The Truth About Steven Spielberg’s Alien Obsession

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

Michael Fassbender reflects on horrifying Alien: Covenant cliffhanger nine years on – and reveals what he loved about playing David

Fassbender and Katherine Waterston are back on screen in season 2 of The Agency – having previously starred together in the ...
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Jason Statham's Death Race Franchise Secretly Takes Place Inside The Alien Universe

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Disney's Alien Prequel Marks The End Of An Era For The Franchise, And It's A Risky One

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7 Most Powerful Xenomorphs in Alien History, Ranked By Fear Factor

The Alien franchise has become synonymous with the deadly Xenomorph, with the predatory alien race becoming utterly iconic in ...
The Forward

In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens

Steven Spielberg is in his aliens exist era — but in truth, he’s been there since at least 1977. That’s when the director ...
IGN

Hands-On With Alien: Isolation 2 – Survival Horror’s Greatest Stalker Is Back for More

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...
Polygon

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 embraces the action-heavy side of the franchise

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...
The Washington Post

Do aliens exist? I asked an astrophysicist.

Are humans alone in the universe? The answer is more complicated than science fiction might suggest. Scientists have discovered billions upon billions of potentially habitable planets. But if life is ...
Gizmodo

Scientists Just Updated the Rules for What Happens When We Find Aliens

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in the modern information age. Reading time 4 minutes The moment of first ...
TweakTown

Master Chief crashes the Covenant's vacation in new Halo remake prequel missions

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. The upcoming Halo Campaign Evolved remake will have exclusive new missions where Master Chief basically crashes the Covenant's good time aboard a ...
The Conversation

Alien first contact: how the new rules differ from science fiction

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...