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‘Alien: Blackout’ to Appear at The Game Awards This Year?
With news that gamers will potentially be returning to the Alien universe in Alien: Blackout, it seems we might see the game sooner rather than later.
Geoff Keighley, Producer of The Game Awards (and Hideo Kojima’s BFF), posted a teaser image ahead of this year’s event. The phrase “Worlds will Change” are repeated over and over with in a retro-styled computer screen look and font, and a giant “W” in the upper left corner. Longtime fans of the Alien series will note the similarities to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation’s own logo, and the image itself reminds you of something you’d have seen on the consoles on, say, the Nostromo.
WORLDS // WILL // CHANGE on December 6 #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/2b8ZPZCTbv
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 2, 2018
Furthermore, Twitter accounts for @AlienBlackout and @Alien_Blackout have been discovered, with both being registered back in September.
Throwing a wrench into all of this speculation is Kojima himself, who visited 20th Century Fox, and later posted pictures from his visit on Twitter. That post was subsequently replied to by The Game Awards Twitter account with “World will change!”.
Visited 20th Century FOX. pic.twitter.com/PzeGxlQOZv
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) November 20, 2018
To add even more intrigue, Califoria-based Cold Iron Studios has been tapped to develop the game. And, according to LinkedIn pages of Cold Iron Studios’ employees, the company is not only developing the game for current gen consoles and PC, but next-gen as well.
December 6th will be interesting.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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