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Conspiracy Theorists Rejoice!

19th February 2005, 12:23pm
Midway Games has announced that Area 51 is currently in development for the PC and is scheduled to ship in April 2005 alongside its console counterparts. Developed by Midway Studios, the first person shooting game featuring secret alien base on earth, government cover-ups and a blockbuster Hollywood cast.

Casts come no bigger to Alien Conspiracy then David Duchovny star of The X-File series. He will be the voice of lead character Ethan Cole a special forces soldier specializing in hazardous materials investigations. Powers Boothe, who currently appears in the HBO mini-series Deadwood, provides the voice of Major Bridges, while shock rocker Marilyn Manson delivers an unforgettable performance as Edgar, the gray alien.

Area 51 is to support up to 16 players online for PC, PS2 and Xbox. Online players get additional game modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Humans vs. Alien Mutant Team Deathmatch.

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The U.S. Army has received a distress signal from Area 51 where a viral outbreak has just shut down the research facility and the automated quarantine procedures have locked all scientific and military personnel inside. A small Special Forces unit including Specialist Ethan Cole of the HAZMAT (hazardous materials) Division is sent to investigate.

As Cole, players delve into the massive levels within the confines of Area 51, only to discover a deadly mutagenic side effect of the virus that controls the minds of those infected, as well as an ancient alien colony buried beneath the facility. Players will uncover the truth behind chilling conspiracies as they come across the remnants of the extraterrestrial crash at Roswell, alien autopsies, and the faked lunar landing. Cole must solve the enigma of Area 51 before the viral mutagen is released and irrevocably mutates all life on Earth.
by Robert Gardner
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