For a franchise with such inconsistent efforts as a movie series, one would have to call the Alien video games “on brand” for being just about as unpredictable over the years. Aliens: Fireteam Elite has the unenviable task of coming after a broken mess of a shooter in Colonial Marines and a beloved horror that […]
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The Pulse Rifle from ‘Aliens’ Has Been Turned into a Limited Edition NERF Blaster!
“I wanna introduce you to a personal friend of mine.” The iconic M41-A Pulse Rifle from James Cameron’s Aliens has gotten an unexpectedly kid-friendly makeover, with Hasbro putting up for grabs a colorful NERF replica of the movie gun! The limited edition offering celebrates the 35th anniversary of Aliens, and it’s selling over on Hasbro’s […]
[Preview] ‘Aliens Fireteam Elite’: In Space, No One Can Hear You Emote
While many horror fans would say the history of the Alien film franchise is a bit scattershot, its video game efforts are perhaps even more erratic. One of the series’ low points is Aliens: Colonial Marines, a 2013 Gearbox shooter that failed to do just about anything right, and its lasting blemish on the IP […]