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How Aliens became the rare sequel that was as good as – or better than – the original

In 1986, seven years after the groundbreaking Alien, director James Cameron released its long-awaited sequel. Rather then trying to recreate Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic 1979 horror, Cameron transformed it into something bigger, louder and more militaristic.

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite vanishes from Nintendo Switch without refunds or offline options, leaving players to curse the digital future – "Never buy cloud versions of anything"

The sequel doesn't yet have a release date on Switch 2

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'Everyone who bought this game should be eligible for a full refund': A digital-only Nintendo Switch game just became unplayable for those who paid for it — showing exactly why gamers are rebelling against Sony's disc-free PlayStation plans

The Nintendo Switch version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite has shut down, rendering it unplayable for buyers.

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You've only got 9 days left to play this criminally underrated Xbox Game Pass title in time for its sequel

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is almost here, and its predecessor is about to leave Xbox Game Pass. If you haven't played it before, you need to change that while you can.

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‘They walk among us.’ The White House’s Aliens page and the dehumanisation of undocumented migrants

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40 years later, James Cameron's 'Aliens' still beats Ridley Scott’s original. I said what I said

While Ridley Scott's "Alien" is a transformational film, James Cameron's "Aliens" is the better movie.

Tom’s Guide

‘Maybe the best pumped-up sequel ever made’: James Cameron’s Aliens hits 40

The director’s more-is-more approach to the 1986 sequel gave us seat-edge action and an indelible performance from a rule-breaking Sigourney Weaver

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40 Years Later, James Cameron's Most Brilliant Reinvention Remains The Ultimate Sci-Fi Sequel

James Cameron's 'Aliens' managed to reinvent the franchise completely. And Hollywood is still taking lessons from it.

Inverse

Errors in White House tracker: report

The Ohio Immigrant Alliance found that data on the White House's "Aliens" site is "inaccurate and unreliable."

Salon

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 game director says the game will have 'massive amounts of customization' — 'There's almost an infinite amount of ways to coordinate with your buds on how you want to kit up as a group'

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will feature "massive amounts of customization" across all available classes, including the brand-new endgame Specialist class.

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'Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2' upgrades the sci-fi action shooter to the state-of-the-badass art

We got tactical and stayed frosty for our preview of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, guided by game director Chris Cross.

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This might be one of the best horror board games ever made, and I can't get enough of it

Does this board game inspired by Aliens live up to the movie? Oh, hell yes

GamesRadar

Is something big coming?: US buys 'aliens. gov' domain sparking UFO speculation and conspiracy theories

A quiet domain registration has reignited one of the most enduring mysteries in American political life.

The Times of India

There was a longer version of the Stranger Things season 5 finale, but it wasn't actually written: "You can’t get all your ideas in there"

The Duffer Brothers had more they could've put in the Stranger Things finale

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'Really Smart, Guys': James Cameron Takes A Big Steamer On Alien 3 For Killing Off Beloved Characters, And I Have Zero Arguments

Tell 'em how you really feel, J.C.

Total Film

Sigourney Weaver "wasn't thinking about" the Aliens Power Loader scene during her Avatar: Fire and Ash showdown with Varang, but she can see the parallel

Exclusive: Sigourney Weaver tells us about that Aliens callback in Avatar: Fire and Ash

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Sigourney Weaver names her favourite film that she has starred in

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Xenopurge turns Aliens into a stressful desk job and somehow manages to capture the movie perfectly

Grab a cup of coffee and let's go alien hunting.

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"If Gears 1 was Alien, the rest of the franchise was Aliens": Former Gears of War art director reckons the Xbox shooter franchise lost its horror edge over the years

Gears of War: E-Day is promising to go back to those horror-ish roots

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The Aliens game from Borderlands studio Gearbox ended up a flop, but Tiny Tina and Horizon actor Ashly Burch was just "excited" to be involved: "Are people even going to remember that I was in this?"

Burch got the job because she was already involved in the Borderlands series

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A sequel to Aliens: Fireteam Elite is almost certainly in development, having briefly burst onto the ESRB's website

Developer Cold Iron Studios has previously stated it is developing a game that builds "on the success of Aliens: Fireteam Elite".

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Inside the creation of Alien: Romulus – how the art team brought the terror up to date

Meet the Alien-obsessed concept artists who revived the visual style of the classic films.

Inverse

Xbox Game Pass Just Got One of the Best Sci-Fi Alien-Busting Games Yet

'Aliens: Dark Descent' is the best 'Aliens' video game yet thanks to its clever blend of real-time strategy and survival horror.

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Paul Reiser Revives Hated Aliens Character In Marvel Comic

Paul Reiser returns to the Alien franchise in a new Marvel comic series, adding depth to his character Burke in an alternate reality narrative.

Tom’s Guide

Aliens: Dark Descent is the best PS5 game you’re not playing right now

I was skeptical about Aliens: Dark Descent prior to launch — but it's quickly become one of my biggest PS5 gaming surprises of the year so far.

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