- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 director Chris Cross confirms that the sequel will not be a continuation of the first game
- He says the sequel is an “independent” story
- Cross reveals that Cold Iron worked closely with 20th Century Studios to ensure it matched the Alien lore
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 creators Cold Iron Studios worked closely with 20th Century Studios to ensure the game respected Alien franchise learning.
In an interview with TechRadar Gaming at Summer Game Fest 2026, where we went hands-on with the upcoming cooperative shooter, game director Chris Cross discussed the game’s story and confirmed that it will not be a continuation of its predecessor.
“It’s its own story. It’s self-contained,” he said, but revealed that it “features recurring characters.”
Cross went on to say that Cold Iron actually worked closely with 20th Century Studios to ensure that Fireteam Elite 2‘s story followed the Alien lore correctly.
“There’s a linear mystery you’re unraveling as you go here,” he said, “and I’d say it’s all like we worked very closely[ly] with 20th Century to make sure we hit the lore right and did things in our story that are exciting for Alien fanatics.”
The director also hinted at what players can expect, including a prologue mission that will introduce new and returning fans to the game, then four locations that the studio calls “biomes” with different environmental characteristics, such as a surface colony on the planet and a ship.
The game will also feature an underground area beneath the colony where players will encounter something that Cross would only describe as “Alien-esque”… which sounds creepy.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S and PC. It will also feature four-player co-op, which Cross explained was added because it was “highly requested” and it “works better in a PVE game.”
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