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Movie reviews for the gaming fiend; put down the controller in lieu of these films about gamers, VR-focused documentaries and adaptations of your favorite video games.
Grease The Gears: 'Gears Of War' Movie Adaptation To Be Penned By Writer of 'Avatar 2' & 'Armageddon'
Okay, okay let's take a moment to breathe and remember that even though we've faced decades of shoddy video game film adaptations things are bound to get better. In nearly every video game that we've ever played, the hero eventually saves the day or escapes from the pit of despair, torture, zombies, mythical creatures only to return in the sequel.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
Will 'Five Night's At Freddy's' Be The Start Of A New Film Genre Based On Indie Horror Games?
Recently, the hit indie horror game franchise Five Nights At Freddys received some great news on the Hollywood front, being picked up by horror movie giant Blumhouse. This is the perfect situation for the movie to end up.
By Tyler S. Callaway8 years ago in Gamers
What Should A Suicide Squad Game Look Like In A World Where Arkham Knight Exists?
Hopefully by now, everyone reading this is aware of the fact that Suicide Squad has been released (at least here in the United States), and it has been met with some - what's the best word for terrible? - let's say, mixed reviews. Yet regardless of the critic reviews or popular opinion, Suicide Squad was and can still be a pivotal movie for the DCEU depending on how the studio reacts to the reviews and fan sentiments. Even with the poor reviews, there's enough box office revenue to justify a Suicide Squad game - and I wanted to take a look at what that would look like.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Gamers
This Is How Sony Is Going To Make a Successful 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Movie
Sega announced in February that they would be working with Sony Entertainment to bring Sonic the Hedgehog to life on the big screen. The movie is going to be a live action/CGI hybrid that will see the CGI characters of Sonic's world mingle with ours.
By Tyler S. Callaway8 years ago in Gamers
Modder Remasters 'Shenmue: The Movie' and It's Pretty Amazing
Shenmue was a hell of a game. It had an immersive world and interesting story line tied with some pretty fun game play mechanics. It was one of a handful of games that shone on the Sega Dreamcast and the reason why I bought one in the first place. Because of the Dreamcast's ultimate demise, the second entry in the series was released on the Xbox back in 2002. To catch everyone up, it came with a DVD titled Shenmue: The Movie which featured cut scenes from the first game. The cut that they sent out with the game left out a lot of details and didn't set up the canon very well. Shenmue was huge and cramming all that story into a single DVD resulted in some important bits falling on the editing room floor. The end product was a pretty lackluster movie that didn't quite do justice to the original let alone catch people up properly on the goings on of the story.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Which Game Franchises Are Destined for Mixed Reality?
We’ve seen about two years’ worth of virtual reality gaming now, and already a couple months’ worth of augmented reality on mobile devices. Together, VR and AR make up the mixed reality medium — the hottest new thing in gaming, and something that, to many of us, represents the future. However, even with as much as we’ve seen in the early days of mixed reality gaming, major franchise adaptations have been few and far between.
By Patricia Sarkar8 years ago in Gamers
Opinions on What to Expect on the 'Tomb Raider' Reboot
It's been a while since I've seen Angelina Jolie play our favourite Tomb Raider in 2001 with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and 2003 with the Cradle of Life, so like other video game films, when we get a new game which is popular, we almost expect a new film reboot to come out don't we?
By Matt Breslin8 years ago in Gamers
Metal Gear Solid: The Movie
The Metal Gear Solid movie, so far, has been a real “will it, won’t it” kind of affair. Originally announced back in 2006 by Hideo Kojima, the movie would focus around the original PlayStation game and everyone from Hugh Jackman to Christain Bale was rumoured to star as protagonist Solid Snake.
By John Briddon8 years ago in Gamers
Why Horror Games Are Scarier Than Movies
Many cinephiles will look at the most popular horror games of the time, like Slender: The Eight Pages or Five Nights at Freddy's, which are popular and accessible games, and scoff. Nothing about these games really seem that scary. What? Slenderman jumps out at you and the screen goes staticky? An animatronic jumps out at you? These are cheap chump scares.
By Anthony Gramuglia9 years ago in Gamers
Why Are Video Game Movies So Awful?. Top Story - July 2017.
Time and time again, Hollywood goes to video games for material to adapt into the next movie blockbuster. Sometimes video game films make a buck. Sometimes, they make a lot. And other times they flop. Yet critical consensus among audiences and fans of the various video games brought to the screen is consistent. The movies are okay at best, and dreadful at worst.
By Dylan Gonzalez9 years ago in Gamers
