SEGA & Gearbox Software Sued Over A:CM

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More Prometheus Concept Art by Carlos Huante

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Corporal Hicks

Biography

Corporal Hicks is from the UK and is a Global Moderator on the forum. He is also a newsposter, interviewer and novel reviewer for the site and handles public relations. Corporal Hicks has worked on many AvP websites over the years. He originally made a website in 2003 called AvP World. He became a newsposter for AbsoluteAvP a few months later. He eventually abandoned AvPWorld in 2005 to work on AvPNews. He also started a web comic called AvP: Ancient Trials. In May 2006, he left AvPNews and eventually started working on AvPGalaxy in November 2006.

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5 Days Until Alien Encounter Convention!

Community News | By Corporal Hicks on 19 Sep 2011 6:37 PM

Britain’s largest Aliens convention kicks off this Saturday at the Space Centre in Leicester.

As you can see there’s plenty to do over the weekend. Quite a few of our forum members are going and I’ll be speaking during the Prometheus panel as well. Make sure you get down there and enjoy yourselves.

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Win A Copy of Alien Vault!

Site Update | By Corporal Hicks on 13 Sep 2011 6:53 PM

Aurum Press, the Quayside Publishing Group and AvPGalaxy have teamed up to give 2 AvPGalaxy fans the chance to win a copy of the eagerly awaiting Alien Vault – The Definite Story of Making the Film. We have one copy available for residents of the United Kingdom and one copy available for those in Northern America.

All you have to do is head on over to our Facebook page, Like the page and then head into the Discussion board where you will you will find a question that needs answering.

If you think you know the answer simply follow the instructions and e-mail me the answer along with your real-name so we can check you are “liking” us on Facebook. This competition will be open until Saturday night (9pm GMT). Good luck to everyone!

EDIT: And the competition was over last night! Winners will be announced later on tonight.

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Infestation Loosely Based on Gibson’s A3 Scripts

Games News | By Corporal Hicks on 08 Sep 2011 5:40 PM

With the release of Aliens – Infestation looming at the end of the month (October for the US), slowly we’ve been having previews show up online but nothing really new until this:

“In the late ’80s, the famous sci-fi author William Gibson wrote a script for Alien 3 that never wound up getting filmed. You can find it [...]and someone involved with development of Aliens: Infestation apparently did, because they used some of Gibson’s story ideas for the game. In other words, the development team is hardcore. “

This comes from an article in Nintendo Power. The article also talked about the Union of Progressive People, another element from Gibson’s script. It’s something I’m really curious & excited about. Thanks to Sexy Poot for the scans.

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AvPGalaxy Podcast 05: Alien Encounters

Site Update | By Corporal Hicks on 03 Sep 2011 6:49 PM

I’ve just uploaded episode #5 of the AvPGalaxy podcast. In this episode we talk to Andrew David Clark, one of the organizers behind the upcoming Alien Encounters: 25 Years of Aliens convention here in the UK!

As always, let us know what you think and I hope to see plenty of you at the convention! You can also subscribe to our podcast via iTunes now!

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Prometheus Filming in Spain?

Prometheus News | By Corporal Hicks on 20 Aug 2011 3:47 PM

Filming may have finished at Pinewood but it looks like Prometheus is now moving to Spain:

Filming will take place at Ciudad de la Luz, a big filming studio in Spain (Alicante).
The studio has been booked from August 22th to December 10th.
They will start building the sets next week, but filming won’t start until the last week of September (when Ridley arrives).
Guy Pearce and Fassbender will be doing the scenes for now, Theron may be there too.
They will be filming the scenes in a huge water tank, also in a local beach.
There will be a scene where a huge ship (they say yacht) is caught in a storm.
Near 250 people will be involved in the filming process, with a cost over 1 milllion Euros.

Thanks to Ikarop for the news and translation.

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Memories of Alien

Community News | By Corporal Hicks on 13 Aug 2011 8:24 PM

I know this is extremely short notice but Empire magazine has been/is hosting a special cinema event, called Big Screen, over this weekend and tomorrow features an Alien focused panel:

“A panel of behind-the-scenes crew recall the making of a science-fiction masterpiece, as hosted by Ian Nathan, author of the forthcoming Alien Vault…”

Featuring on the panel are Dennis Lowe, who you will remember doing the fantastic Alien Maker and Alien Fan documentaries. Also there will be Ivor Powell, producer for Alien. Tickets will be available on the door and I believe around £12. So if you’re in or around London, come join me at the panel.

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More Aliens Encounters Convention Details

Community News | By Corporal Hicks on 05 Aug 2011 9:01 PM

I’ve just been sent the newest poster for the upcoming Aliens Encounters: 25 Years of Aliens convention which includes new details:

Isn’t my name Aaron Percival? That’s right, I’m talking on a panel with Ian Nathan (Empire writer and author of Alien Vault) and Christian Fowler of Alien Prequel News. There is also going to be a dinner party with the guests and the guys over at Alien Legacy. Myself, Vulhala & resident Giger approved blogger Valaquen are going so make sure you buy a ticket and join us.

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Exclusive: More Prometheus Set Pics

Prometheus News | By Corporal Hicks on 02 Aug 2011 11:35 PM

Thanks to an anonymous source, I’ve got two new pictures from the set of Prometheus for you all:

The smallest image is a close up of the jars/urns mentioned by the SDCC reports and briefly seen in the recently leaked footage images. Up close they look nothing like the Alien eggs. The large image is of a Gigeresque tunnel which connects to the urn chamber which contains the huge head. We have done colour correction on both these images to reduce the noise.

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Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film

Literature News | By Corporal Hicks on 27 Jul 2011 8:57 PM

Back in June an AvPGalaxy forum member discovered a new book coming out: Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film.

“Alien Vault reveals the details behind the making of the groundbreaking 1979 science-fiction horror film, one of the cult classics of the genre. This licensed, behind-the-scenes guide examines the creation of the movie via director Ridley Scott’s hand-drawn storyboards, concept sketches, script pages, spaceship blueprints, never-before-seen production photos, and rare collectible memorabilia.“

It’s being written by Ian Nathan, a well known journalist for Empire. It is scheduled for publication on the 2nd of September. However, Ian Nathan was at the London Film & Comic Con early July with some early copies of the book and Andrew Clark was lucky enough to get a copy. Check out some of the pictures he took of the book.

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