British game developer Rebellion is working on a new exclusive title in the Alien vs. Predator series, slated for a winter 2007 debut on Sony’s PlayStation Portable.

Sierra Entertainment, the publisher of the game, announced that the plot revolves around the events depicted in the upcoming movie sequel of Alien vs. Predator blockbuster from 2004. Twentieth Century Fox’s film will debut on December 25 in the US, while the game, currently in the works at Rebellion’s UK studios, will precede it by about a week. Rebellion, which is now Europe’s largest independent development studio after the acquisition of Core Design from Eidos, Strangelite Studios and Empire Interactive, is no stranger to the AVP universe, since they are actually the ones that have originally built the Amiga Jaguar version of AVP, expanding it in 1999 on the PC.

"We're pleased to once again partner with Twentieth Century Fox to deliver an engaging interactive extension to the film," said Al Simone, senior vice president, Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "Pitting two of Hollywood's most popular and terrifying monsters against each other, the upcoming Aliens/Predator movie will provide a gripping gaming experience for not only fans of the film, but anyone with a PSP system."

Elie Dekel, Executive Vice President of Fox Licensing & Merchandising added, "The Aliens/Predator franchise is a crown jewel in the Fox portfolio and one of the most exciting properties for interactive content. Sierra Entertainment will create a game that will keep both fans of the films and avid gamers alike engaged for hours of immersive gameplay."

The PSP exclusive puts players in the futuristic shoes of a lone elite Predator, with an arsenal of exotic weaponry and equipment at their disposal. The game will give access to advanced technologies with the Predator's wrist computer including Pred-tech/thermal vision modes and cloaking, to track, stalk and annihilate both humans and Aliens. Both classic and completely new futuristic weapons such as wrist blades, laser trip mines and dual shoulder cannons will give players the ability to eradicate all traces of the Alien race. With co-op multiplayer mode players will be able to team up with friends wirelessly to play as the Predator's comrades, attempting to withstand hordes of attacking Aliens.

In order to make the PSP experience more immersive, an honor point system will be included in the gameplay, to evaluate how gamers adhere to the Predator’s value system (a feature similar to the one found in the old PC version, where players received small rewards for killing opponents brutally or decapitating them).

The higher the honor achievement, the more weapon and armor upgrades available to the player.