Sega's Hyenas Will Let You Risk Your Life For A Sonic Keychain

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HYENAS, a new multiplayer shooter from Alien: Isolation developer Creative Assembly and Sega, lets players steal Sonic the Hedgehog keychains from Mars' upper class. Alongside the sci-fi survival horror game, the developer is also well-known for creating turn-based strategy and real-time tactics games like Total War and Halo Wars 2. A sci-fi FPS from the Alien: Isolation developer was previously mentioned, but now HYENAS has been officially announced.

While Creative Assembly is known for its strategy games, Alien: Isolation saw the developer cut its teeth on first-person sci-fi action. The beloved 2014 title returned to the roots of the long-running Alien franchise by serving as a survival horror game instead of a first-person shooter. Players face off against only a single Xenomorph, but they are in control of engineer Amanda Ripley rather than a well-armed squad of space marines. In Alien: Isolation players must use caution and quick thinking to survive, because their otherworldly foe can easily kill Ripley if it gets close. While many fans want to see an Alien: Isolation 2 survival game, Creative Assembly has instead unveiled an entirely original sci-fi shooter.

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A lengthy announcement stream, hosted by IGN on YouTube, has revealed Sega and Creative Assembly's new game HYENAS. The stylish sci-fi shooter will pit five teams of three players against each other in high-stakes combat as they fight to steal pop culture artifacts from Mars' upper class. Loot in HYENAS includes comical items like Sonic the Hedgehog keychains, Rubik's Cubes and plush teddy bears. Creative Assembly's new title will also focus on environmental effects, with zero-gravity battles making