ease the wait, we have a fantastic wallpaper featuring a lone Marine fighting the Alien Queen. This is easily one of my favorite wallpapers, and looks somewhat similar to the recently released Contact Trailer.

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Fans won’t have to wait long for more Aliens: Colonial Marines, as the February 12 release of the game on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC is only the beginning!

Four downloadable add-ons are currently in development, spanning new campaign and multiplayer content. The first add-on, Bug Hunt, is a new cooperative multiplayer mode in which players take on waves of increasingly difficult enemies across three brand new maps based on environments from the ALIENS film. Bug Hunt is currently planned to arrive in March, with the remaining three add-ons scheduled to be available by the end of August 2013.

These four add-ons will be available for individual purchase or as part of the Aliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass, a $29.99 / 2400 Microsoft Point bundle that offers a savings of almost 40% over buying the content individually*. The Aliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass is currently available for purchase on Steam and will soon be available on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Bug Hunt is currently planned to arrive in March, with the remaining three add-ons scheduled to be available by the end of August 2013.

* Based on Season Pass suggested retail price of $29.99/2400 Microsoft Points and combined suggested retail price of individual downloadable content packs of $49.96/4000 Microsoft Points (Retail purchase of the Season Pass for Xbox 360® is for Microsoft Points equivalent to the suggested retail price, as noted here). Aliens: Colonial Marines required to access Season Pass content, sold separately. Internet connection necessary to download Season Pass content.

Aliens: Colonial Marines is nearly here! We’ve got all new wallpapers for you to enjoy in anticipation of the February 12 release!

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Aliens: Colonial Marines is now available for pre-purchase on Steam!

You and your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy. Another glorious day in the Corps. Buckle up, soldier! Welcome to Aliens™: Colonial Marines. Created by Gearbox, the critically acclaimed and fan-favorite developers of Borderlands and Brothers In Arms, you and your friends will become the most badass military outfit in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.

Pre-Purchase Offer – S.H.A.R.P. Sticks

Hey Ripley, don’t worry. Me and my squad of ultimate badasses will protect you! Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks… – Pvt. Hudson

Pre-Purchase and receive S.H.A.R.P. Stick! As referenced by Hudson in Aliens, the prototype sonic-harpoon artillery remote projectile (S.H.A.R.P.) rifle fires time-delayed, explosive-tipped darts that embed themselves into enemies or terrain.

PC System Specs

Minimum Specs: Operating System: Windows XP SP3. Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor. RAM: 2GB RAM (XP),2GB RAM (Vista). HD: 20GB free hard disk space. Optical Drive: DVD. Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible. Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500/ATI Radeon HD 2600 (256 minimum).

Recommended Specs: Operating System: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7. Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Quad CoreProcessor. RAM: 2GB RAM. HD: 20GB free hard disk space. Optical Drive: DVD. Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible. VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce GTX560/ATI Radeon HD 5850 (512 minimum).

Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only).

We’ve got the first look at the TV commercial airing later this month for Aliens: Colonial Marines!

Pre-order from Gamestop and play as characters from the Aliens movie or wield Ripley’s Flamethrower / Pulse Rifle combo!

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