Sorry, Alien: Romulus, The Best Alien Sequel Is Still Alien: Isolation

There’s something specific about Ridley Scott’s 1979 movie Alien that makes it such an enduring classic. With the combination of its heavy focus on relatable, blue-collar characters, its dingy, lived-in capitalist version of space travel, and its stalking, unknowably malevolent creature, it creates a feeling that other horror movies have chased and tried to replicate again and again across the decades since its release.The latest attempt to recapture what made Alien so viscerally, singularly frightening is Alien: Romulus, a sequel to that original movie. It does a better job than some of the Alien canon of at least creating scary moments with the universe’s greatest killing machine, but it relies on explosive, bombastic moments with H.R. Geiger’s xenomorph, much like the rest of the series…

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Amazon's Secret Level Video Game TV Series Features Armored Core, D&D, And PlayStation

Prime Video is expanding its video game-themed offerings, as Deadpool 1 director Tim Miller will helm a new video game anthology series for the Fallout TV show streamer. The show, Secret Level, arrives on Prime Video on December 10 and will feature a number of major game franchises. An emotional Miller appeared on stage as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live to promote the new show, word of which first circulated last week.The animated series is said to be similar to Miller’s popular Love, Death & Robots anthology series at Netflix. Like with that show, Miller will produce Secret Level with his Blur Studio company. There are 15 episodes in all, featuring stories based on existing games, classics, indies, and new titles. It’s been in the works for more than three years already.…

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Add RPGs Like Darksiders Genesis, Fallout 76, And More To Your Steam Library With Fanatical's Latest Bundle

Fanatical’s new Diamond Collection promotion is now live, and for this bundle, the spotlight is on RPG games. As usual, these are all PC game codes that you can purchase and then redeem on Steam, and most of them are Steam Deck-compatible as well. There’s a long list of RPGs and hidden gems on offer, and pricing starts at $15 for three games from the list below. You can expand that selection to five games for $23, while selecting seven or more games works out to $4.50 per game. If you want, can even grab all 22 games on offer for just $99. See at Fanatical So what’s worth grabbing here? You can check out Darksiders Genesis, a very fun Diablo-like spinoff of the mainline Darksiders series from developer Airship Syndicate. While the other three games in the series …

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Delayed To The First Half Of 2025

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been delayed–yet again–to the first half of 2025, as developer The Chinese Room is aiming to spend the extra time polishing up the game and expanding on its story.”Though the game is in a good enough place that we could have maintained our planned release window, Paradox and The Chinese Room collaboratively decided to prioritize polish,” The Chinese Room said in a statement on its website. “It will be used to create a quality assurance buffer, giving more time between testing and launch, ensuring we release the game when it’s ready. The extra time gives us an opportunity to adjust certain areas, such as Fabien, and incorporate other community feedback. It has been a long journey, but we’re near the final stages of development and will share the …

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Dark And Darker Mobile Opens Up Pre-Registration

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, a new cinematic trailer was shown off for Dark and Darker Mobile, Krafton’s upcoming dark fantasy game. While there wasn’t any new gameplay in this trailer, it did serve as a reminder that fame and fortune can be yours, if you don’t mind being constantly killed by horrors lurking in the dungeons. You can now pre-register for the game on mobile platforms, so you’ll stay informed of when it’s available.A global beta test for Dark and Darker Mobile was held in the United States, Japan, Turkey, and South Korea earlier this month, giving players access to more features and a new area called the Shadow Realm. An extraction fantasy-RPG that’s set in medieval dungeons, Dark and Darker Mobile is based on the PC multiplayer game of the same name from South Korean …

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People Think A New Dying Light Is Being Teased For Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024

Dying Light fans might want to tune into Gamescom Opening Night Live tomorrow, August 20. That’s because host Geoff Keighley seems to be teasing a new entry in the zombie video game series, especially in light of a recent US Patent and Trademark Office filing.On X, Keighley shared a roughly one-minute live-action video alongside the text: “The Beast Is Coming.” What’s notable here is that Keighley focuses on “The Beast,” since the USPTO website shows a trademark application for Dying Light: The Beast was submitted on August 12.