We finally have an update on the long-running Aliens Colonial Marines class action lawsuit which was originally filed in April 2013 by two gamers because of the game's misleading marketing. We last heard in August 2014 that Sega had agreed to pay out $1.25M in the settlement to gamers who either preordered the game or bought it on day one. ... [Read More]
Yesterday NECA posted up their official images for the upcoming NECA Aliens Series 5. To be released in August 2015, Series 5 will be the second time that NECA has released a figure of Ripley, this time from James Cameron's Aliens. Series 5 also includes half of Bishop and singles of Alien Warriors from the Genocide 2-pack:
"Series ... [Read More]
Having had a fantastic public premier at MCM Expo London on Saturday, the guys and girls behind Predator: Dark Ages have now posted the Predator fan film online for everyone's viewing pleasure! The short film has a runtime of just under half an hour and sees the Predator setting moved to the times during the Crusades.
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For the 14th series of their Predator figures, NECA will be releasing the Predators from Paul Anderson's Alien vs. Predator. Due for release September, this will be the first time NECA has released any of the Predators from the 2004 Alien vs. Predator film:
"NECA’s longest running figure collection! Series 14 debuts our first-ever Predators from the ... [Read More]
Could Bill Paxton be making a dramatic return to the Alien franchise? In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Aliens actor admits he hadn't heard about Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 sequel but is eager to return to the series to play Hudson again if Michael Biehn returns to play Corporal Hicks: “Maybe,” said Paxton. “I mean, if you’re going to ... [Read More]
Alien vs Predator The Miniatures Game is now available for pre-order from the Prodos Game online shop. Having recieved the final green light from Fox, Prodos Games have now started production of the final components of the intial board game version of Alien vs Predator The Miniatures Game, The Hunt Begins, for release on ... [Read More]
Felix Berner has just uploaded the finished version of his tribute fan film, Alien - The Adora Files. The tribute Alien fan film clocks in at around 15 minutes runtime and is available to watch on Veimo in Standard Definition - HD is currently encoding.
The film was filmed entirely in front of a green screen, using digital environments and ... [Read More]
The documentary about the late H.R. Giger, Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World, can now be seen in limited theatres across the United States, and later Canada. It opens today in some areas of California but other states may not get it until June. You can find the full list of theatre locations here. The documentary was ... [Read More]
When you mention Alien Resurrection you will almost unanimously get a negative response. Many people don't like it and for a variety of reasons. I recently became quite fascinated with how a film with so many talented people involved in making it would turn away so many.
And so OmegaZilla, RidgeTop, Xenomorphine and I sat down to discuss Alien Resurrection for ... [Read More]
Throughout 2014 Titan Books reprinted Alan Dean Foster's trilogy of Alien film novelizations with lovely new jackets in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Alien. I honestly hadn't expected them to reprint Alien Resurrection.
The Alien Resurrection novelization was first published in 1997 and written by A.C Crispin (now deceased). It was the first of the Alien film novelizations not ... [Read More]
Sega has just released its annual fiscal report, revealing that Alien: Isolation has surpassed 2.1 million copies sold; essentially doubling its sales since hitting the 1 million mark reported back in January. GameInformer is one of the outlets that have been reporting on Sega's numbers, and it seems the company's earnings have been kind of a mixed ... [Read More]
1987's Predator is coming back to cinemas across the UK for a one time only event. IGN recently asked people to vote for their favourite Monster/Hunting film to bring back to cinemas and yes, Predator came out on top. The screening will take place at 7PM on the 11th May in six cities: London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, ... [Read More]