May
3
12:45pm
C2E2 | Felicia Day Plays Favorites
Felicia Day’s evening Q&A session at C2E2 was a high-energy discussion of acting, writing, video on the web, girl geekdom … and pizza. Lots to do with pizza.
Browsing all 99 posts in Videogames
Apr
30
1:45pm
Syfy’s Defiance Launches
MMO/TV Cross-Promotion
In one of the first instances of cross-promotion between Syfy’s Defiance television series and Trion World’s online game of the same name, one player has the chance to get their character into the show.
Apr
30
9:45am
Gears of War Lands a New Producer
Producer Scott Stuber has won the rights to Gears of War, and is now developing a script for the planned movie with Epic Games.
Mar
31
10:00am
Would You Like to Play a Game?
With the big-budget adaptation of Ender’s Game on the horizon, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert looks back at cinema’s often cringe-inducing depictions of video games, and gamers, on screen.
Mar
28
9:45am
MGM Jumps on Tomb Raider Train
MGM signs on with Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics and GK Films for a new film based on the recently released Tomb Raider game featuring Lara Croft’s origin.
Mar
14
10:45am
Arrow’s Stephen Amell Lends
Voice & Likeness to Injustice
Arrow star Stephen Amell adds his voice and likeness to Injustice: Gods Among Us for the DC Comics fighting game’s version of Green Arrow for an unlockable alternative Arrow character.
Mar
13
11:45am
How Watchmen’s Failure Helped
Kill R-Rated BioShock Movie
Irrational Games co-founder Ken Levine explains how another film’s poor box-office performance and an increasingly shrinking budget led him to scrap the BioShock adaptation at Universal Pictures.
Mar
5
12:45pm
Tomb Raider Film Developed
Alongside New Video Game
Tomb Raider creators at Crystal Dynamics took cues from Batman Begins, Casino Royale and 127 Hours for the new game, which will serve as the basis for a movie franchise reboot.
Feb
16
8:58am
Inventing Chell: How J.J. Abrams’
Portal Film Could Take Shape
How do you create a compelling movie based on a video game whose protagonist is a silent, one-dimensional stand-in for the player? For his planned adaptation of Portal, J.J. Abrams could start by looking at The Hunger Games.
Feb
12
8:45am
Batman: Arkham City Follow-Up
Slated For Late 2013 Release
During a conference call with investors, Time Warner’s chief financial officer confirmed the third installment of Warner Bros.’ blockbuster Batman Arkham video game franchise will be released later this year.
Feb
6
3:45pm
Paul Walker Suiting Up, Shaving
Head For Hitman Reboot
Fox International is banking on the worldwide potential of the Hitman video game franchise with a new film starring Paul Walker called Agent 47.
Jan
31
2:45pm
Source Code’s Duncan Jones
Signs on to World of Warcraft
Legendary Pictures has hired Doug Jones (Moon, Source Code) to direct a film based on Blizzard’s wildly popular MMORPG The World of Warcraft.
