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'Tomb Raider' Reboot: How Closely Will It Follow the New Game?

Eric Walkuski — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:35:21 +0000

Today sees the release of the new and improved Lara Croft. Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider is a reboot of the enduring character, introducing a 17-year-old Croft to a new generation of gamers. And so it's only natural that an upcoming film reboot is being mapped out and will closely follow the game's lead; it has been revealed that the producers of the game and the film will collaborate on the upcoming project.

The Best Video Game Fan Films

Britt Hayes — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:33:36 +0000

Fan films aren't just a hobby anymore -- the director of the incredible 'Portal' fan film landed the directing gig for 'Y: The Last Man' based on the strength of his tribute video. We've partnered with Arcade Sushi to bring you what we think are the best video game fan films around.

'World of Warcraft' Movie Gets Duncan Jones to Direct

Damon Houx — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:48:11 +0000

'World of Warcraft' is coming to the big screen, and 'Moon and 'Source Code' director Duncan Jones has been tapped to helm the project for Legendary Pictures. Though most video game film adaptations are lousy, this could be the best one yet.

'Need for Speed' Adds Kid Cudi to the Aaron Paul-Led Cast!

Nick Romano — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:44:48 +0000

We're already excited for DreamWorks' 'Need for Speed' video game-adapted movie because 'Breaking Bad' star Aaron Paul is leading the cast, but now the flick is getting even more star power by adding another big name into the mix -- rapper Kid Cudi.

'Call of Duty' Movie Probably Won't Happen — Ever!

Nick Romano — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:52 +0000

It's no secret we're pretty big into video games and the whole idea of bringing some of the fan favorites to life on the big screen. With Ghost Recon, Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Deus Ex, Need for Speed and God of War as the latest ones to start preliminary motions for their companion movies, we still have our own list of bestsellers we'd like to see join in on the action, one of which is definitely Call of Duty. However, if you're holding out to see this particular video game hit theaters, you might be waiting for a real long time... like, forever!

'Ghost Recon' Movie: Latest Video Game Adaptation Announced From Ubisoft

Nick Romano — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:46:26 +0000

Last year was a great year for video games, and especially Ubisoft. The company experienced continued success with its best-selling games, like Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell, both of which were also announced to receive the big screen treatment. Fortunately for fans of the video game movie genre, Ubisoft has big plans for this venture into film, recently announcing the next big gaming sensation to eventually hit the theaters -- Ghost Recon.

'Mass Effect' Movie Pushes Ahead With New Writer

Nick Romano — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:45:02 +0000

'Mass Effect 3,' the immensely popular third installment of the video game series, sold about 1.3 million copies across all gaming platforms within its first month and quickly became the year's bestselling video game. So it only makes sense that Legendary Entertainment would want to adapt this hit video game for the big screen. The studio first picked up the rights to the project back in 2008, but now they're finally moving forward with it, having picked up a new writer to pen the script.

'Need For Speed' Snags Aaron Paul for Movie Adaptation

Britt Hayes — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:30:15 +0000

Forget all that meth from ‘Breaking Bad‘ — speed is where it’s at these days. Aaron Paul has joined the adaptation of the hit video game franchise ‘Need for Speed’ as one of the film’s two leads. EW reports that Aaron Paul of AMC’s acclaimed series ‘Breaking Bad’ has just signed on to star in [...]

Commodore 64 Making a Comeback

brad.bruner — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:15:45 +0000

The Commodore 64, the classic personal computer from the eight-bit ’80s, is making a comeback. Sort of. Later this month, Commodore USA will be releasing a computing system that looks just like the original C64 on the outside, but comes equipped with modern specs like a dual-core 1.8 GHz Atom processor, Nvidia Ion2 graphics chipset [...]