{"id":72497,"date":"2015-02-20T11:13:53","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T09:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=72497"},"modified":"2015-02-20T11:14:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T09:14:59","slug":"aliens-aliens-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/72497-aliens-aliens-everywhere","title":{"rendered":"Aliens! Aliens everywhere!"},"content":{"rendered":"

South African-born director (and CG mech fan) Neil Blomkamp is reportedly\u00a0on board\u00a0to direct the next Alien movie.<\/p>\n

The news comes through Variety<\/a>, which reports that\u00a020th Century Fox has closed a deal with Blomkamp to make the not-yet-titled trip into space, set for release sometime after the next Prometheus film (due 2016).<\/p>\n

The news has\u00a0been\u00a0confirmed by insiders at Fox, Variety says, and Blomkamp himself.<\/p>\n

“So I think this is officially my next film,” he said on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n

Blomkamp, you may recall, was once pegged to direct a Halo movie (a game series which features the Covenant alien race), but that fell through because he was untested as a director at that point.<\/p>\n

Now with two successful movies behind his name (one prominently featuring aliens), and a third coming out soon, it’s evident the Jozi boy is in the big leagues and ready to tackle something as loved as the Alien franchise.<\/p>\n

Presumably, the movie is unlikely to star the Johannesburg skyline – and hopefully Yolani Visser and Ninja from Die Antwoord will stay far away.<\/p>\n

With all this talk of aliens, what better excuse do we\u00a0need to look at some of our\u00a0favourite\u00a0aliens in gaming?<\/p>\n

Xenomorphs – Alien: Isolation<\/h3>\n

Come on, the article opened with a ‘where to’ for the next Alien movie, you had to have known the most famous aliens would make the cut.<\/p>\n

While the Xenomorphs haven’t always had the best representation in the gaming world, the latest Alien gaming title reminded us exactly why these bastards are so terrifying.<\/p>\n

Whether they’re hitting you up with chest-bursters, or giving you the most uncomfortable french kiss ever (melt-your-face acid spit include), the Xeno’s are by far the most bad-ass aliens around.<\/p>\n

We can’t wait to see them in action again.<\/p>\n

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Xenomorph<\/p><\/div>\n

PuPu – Final Fantasy<\/h3>\n

PuPu is an adorable alien monster from Final Fantasy 8. He (she?) is part of an obscure side-quest that demands you give up your precious elixirs.<\/p>\n

Typically you’d be hard-pressed to give up these vital potions, but…look<\/em>\u00a0at him. He’s adorable. You just want to squeeze his little blue body until it explodes into candy.<\/p>\n

The little blue guy has made brief appearances across the later Final Fantasy titles, but little else is known about him – except that he remains adorable and awesome.<\/p>\n

Another notable alien from Final Fantasy is Jenova, I guess, but she’s far less huggable.<\/p>\n

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Pupu<\/p><\/div>\n

Turians – Mass Effect<\/h3>\n

Mass Effect has a lot of alien races to choose from – from the democracy-loving Asari, to the slave-trading Batarians. But when it comes to being the most awesome, the Turians take the prize.<\/p>\n

Why? Two words: Garrus. Vakarian.<\/p>\n

Even though the Turians are uptight and militant – harping on about “discipline” and “order” all the time – Garrus kicks that right in the pantaloons by being a vigilante that gets things done his way.<\/p>\n

It also helps that the calibration-obsessed\u00a0ET is a loyal alien bro who sticks by Shepard across the series, and makes the best awkward alien lover ever.<\/p>\n

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Garrus Vakarian<\/p><\/div>\n

Greys – Silent Hill<\/h3>\n

The greys in Silent Hill are considered non-canon. They turn up as part of an ongoing “joke ending” theme in the series.<\/p>\n

They earn their place on this list by simply being the least terrifying thing in the Silent Hill games. In fact, had they been responsible for all the disturbing goings-on the whole time, we would sleep easier at night because that means the demons aren’t inside us<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In Silent Hill Origins it was shown\u00a0that the greys were also working with the adorable puppy that was revealed to be the one torturing James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2.<\/p>\n

We love puppies, and love the people who love puppies.<\/p>\n

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Silent Hill Greys<\/p><\/div>\n

Alien Penis – Spore<\/h3>\n

Okay, wait, no.<\/p>\n

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Spore…creature<\/p><\/div>\n

Feeble – Feeble Files<\/h3>\n

“Who?” we hear you ask.<\/p>\n

You may not have heard of this alien character from Adventure Soft’s 1997 point-and-click adventure game The Feeble Files, but really, you ought to have.<\/p>\n

He’s rather British, and also a little bit pathetic. He’s an every-day ma-er, alien, reluctantly thrust into adventure much like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’s Arthur Dent. But more green.<\/p>\n

Despite a “fascist” company ruling over him, and a mother who wants him to visit home – not to mention falling for a rebellious freedom fighter alien lady – Feeble beats the odds and goes ahead and saves the day anyway.<\/p>\n

He also looks fabulous in a dress.<\/p>\n

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Feeble<\/p><\/div>\n

Honourable mentions<\/h3>\n