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Read More »Hinterland’s The Long Dark to receive live-action film adaptation
To celebrate the launch of wintry survival game The Long Dark, which leaves Steam’s Early Access today, developer Hinterland has announced it will be bringing the title to the big screen in the form of live-action film adaptation. The game, which is due to launch on PS4, Xbox One and …
Read More »Resident Evil films set to surpass $1bn at global box office
The Resident Evil film franchise is set to pass global box office figures of $1bn this weekend, making it the most successful video game to film franchise to date, according to Deadline. The franchise has made $954m so far, and Deadline states that Sony’s estimating the latest and final Resident …
Read More »This War of Mine board game adaptation set for 2016
Yet another video game is to make a tabletop debut. Following in the footsteps of BioShock, XCOM, The Banner Saga, Portal, The Witcher, Street Fighter, Tetris, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed, Halo and more, PC survival success This War of Mine will be adapted into a board game next year. According to …
Read More »There’s (another) Witcher movie on the way
The producer of The Mummy film franchise has announced a cinematic adaptation of The Witcher. Yes, before pedantic readers point out, there has already been a movie made about the exploits of monster-murderer and serial womaniser Geralt of Rivia. However, that 2001 Polish-language take on Andrzej Sapkowski’s original set of …
Read More »Mobile and console Heroes games to launch alongside TV reboot
The reboot of television show Heroes, Reborn, is going to be joined by both mobile and console titles. The mobile version – coming to iOS and Android – is entitled Heroes Reborn: Enigma. Meanwhile the console and PC title is called Heroes Reborn: Gemini. Both are being made by Chicago-based …
Read More »Myst TV show in development for Hulu – report
A television show based on Cyan’s 1993 graphic adventure puzzle game Myst is reportedly being considered for video streaming service Hulu. Deadlinesources claim the series is currently pending script approval. The show will reportedly explore the origins of the island of Myst from the game where a man wakes up …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid film secures screenwriter
Sony Pictures has hired screenwriter Jay Basu to pen its upcoming movie adaptation of Metal Gear Solid. Deadline has the news, with the report describing Basu as in-demand,” despite only having a few projects under his belt. Basu co-wrote Monsters: Dark Continent for Vertigo Films (currently in post-production) and was …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed film scheduled for December 2016 premiere
Production for the Assassin’s Creed movie adaptation is underway, Ubisoft has revealed. CEO Yves Guillemot mentioned the film’s status during a company earnings call that followed the posting of Ubisoft’s quarterly financial results. "We have the pleasure to announce today that the green light has been given by New Regency, …
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