Matthew Mendisana is a journalist and writer with a passion for storytelling and a love for games and movies. That love carried him through college, while not letting his Autistic Spectrum hold him ...

While most people primarily think of the movies, the Alien franchise has also had a significant presence in video games since the 1980s. That presence continues today, with more titles on the way.

Gearbox Software’s and Sega’s take on the Alien franchise, Aliens: Colonial Marines is an action FPS game where players gear up to face the threat of the Xenomorphs, as inspired by the Aliens movie.

You lay the blueprints. You pore over the details. You painstakingly reinforce every corner and buttress. And then you sit back and watch as the marauding alien hordes try to get into your base, and ...