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From geeks to box office gold: why Hollywood is banking on video games

Driven by cult franchises with a strong fan base, adaptations of video games into films and TV shows are filling cinemas, dominating platforms and raking in millions. Encouraged by the success of The Last of Us and A Minecraft Movie, video games are fast becoming Hollywood's new golden goose.

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Sydney Sweeney joins cast of Jon M Chu-directed Split Fiction movie adaptation

'Euphoria' star Sydney Sweeney is set to star in the big screen adaptation of video game 'Split Fiction', which will be directed by Jon M. Chu.

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Why film adaptations of popular video games often fall flat

Video game adaptations are having a moment. On television, shows like HBO’s The Last of Us and Amazon Prime’s Fallout — each based on popular game franchises — have been gigantic hits. On the big screen, 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke box office records, and at the time…

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The obscure Andean instrument heard on The Last of Us' soundtrack is the star of Spitfire Audio's latest plugin

Ronroco by Gustavo Santaolalla captures the haunting sound of HBO's post-apocalyptic video game adaptation

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French Independent Studio's First Video Game Draws Fans

Independent French studio Sandfall Interactive's first video game "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" launched worldwide on Thursday but has already built up a solid community of fans eager to discover its post-apocalyptic fantasy world.

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Until Dawn review – efficient, if unscary, video game horror

A solidly made adaptation of the Playstation hit sees a group of twentysomethings stuck in a gory death loop

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UK restricts export of video game controllers to Russia amid use to pilot drones

Some 150 new trade sanctions against Russia have been introduced by the UK, aimed at choking off the Kremlin’s war effort.

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Ghost of Yotei leads say "the katana is still the most valuable weapon" even 300 years after Ghost of Tsushima, but "more opportunities to blow things up is never a bad addition for a video game"

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Until Dawn director on balancing laughs and scares in the horror game adaptation, as he recalls scaling back some of its Evil Dead-style humor during filming: "It was like, 'Maybe it needs to be a bit more serious'"

Exclusive: David F. Sandberg also touches on how Until Dawn's characters differ from the video game's more stereotypical protagonists

Total Film

40 Years Ago, One Brilliant And Cunning Woman Proved Video Games Could Make You Smarter

Back in 1985, one highly educational game on PC made geography, history, and even PBS seem cool.

Inverse

Director of Until Dawn movie teases "very bloody bathroom scene" as he opens up on the challenges of filming a time loop horror: "It was everywhere, you couldn't clean it up"

Exclusive: David F. Sandberg also touches on the video game adaptation's found-footage sequence

Total Film

Jennifer Aniston reacts to blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in second season of The Last of Us

An image of Aniston made a split-second appearance in season two of HBO’s hit video game adaptation

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Insta360's latest 360-degree camera gives your footage main character energy (with a HUD to match)

The Insta360 X5's dual-capture InstaFrame mode caters to adventurers and editors alike, but syncing with Apple and Garmin smartwatches gives every shot serious video game vibes.

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Take-Two Interactive: A Defensive Play Set to Explode

Take-Two Interactive leverages its core franchises while preparing for unprecedented growth fueled by the highly anticipated launch of Grand Theft Auto VI.

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Sydney Sweeney and Michael Bay team up for OutRun movie

Sydney Sweeney has teamed up with Michael Bay for a movie adaptation of the arcade video game 'OutRun' - though the actress is only currently attached as a producer.

Total Film

Netflix's Castlevania director asks fans what his next video game anime should be, and Bloodborne, Metroid, and a fresh take on Berserk are leading the pack

Castlevania anime director Samuel Deats has asked his social media followers what video game he should animate "some day"

The Independent UK

The Last of Us fans say they’re ‘robbed’ after ‘missing’ video game scene from season two

The second episode of season two didn’t follow its source material to the letter

The Independent UK

The Last of Us’s huge twist has exposed the series’ fatal flaw

COMMENT: The second episode of the new season featured what should have been a seismic twist, writes Louis Chilton. But the cracks in HBO’s post-apocalyptic adaptation might be starting to show

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How The Last of Us season two’s major death differs from the video game

‘The Last of Us’ has just delivered one of the most shocking deaths in modern TV history, but how did they change it from the game?

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Freaky Tales: this gory 80s-inspired anthology film is all surface and no substance

Nostalgia for the 1980s has been in vogue since the release of Stranger Things in 2016. The Netflix show brought about a renaissance of interest in the popular culture of the time firmly rooted in nostalgia – video game arcades, the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, horror films and a…

Inverse

The Most Underrated Video Game Adaptation Is Finally Coming Back This Summer

'Twisted Metal' Season 2 now has a release date and a first look at what's ahead.

Player One

Best 2000s Horror Video Games That Need a Remake ASAP

Horror games from the 2000s have set an industry standard, and remakes are proving that they are still worth revisiting.

Total Film

New video game adaptation Until Dawn lands positive first reactions, calling the horror movie "a meta horror blast"

Until Dawn is already in the running for best horror movie of the year

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How architecture shapes video game play

When players enter the virtual worlds of video games, they are greeted by complex architectural environments. These virtual spaces do more than serve as mere backdrops for gameplay. The design of buildings, streets and entire cities guides player emotions, behaviours and even advances the narrative.

Digital Camera World

This 3D artist imagined a world where photographers could control more than just a camera – and turned it into a video game

What if photographers could control the sun the way they control a camera? Lushfoil is a new video game that allows photographers to do just that

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