Do you hear that? Skittering in the vents? It's the next game based on the Alien franchise, which will reportedly be called Alien: Blackout and will be announced at the Game Awards in December. Back in January, Cold Iron Studios was acquired by 20th Century Fox, and was announced at that time that the team was working on a shooter from the Alien universe. Now, we have some more details...
Talk about self-deprecating. In its yearly financial results, SEGA has lamented the “weak” sales of The Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation, pointing towards a “harsh market environment” for it coming up short of its expectations. Wow, harsh. What were the sales figures of Alien: Isolation to warrant such criticism? 2.11 million copies across all platforms. Really? That’s low enough...
It's been a crazy sales season for the PlayStation Store with a huge Black Friday bang and a whole month of weekly holiday discounts to follow. Surprisingly, I haven't picked up too much besides Persona 4 Arena, but we finally have arrived to the last week before Christmas! Let's see if Sony has delivered any of the games on sale that I wanted to pick up cheaply! See the full list of...
A lot of work goes into building a video game. Whether it’s concept art, programming AI, writing scripts, or whatever else, these things don’t just happen. They take a lot of planning and work. Even little elements like the on-screen displays and title sequences, when properly done, are the result of careful planning. Art of the Title is a site devoted to examining title sequences in...
Possible Spoilers if you haven' experienced Alien: Isolation's half-a-dozen endings yet. Alien: Isolation wasn't my favorite game of the year. It was a great concept that perfectly recreated the atmosphere of the classic film, but somewhere along the way, the developers decided that it needed to be a 20 hour game. Pretty standard for the genre, but when you have only about 5 hours of...
If you haven't seen our review for Alien: Isolation yet, I can sum it up in a single sentence for you: It's a solid game that is just way too long for the minimalist survival horror genre. With that, why would anyone want to make it even longer with add-on packs?! Actually, this series of five add-on packs are intended for the game's survival mode, which strips it of its long stretches...
Is Alien: Isolation a worthy addition to the Alien universe? Find out in our Alien: Isolation review.
We are currently playing through Alien: Isolation for our full review, but I can already promise you that it is one of the freakiest games in years. No matter where you walk or where you duck, that xenomorph is lurking behind a corner or just on the other side of a closed door. Thankfully, you have a controller and a TV screen keeping you safe from this fantasy world, but what if there...
A certain someone’s most anticipated game of the holiday season goes live today, and that game has itself a brand new launch trailer in turn to celebrate. After months of waiting and hype surrounding Alien: Isolation, we finally get a chance to see if The Creative Assembly’s vision can make up for all the mistakes the franchise has made in the past. This newest trailer is much more...
The annual holiday rush of video games normally begins in September or October. It’s October 1st, 2014, and, well, the rush is officially here. We’ve decided to do the dirty work for you and arrange the biggest games of the month in chronological order. We’ll include the platforms, release dates, screenshots, maybe some trailers and what’s exciting about the games themselves. Without...