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Read More »Eli Roth confirmed to direct the Borderlands movie
Super Mario Bros movie deal is close, report claims
Nintendo may actually be nearing the point of striking a deal to see Mario return to the big screen. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is close to an agreement with Illumination Entertainment, which is the studio behind the Despicable Me and Minions series. Talks have apparently been …
Read More »Indie game We Happy Few in early stages of becoming a movie
We Happy Few, still in Early Access, has had the rights acquired to turn it into a movie
Read More »We Happy Few is getting the movie treatment
Almost a year on from its disruptive E3 trailer debut, We Happy Few is being made into a movie. Varierty reports that the film is being made by Pitch perfect producer Gold Circle Entertainment, in partnership with dj2 Entertainment and the game’s developer Compulsion Games. [dj2] approached us enthusiastically with …
Read More »Splinter Cell film producer shakes off Assassin’s Creed performance concerns
The Splinter Cell movie has been in the works for years and is now back in the headlines – or so it seems. Producer Basil Iwanyk, who previously worked on the likes of John Wick and The Expendables, gave an interview to Collider about the upcoming adaptation of Ubisoft’s popular …
Read More »Will Ferrell to star in eSports comedy movie
International movie star Will Ferrell is set to star in a movie about eSports. A report from Variety states that the film will be similar to Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby but focusing on eSports instead of NASCAR. A report from Variety states that the film will be …
Read More »A Gears of War movie is being made at Universal
A Gears of War movie is in the works at Universal and has the people who helped make Ted and Rise of the Planet of the Apes on board. The movie was initially announced during the Gears of War launch celebration live stream last night, but few details were given. …
Read More »Oculus swipes an Emmy for VR animation Henry
Project becomes first virtual reality movie Outstanding Original Interactive Program to win an Emmy
Read More »Uncharted film delayed once again
The film adaptation of Sony’s Uncharted series has hit development trouble once more. Forbes reports that production of the movie has now been ongoing for eight years, with plans first unveiled back in early 2008, shortly after the release of the first game. In 2014, a summer 2016 release date …
Read More »Firefly Games raises $10m to make mobile movie spin-offs
Developer-publisher also looking to expand into virtual reality and eSports
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