'Alien: Covenant' faux advert shows you the birth of the robot apocalypse

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The next installment of the Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant, just added another cool piece of backstory to the film series, this time focusing on Walter, the humanoid robot played by Michael Fassbender, with a little help from AMD, the processor company.

In a short clip posted on YouTube, we see the "birth" of Walter as his parts are assembled (a la Westworld's opener) and his processor chips are implanted. Oh, what's that? Yeah, it's sort of a commercial for AMD, too. Thankfully, AMD's involvement turns out to add a bit of cool faux-authenticity rather than mere product shilling. At the end of the clip, we're prompted to visit a special "Meet Walter" site where you can (in your imagination) order your own Walter.  Read more...

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