Sometimes, it's not about atmosphere in a horror game — it's about the perfect time to ambush you with a jump scare.

Alien Isolation 2 made headlines when the sequel was first announced in October 2024. The announcement was part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the first Alien Isolation game, which was ...

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

From the birth of Resident Evil on the PS1 to Silent Hill and Fatal Frame’s numerous outings on the PlayStation 2, to the PS3/360 era that gave us Dead Space, Condemned and of course, The Last of Us.

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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A bunch of fan-favorite PS3 and PS4 games are going offline for good. Electronic Arts has announced that it’s pulling the plug on a bunch of Codemasters racing games, some of which were given away for ...

Developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega, Alien: Isolation is currently just $5.99 on the PS Store. That means the horror game is 80% off its typical $29.99 asking price. PS4 and PS5 ...

The Alien franchise has been around for 46 years, so it’s honestly shocking that Alien: Earth is its first leap to the small screen. We’ve had sequels, prequels, and spinoffs — some brilliant, some we ...

Few monsters manage to terrify me. Demons and ghosts do absolutely nothing for me, and while home invasion and crazed serial killers get a reaction out of me, it never lasts. Sure, there are instances ...

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Monster Mania is a monthly column celebrating the unique and varied monster designs in horror gaming. Minor spoilers ahead for Alien: Isolation Previously, for Monster Mania, I highlighted Alien: ...