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Alien: Blackout launches Survive mode and online leaderboards

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The survival horror mobile game Alien: Blackout is receiving a brand new survive mode that will pit Amanda Ripley against the Xenomorph once again. In Blackout’s survive mode, the stakes are raised to a new hardcore level – “players will have no saves between levels and no restarts, and must outsmart and survive the Xenomorphs […]

Alien celebrating 40th anniversary with six new short films, watch the trailer here

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s iconic horror film, 20th Century Fox is releasing six original films set in the Alien universe from a new generation of filmmakers. These shorts were created in collaboration with Tongal, the online platform that connects online filmmakers with studios and brands to develop video content for digital platforms. […]

Alien: Isolation recut as a digital web series, watch it here

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As part of its Amanda Ripley push which includes the mobile game Alien: Blackout and upcoming comic book series Aliens: Resistance, Fox has released a brand new Alien: Isolation digital web series, which takes the cut scenes from the acclaimed video game and adds in new story beats to bring Amanda’s story to life. You can […]

Rumour: R-rated Alien: Isolation animated series in development

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While recent rumours about two potential live-action Alien series were swiftly debunked, it seems the franchise may still be heading to the small screen, albeit in animated form. According to an report from Observer, Fox has tapped Axis Animation – a studio who worked on the video game Alien: Isolation – to produce an R-rated […]

Alien: Covenant star Katherine Waterston “absolutely game” for another Alien instalment

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In the build up to the release of Alien: Covenant, director Ridley Scott revealed that he had plans for up to SIX more instalments in the sci-fi horror series, only for 20th Century Fox to apply the brakes when Covenant failed to perform at the box office. Given the impending Disney acquisition of Fox, the […]

Amanda Ripley returns in Alien: Blackout survival horror game

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For the past couple of weeks the Alien franchise has been teasing a mysterious new project in the sci-fi horror series, culminating with a promo this past weekend announcing the return of Alien: Isolation protagonist Amanda Ripley, complete with the tagline “Read. Play. Watch.” The ‘Read’ portion presumably refers to the upcoming Amanda-led comic book […]

Alien promo teases new multi-platform Amanda Ripley project

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Over the Christmas period, the social media accounts for the Alien franchise released a number of animated teasers under the title ‘6-Part Dossier Exposing the Secret History of Weyland-Yutani’, with speculation suggesting that these could be promotional material for the upcoming Dark Horse comic Aliens: Resistance. Well, we now have a new promo, which confirms […]

Rumour: Could an Alien TV show be about to burst onto a streaming service?

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It’s worth taking the following with a pinch of salt, or you might react to this news like John Hurt and his bowl of pasta aboard the Sulaco, but Dread Central are reporting that a reliable source of YouTuber (Mr H) has revealed that an extension of the Alien brand is gestating, with the intention of finding a home on one […]

UPDATE: Ellen Ripley and Newt featured in an alternate ending to The Predator

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We’ve known for a while now that The Predator underwent major changes in the build up to its release, with much of the third act reworked during reshoots as a response to negative test screening feedback. Now we have some details on what could have been, with visual effects artist Yuri Everson revealing on Instagram […]