Welcome to the 250th edition of Indie-Penance Day! Running annually on Kotaku since 1776, each year we celebrate the emancipation of indie games from the tyrannical publishers that once ruled the land ...

There’s a reason Alien and Predator keep showing up as inspiration for themed entertainment. These franchises come pre-loaded with the exact ingredients that make a spin feel cinematic: high stakes, ...

One of the best horror games of the 2010s was Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation, but it certainly took some time for audiences to see it in its proper light. Though it initially received mixed ...

In the decade-plus since the release of Alien: Isolation, the game never faded from the minds or mouths of horror aficionados. With such a tall legacy, I was excited to jump into Alien: Isolation 2 at ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Steven Spielberg's new extraterrestrial thriller, "Disclosure Day," starring Emily Blunt, ...

Running time: 145 minutes. PG-13 (Some bloody images, action, violence, strong language). In theaters June 12. Neither, actually. “Disclosure Day” hews closer to “Minority Report,” with a man on the ...

Sega and Creative Assembly have finally officially revealed Alien: Isolation 2 with a new trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026. While the trailer stops short of announcing a release date or even a release ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ Get ready for xenomorphs to be scary again, ...

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Jean Paul Sartre famously asserted in NO EXIT that “Hell is other people.” Liz Duffy Adams probably doesn’t buy into that theory, even though her world premiere play, DEAR ALIEN, may be compared to ...

I was skeptical before playing Directive 8020, because I didn't think it had the power to surprise me. The pre-release marketing material all seemed to spoil what the main threat in the game is: an ...