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Aliens: Fireteam Elite

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 24 AUG / PUB FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE, 20TH CENTURY GAMES / DEV COLD IRON STUDIOS / PLAYERS 1-3

Looking for a slow-paced horror follow-up to Alien: Isolation? You need to look elsewhere. And buy a magnifying glass. Just as  film fans know, that tiny ‘s’ in the title means a lot – this is more inspired by the action-heavy James-Cameron-helmed ’80s sequel. Like the flick, Fireteam Elite has hordes of xenomorphs hungry for marines, and plenty of big guns with which to hold

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