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“The whole Ubisoft/Sony deal is a waste of ink, paper and time. The level of control Sony gave up means, effectively, that Assassin’s Creed will never — and I mean never — get made.”

“They want to be able to pull the plug on the whole movie’s development if they decide to. It’s ridiculous.”

“As a director, even Steven Spielberg cannot get this kind of deal.”

Speaking to NY Mag, anonymous studio executives and insiders express doubts over Ubisoft’s insistence on creative control.

But you need to watch the entire trailer in three minutes before being eligible to get the tags on your platform of choice. By the by, the trailer is actually alright. Win win situation. Get it here. Movie’s out on February 17 in the US.

US movie streamer Netflix has announced this morning it’ll introduce Netflix to the UK and Republic of Ireland by early next year.

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A spate of suspicious domain registrations have added weight to reports that Sony Pictures has won the film rights to Assassin’s Creed.

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Sony Pictures is “closing in on a deal to develop a film franchise” around Assassin’s Creed, Hollywood trade paper Variety is reporting this afternoon.

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Yes. You read that title correctly. Speaking in an interview with IGN, regarding their work on Skylanders Spyro’s Adventures, Toy Story writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen said they are currently in talks to write a film based on Zynga’s FarmVille. However, the duo never came right out and said it, but the hint is as big as the sky: “So, yes, we will continue writing movies. We are also working on several new and very exciting opportunities. We’re in conversations with Zynga to do something with one of their brands. Can’t really say too much on that front yet, but ‘Old MacDonald’ didn’t have a factory, if you get our drift.” The project has yet to be announced formally, and Zynga refused comment on the matter.

A Halo movie with the involvement of Steven Spielberg is set for a release in 2012, according to a French press kit for the latest Halo book, Cryptum,

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NPD has released its annual Kids and Entertainment Content report which states game downloads have increased over the last two years with children between the ages of 2-14.

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A new Mortal Kombat movie by the director of the recent web series is on the way – alongside a new game.

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Mila Jovovich has said via Twitter that Johann Urb is to play Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil: Retribution.

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Naughty Dog has said it’s pleased that director Neil Burger has signed on to helm the Uncharted movie, and his ideas for the flick are seen as a good omen for fans of the game franchise.

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Lionsgate has optioned the rights to make a movie inspired by Dead Island’s “haunting, artful trailer.”

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Tommy Wiseau, he which wrote, produced, directed and starred in the cult classic film The Room, has said he would have no problem whatsoever with directing a movie based on a video game.

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The new movie adaptation of The Avengers is looking pretty good, shaping up for a cinematic release in the middle of next year. However, the video game tie-in isn’t doing so well, following the recent closure of both Australian THQ studios, who were developing the game.

Now, because you can’t have a movie without a game, Marvel Comics is looking for a development partner to work on a new licensed rendition.

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In completely unsurprising news, Legendary Pictures has confirmed that yes, the Mass Effect movie will be all about Commander Shepard. It’s also (unfortunately) confirmed that the character in the starring role will be John, and not our beloved FemShep. That aside, it’s still good to have some news about the film adaptation, right?

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El Shaddai’s taking its drop-dead gorgeous show on the road. Or at least, roads paved with Google’s ever-popular mobile OS. Famitsu (via Andriasang) revealed the bite-sized adaptation to be a 2D platformer, which is pretty much par for the course with these things. Leap-based shenanigans are, of course, great and all, but the real question is whether or not the game’s unique sense of style made the jump intact. So far, we’ve only got one screen to go on, but, uh, let’s just say they could have picked a better screen.

A sombre shorts today.

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Be strong, soldiers. Not long now and you can play Deus Ex all weekend.

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This seven minute live-action Portal-inspired short film is possibly the best game-to-movie conversion you’ve ever seen.

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Sony has announced that if you purchase Priest Unrated on Blu-ray, you will also be getting a trailer for Twisted Metal. If you recall, the God of War III demo came with District 9, and a Resistance 3 demo was included with Battle Los Angeles. The demo will be included on the 2D disc in the package, and an Uncharted 3 video will be included with the 3D disc. Priest is a sci-fi/action film ased on the graphic novel series starring Paul Bettany, Maggie Q and the kickass Karl Urban as Black Hat. Go get it now.