Alien, Predator & Related Sci-Fi News
This section brings together timely news, rumors, and announcements from across the franchises AvP Central covers. Alien, Predator, and AvP remain the main focus, but we also report on related sci-fi properties our readers follow, including Avatar, Terminator, and Blade Runner. While most of the site is devoted to AvP lore, guides, and timelines, this hub tracks breaking developments: upcoming Alien and Predator movies, game reveals, comic announcements, casting news, production updates, release dates, and industry rumors as they emerge.
Blade Runner 2099: Cast, Date & What We Know
Blade Runner 2099 is Amazon's eight-episode Prime Video limited series, set fifty years after Blade Runner 2049. Hunter Schafer's Cora partners with Michelle Yeoh's dying replicant Olwen in a Los Angeles run by replicants. All eight episodes premiere worldwide on 25 November 2026.
By Janno Vares September 22, 2026 Blade Runner Movies | Blade Runner Lore | News
Exploder Xenomorph: Fireteam 2's Volatile Runner
The Exploder is a Volatile Runner Xenomorph in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. Cold Iron Studios lists it as a suicide pressure unit with a Medium (situational) threat. A pustule-covered sac on its back detonates at close range, and a burning Exploder dies with a larger blast.
By Janno Vares August 28, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Aliens Fireteam 2 Enemies | Xenomorphs From The Games
Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Released: Prices & Launch Trailer
Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company have shipped Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, the four-player co-op sequel to Aliens: Fireteam Elite. This article covers the launch trailer, day-one platforms, Standard and 40th Anniversary Premium Edition prices, and the separate Alien: Romulus pack.
By Janno Vares August 26, 2026 Alien Games | News
Striker: Fireteam 2's Pathogen Brute Explained
The Striker is a pale pathogen brute in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. Cold Iron first fielded it as the Pathogen Brute in the Promise of the Flower expansion. Club arms, a relentless chase, and no clean weak point make it a High-threat melee pursuer.
By Janno Vares August 24, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Aliens Fireteam 2 Enemies | Pathogen Creatures
Harbinger: Fireteam 2's Pathogen Hunter
The Harbinger is a pathogen-mutated Hunter in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. Cold Iron Studios lists it as a Pursuit and Lockdown threat with a High rating. A multi-armed body built around an oversized maw chases a squad and pins Marines with a grapple.
By Janno Vares August 24, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Aliens Fireteam 2 Enemies | Pathogen Creatures
Siren Xenomorph: Fireteam 2's Living Alarm
The Siren is a Support / Caller Xenomorph in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. Cold Iron Studios lists it as a reinforcement beacon with low direct threat and high indirect threat. Vibrating dorsal-tube flaps carry the scream that calls more Xenomorphs into the fight.
By Janno Vares August 20, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Aliens Fireteam 2 Enemies | Xenomorphs From The Games
The Marauder: Fireteam 2's New Marine Class Explained
The Marauder is a remade Colonial Marine class in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, built around a rifle plus a heavy weapon, shoulder-mounted Blast Cannon and Titan Rockets kits, and perks that reward kill streaks and melee knockback.
By Janno Vares August 19, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Colonial Marine Lore | News
Warden Xenomorph: Fireteam 2's Heavy Bruiser
The Warden is a Heavy Bruiser Xenomorph in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. Cold Iron Studios lists it as stockier than a Praetorian, with speed bursts, melee knockdowns, and ranged acid that locks a squad in place. It is not a Xenomorph King.
By Janno Vares August 18, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Aliens Fireteam 2 Enemies | Xenomorphs From The Games
The Specialist: Fireteam 2's Endgame Marine Class Explained
The Specialist is the new endgame Colonial Marine class in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, built around unlocked abilities, perks, and signature weapons from Marauder, Duelist, Machinist, Hunter, and Medic, mixed into one custom loadout.
By Janno Vares August 17, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Colonial Marine Lore | News
The Medic: Fireteam 2's New Marine Class Explained
The Medic is a remade Colonial Marine class in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, built around Combat Stims, a returning Advanced Trauma Station that can buff or poison, close-range signature weapons, and revive perks that keep a fireteam standing.
By Janno Vares August 12, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Colonial Marine Lore | News
The Duelist: Fireteam 2's New Marine Class Explained
The Duelist is a remade Colonial Marine class in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, built around two primary rifle slots, Stay on Target damage stacking, Mobility, Burst Configuration, and Shrapnel Grenade upgrades that reward aggressive sustained fire.
By Janno Vares August 08, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Colonial Marine Lore | News
The Hunter: Fireteam 2's New Marine Class Explained
The Hunter is a remade Colonial Marine class in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, built around slowing prey with Particle Pulse and Stasis Bolt, signature railgun and particle weapons, and weak-point damage perks that reward precision under heavy fire.
By Janno Vares August 04, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Colonial Marine Lore | News
The Machinist: Fireteam 2's New Marine Class Explained
The Machinist is a remade tech-support Colonial Marine class in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, built around energy weapons, a modifiable Sentry Turret, a Bodyguard Drone, and stackable machine-learning perks that reward holding ground with deployables.
By Janno Vares July 29, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Colonial Marine Lore | News
Predator vs. Punisher: Marvel's Street-Level Yautja Hunt
Predator vs. Punisher is an upcoming four-issue Marvel crossover by Frank Tieri and Jesús Saíz. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, it sends a Yautja into New York against Frank Castle and a murderer's row of crime bosses, while echoing the Predator Punisher from Predator Kills the Marvel Universe.
By Janno Vares July 26, 2026 Predator Comics | Alien And Predator Crossovers | News
Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Release Date & Romulus DLC Revealed
Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company have confirmed that Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 launches worldwide on August 25, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Epic Games Store. This article covers the release date trailer, edition pricing, and the Premium Edition cosmetic packs.
By Janno Vares July 24, 2026 Alien Games | Upcoming Alien Games | News
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Classes: The Full Roster
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 rebuilds the Colonial Marine class roster around Marauder, Duelist, Machinist, Hunter, and Medic, then adds Specialist as a mix-and-match endgame class unlocked by leveling the others. Each marine runs a primary weapon, a signature kit, and perks for four-player co-op.
By Janno Vares July 16, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Colonial Marine Lore | News
Avatar 4 News: Timeline Jump, Kiri & What We Know
Avatar 4 is tentatively scheduled for December 2029. Sam Worthington has read James Cameron's scripts for Avatar 4 and 5, Cameron confirmed an eight-year jump after Fire and Ash, and the sequel may shift focus from Jake Sully to Kiri while expanding the war beyond Pandora.
By Janno Vares July 02, 2026 Avatar Movies | News | Avatar Lore
Predator vs. Planet of the Apes: Three-Way War in 3978
Predator vs. the Planet of the Apes is a five-issue Marvel crossover set on the classic 1968 Planet of the Apes timeline. A crash-landed Yautja ignites a war between humans, apes, and hunters after astronaut Arch is stranded in Ape City.
By Janno Vares June 29, 2026 Predator Comics | Alien And Predator Crossovers | Predator Merchandise
Alien vs. X-Men: Wolverine Gets His Second Xenomorph War
Alien vs. X-Men is an upcoming Marvel Comics crossover that sends the X-Men against Xenomorphs after a Phoenix egg mission goes wrong. The series follows Aliens vs. Avengers and features Kieron Gillen, Geraldo Borges, and a Chris Claremont backup story with the Brood.
By Janno Vares June 28, 2026 Alien Comics | Alien And Predator Crossovers | News
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: Enemies, Classes & Release
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is the four-player co-op shooter sequel from Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company. It rebuilds the Colonial Marine classes, adds a customizable Specialist, Horde mode, and new Xenomorph threats, and launches August 25, 2026.
By Janno Vares June 18, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Alien Games | Upcoming Alien Games
Alien: Isolation 2: Trailer, Storyline & All We Know
Alien: Isolation 2 is Creative Assembly and Sega's survival horror sequel. It follows Weyland-Yutani manager Blake on storm-hit LV-921 and at Kurosaki Station, a few months after Isolation, when the ejected Gemini Labs module crashes and an unkillable Xenomorph hunts the colony.
By Janno Vares June 07, 2026 Alien Games | Upcoming Alien Games | News
New Xenomorph Types In Aliens: Fireteam 2 Revealed
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 introduces several new enemy types and Xenomorph variants, including the explosive Exploder, the reinforcement-calling Siren, the brutal Warden, the pathogen-mutated Harbinger, and the armored Bulwark synthetic.
By Janno Vares May 13, 2026 Aliens Fireteam 2 Lore | Xenomorphs From The Games | News
Predator Badlands 2: Rumors & Sequel Chances
Predator: Badlands 2 has not been officially announced, but the ending of Predator: Badlands, Dan Trachtenberg's comments, and the mystery around Dek Predator's mother strongly suggest more stories may follow.
By Janno Vares April 23, 2026 Upcoming Alien And Predator Movies | Predator Badlands Lore | News
Prometheus 3: News On The Alien: Covenant Sequel
In August 2026, Ridley Scott told the Los Angeles Times that a third Alien prequel was in the works, with Michael Fassbender's David building a new world after Alien: Covenant. This article covers that update, the planned story, and how other Alien projects sit beside Prometheus 3.
By Janno Vares January 16, 2026 Upcoming Alien And Predator Movies | News
Prey 2: News & Rumors For Naru's Return In Prey Sequel
Although Prey was released only on the streaming service, it was both a critical and financial success, making the sequel a possibility. Find out the current status of Prey 2, including information about Naru's fate in Killer Of Killers and Badlands.
By Janno Vares January 14, 2026 Upcoming Alien And Predator Movies | News
Status Of New AVP Game? Latest News And Rumors
While past Alien vs. Predator games in the series have left a lasting impact, there has been little official news about a new installment. Here is a look at the current status, recent developments, and ongoing rumors surrounding a potential new AvP game.
By Janno Vares April 01, 2025 Upcoming Alien And Predator Movies | Upcoming Alien Games | Avp Lore
Alien Romulus Sequel News: All We Know About Romulus 2
Following the success of Alien: Romulus, a sequel is moving forward with a completed script by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. In this article, we look at the current status of Alien: Romulus 2, including Rain and Andy's future, David rumors, and possible release date information.
By Janno Vares March 11, 2025 Upcoming Alien And Predator Movies | News
Alien Earth TV Series: Plot, Cast & Season 2 Updates
Alien: Earth is Noah Hawley's FX series set in 2120, two years before Alien. Season 1 premiered in 2025 and followed Wendy, the USCSS Maginot crash, and Xenomorphs on Earth. Season 2 is filming in London, with Peter Dinklage, Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell, and Jerome Flynn joining the cast.
By Janno Vares March 08, 2025 News
Alien vs. Predator 3 News: What's The Status Of AvP 3?
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (also known as Alien vs Predator 2) left the door open for a sequel. We look at some of the news, rumors and speculation around the third Alien vs Predator movie, possibly being released by Disney after Predator: Badlands.
By Janno Vares March 05, 2025 Upcoming Alien And Predator Movies | Avp Lore | News
Aliens Expanded: A Complete Documentary Breakdown
A complete overview of Aliens Expanded, the in-depth documentary exploring James Cameron's Aliens, including cast, structure, and release details.
By Janno Vares April 16, 2024 News
Alien 5: Status Of Neill Blomkamp's Aliens Sequel
Directed by Neill Blomkamp, the proposed Alien 5 generated considerable excitement, eventually leaving fans in a state of anticipation and disappointment. This article delves into the development, cancellation, the profound impact of Alien 5, and explores the story details of the movie.
By Janno Vares October 21, 2023 Canceled Alien And Predator Movies | News
