The 10 most unhinged movie popcorn buckets, from “The Odyssey”'s Trojan Horse to “Dune”'s sandworm

Amid the assortment of limited-edition collectible popcorn buckets, there have been some questionable contributions.

The Guide #250: All the US/UK cultural crossovers you may have missed but need to read about

A tour through the moments when American celebrities crossed the ocean and landed somewhere entirely unexpected ...
Engadget

Alien: Isolation 2 keeps the classic horror game's uncompromising approach to raising tension

One of the best horror games of the 2010s was Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation, but it certainly took some time for audiences to see it in its proper light. Though it initially received mixed ...
Polygon

Alien: Isolation 2's most exciting new element isn't its Xenomorph

The Xenomorph is obviously the star of the show in 20th Century's Alien franchise, but after playing the prologue of Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest, I found myself unexpectedly excited not by ...
Shacknews

Alien: Isolation 2 terrified me at Summer Game Fest 2026

In the decade-plus since the release of Alien: Isolation, the game never faded from the minds or mouths of horror aficionados. With such a tall legacy, I was excited to jump into Alien: Isolation 2 at ...
Den Of Geek

We Played Alien: Isolation 2 and It’s Utterly Terrifying

Among the most tantalizing reveals from Summer Game Fest 2026 was a more in-depth look at the upcoming Alien: Isolation 2. First announced in 2024, the sequel to Creative Assembly’s 2014 survival ...
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 ...
Game Rant

Alien: Isolation 2 is Following in the Footsteps of the More Open Outlast Games

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter when she was five years old. It was love at ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...