Here are some quotes from the Aliens RPG forums which will be shut down in about a week.

“All of us here at Obsidian would like to thank you for your interest and support during its development, and we encourage you to check out the recent news about Alpha Protocol, which is coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 very soon!”

The above was followed up quickly by Sega spokesman:

“At this point, SEGA has no plans to move forward with the Aliens RPG. The Aliens franchise offers us so much content to choose from that we feel it important to take a step back and carefully consider the type of game we want to release. We plan to continue working with the Aliens franchise and ask fans to be patient and stay tuned for more information about what SEGA has coming out for the Aliens series of games, starting with the upcoming Alien vs. Predator game. We are very excited about and focused on Alien vs. Predator, which promises gamers a fantastic single player game and an equally compelling multiplayer experience. We are confident that it provides all the excitement and fun that the Aliens and Predator fans are looking for!”

I’m as disappointed as are most Aliens fans, but at least there are still two Aliens games which should be published by Sega we can all look forward to.  Aliens vs. Predator developed by Rebellion will be a phenomenal game which should be released by early 2010.  Aliens:  Colonial Marines by Gearbox should forge ahead in development although Sega hasn’t had a good track record in the past with getting this title off the ground for older platforms.  Gearbox has been ordered once again to put this title on the ”back burner” to focus on the new Borderlands IP.  Aliens:  Colonial Marine was supposed to have arrived last year, but is rumored to arrive sometime next year in 2010.  This title is supposed to be “very much alive” and in development for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, along with a Nintendo DS version.  We shall see.