Aliens: Colonial Marines PC System Specs announced
See the kind of hardware you need to run the upcoming shooter
Sega and Gearbox today announced the PC system requirements (via AVPG) for the upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines.
The specs are:
Minimum Specs
Operating System: Windows XP SP3
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500/ATI Radeon HD 2600 (256mb minimum)
RAM: 2GB RAM
HD: 20GB free hard disk space
Optical Drive: DVD
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Recommended Specs
Operating System: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7
Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Quad CoreProcessor
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce GTX560/ATI Radeon HD 5850 (512mb minimum)
RAM: 2GB RAM
HD: 20GB free hard disk space
Optical Drive: DVD
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only).
The action title is also available for pre-purchase on Steam starting today.
Alien: Colonial Marines is set to release in February for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U.

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