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20th Century Fox's Game Division Acquires Cold Iron Studios For New 'Alien' FPS Game

by Rainier on Jan. 17, 2018 @ 11:04 a.m. PST

FoxNext Games, a division of 20th Century Fox, has acquired Bay Area-based developer Cold Iron Studios, which will be working on a PC/console shooter set in the cinematic universe of the Alien franchise.

The acquisition represents FoxNext Games’ commitment to deliver new AAA offerings across numerous fan favorite properties and original games.

“Cold Iron Studios has amazing design, craftsmanship and development talent that we are excited to welcome at FoxNext Games as we pursue our goal to build a multi-platform, multi-genre portfolio of great games,” Aaron Loeb, President of Studios, FoxNext Games, said. “I am a personal fan of Cold Iron’s previous work and all of us at FoxNext Games are thrilled to be working with them as they create an action-packed persistent world, steeped in the mysteries of this beloved Alien universe.”

Cold Iron Studios is comprised of industry veterans with a strong record of leading large-scale projects such as Neverwinter, Metroid Prime 3, BioShock Infinite, City of Heroes and many others. Cold Iron leadership includes Chief Executive Officer Craig Zinkievich, Chief Technology Officer Shannon Posniewski and Creative Director Matt Highison.

“We believe in FoxNext’s vision and we are thrilled about the opportunity to explore an amazing and rich universe,” Zinkievich commented. “Our background in building online worlds and taking established franchises to the next level in interactive entertainment is a precise fit with our product roadmap ahead; we can’t wait to share more information soon.”

FoxNext Games’ first title MARVEL Strike Force, developed by FoxNext Los Angeles was announced in late 2017. The mobile free-to-play title is a squad-based role playing game featuring the heroes and villains of the Marvel universe. MARVEL Strike Force is slated to launch in 2018.

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