Ex-Obsidian's CV confirms Aliens RPG project has been 'cancelled'

The rumoured canning of SEGA's Aliens RPG over at Obsidian Entertainment is now given some unfortunate concrete proof that it is canned.

An ex-designer who worked at the development studio has revealed in his online CV that he was attached to a now "canceled third-person action Aliens RPG" for next-gen and PC.

"Designer for canceled third-person action Aliens RPG (Xbox 360, PS3, & PC)" reads David Kondor's LinkedIn profile page.

Beneath that he listed what his charges were while a designer on the Aliens RPG game:

-- Responsible for the planning, layout, setup, and tuning of multiple large areas including a Vertical Slice

-- Worked directly with a team of Animators, Artists, Sound Designers, and Writers to ensure consistent area vision and to maintain fun gameplay, visual storytelling, and the atmosphere of the Aliens universe

-- Worked with other Designers to contribute to and improve on the vision of game

-- Designed, Scripted and Balanced Major Combat Encounters and Boss Battles

-- Designed, Implemented, and Iterated on Missions and Scripted Scenes

-- Created and Iterated on initial Area layouts using XSI

-- Worked with programmers to develop & improve on a new In-House Game Engine & Tools

This could mean extra trouble for the development studio as SEGA are also funding their upcoming action-RPG title Alpha Protocol, which is in similar style to BioWare's Mass Effect but deals with global espionage instead. Staff cuts at Obsidian now?

Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)