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Mike Diver, journalist, author (Aliens: The Video Games)

September 1

1h 27m

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Episode Description

Mike Diver is a British journalist, editor, and author whose career has moved fluidly between music criticism and video games writing, always with an eye for subculture, history, and stories beyond the mainstream. He began at the music website Drowned in Sound, where he rose to become content editor, before going on to work with Clash and contribute to publications including Kerrang! and Rock Sound.

Later, he turned increasingly to video games, writing for outlets including Edge and Kotaku - as well as heading up teams at VICE Gaming (later Waypoint) and GAMINGbible - and bringing the same curiosity and critical energy to games culture, retro hardware, and the history of the medium. Alongside his journalism, he has written six books on video games and edited several more, covering subjects from indie games and esports to Sonic the Hedgehog and Final Fantasy. His latest book, Aliens: The Video Games, continues that fascination with the way great pop-cultural worlds mutate and endure through interactive form.

LINKS

Mike Diver – website & book

Mike Diver – Aliens: The Video Games: An Unofficial Guide (Waterstones, out 30 August 2026)

Aliens: The Video Games – publisher White Owl / Pen and Sword

Alien games discussed

Alien: Isolation – Steam

Aliens: Dark Descent – Steam

Aliens: Colonial Marines – Wikipedia

Aliens: Infestation (Nintendo DS) – Wikipedia

Aliens vs. Predator (Capcom, 1994 arcade) – Wikipedia

Alien: Rogue Incursion – Steam

Alien: Isolation 2 – official announcement trailer