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more about #games Smeagol92055: Meh, I read The Dark Times miniseries a while back, and if that's going to continue to be the level of writing we're going to get, count me out. If y... more » Bill-Lee: After retiring from a career as a Bounty Hunter, Boush kicked around the universe for awhile until he arrived in our own galaxy sometime in the 24th C... more » TKOtheKDR: lol, I thought that was "obese" hunter at first, too hahaha. (Think Rosie O'Donnell in a ghillie suit) more » Ruthless, If you let me: Boushh, Obese Hunter has higher hit points and can provide cover for squad mates. However, he does have issues with doors more » gd01skorpius: Was that Michelle Rodriguez having her chest bursted? Yay! more » lightninglouie: Hate to be a buzzkill, but does anyone else wish that the game designers would use H.R. Giger's original creature design instead of the crummy, low bu... more » BangarangRufio867: I was really hoping for an adaptation to Predator 2 rather than AVP...mostly because I wanted to be that coked out gang member who says..."SCORPIO...I... more » SJ_Edwards: The thing I like most about Weyland-Yutani, is that they started out as an effete Aspen, Colorado microbrewery [en.wikipedia.org] and became a star sy... more » theblazeuk: Aliens vs Predator was a great comic and AvP 1 & 2 were great games. Both were set in the ripley-era Earth, rather than modern day, and were far c... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Ive been following this since its anouncement last year. It looks better with every trailer. I still play the original PC version every now and then..... more » Xicer: Come on guys, the games were always leaps and bounds better than the movies (and keep in mind the movies were made many years after the games came out... more » daveNYC: How about a colonial marine game in an AvP setting as done by Bethesda using the Fallout 3 system. more » Im_your_Huckleberry: Boy, this should go over well, the last two movies were so good that this has to be good also. /dripping with sarcasm more » Daveinva: Sold. I'm still bitter that "Colonial Marines" got canceled so long ago... this will do nicely, as long as they don't screw it up. Will it have mult... more » TemporalSword: Can't be any worse than the movies, right? RIGHT??? more » gorehound: Steven Soderbergh I dislike but I do hope new scifs are made so maybe this might be good news. more » Bootknife-Jackson: if pitt is there, im sure george will stop by, for the free beer and a cameo at least. more » strideo: Oh please! Predator vs Alien was enough! Why do we have to get Brad Pitt involved? . . . oh, you didn't mean those aliens. Uh, carry on . . . more » kubrickian: I guess Manchu prefers his sci-fi of the Transformers variety. :-) The Soderbergh Solaris is a thought-provoking movie about the dangers of memory. ... more » ManchuCandidate: Please don't turn this into Solaris or Snoraris. more » -
#starwarsminiatures
Star Wars Miniatures Preview — Boushh, Ubese Hunter
Boushh's reputation as brutal, calculating bounty hunter with a psychotic streak wasn't the least bit diminished by the fact that he was successfully impersonated by a princess. Honest. More » -
#aliensvspredator
Welcome To Alien/Predator Hell, A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Weyland-Yutani Inc.
You may have wondered if we really needed another Aliens Vs. Predator game... but this new ultra-bloody, sarcastic "story trailer" may just win you over. After all, the Weyland-Yutani Corp. does have your best interests at heart. More » -
#darkvoid
Pitt Vs. Aliens: It Could Happen!
After turning time back in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt is considering jumping into the middle of a parallel universe war with aliens. Think he can convince Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney to come along? More » -
#booklists
Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World
You can't wander into the speculative future (or alternative past) blindly – you need a guide to show you the way. These five game manuals are the best at explaining aliens, mutants, angry robots and even non-sparkly vampires. More » -
#ouijaboard
The Ouija Board Movie's Plot Sounds As Boring As Ouija Board Game
Tron 2's writers are scripting the Ouija Board movie, and we're excited to see how they'll flesh out the role of "triangle." Turns out the rules of the game are the basis of the plot. Wait, there were rules? More » -
#conceptart
Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails
The toxic clouds over post-apocalyptic Moscow paint lovely trails around the setting sun, in this concept art from THQ's Metro 2033. And another piece of new concept art shows the subway tunnels where the ragged survivors hide. More » -
#lostrisk
Plan Your Conquest of the Island with the Risk "Lost" Edition
There have been over a dozen editions of the popular strategy game Risk, covering franchises from Lord of the Rings to Star Wars to Transformers. There isn't a Lost version yet, so one fan went ahead and made his own. More » -
#conceptart
A Spaceport Bar Braces For The Worst Brawl In History, In AVP Concept Art
This spaceport basks in alien sunlight, through a veil of pollution, but it still manages to look dark and dingy. And the watering hole in the foreground braces for an Alien/Predator smackdown, in new Aliens Vs. Predator game concept art. More » -
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#ultramarines
Warhammer Movie Brings Space Marines to Your Screen
Codex Pictures, the studio that brought Bionicle to animated life, plans to do the same for popular tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Computer-animated Space Marines and Orks will do battle in their own DVD movie, Ultramarines. [Thanks to Cole Turner] -
#nuclearapocalypse
Gamers Play Fallout — In the Real World
A group of over 200 Russian role players enacted their own Fallout-style video game, offering a taste of how the nuclear apocalypse might look. Check out the gallery of their gameplay, complete with military encampments, radiation suits, and atomic zombies. More » -
#writers
Atari Founder Writes Science Fiction Book, Opens New Horizons Of Money Laundering
Did you know that the same guy founded Atari (in 1972) and the pizza/video-game chain Chuck E. Cheese? Nolan Bushnell was ousted from both companies right before they hit the big time. And now he's writing a science-fiction novel. More » -
#starwars
The Empire Strikes Underhandedly
How far would the Empire go to take over the intergalactic underworld? According to this new trailer for the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO videogame, further than you'd think. More » -
#videogames
Videogamers Prefer Social Interaction To Killer Visuals
The deciding factor in the success or failure of a videogame? It's not how good it looks, or even how great the gameplay is, say scientists - it's whether or not other people can afford to join in. More » -
#epicmickey
Epic Mickey Is Coming Your Way Soon
Yesterday, we showed you images from a potential "Dystopian Disneyverse" videogame codenamed Epic Mickey. Anonymous sources have since let us know that the game is definitely real, and that we should expect to hear more about it on September 9th. -
#conceptart
In This Rough, Robot-Infested Land, Life Is Much Cheaper Than Dirt
Welcome to the distant planet Nia, an Earthlike world that offers a new energy source that may be the salvation of humanity... if we can only deal with Nia's robotic natives. This concept art comes from a new MMORPG, Perpetuum. More » -
#videogamemovies
10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
We're totally calling it: the Halo movie is never happening. When Steven-freakin-Spielberg says he wants to make a film, and Microsoft still says no, it's doomed. Here are 10 other video game films you'll see before you ever see Halo. More » -
#interview
Tobias Buckell On Eco-Thrillers and Writing Fight Scenes
Fresh off his top-selling novel Halo: The Cole Protocol, Tobias Buckell is turning back to original stories with an eco-thriller called Arctic Rising. He talked to us about that, and why the best fight scenes are short.
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#halo
Halo Movie Maybe A Go, Thanks To Spielberg
Is GI Joe writer Stuart Beattie's dream project about to come true, courtesy of a big-name benefactor? That's the rumor going around town right now. Are you ready for Steven Spielberg's Halo? More » -
#wildthings
Where The Wild Over-Commercializations Of Beloved Children's Books Are
It was one thing when Warners announced that they'd be releasing a Watchmen video game, but a video game based on the movie based on the classic Maurice Sendak book is really taking things to far. For shame, merchandise gods. More »
