Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...
One thing that makes Alien: Isolation such a uniquely tense experience is that it feels so personal thanks to its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, being the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the beloved hero of ...
The tricky AI ended up prolonging an otherwise shorter game. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alien Isolation is my favourite ...
A developer recently came out and stated that Alien: Isolation‘s famously long 20-hour runtime was actually an unexpected outcome. In an interview with the FRVR podcast, the game’s writer, Dion Lay, ...
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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from episode 5 of Alien: Earth on FX. Something might feel wildly familiar about episode 5 of FX’s Alien prequel. That’s because the spacecraft that ...
Exclusive: We speak to production designer Andy Nicholson about designing and building Alien: Earth's stunning, Nostromo-echoing vessel, the Maginot When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
At their core, most of the Alien movies are about corporate greed. The lengths a company, mainly Weyland-Yutani, will go to harness and exploit a power from the deepest reaches of space. Whether that ...
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A megacorporation's research ship returns from a 65-year mission into deep space loaded with gooey alien specimens. But—and stop me if you've heard this one before—something goes wrong. The ship ...
The arrival of FX’s new sci-fi series Alien: Earth, created by Noah Hawley, has provided an answer to one of the biggest questions fans ask whenever a new Alien project arrives — where does it fit ...