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Legendary Sci-Fi conceptual artist, designer, and Self-proclaimed ‘Visual Futurist’ Syd Mead has passed away at age 86. Complications from his three-year battle with lymphoma is being reported as the cause. Syd Mead is well known among our community for his work on ‘Aliens,’ where he developed the designs for the Sulaco ... [Read More]

Feral Interactive, the developer handling the fast upcoming release of the Alien: Isolation port for the Nintendo Switch console, has released a gameplay overview video on YouTube and other social channels. While this will be mostly known information to any who have braved or survived Sevastopol Station in the past, it ... [Read More]

There’s something in those trees… The new installment to the Call of Duty video game franchise: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,’ which is a reboot of the Modern Warfare series, launched a few weeks back to massive sales figures and strong critical reception. As a long time Call of Duty fan ... [Read More]

It’s safe to say that last year’s The Predator was not exactly the resounding success we were hoping for. While the movie did have its merits, a surprising controversy, disappointing box office results, and mixed to negative reviews all but ensured that any ... [Read More]

Marking the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the original Alien, Director Ridley Scott had a chat with The Hollywood Reporter about his experiences regarding how Alien coalesced. Those who have watched behind-the-scenes materials or read books regarding the film’s production may be familiar with the events described. Regardless, ... [Read More]

A few weeks back I had the opportunity to watch all six of the Alien 40th Anniversary short films during a press event located on the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles. Accompanying me was former staff member Mike Monaghan, who also joined Aaron and I on a Read More]

Sigourney Weaver was back as Ripley in a skit for the late-night talk and news satire show ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.’ The comedy short recreates the scene in Aliens where Ripley chases ‘Newt’ into the air ducts. Rather than ‘Newt,’ Ripley is chasing after Samantha Bee, who is hiding from ... [Read More]

The documentary film ‘Memory: The Origins of Alien,’ has secured a distribution partner and will be seeing a wide release this summer. The film premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, and thankfully fans won’t have to wait too long before they’re able to watch it. Legion ... [Read More]

A couple weeks back AvP Galaxy had the fantastic opportunity to tour the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ ‘Visions and Voices’ 40th Anniversary Alien Exhibit. The department’s Director of Programming and Special Projects, Alex Ago, who was kind enough to give us a walk-through of the exhibit and enlighten us ... [Read More]

Alien will be coming back to theaters in the United States for an anniversary screening this October. From Fathom Events and presented by Turner Classic Movies ‘Big Screen Classics’ series, the movie will have screenings on three days: October 13th, 15th, and 16th. It’s unknown whether or not this will be ... [Read More]