Beat-based dungeon crawlers, card-battling soccer sims and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As ever, we've got some new games for you to dive into this weekend, and a glimpse at some upcoming titles. But, first, a look ...
Gematsu

Rebellion Developments announces first-person action horror game Alien Deathstorm for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC

Rebellion Developments has announced Alien Deathstorm, a first-person action horror game coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series ...
Seeking Alpha

Life beyond beer: Anheuser-Busch adds BeatBox to its portfolio, hits 5-year share price high

Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) officially welcomed BeatBox to its fast-growing Beyond Beer Portfolio. The beer giant announced late last year that it acquired an 85% stake in BeatBox for a purchase price ...
Time

Trump Says Government Will Declassify Alien Files

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on board Air Force One on Feb. 19, 2026. Reporter With talk of aliens making headlines in the past week, President Donald Trump announced Thursday night that ...
Wired

The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

There’s no denying the allure of alien artifacts. Science fiction is awash in the material remnants of extraterrestrial civilizations, which surface in everything from the classic books of Arthur C.
Polygon

Alien: Isolation's Xenomorph doesn’t need to resort to try-hard jumpscares

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...
The Business Journals

BeatBox, one of Mark Cuban's 'Shark Tank' investments, sells majority stake for $490 million

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The Business Journals

BeatBox sells majority stake for nearly $500M

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Austin American-Statesman

Anheuser-Busch to acquire 85% of Austin-based BeatBox in $490 million deal

Austin-based alcoholic drink brand BeatBox has sold a majority stake to Anheuser-Busch, in a deal that includes a path to full ownership in the future. In the $490 million deal, Anheuser-Busch InBev — ...
Ars Technica

What if the aliens come and we just can’t communicate?

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...
TheWrap

‘Alien: Earth’ Lands Season 2 Renewal as Noah Hawley Sets New Overall Deal at FX, Disney

Sydney Chandler in "Alien: Earth" and Noah Hawley (FX/Marshall Tidrick) “Alien: Earth” has been greenlit for a second season as Noah Hawley sets a new overall deal at FX and Disney. Hawley, the ...
IGN

There's a Long History of Alien and Predator Crossovers, But They Never Really Counted… Until Now

Now, the new film Predator: Badlands is getting attention for its prominent use of Weyland-Yutani, the organization that has been a major part of the Alien franchise ...