Released in two weeks, Alien Isolation is a survival horror that evokes Ridley Scott's timeless 70s classic, putting a lone, towering alien on your tail and given you none of the tools to kill it, ...

During the 1960s, reports surrounding alien abductions arose prominently across the globe. As society became more enraptured by these wild claims, it was no surprise when Hollywood started cranking ...

Ahead of the release of Alien: Isolation, this special edition of Tech Weekly looks at the resurgence of the horror genre in computer gaming This week Guardian games editor Keith Stuart takes over the ...

Horror is always quite a subjective thing, with different aspects of the genre scaring different people, but this year several games arrived that seemed to inspire a universal sense of dread in almost ...

It is a rare thing indeed to find a movie sequel that outstrips the original. Terminator 2, perhaps. The Godfather Part II, probably. The Dark Knight, definitely. But greater sequels are hard to find.

FPS Early access multiplayer shooter Out of Action is, ironically, full of action, with cyborg ninjas blasting each other in ...

It's broadly regarded as one of the finest horror films ever created, which might seem peculiar given its spaceship setting, but Alien from 1979 established the benchmark for big-screen monsters. This ...

A new single-player action horror game based on Aliens has been announced, and it’s going to be a VR game as well. It’s hard to say what would’ve happened if Alien Isolation had been a major hit. It ...

Some survival horror games have used systems that are truly unpredictable, creating a sense of immersion other titles fail to ...

After the disastrous reception of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, there was no question the once-unstoppable IPs had hit their lowest point. (Suddenly, Predator 2 didn't seem so bad.) Fortunately, ...