Alien vs Predator Miniatures Game, Prodos loses license to AvP. p.266

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**Warzone Resurrection**

AgeOfEgos wrote:
More open game = standard tabletop game? I was worried it would be too restrictive in SpaceHulk Aliens version--but this sounds promising (plus how would they capture the Predator feel)?

= standard tabletop game = I can only confirm ;] and add, Including gaining of experience (levelling-up) during the game*

**ruhe.bryan**

Just stumbled on this news - how exciting! And how perfect that I'm going to see Aliens in the theater this week... In digital super hi def on an 80' screen... Yeah, I'm bragging. But wouldn't you?

This miniature game has me stoked. And I won't even mind if it is similar to Space Hulk... I love SH and would love an Alien version. At the very least we will surely see variety for both sides - like 1st Ed SH Hybrids gave the Genestealer player more options and weaponry.

**Sheep**

So many wants!

This is the game/miniatures I've been waiting my whole life for.

I don't care what the aliens heads look like, as long as they exist.

**Cyporiean**

Any chance for a Danny Glover mini?

**Azreal13**

Cyporiean wrote:
Any chance for a Danny Glover mini?

Nah, he's too old for this gak.

**Alpharius**

azreal13 wrote:
Cyporiean wrote:
Any chance for a Danny Glover mini?

Nah, he's too old for this gak.

That really needed an "IB4 Alfndrate" tag too!

**MrMoustaffa**

azreal13 wrote:

Can't we all just agree we don't want this?!!

Wait wait wait wait wait. I remember seeing that thing on TV once and thinking it was just some doofy Sci Fi movie. It gets sucked out through a tiny crack in the hull into space right?

Oh god... That was real... I thought I had imagined it...

**Snrub**

It's very much real. That dumb thing single-handedly ruined Aliens 4.

**DiabolicAl**

Cyporiean wrote:
Any chance for a Danny Glover mini?

That's in the Urban expansion with Gary Busey and the alternate Bill Paxton sculpt

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azreal13 wrote:

Can't we all just agree we don't want this?!!

In space no one can hear you derp...

**Kanluwen**

Snrub wrote:
It's very much real. That dumb thing single-handedly ruined Aliens 4.

Yes. That's what ruined Aliens 4.

**Ronin_eX**

Snrub wrote:
It's very much real. That dumb thing single-handedly ruined Aliens 4.

Well, it would have done it single handedly. But then 4 also did a bunch of other stuff the also ruined it. It was like they wanted to make sure everyone hated it, so they spread the horrible out to every corner. Those cloned Ripley things didn't crave death because of their frail forms, they craved death because they saw the final draft of the script.

**DiabolicAl**

Ronin_eX wrote:
Snrub wrote:
It's very much real. That dumb thing single-handedly ruined Aliens 4.

Well, it would have done it single handedly. But then 4 also did a bunch of other stuff the also ruined it. It was like they wanted to make sure everyone hated it, so they spread the horrible out to every corner. Those cloned Ripley things didn't crave death because of their frail forms, they craved death because they saw the final draft of the script.

Oddly enough i did read an earlier version of the script whilst the film was in pre production and it was much better, a chase through a weed field and a climactic battle against the newborn on the outside of the hull of the ship being a few highlights. I wish i still had a copy knocking about, id love to compare it to the film again.

**ruhe.bryan**

Snrub wrote:
It's very much real. That dumb thing single-handedly ruined Aliens 4.

Except for its questionable nose... DERP!... I actually felt like this was one of the only things that saved A:R. This and the Ripley clone scene. That actually had some emotional weight to it... Everything else felt so derivative... And the actors were meh.

My opinion aside... Minis! Eh, eh, eh?!

**paulson games**

Xenomoph head, or adult bookstore toy?

No matter which version you roll with, when viewed from a rewards angle they look even more like a Big Jim.

What I hope is that they keep with the comic style aliens where the host determines aspects of the spawn so we can get a really awesome Xeno-Rex type creature, of the Tyrant King Xenomorph from the Alien Rogue series. (or Aliens War, I can't remember which)

Aliens 3 had the "dog alien" because it popped out of the dog. I hated the aliens 4 baby that got sucked into space but when you're on the 4th film of a franchise they can't all be a winner, plus it was an engineered item fron Ripley's DNA not the proper chestborne symbiote.

or this fan art which is just delicious.

Aliens King:

This was just too good not to share.

**Sheep**

I have a 1/2 size replica of the alien skull from the predator trophy room, but now I want an actual scale head, those looks sooo good.

Not to metion the awesomeness that is the T-rex alien, and the comic. Though I can't help wondering how a teeny tiny face hugger impregnated a gigantic t-rex lol.

**paulson games**

The facehugger was probably swallowed whole and did it's work from within.

**Sheep**

Maybe it just grabbed a nostril and went all spring break on that. . . so many possibilities!

**paulson games**

It's not like the T-Rex has the arms to fight it off with.

**Slayer le boucher**

Got a baby T-rex, just a few weeks old, it would be tiny enough that the Hugger would fit on his face.

I hope we see different kinds of Aliens, after all their Gene-DNA- hybrid nature is something that could give way too much possibilities, i remember a gigantic Croc-Alien in a Batman Vs Aliens comic.

**-Loki-**

Kanluwen wrote:
Snrub wrote:
It's very much real. That dumb thing single-handedly ruined Aliens 4.

Yes. That's what ruined Aliens 4.

To be fair, Alien 4 has the occasional gem of a scene. That underwater scene in particular with the xenomorphs gliding slowly through the water was so well done.

Pity such scenes are wrapped in that movie though.

**silent25**

@Paulson Games, but you forgot Nezbial's most relevant image to this thread, the picture of WIN! ^_^

The Xenomorph T-Rex being ridden by a Predator!

Sorry, fan of Sejic's works and had to throw it in the thread.

**Zande4**

The one fighting Batman is an Alliigator Alien

**Dakkamite**

So, anyone know when this is happening? Don't want to go through 21 pages... but by god they have my interest.

Like some others have suggested I want to use them for Infinity, so not super fussed how their actual rules are unless they're fantastic

**Eldercaveman**

Warzone Resurrection wrote:http://www.avpgalaxy.net/2013/10/28/further-avp-miniatures-information/
:

The game will be story driven. It is set between Alien and Aliens and takes inspiration primarily from the Alien and Predator films as opposed to the crossovers.
The initial release will be with a boxset ala Space Hulk. The initial boxset release will be before the end of 2013 with an initial expansion wave of up to a dozen new models planned for early 2014.
Prodos will be drawing in elements from the expanded universe so there will be plenty of different Alien/Predator/Colonial Marines/Civilian variants. Look out of an Alien from the old AvP Arcade Game!
The gameplay will be based off the Prodos Games engine used in their other game, Warzone Resurrection.
The game will support solo and multiplayer games. The initial boxset will come with a board for more contained focused play but there is also potential for further open combat.
There will be unique “hero” units.
The license does not include Prometheus.
Prodos will be showing off the game at various game conventions as well as a potential inaugural event to celebrate the release.

Dakkamite wrote:So, anyone know when this is happening? Don't want to go through 21 pages... but by god they have my interest.

Like some others have suggested I want to use them for Infinity, so not super fussed how their actual rules are unless they're fantastic

You may not have wanted to go through 21 pages, but you could have gone through the last couple at least...

**Souleater**

paulson games wrote:
Xenomoph head, or adult bookstore toy?

I watched an interview with Giger in which he said he wanted to design the head to be an "inverted vagina". So...pretty much 'yes'.

**TyraelVladinhurst**

Warzone Resurrection wrote:
AgeOfEgos wrote:
More open game = standard tabletop game? I was worried it would be too restrictive in SpaceHulk Aliens version--but this sounds promising (plus how would they capture the Predator feel)?

= standard tabletop game = I can only confirm ;] and add, Including gaining of experience (levelling-up) during the game*

heh, awesome looking thus far. but one question, will you be releasing the Yautja (aka predator) jetbikes from the comics?

**Pacific**

Multi-quote time!

Warzone Resurrection wrote:
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/2013/10/28/further-avp-miniatures-information/
: The game will be story driven. It is set between Alien and Aliens and takes inspiration primarily from the Alien and Predator films as opposed to the crossovers.

Excellent news!

The gameplay will be based off the Prodos Games engine used in their other game, Warzone Resurrection.

OK, question for anyone who has this game: Would be really grateful if someone could provide a brief synopsis for how the game functions!

The initial release will be with a boxset ala Space Hulk.

Space Hulk? Talk about things coming full circle..

The initial boxset release will be before the end of 2013 with an initial expansion wave of up to a dozen new models planned for early 2014.

Actually, kind of nice this isn't going to be a KS for a change. Would rather have something like this in my hands sooner, rather than getting 2 for 1 on bulkheads or facehugger eggs and having to wait until next autumn for them to be made! Good for the retailers too, this could be another good seller alongside X-Wing for Xmas.

Prodos will be drawing in elements from the expanded universe so there will be plenty of different Alien/Predator/Colonial Marines/Civilian variants. Look out of an Alien from the old AvP Arcade Game!

Excellent stuff! Can very vaguely remember that game (A Capcom/Final Fight type number right? Were there ever any home versions of it?)

There will be unique “hero” units.

The opportunity to re-create the scenes from either of the first two films will just be too awesome for words..

The license does not include Prometheus.

This doesn't bother me too much.. reading the books (although not sure if this will be continued into the films in future) the Engineers have some mega-type weapons that would make mincemeat of everything, not sure how well they would work!

Phew!

**Bull0**

Pacific wrote:

Excellent stuff! Can very vaguely remember that game (A Capcom/Final Fight type number right? Were there ever any home versions of it?)

Pretty sure it was released on the SNES, I had a rom at one point

**Kroothawk**

Will there be German rules and a German distributor? Would help sales a lot!

Also I recommend to reserve a booth for next years Spiel games fair in Essen (156k visitors).
http://www.merz-verlag-en.com/index.html
http://www.merz-verlag-en.com/exhibitors.html

**RiTides**

The T-Rex alien pics are awesome

but I doubt that will be an early release. Here's hoping it makes it in one day if this takes off, though