My name is Aaron Percival - although I go by the handle Corporal Hicks in the Aliens/vs/Predator community - and I'm the co-administrator of AvPGalaxy. I also work specifically as editorial doing news posts, interviews, articles, etc and handle public relations for the website. I also host and edit the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast.
I first saw the first half of Aliens on my 5th birthday after going on the Aliens - Ride at the Speed of Fright 4D cinema at American Adventure. It gave me nightmares for 5 years until I finally saw the film in its entirety and became obsessed with the franchise.
I have worked on various Aliens vs Predator websites since 2003 when I learnt HMTL over a weekend and created a website called AvPWorld. In retrospect it was a terrible looking website but it further enhanced my love of the franchise and the online community. I became a newsposter for AbsoluteAvP (previously AvP2.net) later that year.
In 2005 I eventually decided to close AvPWorld and take on a more editorial role working for the re-incarnate version of AvPNews hosted on GameGossip. Unfortunately the administrator left and I was left to run an entire website by myself again. Following the AICN script review of Aliens vs. Predator 2 I eventually lost the heart and left AvPNews in April of 2006.
When I was contacted by Darkness in November 2006 about using my articles & reviews for AvPGalaxy, I volunteered to join him as permanent staff and have been here ever since.
I have a very open mind when it comes to the franchise so I enjoy reading the various comics and novels so I can experience other stories outside of the films. I enjoy attending various conventions and playing numerous games based on the series.
During my time working on Alien vs. Predator Galaxy I've had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the Alien Encounters: 25 Years of Aliens Convention. I've been featured in a documentary about Alien fandom called Alien Fans by Dennis Lowe. There is also a ship in the Aliens vs. Predator novel trilogy, The Rage War, named after me.
While the rest of us were celebrating Alien Day yesterday, Total Film released a new interview with Sigourney Weaver (via Variety) that was sure to put a damper on any fans out there still holding a hope for the possibility of Neil Blomkamp returning to finish his Alien 5.
Speaking to Total Film for their ... [Read More]
The folk over at Focus Entertainment and Tindalos Interactive are getting on the Alien Day festivities! They've just announced that Aliens: Dark Descent is available for pre-order and to celebrate the occasion, a new trailer has been released!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUdZdxkuFQk
The new trailer features a lot of new cinematic scenes we haven't seen before, including some information about the game's narrative and a ... [Read More]
The new campaign module for the Alien: Roleplaying Game has been announced! Following on from last year's Colonial Marines Operation Manual, the Alien: RPG is now expanding with a new module focused around the pioneering explorer and colonist characters!
“Space is a pitch black room—stick your hand out and you might never get it back. Of course, you also might ... [Read More]
Happy Alien Day 2023 to all our readers and community members out there! It's now April 26th in the United Kingdom and everyone at Alien vs. Predator Galaxy is ready to start celebrating our favourite franchise and to see what the day brings as the rest of the world wakes up.
To celebrate, we commissioned this Alien piece below by fantastic ... [Read More]
A listing for a new Aliens novel has appeared on Amazon. Titan's next Aliens novel, titled Aliens: Bishop, is on the way in October. Written by T.R Napper, Aliens: Bishop will, as the title suggests, focus on the titular artificial person from Aliens, as well as his creator Michael Bishop. Check out the synopsis below:
A direct sequel ... [Read More]
Following yesterday's surprise news that Ubitus had developed a Nintendo Switch port of Cold Iron Studios' Aliens: Fireteam Elite which will be releasing on Alien Day 2023, Cold Iron have also announced details of another new free content drop scheduled to release alongside the Switch port!
Terminal Containment, a new map for Horde mode, will be added to the game ... [Read More]
We have just uploaded the 162nd episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Regular hosts Corporal Hicks, RidgeTop and Xenomorphine are joined by community guest SizzyBubbles to discuss the 3rd Alien arc from Marvel Comics, and the last arc written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson.
We discuss artist Julius Ohta's Alien debut, the return ... [Read More]
Barely days after the recent gameplay trailer for the upcoming Aliens: Dark Descent released, video game fans who attended PAX East between March 23rd and March 26th this year were able to get hands-on with Tindalos Interactive and Focus Entertainment's foray into the Aliens universe nearly 3 months before the game's release!
Now we're starting to see gameplay ... [Read More]
We've taken our Aliens Extermination light-gun cabinets out of storage and are revisiting the 2006 arcade game developed by Play Mechanix and published by Global VR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9US7otcJo8o
Make sure you stick with Alien vs. Predator Galaxy for the latest Alien and Predator news! You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to get the ... [Read More]
Firstly, congratulations on the upcoming Marvel ALIEN entry! I just wanted to start by introducing you to the readers. Declan hails from Ireland and joins an esteemed pantheon of Irish based talents who have lent their creativity to the ALIENS comic legacy. Kilian Plunkett and Robert Carey, to name a few. I’d like to also add that you’re no stranger ... [Read More]
The upcoming Aliens: Dark Descent from Tindalos Interactive and Focus Entertainment will be releasing in June 2023 according to the game's product page on Focus Entertainment's website! While no official announcement has been made, we would feel safer putting more credibility in a release date on the publishers' website than a retailer's.
Along with the release month, the ... [Read More]
A new listing for Titan Book's Aliens: Find the Xenomorph has now gone up! It's the Alien franchise's answer to Where's Wally (Waldo)? that I never knew I wanted. Illustrated by artist Kevin Crossley, Aliens: Find the Xenomorph will challenge your tactical eye to find our favourite acid-blooded parasitic lifeform in 14 pieces of artwork.
Official Aliens search-and-find ... [Read More]