Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We’re joined on the AI and Games podcast by Andy Kelly, a former games journalist and now PR manager at Devolver Digital, who is largely famous for being that guy who bangs on about Alien: Isolation on social media more than we do! You might remember Andy as a voice in our Alien: Isolation retrospective on the AI and Games YouTube channel in 2025.
Andy sits down with Tommy to talk about ‘Perfect Organism: The Assembly Cut’, a new version of his unofficial companion book about Creative Assembly’s horror game. There’s a lot of interesting stuff to talk about in this episode, including:
- How Andy got screwed out of royalties from Unbound: the publisher of the original version of ‘Perfect Organism’
- How the conversation around Alien has changed since the original book launched in 2024.
- What to expect in the updated edition published by Lost in Cult.
- How the 10 year anniversary of the game provided more info for the book.
- Andy and Tommy muse about the recently released Alien: Isolation 2 trailer.
You can pre-order your copy of Perfect Organism: The Assembly Cut at
lostincult.co.uk/perfectorganism
Timestamps
[00:00] Preshow Stinger
[00:45] Intro
[01:10] Welcome!
[10:57] Andy's Alien Love Affair
[15:12] The Perfect Organism
[17:05] Why Update the Book?
[23:21] Alien is back in the conversation.
[25:32] Building an updated edition.
[29:30] Sponsored by AWS
[30:35] Revision or Expansion?
[38:10] Still Nothing Really Like It
[43:16] Alien: Isolation 2
[57:26] Final Book Plug
[59:03] Closing
Links and References
Perfect Organism: The Assembly Cut
lostincult.co.uk/perfectorganism
Alien: Isolation 2 Reveal Trailer
youtube.com/watch?v=t1-vUcw8CFc
Alien: Isolation - The AI and Games Retrospective
youtube.com/watch?v=LeIkEoHglQQ
You can find Andy Kelly over on Instagram and BlueSky:
instagram.com/ultrabrilliant
https://bsky.app/profile/ultrabrilliant.xyz
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The AI and Games Podcast is presented by AWS for Games.
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All of our work including the AI and Games YouTube series, newsletter, and this here podcast is fan-funded by our community. You can support our work and get access to bonus content by visiting http://www.aIandgames.com.
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We’re joined on the AI and Games podcast by Andy Kelly, a former games journalist and now PR manager at Devolver Digital, who is largely famous for being that guy who bangs on about Alien: Isolation on social media more than we do! You might remember Andy as a voice in our Alien: Isolation retrospective on the AI and Games YouTube channel in 2025.
Andy sits down with Tommy to talk about ‘Perfect Organism: The Assembly Cut’, a new version of his unofficial companion book about Creative Assembly’s horror game. There’s a lot of interesting stuff to talk about in this episode, including:
- How Andy got screwed out of royalties from Unbound: the publisher of the original version of ‘Perfect Organism’
- How the conversation around Alien has changed since the original book launched in 2024.
- What to expect in the updated edition published by Lost in Cult.
- How the 10 year anniversary of the game provided more info for the book.
- Andy and Tommy muse about the recently released Alien: Isolation 2 trailer.
You can pre-order your copy of Perfect Organism: The Assembly Cut at
lostincult.co.uk/perfectorganism
Timestamps
[00:00] Preshow Stinger
[00:45] Intro
[01:10] Welcome!
[10:57] Andy's Alien Love Affair
[15:12] The Perfect Organism
[17:05] Why Update the Book?
[23:21] Alien is back in the conversation.
[25:32] Building an updated edition.
[29:30] Sponsored by AWS
[30:35] Revision or Expansion?
[38:10] Still Nothing Really Like It
[43:16] Alien: Isolation 2
[57:26] Final Book Plug
[59:03] Closing
Links and References
Perfect Organism: The Assembly Cut
lostincult.co.uk/perfectorganism
Alien: Isolation 2 Reveal Trailer
youtube.com/watch?v=t1-vUcw8CFc
Alien: Isolation - The AI and Games Retrospective
youtube.com/watch?v=LeIkEoHglQQ
You can find Andy Kelly over on Instagram and BlueSky:
instagram.com/ultrabrilliant
https://bsky.app/profile/ultrabrilliant.xyz
--
The AI and Games Podcast is presented by AWS for Games.
aws.com
All of our work including the AI and Games YouTube series, newsletter, and this here podcast is fan-funded by our community. You can support our work and get access to bonus content by visiting http://www.aIandgames.com.
--
Follow 'AI and Games' on social media.
TikTok: tiktok.com/@aiandgames
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/aiandgames.bsky.social
--
If you're interested in working with us, check out the following:
Sponsorship Enquiries: passionfroot.me/aiandgames
Business Enquiries: aiandgames.com/p/professional-services
