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[Video] Modder Turns ‘Alien Isolation’ into ‘Aliens Isolation’ by Adding More Xenomorphs
We’ve talked about Sega’s Alien Isolation several times this past month. And why not? The game just hit its five-year anniversary, it’s still scary as hell to play, and the modding community is still strong.
In fact, one modder, Matt Filer, has just created a mod that cranks the game’s difficulty up, and while it might fly in the face of the game’s story, it’s definitely worth it if you like your challenge.
Matt’s “Aliens Isolation” mod (which is still being worked on) is simple: Instead of one Xenomorph, why not have two? Or three? Or eight?! Yeah, it’s a pretty simple idea, but if you’ve played the game on its highest difficulty, you know how hairy it gets with just one Xenomorph. Keep an eye out for this one, and enjoy the fear.
And while you’re at it, do check out Matt’s other mods for Alien Isolation.
Five years on and I’m still modding Alien: Isolation. For anyone who said the game was too easy, this one’s for you.https://t.co/idyyQJS3jd
— Matt Filer (@MattFiler) November 19, 2019
Overshadowing the announcement of Ninja Theory’s third entry in the Hellblade series earlier this month were reports that the developer was facing possible closure by Microsoft, alongside South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games and Double Fine. Now according to a new story by GamesBeat, another developer under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella is potentially facing closure in Undead Labs, who are currently working on State of Decay 3.
Earlier this month, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma had announced that Microsoft was in the process of ‘resetting’ Xbox. That resulted in a report by Bloomberg during Summer Game Fest that revealed that multiple developers were negotiating with Microsoft to spin off of Xbox to avoid closing down. Now, according to the GamesBeat report, Undead Labs is now part of that group of developers negotiating to be bought to avoid layoffs.
The article states that Undead Labs could lose 110 jobs if it were shut down, while Compulsion could lose 90 jobs, Ninja Theory could lose 135 jobs, and Double Fine Productions could lose 100 jobs.
Other developers and publishers at Microsoft also reportedly face cuts, including Blizzard, id Software and Bethesda.
Undead Labs was acquired by Microsoft back in 2018, with State of Decay 3 being announced in 2020. News on the development of the game was quiet until 2024, when a new trailer was released. Updates on the game again were hard to come by until last January when then-Xbox Game Studios lead Craig Duncan revealed that development was still very much alive. That was followed up this month with an official announcement that State of Decay 3 would be coming next year to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store.