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Galaxy Quest' star Tim Allen talks sequel prospects, the overdue director's cut, and his dream casting for Tom Hanks.

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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 ...

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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 ...

Sega and Creative Assembly have finally officially revealed Alien: Isolation 2 with a new trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026. While the trailer stops short of announcing a release date or even a release ...

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the "strongest hints yet" of extraterrestrial life on the exoplanet K2-18b. And when ...