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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.
Video Game Movies
When I was growing up, the first movie that used video games as a major plot device was The Wizard. You might remember that movie starring Fred Savage, where a major secret was given away in Super Mario 3. As much as it was about video games, the story was actually about two brothers who go on a trip by themselves. The first movie based on a video game wouldn't come until years later, and would start a new trend that continues today! I only mention a handful of them, and these are the games that had a huge impact on me. I'm not listing all of them, because we'd be here all day. So sit back and enjoy.
By Nick Falkner8 years ago in Gamers
Blood, Gore, and Screams: 8 Survival-Horror Games That Deserve a Movie
As the size of the gaming community grows, so does the amount of varied games we get, and their ability to capture fans into multiple genres. There's no doubt that like movies, games are filled with great stories, powerful narrators, and even elements of surprise that not even movies can tap quite yet.
By Dustin Murphy8 years ago in Gamers
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
