12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

Scientists say moons around rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough for life thanks to tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres. These dark, starless worlds may have had ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its protocols for confirming and announcing the discovery of alien life. New guidelines address the modern challenges of social media, ...

Get a deep dive into what you can expect from Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core's first update in this latest trailer for the 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelike featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors ...

Luckily, the newest game from Cold Iron Studios looks to be far more in line with those successes than the failures. The studio was at Summer Game Fest 2026 to show off Aliens: Fireteams Elite 2, ...

As cute as baby Yoda may be, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released when I was just an impressionable little boy so Lego’s new 1,226-piece Ideas set has me feeling nostalgic. Launching on August 1st ...

Are humans alone in the universe? The answer is more complicated than science fiction might suggest. Scientists have discovered billions upon billions of potentially habitable planets. But if life is ...

Your phone buzzes with a breaking news alert: “Astronomers detect unusual signal from distant star system.” Within hours, social media explodes with alien conspiracy theories, deepfake “evidence,” and ...

Marvel Comics continues to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this week with the one-shot special Star Wars: Rogue One – Saw Gerrera #1; get yourself a sneak peek with ...