All we need now’s a deck of cards …

At PAX this weekend, Gearbox revealed that female playable marines are now officially part of the multiplayer experience, answeringcalls for inclusionaround the Internet. Randy Pitchford addressed the matter not long after a female character was spottedin the latest trailer.

“I want everybody to be clear that there are playable females in both the multiplayer and the campaign,” he said.“We realized some people were starting to feel bad. We exist to entertain people.”

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Randy said Gearbox remained quiet on the issue because nothing was finalized and the studio didn’t want to disappoint people if things were announced too early and later changed. One character confidently revealed was Jennifer Running, who will be one of the selectable co-op characters.

Splendid. Now it’s just an excruciating wait until February for this thing.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

Aliens: Colonial Marines will feature playable female characters in competitive multiplayer and co-op[Eurogamer]

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.