I was wondering if this expansion was on display at gen con? If it was did anyone see if a ton of new components comes with it? More counters and special tech possibly? Is there a site like the talisman island with other previews besides those that FFG has shown?

I love to play this game with the family. I never played the original but I can say that if anything was changed from it, it had to be for the better.

There was no preview of CI at GenCon. But it will probably be there at the next one!

Is it going to take that long to be released?

While FFG hasn't made any annoncements, several Internet Games Retailers are listing it as avalible in February.

The previews indicate that game will have

- 20 new aliens (10 from old editions of the game, 10 new, never-before-seen)

- A Rewards Deck that has special cards in it but that can only be drawn from when collecting Defender Rewards

- Components to add a 6th player to the game.

So far, no one has actually seen any of this in person. But that is the scuttlebutt