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[Video] A Package Opening Video Turns into an ‘Alien’ Fan Film in the Brilliant “ASMR Xenomorph Attack”
A handful of Alien fan films have come along this year in celebration of the original classic’s 40th anniversary – many part of a collaboration between 20th Century Fox, Tongal and various different filmmakers – but the most creative of them all may very well be YouTube channel RhinoStew‘s brand new “ASMR Xenomorph Attack,” unleashed earlier this month.
The ASMR video (autonomous sensory meridian response: “a feeling of euphoric tingling and relaxation that can come over someone when he or she watches certain videos or hears certain sounds”) starts off like a traditional package opening but ultimately becomes a full-on Alien fan film, with Jill Galbraith playing the role of a YouTuber-turned-Xenomorph-killer.
When a mysterious package from Weyland-Yutani arrives at her apartment, she’s forced to channel Ellen Ripley in a nightmarish fight for survival. The short, which never forgets to be the ear-pleasing ASMR video it promises in the title, utilizes impressive computer-generated effects to bring its various Xenomorph creatures to life, and it’s all around quite brilliant.
Check out “ASMR Xenomorph Attack” below, written/directed by Luke Palmer!
Thanks to Justin Yandell (@ShotgunZen) for the heads up.
Remember back in 2022 when developer Survios had announced that they were teaming up with 20th Century Games to develop a new Alien title? Well seeing as it’s Alien Day, Survios has announced their brand-new VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion. Coming “Holiday 2024” to the PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3, Rogue Incursion will feature an original story that “fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe”.
Details on the game are light at the moment, but the official site describes the upcoming title as being “designed by Alien fans for Alien fans”, with Survios aiming to craft a “technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.”
Seeing as Alien: Isolation never got official VR support when it was released, this is obviously a welcome announcement. In the meantime, if you’re keen to experience an Alien game in VR, you can always check out the fan-made mod for Alien: Isolation by Nibre_, which allows both the Steam and Epic Games Store version of Alien: Isolation to be played using the Oculus.
And speaking of Alien: Isolation, as you might expect, it’s got a hefty 80% discount going on at the moment on Steam until May 1. So if you still haven’t grabbed it after all these years, this is as good a time as any.
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