John Carpenter delivered a masterclass in mixing sci-fi concepts with growing paranoia in The Thing.

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Look, we’re not saying it’s aliens…but it’s ALIENS!!!! Yeah, jokes aside, aliens being the focus of video games has been around since…well…the beginning ...

After watching the latest episode of Hulu’s Alien: Earth, I posted on social media: “Every single plot point in Alien: Earth is built on characters making stupid choices, often while in circumstances ...

On December 12, 2025, Insider Gaming revealed that a previously believed canceled Alien game is back in development, and it’ll feature Ripley 8 as one of its characters. The as-yet-untitled entry in ...

It's a full-on revival if you're a fan of either the Aliens or Predator franchises, or maybe even both. On one end, there was a brand-new show, Alien: Earth, that managed to get reviews as high up ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook An Alien game set between the very first two movies in the whole franchise is making its way to ...

Even though it was obviously a dude in a suit, the Xenomorph in the first Alien film is downright terrifying. Due in part to its limited screentime, creating an atmosphere full of tension, and its ...

Not many people remember that the beloved horror sci-fi franchise Alien got a new game just last December. Alien: Rogue Incursion was a virtual reality romp through all the familiar tropes, bringing ...

The weirdest thing about the plot (and the entire two-part project, I guess) is that it's a sequel of sorts to several Dark Horse-published comic books and novels. Hendricks has been around for a long ...