Still zero explanation for the game itself
While the Internet at large still waits for Randy Pitchford — oranybody— from Gearbox to come clean and explain what went wrong withAliens: Colonial Marines, the studio CEO has decided his best course of action is todisplay contemptfor those who felt cheated when they bought his stinker.
AnumberofTwitteraccounts, which were onlyset up recentlyand seemspectacularlypreoccupiedwith Gearbox and Gearbox products, are lavishing Pitchford with praise forColonial Marines, and they are now the only people worthy of his time. Anybody with criticism — notjustthe insults and threats he mentioned last time — is to be ignored or outright blocked.
Even if you likeAliens: Colonial Marines, it’s undeniablesomething went wrongwith its development, and Gearbox needs to tell peoplewhythey allowed customers to keep believing the game looked much better than it actually did. For Pitchford to refuse to talk for a week, then do nothing but publicly lap up praise for his gigantic, Facehugger-shaped shit, is absolutely astounding.
All we need now is for him to do what he did withDuke Nukem Foreverand start makingargumentum ad populum statementsto really showcase how little respect he has for the game industry’s long-term credibility. Of course, I’d prefer someone involved with this mess actually grow a spine and address the issue directly, but apparently that’s as extravagant a request as asking for a decentAliensgame.
