OK, OK, enough with the emails already telling me the Aliens FPS and RPG have been confirmed. So I forgot, it’s been 8 months and a third of my life span is over - don’t skin me alive already! We’d already announced the coming of the new Alien vs. Predator 3PS for the PSP, in development by Rebellion, a couple of days ago. As such I was bitching about the third person mode and playing the Colonial Marine and Alien missions in broad daylight, which is just wrong! (”Wrong!” as in Lexie’s scream in Superman Returns) Not to mention that the game is a spin-off of the upcoming Alien vs. Predator sequel that’s set to invade theaters (Stop! No! Think of the fans!) on December 25, 2007.

But then, in an official press statement released yesterday, Sierra Entertainment confirms that the situation is worse than I thought it was. Well, at least I don’t have to worry about the Marine or the Alien missions not being scary on the PSP, because they’re fucking not there! Although the game is called AvP, this is just a Predator game that’s got its naming all wrong. In the upcoming game, players will take on the role of an elite lone Predator that stalks and kills humans and xenomorphs alike with all the usual weapons and the multiple vision modes, and some new ones such as wrist blades, laser trip mines and dual shoulder cannons. (Remind me, these are new again, how?)

This PSP rendition of Concrete Jungle, with a screwed up name, will also feature co-op multiplayer (we’re guessing Ad-hoc WiFi) where you and your friends can team up as allies of the Yautja and take on hordes of invading xenomorphs. The game is also touted to ramp up the challenge by implementing an honor point system which will evalutate the player’s success on how closely they adhere to the Predator’s value system. So, the harder you try to “honor the code”, the easier it is to get weapon and armor upgrades. Hit the jump to take a look at the first batch of screenshots. And oh, for those of you who are feeling angry and violated by this announcement, don’t worry, the Aliens FPS and RPG are still on track, being developed by Gearbox and Obisidian for release later.

Sorry, AvP fans, all you can do is mope around quoting Bender: “Ahhh, to be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones, it bones for thee!” As for me, I am going to go punch the stuffing out of a Ted E. Bear. Why? Because it’s small, vulnerable and defenseless.

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First, the good news. A lot of us have been hearing rumors on and off about Sega and Obsidian rebirthing the Aliens vs. Predator game franchise by developing a shooter and an RPG built around the cult series. As of now, it’s officially confirmed and the best part, is that UK-based developer Rebellion, who created the first AvP masterpiece, is back on track working on the new shooter.

As always, sadly, there’s a catch. Fans like yours truly, who have been waiting for Sega/Monolith to use the Jupiter EX engine (F.E.A.R., Condemned: Criminal Origins) to power the new AvP game have been kicked in the teeth. First, the game is being made for the PSP, and second, it’s a third person shooter. Sure, I love the idea of being able to play an AvP game wherever I am, but the series is built around scaring the living crap out of people as they play, which is downright impossible with the PSP version, as far as I can see, unless you start playing it at 1 AM with the lights out. And even then, a third person shooter? The game’s claustrophobic atmosphere is best felt in first person mode, navigating dimly lit corridors as the motion detector in your hand goes completely berserk. And you thought you heard the worst news? Hah! Think again, for the game will be based on the Alien vs. Predator 2 movie that is scheduled to hit theaters sometime around Christmas. I think I’ll go and try to drown myself in a bucket of water now.