Category Archives: Movies
Tue, May 21, 2013 | 10:36 BST
Angry Birds movie signs The Office writer, Lucasfilm producer
Writer of America’s adaptation of The Office Jon Vitti has signed on to pen the Angry Birds movie adaptation, currently slated for a July 1, 2016 theatrical release. Producer Catherine Winder has also joined the team.
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Posted in: Movies, Rovio
Tags: Angry Birds, Angry Birds movie, Catherine Winder, Jon Vitti
Sat, May 18, 2013 | 14:55 BST
Assassin’s Creed film set for May 2015 release – report
The Assassin’s Creed movie has been dated by 20th Century Fox, according to a report from Box Office Mojo.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Movies, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed, assassin's creed film, Assassin's Creed Movie, Michael Fassbender
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 14:44 BST
Video Games: The Movie clip features industry types discussing next-gen
A video clip from Video Games: The Movie, currently on Kickstarter is below, and features various industry folks such as Randy Pitchford, Chris Hardwick, Karl Stewart, and Cliff Bleszinski discussing next-gen. Give it a watch, and then head over to its funding page. So far, with 31 days left, the project has earned $25,762 in funding towards its $60,000 goal from 250 backers.
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Posted in: Movies, Videos, indie
Tags: Kickstarter, Mediajuice Studios, Video Games: The Movie
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 12:39 BST
Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy concert heading to Blu-Ray
Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy is an orchestral celebration of the series’ music over the years, and it’s heading to Blu-Ray in Japan from June 26.
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Posted in: Japan, Movies, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 01:28 BST
Angry Birds movie due in 2016
Not content with an animated TV series, Rovio has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to bring Angry Birds to the silver screen.
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Posted in: Casual, Movies, Rovio
Tags: Angry Birds, Angry Birds movie, Sony Pictures
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:41 BST
Video Games: The Movie documentary takes to Kickstarter
Video Games: The Movie is a feature length documentary from Mediajuice Studios on the video game industry and the culture it’s created, and it needs your help on Kickstarter.
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Posted in: Development, Movies, indie
Tags: Kickstarter, Mediajuice Studios, Video Games: The Movie
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 16:10 BST
Life after THQ: Danny Bilson’s transmedia dream
Former THQ exec Danny Bilson discusses his new project, and tells VG247′s Dave Cook why transmedia will raise standards in narrative and engagement going into the next generation.
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Posted in: Movies, THQ, tv
Tags: danny bilson, Transmedia
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 10:49 BST
Gameloft and Fox announce Epic movie tie-in for mobile, tablets
Gameloft and Fox Digital Entertainment have announced a game tie-in to Ice Age creator Blue Sky Studio’s upcoming animated film Epic. It’s heading to mobile and tablets soon.
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Posted in: Gameloft, Mobile, Movies, Tablets
Tags: Blue Sky Studios, epic, Fox Digital Entertainment
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 12:19 BST
PSN EU video update adds Django Unchained, Gangster Squad & more
Sony has released details of its weekly PSN video update for Europe. Quentin Tarantino’s violent wild west epic Django Unchained leads the week. Check out all the trailers here.
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Posted in: Movies, PS3, PSN, Platform holders, PlayStation Store
Tags: Django Unchained, Gangster Squad, Hitchcock, Les Miserables
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 09:16 BST
Need For Speed movie: filming has begun in Georgia
Need For Speed’s movie adaptation has begun filming in Macon, Georgia.
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Posted in: EA, Movies, Racing
Tags: Aaron Paul, Michael Keaton, need for speed
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 09:09 BST
Bilson has “several transmedia ideas” spanning various genres
Former THQ EVP of core games Danny Bilson has said he has several transmedia game ideas in the works spanning the sci-fi, horror and fantasy genres.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Mobile, Movies
Tags: danny bilson, Transmedia
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 02:23 BST
Dead Space: John Carpenter keen on movie adaptation
John Caprenter, famed director of such cult classics as The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, and Vampires, has said Dead Space is “ready-made” for a Hollywood adaptation.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Movies
Tags: dead space, John Carpenter
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 15:32 BST
UK children’s unauthorized in-app purchases could total over £30m monthly
Unauthorized in-app purchases by British children charged to parents’ accounts without their knowledge could total a whopping £30.9 million monthly according to a new study.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Free-to-Play, Movies, Windows Phone 8, iOS
Tags: in-App Purchases, kids, kids and videogames, Mobile
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:48 BST
GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming meets Kickstarter goal
GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming, a film by Shannon Sun-Higginson exposing the harassment of women in video games, has met its $20,000 Kickstarter goal. The documentary promises to contain “gamers, bloggers, scholars, developers, and other experts,” discussing and revealing the experiences of women in the gaming world, both good and bad. The project has another 60 hours to go. You can find out more on the film through the page, a write up on Kotaku and and interview with Higginsonon Forbes.
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Posted in: Movies, indie
Tags: GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming, Kickstarter
Fri, May 03, 2013 | 12:58 BST
Super Mario Bros. movie gets 20th anniversary screening
Super Mario Bros. was turned into a live-action movie once. Gamers under a certain age are lucky enough to be spared the atrocities committed throughout the film’s running time, but if anyone in the L.A. area really wants to see it again, your day has come.
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Posted in: Movies, Nintendo
Tags: Bob Hoskins, dennis hopper, Super Mario Bros.
Wed, May 01, 2013 | 13:08 BST
Lovefilm PS3 app update rolling out today, adds HD streaming
Lovefilm’s PS3 player is getting an update today across the UK and Germany, which adds and HD streaming option.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 01:21 BST
Gears of War movie nets Battleship producer
Battleship, Ted and Safe House producer Scott Stuber has signed on to the Gears of War movie project.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Movies, Shooter
Tags: Epic Games, gears of war, gears of war movie, Scott Stuber
Sat, Apr 27, 2013 | 01:52 BST
Warcraft movie: Life of Pi Oscar winner signs as VFX director
Bill Westenhofer has signed on as visual effects director for the Warcraft movie, fresh from winning a 2013 Academy Award for Life of Pi.
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Posted in: Movies
Tags: Bill Westenhofer, blizzard, Life of Pi, warcraft, warcraft movie, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft movie
Mon, Apr 15, 2013 | 11:49 BST
PSN EU video update adds Life of Pi, Alex Cross & more – trailers inside
Sony has announced this week’s PSN video update for Europe and Australia, adding Ang Lee’s Life of Pi and more to the store.
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Posted in: Movies, PS3, PSN
Tags: Alex Cross, Butter, Life of Pi, Pitch Perfect
Fri, Apr 12, 2013 | 15:55 BST
Movie adaptations for Saints Row and Metro still possible, says Koch
Movie adaptations for the Saints Row and Metro franchises are still possible now that both are owned by Deep Silver’s parent company, Koch Media.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Koch, Movies, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Dead Island film, Klemens Kundratitz, metro film, Metro: Last Light, saints row, saints row 4, saints row film
GameStop posts quarterly decline, shrugs off Microsoft’s evasive stance on used games