Ex-Designer Says Obsidian's Aliens Game Canceled

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from Kotaku.com: An ex-Obsidian developer's Linkedin profile lends further credence to rumors that Sega's action role-playing game set in the Aliens universe is no longer a going concern. The Linkedin profile, discovered by Strategy Informer, belongs to ex-Obsidian designer David Condor. The resume section of the public profile lists Obsidian Entertainment, as well as the most current project he had been working on. Designer for canceled third-person action Aliens RPG (Xbox 360, PS3, & PC) The profile goes on to list the specific areas of the game that Condor worked on, perhaps giving us insight into what might have been. — Responsible for the planning, layout, setup, and tuning of multiple large areas including a Vertical Slice — Worked directly with a team of Animators, Artists, Sound Designers, and Writers to ensure consistent area vision and to maintain fun gameplay, visual storytelling, and the atmosphere of the Aliens universe — Worked with other Designers to contribute to and improve on the vision of game — Designed, Scripted and Balanced Major Combat Encounters and Boss Battles — Designed, Implemented, and Iterated on Missions and Scripted Scenes — Created and Iterated on initial Area layouts using XSI — Worked with programmers to develop & improve on a new In-House Game Engine & Tools Of course this isn't official confirmation by any means, but it certainly supports earlier reports of the game's cancellation and layoffs at the developer.