Alien: Isolation's Xenomorph doesn’t need to resort to try-hard jumpscares

Players do get little glimpses of the Xenomorph before this point — they'll witness it kill an NPC with its tail, hear it ...
Game Rant

Best Horror Games That Use Silence Instead of Jump Scares

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Forbes

How Does ‘Predator: Badlands’ Connect To The ‘Alien’ Universe?

‘Predator: Badlands’ contains several references to the ‘Alien’ franchise, but how deep does the connection go, and what does it mean for future sewu Alien and Predator aren’t nearly as intertwined as ...
Newsweek

Is Comet 3I/ATLAS Really an Alien Spacecraft? We’re About To Find Out

A comet called 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to the sun today (Wednesday October 29)—but is it really an alien spacecraft as one prominent scientist has speculated? If 3I/ATLAS was a ...
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HBO Max's Streaming Hit 'Weapons' Proves That the Jump Scare Isn't Dead, Horror Just Got Lazy

Billy is a Senior Features Author for Collider. Having written over 300 articles in just over a year, Billy regularly covers the biggest TV shows and films releasing while also analysing some of the ...
The Conversation

Creepy cicadas, ticking clocks and jump scares: How frightful films conjure terror out of quiet

James Deaville does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Why Audio Logs are the Unsung Heroes of Video Game Storytelling

I love listening to audio logs in videogames. There’s just something about how unrealistic most are. That said, I appreciate that game developers sometimes find the time to insert an audio log here ...
Science Daily

Harvard astrophysicist suggests mysterious interstellar object may be an alien probe

3I/ATLAS, a mysterious interstellar object racing toward the Sun, is baffling scientists with its speed and origin. Some researchers suggest it could even be alien-made, drawing comparisons to probes ...
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Alien: Isolation writer originally thought Ellen Ripley's daughter as protagonist was too "Son of Frankenstein" and "convenient," but was sold after realizing "everything had ...

One thing that makes Alien: Isolation such a uniquely tense experience is that it feels so personal thanks to its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, being the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the beloved hero of ...
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Alien: Isolation writer says the game "is too scary" for a lot of people and "we probably could've sold more if we'd watered it down," and speaking for the scaredy cats, I'm so ...

Alien: Isolation is one of the most terrifying games I've ever played, and even its own writer admits it's straight-up too scary for a lot of people. Chatting on the FRVR podcast, former Creative ...
PC Gamer

Alien Isolation is way too long because its Xenomorph got way too smart: 'At the time it didn't seem that long'

The tricky AI ended up prolonging an otherwise shorter game. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alien Isolation is my favourite ...