After the cancellation of Obsidian’s Aliens RPG, geeks everywhere knew that the future of the Aliens game franchise would rest with Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. Back in February, unfortunately, we heard that Colonial Marines had been cut-back and delayed if not canceled entirely!

Now we have learned that Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software, has told Kotaku that their long-anticipated Xenomorph shooter is, in fact, still in development, although he does mention it is not slated for this year.

Also, if you are big fans of the Aliens franchise and missed our media-only preview of Aliens vs Predator at E3 a couple weeks ago, check it out!