The movie and game will use some of the same concepts

May 7, 2012 18:21 GMT  ·  By

Aliens: Colonial Marines has long been in development and that means that it will arrive in a year, and meanwhile the franchise will also get a new movie, something that might diminish the impact of the video games.

But speaking to Kotaku, Randy Pitchford, the leading developer working on Aliens: Colonial Marines, stated, “To make the sequel to Aliens as a video game was our prerequisite. The commitment they made was, ‘Yes borrow the franchise for the purpose of doing the next story in the succession of those storylines’."

So in terms of importance, Colonial Marines will be the equal of the upcoming movie and will have the same status when it comes to determining the cannon of the series.

Pitchford also suggested there was clear link between his Aliens video game and Prometheus, the movie prequel that is also set to arrive this year, under the direction of Ridley Scott.