Predators don't rate a mention.
QuoteThanks SM for the reply! Though it is just theorizing, the theory would not really match with Alien Isolation where all the xenos are domed and a queen is supposedly present, plus they're older than the xenos in Aliens which just throws out the age theory..
I'd just like for a more concrete explanation for the difference, James Cameron in Aliens said it was age, A:CM and other sources said it was casts ( I like that idea the most), A:I just added more to the confusion not explaining anything even though I love the game.
Who knows, maybe it's the environment?
Could all of the above or none. There's really no hard and fast definitions for this. During the process, I was discussing the perceived intelligence of the Queen and someone mentioned that fans are going to interpret and reinterpret what they see and read in terms of the Alien, and there was no desire to quash this. Presenting things in the forms of in-universe reports, sometimes second or third hand, written by people with their own opinions and biases avoids being definitive, and allows for growth in future projects.
QuoteI just think it's a fair question so that the hard work they put in does not get relegated to non-canon status.
It's much easier to think of canon as a fluid concept when it comes to Alien (as contradictory as that sounds). For example, the AvP films aren't referenced in the book, which would lead one to think - okay AvP and Alien aren't canonically linked. However, Fire and Stone - which includes Predator and AvP is referenced (if only very vaguely).
Prometheus 2 was taken into consideration while this was being written, but it was pretty much in the can before Blomkamp pitched Alien '5'. As we've recently seen, Prometheus 2 is shooting early next year. Despite rumours to the contrary I know nothing of the production of Alien 5, Jon Snaw. To my knowledge it's still a long way off.
Alien and Aliens obviously won't get 'relegated'. I'd be surprised if Alien3 and Resurrection didn't. Stuff has been 'relegated' since 1992, so no one should be really surprised if stuff in the future gets the same treatment. Even though Fox are making an effort to tie everything together, films are still at the top of the pile.
Oh, and it's not Millburn.