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Atari And Universal Sign Deal For 10 Video Game Movies
Atari, the once-massive video game console manufacturer and publisher founded in 1972, has signed over the movie adaptation rights to 10 of its properties to Universal Pictures, and a feature film based on one currently unconfirmed “Atari…
After 'The Odyssey,' 1 Award-Winning Video Game Franchise Deserves a TV Adaptation
Recent years have proven that TV shows based on video games are here to stay, with undeniable examples like Fallout, The Last of Us, The Witcher, and many more. However, even as this trend grows, some of the best video games haven't received the…
'Twin Peaks' Quietly Inspired One of Nintendo's Weirdest Video Games of All Time
The Legend of Zelda has become a well-known Nintendo classic, having spawned about 19 games and numerous spin-offs, including a TV series and Manga adaptations. The game follows Link, a young man of the Hylian race (which is elf-like), and Princess…
Summer I Turned Pretty's Sean Kaufman Joins Oscar-Winning Director's Video Game Movie
Sean Kaufman has been cast in a new movie helmed by an Oscar-winning director. The Summer I Turned Pretty actor is one of the early cast members in the adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin 's best-selling novel about video game developers. Sean Kaufman is…
Amazon Turns Prime Video Into A Gaming Hub With Luna Integration
Amazon is folding its Luna cloud gaming platform directly into Prime Video, giving hundreds of millions of streaming subscribers instant access to playable games on their TVs and mobile devices. Can we get a free tier next? Previously, the company…
Three Amazing Games You Can Play For Free This Weekend
If you need something to play this weekend and rising gas prices took all of your allowance, look no further. The video game industry's race to the bottom means games are temporarily going free all the time, or staying that way permanently. The…
Sega President Says 'We Still Value The Culture Of Physical Media
Sega used to be in the hardware business. And unlike Nintendo, whose early games came in cardboard boxes, the Sonic maker sold its physical cartridges in sturdy plastic cases. Decades after the company abandoned consoles following the launch of the…
'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' Adds 'Last Days' Actor Sky Yang, 'Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Sean Kaufman (EXCLUSIVE)
Sky Yang and Sean Kaufman will star alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones in Paramount‘s upcoming adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin's best-selling novel “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.” Set over several decades, the story follows…
Zach Cregger Knows You're CinemaSinsing His Resident Evil Movie
Zach Cregger, the director of Weapons and Barbarian, is also behind the upcoming Resident Evil movie, and though the film ostensibly takes place during the Raccoon City outbreak in Resident Evil 2, it has some inconsistencies that fans have…
OpenAI vs ANI case: what it means for the future of information
News agency Asian News International (ANI) sued AI research firm OpenAI in November 2024 for using its content to train ChatGPT without permission or payment. The generative-AI model allegedly hallucinated quotes and reports, wrongly attributing to…
Universal Pictures Is Turning 10 Iconic Atari Games Into Movies in a New Studio Partnership
Sjöberg Bildbyrå/Ullstein Bild Via Getty Images Universal Pictures has entered a partnership with Atari and Entertainment 360 to develop feature films based on 10 classic video game properties The deal includes legendary titles such as…
PlayStation Network down updates: Servers latest as users hit by global outage
Outage comes as Marvel Tokon multiplayer beta launches The seemingly worldwide PlayStation outage today comes as the Marvel Tokon multiplayer beta was launched this morning, around 8am, leaving many players unable to enjoy it. The developers said…
If PlayStation kills physical media, it should 'get rid of the hardware' too, says the creator of popular RPG series Disgaea
Since 1st July, when Sony announced its intent to move away from the production and sale of physical media, we've seen plenty of backlash from both consumers and those working within the video game industry. There's plenty of evidence of this, but…
Ubisoft CEO Offers Different Opinion On PlayStation Physical Discs Issue
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot weighed in on PlayStation's shift away from physical media during a recent earnings call, arguing that the decision 'will not disturb the industry too much.' The Ubisoft earnings call mostly addressed sales in the first…
Square Enix Issues New Official Statement on Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's Open World
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation game director Naoki Hamaguchi has said that the open-world setting of the upcoming title was made to be easy for players to understand and navigate around. Hamaguchi's statement came up as development of Final Fantasy 7…
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