Sega sent out a press release over the wire today proclaiming a next-generation Alien game was on its way.

Developer Gearbox, known for porting Halo to the PC and the Brothers in Arms series, will be doing a first-person shooter based on Alien. Previously, Sega announced it has Obsidian Entertainment working on an Alien RPG.

Interesting stuff.

You can read the press release here.