Alien Arena is a standalone game based off of id Tech 2 source that combines a sci-fi atmosphere with the tournament style deathmatch of Q3A and UT2k4. Major graphical enhancements such as GLSL per-pixel lighting, ragdoll physics, light blooms, real time lights and shadows, textured particles, shaders, and reflective water, Alien Arena brings the Quake II engine into modern gaming. The game also includes mutators, adjustable effects, bot skill settings, and fully configurable deathmatch, team deathmatch, CTF, All Out Assault, Team Core Assault, Cattle Prod, and Deathball games. The game features original artwork, with a dark, sinister atmosphere combined with an off-the-wall campiness, and trippy, techno type music. There are currently over 60 maps, loaded with weapons(each having an alternate firing mode) and powerups. Alien Arena has fast, smooth gameplay, & players can play online against one another or against the bots.
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Extermination - one of the new levels in Alien Arena: Reloaded.
Here we talk about one of Alien Arena's 8 new levels for Alien Arena: Reloaded Edition due out later this spring.
Apr 21, 2012
What's new in Alien Arena
A new version of Alien Arena will be released this spring. Find out what is inside...
Mar 31, 2012
Alien Arena 7.53 released!
Version 7.53 of Alien Arena has been released with some signifigant performance increases, new content, improved bot AI, and much more!
Dec 29, 2011
Alien Arena 7.53 update
Version 7.53 is expected to be released shortly after Christmas. In the meantime I'd like to talk about the game, it's future, and the engine it runs on. This is the first of a 3 part series of articles.
Dec 23, 2011
Alien Arena 7.53 progress report
We are making good progress on version 7.53, and hope to have a release within a few weeks. This is a short turnaround from 7.52, but we had a few major breakthroughs as well as some tweaks and bugfixes...
Nov 24, 2011
Alien Arena 7.52 has been released!
Version 7.52 of Alien Arena has been at long last, released. This new version contains a wealth of updated and new content, as well as a stats account system, renderer and client improvements, and bugfixes...
Oct 14, 2011
Version 7.52 of Alien Arena is coming soon!
It's been six months since 7.51 was released, but we have not been sitting around! 7.52 is nearly finished and ready for some good fragtastic fun...
Sep 19, 2011
The new maps in Alien Arena - a breakdown.
There are four brand new levels in Alien Arena 7.52(release date mid September). Here we break down each one and explain the design concept, as well as how the levels will fit in the game, and how the...
Aug 27, 2011
POSSCON 2011, Alien Arena on Desura!
We will have a booth at this year's POSSCON for Alien Arena, I will be speaking on thursday the 24th, and also conducting a 2 hour workshop on the 25th. In other news, Alien Arena has been released on...
Mar 19, 2011
Alien Arena version 7.51 released!
Version 7.51 of Alien Arena has been released, featuring a number of optimizations that resulted in a major performance boost, plus bugfixes and three revamped maps!
Mar 12, 2011
Alien Arena 7.51 is imminent!
Version 7.51 of Alien Arena is to be released in the very near future! This release features some very signifigant performance gains, visual updates and bugfixes, as well as three new/revamped levels.
Mar 7, 2011
Alien Arena moving forward.
Our recent release of Alien Arena was a major success, and our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who gave the latest version a try and certainly to all of the people over the years that have contributed...
Jan 26, 2011
Alien Arena 2011 is released!
Alien Arena 2011 has been released for Windows and Linux!
Dec 16, 2010
Alien Arena 2011 completed, to be released shortly!
Alien Arena 2011 has been officially completed, and will be released in about one week.
Dec 8, 2010
Alien Arena 2011 nearing completion!
Alien Arena 2011 is nearing completion and is expected to be released within a month.
Nov 19, 2010
Alien Arena development update.
The big news out of our development camp is that after months of hard work, we have ragdolls working!
Oct 16, 2010
Alien Arena 2011 progress update!
Work on Alien Arena 2011 is continuing, with a release expected later this Fall!
Oct 8, 2010
Alien Arena 2010 v7.45 released today!
Version 7.45 of Alien Arena has been released today, with a number of major new features and optimizations that not only make it look better, but run considerably faster as well.
Jul 29, 2010
Alien Arena 2010(v7.45) to be released soon!
It is expected that version 7.45 of Alien Arena will be released in the next couple of weeks, with a host of updates.
Jul 16, 2010
Alien Arena - what's next?
There are some new things on the horizon for Alien Arena 2010, including a brand new model format, soft shadows, and more!
Jun 23, 2010
Alien Arena 2010(v7.40) is now released!
Alien Arena 2010(v7.40) has now been released for Windows and Linux, featuring a number of improvements and new content.
May 7, 2010
Alien Arena 2010 trailer and news.
The official trailer has been updated for 2010, and there is news on the upcoming release of Alien Arena, as well as some community notes.
Apr 28, 2010
Alien Arena 7.40 coming soon!
The latest version of Alien Arena is to be released spring of 2010, with a host of updates and new content.
Apr 10, 2010