Demiurge Studios the main developer behind Aliens: Colonial Marines for Wii U
Aliens: Colonial Marines is, for the most part, being developed by Gearbox Software. The studio is handling roughly 80% of the work. Other teams such as Demiurge, Nerve and Timegate are also involved.
Interestingly, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford has now been confirmed that Shoot Many Robots developer Demiurge Studios is the main creator of the Wii U version. While this may raise a red flag for some, Gamasutra says that “Pitchford sees it regularly, and while he says confidentiality agreements prohibit him from talking about the pros and cons of developing for the system, he’s extremely bullish on what Demiurge is putting together.”
Pitchford went on to say:
“When I play with the controller, I immediately realize that for the types of games I like to play and make, this is the best controller I’ve ever had from Nintendo. For Aliens: Colonial Marines, it’s really exciting to have that screen there because I can do things that are very unique to this universe. For instance, we have a motion tracker in this universe. Now our motion tracker can literally be in our hands and we can see and hear it –and scan the room in 360 degrees, since it’s a motion device.”
