While we've had a pretty good track record with our favorite franchises as far as mobile games go, we haven't had the best track record with them remaining available after release. Sadly one of our favorite mobile games, Alien: Blackout, is being sunset at the end of the month. Here is an official statement released to ...[Read More]
Alien gamers are certainly no strangers to being introduced to even more difficult game modes. Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator Classic and 2010 both had a Nightmare mode in which if you were killed, you would have to restart the level. Alien: Isolation also introduced its own Nightmare mode which brought a more aggressive Alien, limited resources and a malfunctioning motion tracker!
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If you've been checking out our recent content, you may have had some indication that we rather enjoy Alien: Blackout here at Alien vs. Predator Galaxy. So when the people who worked on the game started to come out of their chambers of secrecy I jumped at the chance to chat to JD Sorvari, the Lead Writer and Narrative Designer ... [Read More]
Following its release just over two weeks ago, Alien: Blackout has received its first update. While the new update includes some bug fixing, it also includes some new features including something I had mentioned in our recent review and podcast, a skip feature at the start of the level!
Based on customer feedback, we’ve made several bug fixes and ... [Read More]
We have just uploaded the 80th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! The latest episode of the podcast sees RidgeTop, Xenomorphine and I get together to talk about the brand spanking new Alien game, Alien: Blackout!
Three enthusiasts (you'll get it when you listen!) get together to discuss the initial reactions to Blackout's ... [Read More]
Corporal Hicks & RidgeTop are back for Alien vs. Predator Galaxy’s Let’s Play of the brand spanking new Alien: Blackout from Rival Games, D3 Go, Theory and Fox Next. Watch as Corporal Hicks leads Amanda Ripley and the crew of the Haldin to safety. Praise, criticism and some light mocking are incoming!
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I think it would be a mild understatement to say that when Alien: Blackout was first announced, it was met with some dissatisfaction. While I understand the dislike towards the current state of mobile gaming, I’ve had a good history with Alien (and Predator) games on handhelds.
Aliens: Infestation on the DS is easily one of the best Alien games over ... [Read More]
Tommi Hartikainen, the Audio Director and Composer for Alien: Blackout, has uploaded the game's soundtrack onto Spotify. Personally, I found the game's score to be one of the highlights of the game it's now available for everyone to listen to for free. Check it out below!
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Now that Alien: Blackout has been out for a few days now, I just wanted to get a summary post up of some of the reviews that have come in for the game. Reception to Alien: Blackout from review outlets has largely been positive/mixed.
Many have praised Alien: Blackout for it's sound design and its graphics, with particular emphasise on the ... [Read More]
Game Revolution have published an interview with Senior Producer Josh Austin and Head of Communications Michael Cerven from Alien: Blackout's publisher, D3 Go, in which the duo discuss the inspiration for Alien: Blackout, how D3 Go and Rival Games came together, the Alien's AI and about the backlash to Blackout's announcement.
Josh Austin discussed how Fox brought the ... [Read More]
Today is the day! Alien: Blackout is now available on all Android and iOS devices! Despite a negative reception to the announcement of Alien: Blackout, the early impressions were pretty good and now the reactions to the game on social media coming in from the East of the world are also quite positive!
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Ahead of tomorrow's release day, Alien: Blackout's Lead Writer - JD Sorvari - has sat down to talk a little about the journey Rival Games took to get to the big release day tomorrow! Sorvari explains that alongside wanting to play in the Alien sandbox, Rival Games also wanted to prove that the mobile was capable of ... [Read More]
In a new article from Dual Shockers (via Den of Geek) FoxNext Games' Vice President TQ Jefferson was asked about the possibility of taking Alien: Blackout from the portable screen and onto a console, specifically the Nintendo Switch.
“I think Switch is a good one to bring up and we’ve certainly seen many games go ... [Read More]