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Aliens Colonial Marines
At E3 2011, Randy Pitchford and Gearbox showed off Aliens: Colonial Marines in a closed-door event. Lots of game journalists came to see the off-hands demo/ trailer; the one, which the developers repeatedly told press and industry, was “real live gameplay” featuring “sophisticated artificial intelligence”. This of course was not true and thus a huge controversy was created as to why the journalists and gamers alike were lied to. When the actual gameplay was showed the lack of environmental detail, dated lighting effects, and linear-to-a-fault gameplay become apparent. And that’s only the first few bugs in Colonial Marines.
