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"I couldn't think of better partners to bring the story of The Last of Us to life"
Read More »Sony and Neil Druckmann to bring The Last of Us to HBO
Games Workshop announces new Warhammer 40K live-action TV series
"We can't wait to see what our partnership produces for the grim darkness of Warhammer 40,000"
Read More »Gobstopper TV wants video game props for its new Comedy Central show
UK TV production company Gobstopper TV is making a video game-themed comedy show for Comedy Central where it will be exploring various video games in both online and real-life formats. A TX pilot will be recorded in October with the view to then commission a twenty-episode series in the UK, …
Read More »Zynga and MGM’s Words with Friends TV show is the ‘correct route’ for strengthening brand loyalty
Earlier this week, Zynga announced it was teaming up with MGM Television to create a new TV show based on the popular mobile hit Words with Friends. That might sound like a slightly strange concept for a TV show, but MIDiA Research’s Karol Severin has told MCV this is the …
Read More »Report: There could be a Ubisoft Netflix TV show on the way
IP from Ubisoft’s portfolio could be making its way to digital streaming service Netflix. That’s according to a story from Reuters, which says that CEO Yves Guillemot told reporters that the firm was in talks with Netflix over a TV series. Which property is set for the streaming platform is …
Read More »Dan Harmon is making a scripted eSports comedy show for YouTube
Dan Harmon, creator of Community and Rick and Morty, is making a comedy series based around eSports for YouTube Red. The series will feature six 30 minute episodes that follow a new team of eSports stars who are trying to make it big in the growing competitive gaming industry. Both …
Read More »CBS is making a Candy Crush TV show
Turns out that Candy Crush is still incredibly popular. So popular that US TV network CBS has decided to turn it into a TV game show. In the show two teams of contestants will compete to progress through giant interactive game boards. This will apparently take an entire hour, until …
Read More »Virginia TV show or film would make ‘complete sense’, says developer
The co-creator of hit indie game Virginia says he would love to see it become a TV show or film. The story-driven title, by developer Variable State, draws heavy inspiration from 1990s TV programmes such as Twin Peaks and The X-Files. Thus, co-creator Jonathan Burroughs says it makes ‘complete sense’ …
Read More »Steve McNeil and Ellie Gibson on their new games TV show Go 8-Bit
Back in 2013, comedy double-act Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon had failed to write anything for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The duo had performed sketch shows in previous years, but they had been busy writing a sitcom so hadn’t prepared anything. In fact, they weren’t going to go until they …
Read More »Square Enix and Legendary team up for Life is Strange TV show
Cult episodic game Life is Strange is being turned into a live action TV show. The series, to be distributed digitally, is being made in a collaboration between Legendary Digital Studios and Square Enix. DJ2 Entertainment’s Dmitri Johnson and Dan Jevons are handling production and development duties. The firm also …
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