The first thing you see is a gun. Not just a gun, but the gun. The M41A pulse rifle 10 millimetre with over-and-under 30 millimetre pump action grenade launcher, as so lovingly described by Corporal ...

A reader reviews the final slice of downloadable content for Gearbox’s controversial movie tie-in, and the unlikely backstory of Cpl Dwayne Hicks. The following contains spoilers linked to the retail ...

James Cameron’s classic action horror gets an interactive sequel by the creators of Borderlands, but how soon will you want it to be game over, man? Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3) – just another bug ...

17 days? We're not going to last 17 hours, man! - Private Hudson from the movie Aliens (1986) Sega's Aliens: Colonial Marines, which is developed by Gearbox, is set to hit the stands later this year.

With Prometheus failing to answer the feverish questions about the Space Jockey and plot holes regarding the Xenomorph's origin, the Alien franchise is in dire need of rescue. Thankfully Gearbox ...

James Cameron’s 1986 ­movie Aliens has inspired – or at least part-influenced – ­pretty much every sci-fi shooter video game that’s been ­released since. In an effort to assert its ­authority and ...

Alien is one of 20th centry's all-time classic movies. In that typical Hollywood style it's spawned sequels, a prequel in the shape of Prometheus - so what was that all about? - and, of course, its ...

The games industry owes a significant debt to the Alien movies. Given the widespread co-opting of its source material, Colonial Marines faced a monumental task in attempting to be both fresh and ...

Of all the various genres and styles explored in the Alien films, the war-movie-in-space bluster of James Cameron’s Aliens is an obvious candidate for a videogame adaptation. It boasts tough-talking ...