Aliens: Fireteam Elite out this August Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Aliens: Fireteam Elite out this August That's the plan. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 23 Jun 2021 56 comments Aliens: Fireteam Elite comes out 24th August. That's for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One. Confirmation comes from a new trailer, below: Watch on YouTube Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival shooter in which you play as a marine against the Xenomorph threat. You face off against waves of Xenomorph as well as Weyland-Yutani Synthetic foes. There's three-player co-op with the option of AI teammates to fill in the gaps. The story is set 23 years after the original Alien trilogy. The four campaigns introduce new storylines to the Alien universe, according to the official blurb. You get to create and customise your own marine, too. Developer Cold Iron Studios was established in 2015 by the creators of MMOs City of Heroes, Star Trek Online and Neverwinter at Cryptic Studios. It's been around the houses a bit. In January 2018, Cold Iron Studios was bought by FoxNext Games, the interactive arm of entertainment giant 20th Century Fox, and set to work on this new Alien shooter. In March 2019, Disney bought FoxNext Games as part of its $71bn acquisition of Fox. Then, in January 2020, Scopely, the mobile gaming specialist behind Star Trek: Fleet Command, bought FoxNext Games from Disney and picked up Cold Iron Studios in the process. At the time, Scopely said Cold Iron Studios would be put up for sale in order for the company to find a more appropriate home for the Alien shooter. In August 2020, PlanetSide 2 developer Daybreak bought the studio for an undisclosed fee. Then, in December 2020, Cold Iron Studios changed hands again after Enad Global 7 (EG7) bought Daybreak for $300m. Phew! Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store