Such is the variety available that director Chris Cross says four medics could enter a mission with completely different loadouts. Speaking to TechRadar, he said, “There’s enough customization that you can take four medics in, and they’ll all be different.

“It’s mostly weapon synergy, damage synergy, ability synergy. It’s funny, you would think that four medics are not as offensively capable, but actually, you can take a poison medic and drop off a med station that puts poison out; it’s almost a cheat code, because almost everybody’s running at overclocked helps. It’s totally awesome.”

He also touted an “infinite amount of ways to coordinate with your buds, on how you want to kit up as a group…You could customize to your heart’s content.” Of course, all these different methods of dealing damage will need to be managed carefully since friendly fire applies at higher difficulties. As Cross notes, crouching becomes “very important” to avoid any unwanted team-killing.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is out this Summer for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC with a release date yet to be confirmed. Unlike its predecessor, up to four players can team together as you scour the universe to combat the Xenomorphs. Not that they’ll make it easy for you, especially since they’re smarter and have new types in their ranks.

You can check out the entire Prologue here, which highlights just how much more tense and chaotic encounters can be. Alongside the campaign, Fireteam Elite 2 also features new Horde maps where you’ll face waves of increasingly challenging foes for greater rewards. We’ve yet to see how different it is from the first game, so stay tuned for updates.

The Specialist is a versatile addition to any team, and we’re sure that the more determined ones among you are going to come up with builds that absolutely shred everything in the vicinity. You’ll need the patience to unlock it, though, as the requirements are quite stringent. But when you consider the reward of a class that brings the best of your teammates’ skills to the table, the work you put in does seem worth it.

Just be careful not to use those abilities against your own comrades by accident if you’re tackling the game’s greater difficulties, since friendly fire is a thing in this one, and is looking like quite an easy mistake to make thanks to the Xenomorphs’ supreme agility.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 launches this Summer for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, and marks the debut of four-player co-op. You can check out what we thought about its predecessor here.

We’ve got an extensive character creator to make our in-game avatar our own – a welcome addition over the first game. The iconic alien motion tracker is our go-to tool for identifying the presence of Xenomorphs in an area. Alongside various classes, there’s a custom class for mixing and matching perks. However, you’ll need to put some time into unlocking it.

There are multiple difficulty options and friendly fire to worry about on the higher ones. Of course, the Xenomorphs remain an agile and nasty bunch whose erratic movements can make it easy to accidentally nail your teammates.

The developers discussed the different types, although they assert that they’ve tried to remain faithful to the Aliens universe as much as possible. You’re going to want to find every advantage you can as you explore dark areas, the threat of the Xenos always looming large.

This is a shooter that could test your nerves as well as your skills when it releases this Summer for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. Stay tuned for more reveals until then.

This is good news for fans of the original, since it was limited to only three players in a squad. Of course, there’s plenty more to look forward to, from the return of classic Xenomorph types (and The Queen) to the new Specialist class, which can utilize abilities from the others for unique loadouts.

The other classes have their own tactical abilities and playstyles, alongside tools such as pyro, electric ammo, stun batons, cryo mines, and more. Don’t relax because there’s a fourth team member either, because several new Xenomorphs are joining the fray, especially in the new Horde maps, which promise “escalating waves” of enemies in return for more valuable rewards. There’s also full cross-play at launch, per IGN.

Of course, plenty more remains to be revealed, including a reported campaign that supports two players and apparently lasts for 8 to 12 hours. We’re also curious about Annihilation, which is supposedly a new “spin” on the traditional Horde Mode. Here’s hoping it isn’t just another extraction shooter mode.

The trailer thumbnail is about what you would expect – Xenomorphs galore, some familiar returning weapons, including the Thunderbolt Mk. 2 Autocannon, and a Marine squad that’s in way over its head.

Much like its 2021 predecessor, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a third-person PvE shooter. A leaked internal document from 2024 indicated a potential eight to 12-hour campaign for up to two players, alongside an alleged “new spin” on Horde Mode called Annihilation.

And while it’s possible that the first game’s character creator could return, it seems that the development team is going for fixed playable characters. There are apparently five with the attached thumbnail potentially revealing their appearances. Aside from unique looks, they allegedly sport unique abilities and signature weapons.

Based on its ESRB rating, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. A release window has yet to be confirmed, but it could be sometime in the third quarter of this year. Stay tuned for updates, and in the meantime, check out our review of the original.

While the title wasn’t outright referred to as Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 in the press release, it is very likely the game in question owing to its description of being a “co-op action shooter based on a major film IP franchise”.

The game, referred to in the press release as Project Avo, was expected to be quite close to an official announcement owing to the fact that it was briefly spotted on the official website for US game ratings board ESRB. The listing had been quickly taken down, but not without screenshots had been grabbed that indicated that Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 would be rated Mature 17+, and that it would come to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

The ESRB listing also included content warnings for Aliens: Fireteam Elite, indicating that the co-op shooter will feature blood and gore, strong language, and violence.

The fact that Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 was in development first came to light back in July 2024 thanks to an internal document that was spotted on Reddit. The document at the time had referred to the co-op shooter’s sequel as Project Mocando, as well as the fact that it would focus on improving “the mechanics, atmosphere and excitement of the original.”

The document described the title as featuring a 2-player co-op campaign with a runtime of between 8 and 12 hours. Along with this, it is also expected to have a new game mode dubbed Annihilation Mode. It is worth noting that these features were described as being part of an early build of the game, and as such, things might have seen several changes by now.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a 3-player co-op shooter that puts players in the shoes of colonial marines on a mission set on planet LV-895. Over the course of the game’s co-op campaign, players learn the secrets of the planet’s various ruins and caves, all while fighting off xenomorphs as well as rogue synthetics that have seemingly gone hostile. Missions typically involve one or two objectives before the crew of players have to make their way to an exit.

2022 saw a major addition to Aliens: Fireteam Elite with the release of the Pathogen expansion. The expansion brought with it a host of new environments and maps, as well as a new campaign that had players trying to figure out the nature and secrets of a mysterious pathogen that seemingly also effects xenomorphs. The expansion heavily expanded on the base game’s offerings of seven playable classes and several weapons and attachments with 8 new weapons, as well as new perks and cosmetic items.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

According to the screenshot grabbed by Gematsu, it looks like Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will be rated Mature 17+, with warnings that it will feature blood and gore, strong language, and violence. Along with this, the ESRB listing also notes that publisher Daybreak Game Company will be targeting PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S as the release platforms.

It is worth noting that the Aliens: Fireteam Elite, which was released back in 2021, was developed by Iron Studios and published by Focus Entertainment. However, it looks like both the development team and the publisher will be changing for the release of the sequel.

The last time any word of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 came around was back in July 2024, when an internal document describing the sequel had been released on Reddit. The document indicated that the sequel was being made under the codename Project Mocando, and that it was going to “improve upon the mechanics, atmosphere, and excitement of the original.”

Among the new content being made for the game, according to the document, is a new 2-player co-op campaign that will take players between 8 and 12 hours to finish, as well as a new game mode dubbed Annihilation Mode. However, even at the time, the document was noted to have been from early in the sequel’s development, which means that these details could have already gotten outdated before they were revealed.

The original Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a 3-player co-op title that pits players into missions on a planet dubbed LV-895 where they must discover the secrets of its ruins and caves. The third-person survival shooter places quite a bit of emphasis on teamwork, co-operation, and survival, especially when hordes of hostile xenomorphs and even synthetics decide to show up.

The base game features seven unique classes, with players having quite a bit of freedom in how they choose to progress by levelling up their classes and weapons, or deciding to stick to a single class and loadout. As for weapons, Aliens: Fireteam Elite offers quite a wide range of firepower, from pistols and revolvers, to SMGs, and even rocket launchers.

Among the content released for Aliens: Fireteam Elite was 2022’s Pathogen expansion, which brought with it new environments, maps, and a campaign that has the players trying to figure out the secrets behind a mysterious pathogen that doesn’t even spare xenomorphs. In terms of gameplay, the expansion brought with it 8 new weapons, new perks, weapon attachments, and a host of cosmetic items.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The title also eventually got a Cloud release on the Nintendo Switch. For more details, check out our review of its original launch version.

As per the document, the sequel is being developed under the codename Project Mocando, and will “improve upon the mechanics, atmosphere, and excitement of the original”. The title will seemingly feature an 8-12 hour long 2-player co-op campaign, as well as the new Annihilation Mode, which is described as “a new spin’ on the original game’s Horde Mode “with a variety of objectives and encounters”.

Interestingly, the document goes on to claim that Project Mocando will feature fixed character presets rather than the custom, customizable characters of the first game. The document mentions five characters, each with their own signature weapon, unique ability, base weapon, and more.

The document also goes on to add that there are no plans for the game to implement microtransactions or loot boxes, and that post-launch DLC plans are undecided. It’s worth mentioning that the document is likely from early in the game’s development. How many of these details will have changed over the course of development remains to be seen- assuming, of course, that it gets announced at some point in the relatively near future.

Though it doesn’t offer new content, the patch provides two quality-of-life changes, starting with an increased currency cap. Instead of 50,000 Credits, players can now save up to 100,000. The second is perhaps more significant, making the Challenge Card Packs acquired in SSGT Park’s shop free. Now, you won’t have to feel too frustrated about failing a mission and can spend those Credits on other things.

Launched in August 2021, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC. Check out our review of the base game to learn more. Now is an ideal time to try it out, with the PC version discounted by 70 percent on Steam until May 9th.

Mafia 2: Definitive Edition, the remaster that launched in 2020, and Bandai Namco’s multiplayer survival title Dragon Ball: The Breakers will be the PS4 titles in this month’s lineup, while the PS5 and PS4 versions of Cold Iron Studios’ 2021 co-op third person shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite is also included.

All three games will be available starting November 7, and will be free to redeem until December 4, for subscribers of PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium. That, of course, means that October’s PS Plus titles – The Callisto Protocol, Weird West, and Farming Simulator 22 – will remain available to claim for just a few more days, until November 6.