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hollywood
A Third Mortal Kombat Movie May Actually Be Happening
The third theater-bound Mortal Kombat flick may genuinely be underway, with filming unofficially planned to begin as early as this September, according to one of the film's stars. More »
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Comment by randomrawr: I hope it's not as horrible as Annihilation was. That movie was abysmal. The original movie however is arguably one... 25 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Universal Wins Rights To Produce An...Asteroids Movie
This should be a hoot. Seems Universal Pictures have won a bidding war against three other studios for the right to produce a movie based on Asteroids. Yes. The 1979 game Asteroids. More »
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Comment by (Zombie) Jolan: I am trademarking the name Assteroids for an uninspired and banal (>_>) porno ripoff of the movie. 8 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Hey Jerry Bruckheimer, Why Do Movie Games Suck?
It's a good question! One that Jerry Bruckheimer - with his silver screen experience and interest in the games business - is well-placed to answer. More »
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Comment by uppitycracker: Jeez, that pic is HUGE once you hit the jump. Almost frighteningly so... 13 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
Next Hitman Game Due "Late 2010", Movie Sequel Will Tie In [UPDATE]
The sequel to the Hitman movie, which is still in its early stages, won't be just a sequel to a pretty crummy movie. It'll also be a marketing tie-in for the next Hitman game, which is due out next year. More »
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Comment by Cinnamon: hope the movie doesn't suck as hard this time. 18 Responses | Other threads
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party
Drown Your Chun-Li Movie Sorrows at Street Fighter Party Tonight
Capcom is throwing a little party tonight to... celebrate?... the arrival of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li on DVD and Blu-Ray. More »
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Comment by Fatty Shcock: Holy shit! This came out in theaters already? Or was it actually that bad that it went straight... 17 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood
Hollywood Attempting Video Game Comedy With 'Alt-Delete'
The list of Hollywood attempts at trying to create serious and horrific video game themed movies seems to be increasing—see Gamer, Stay Alive—but one genre it may soon be tackling is comedy. More »
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Comment by Marty McFly: My god, I hope Buckley isn't involved in this. Worst. Webcomic. EVER. 22 Responses | Other threads
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film
Prison Break Star Wants To Be In BioShock Movie Real Bad
Universal have put the planned BioShock movie on hold, citing difficulties with the film's ever-expanding budget. But don't you dare tell dreamboat actor Wentworth Miller that! More »
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Comment by SPECIALciaNAPKIN: I say let him. I'm a fan of Prison Break. I've seen all 4 seasons.The only thing I have against... 10 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Hey, It's Another "Gamer" Trailer
Gamer, the upcoming movie about MMOs with real people as avatar combatants, has a brand new trailer. This is it. More » -
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More Americans Play Video Games Than Go To The Movies
According to the NPD Group, the fine market research folks who bring us batches of numbers every month, more Americans played video games in the past six months than went to a movie theater. More »
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Comment by SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman: Whoa, whoa, whoa, you mean to tell me that more people play Halo 3 or Killzone 3 than go to... 16 Responses | Other threads
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movies
New Movie Shows A Grisly Future For MMOs
Sure, MMOs today are, outside of a few broken marriages, relatively harmless. But in the future depicted in upcoming movie "Game", they're a little more hazardous. More »
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Comment by Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: Why not just get it over with an make an Enders Game movie. It would have video games. It would have... 14 Responses | Other threads
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gears of war 2
Gears Screenwriter Wants the Rock
Chris Morgan just finished the Gears screenplay and knows who'd be a perfect Marcus Fenix. "A really f'ing good actor" who can blend silent toughness with humanity. AKA Dwayne 'The Rock" Johnson! More »
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By Owen GoodComment by TheExiledLeader: He would be better as Dom, not to sound racist but a white guy needs to play Marcus. 25 Responses | Other threads
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art
When Movie Posters Meet Video Games
Movie posters can be an art form. See anything ever done by Drew Struzan. But other times, they're not, and all they're doing is calling out for video game characters to make them better. More » -
street fighter
Street Fighter Blu-Ray Is A Photoshop Disaster
The latest Street Fighter flick was a mess. From the casting to the plot, top to bottom, a mess. And so it is with the movie's impending Blu-Ray release! More »
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Comment by Fadakar: Lol glad I'm not the only one who thought that was Nic Cage. 19 Responses | Other threads
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movies
How's That Gears Of War Movie Coming Along?
Unlike certain other big-name gaming franchises, it looks like a Gears of War movie may actually get made. So how's it shaping up? Screenwriter Chris Morgan has an update. More »
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Comment by MrBangBam: I'm actually excited for this. A. Story is shallow and simple. Means no complains about losing complexity or depth or tone. B.... 18 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood
This is Not Peter Jackson's Halo
District 9 may be about aliens and their technology, it may be directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Peter Jackson, but it's no Halo. More »
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Comment by Silveth: Am I the only one that thinks this movie looks like crap? It really does look like an independent venture.... 23 Responses | Other threads
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gizmondo
The Sordid Story Of The Gizmondo May Come To Movie Theaters
Tiger Telematics' spectacularly failed Gizmondo portable game machine may be the most exciting industry misfires of all time. Someone thinks it's potentially exciting enough to be brought to the silver screen. More »
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Comment by cfive3: In a world....*woosh of light across words on screen*Ruled by Nintendo....*Text fades in and out*One man....(picture of gizmondo guy fades... 4 Responses | Other threads
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io9 backgrounder
Wolverine 101
His movie opens tomorrow, but how much do you really know about the X-Man known as Wolverine? Do you know about his powers? His deaths? His kids? We tell you everything you need to know. [io9]
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Comment by Grey_Area: So if chunks of Logan's flesh were torn off and each piece was taken to a different location to regenerate... 17 Responses | Other threads
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earth day
Purchase Videos From PSN On Earth Day, Save The Planet
Tomorrow is Earth Day, and what better way to show your appreciation for our planet's environment than staying in and buying a bunch of movies from the PlayStation Store? More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by DeadDuck: Why don't they just donate $10,000 dollars? That's nothing for Sony. 8 Responses | Other threads
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netflix
Netflix Looking For Console Programmers
Hey, Netflix. We get it. If two surveys weren't enough to get us ready for it, this job listing certainly has us convinced you're interested in streaming moves from the PS3 and Wii. More »
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Comment by noliferuin (PSN+XBL): too bad this won't make it to the UK. 7 Responses | Other threads
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square enix
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Blu-ray Box Art Delights
Gaze upon the carefully rendered work that is Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete's Blu-ray box art, which features enough perfectly groomed hair and giant sword to satisfy any Japanese role-playing game fetishist. More »
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Comment by Archaotic: I like the Japanese box art a little more (especially how it has separate cases for the movie and the... 22 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Even Death Race Is Made Awesome By Mario Kart
The new Death Race is...well, the old one didn't really need re-making. But it's not all bad! It seems to go pretty well with Mario Kart. More »
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Comment by One Man Freak Show: Kind of sad how that was far more fun than actually playing Mario Kart Double Dash. 16 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Terminator Game Devs Worked on Film Set, Did Not Get Reamed by Christian Bale
An AP story about game adaptations of movies mentions that the developers of the Terminator Salvation game worked "under the same roof" as the film crew, in hopes of making something that doesn't, well, suck. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Pyrefly: Couldn't of said it better myself. The aim of a movie tie in is to make money and capitalise off... 8 Responses | Other threads
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film
Shadow Of the Colossus Movie Won't Have A Cheesy Sidekick
There are still plenty of things you have left to worry about should Shadow of the Colossus ever progress from "movie project" to "movie in production". But a corny sidekick isn't one of them. More »
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Comment by Accordion: Ico would have been a better movie choice, especially if they used the novel as the starting point. Having two clearly... 10 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Silent Hill Movie Sequel Will Be Sans Gans
Despite the first Silent Hill movie being, well, underwhelming for many, it obviously made enough money for a sequel. A sequel that will be made without original director Christophe Gans. More »
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Comment by TheHeartless: Fine by me. I'm still upset over what he did to Crying Freeman. Silent Hill was not bad,... 12 Responses | Other threads
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sony
Shadow of the Colossus Getting Big Screen Adaptation, All Hope Lost
Sony's brilliant PlayStation 2 game Shadow of the Colossus is becoming grist for the Hollywood blockbuster mill, in what appears to not, unfortunately, be a horrible, horrible joke. Might want to pour a stiff drink. More » -
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Turbo: The Video Game Movie Not Based On A Real Video Game
While most video game film adaptations suck, the low-budget, high-gloss Turbo has the advantage of not being based on an existing game. The Tron meets The Karate Kid short was filmed for under $100,000. More »
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Comment by BubbleF**kingBuddy: You can tell the name Super Turbo Arena comes from someone who doesn't know much about videogames. 11 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood
Konami Picks Up Saw, Releases First Screens
Konami has confirmed that it has picked up rights to publish a video game based on the Saw movie franchise, one of many titles abandoned by the implosion of Brash Entertainment. More »
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Comment by grantanamo: I admit it, I fucking love the Saw series (Saw II was my fav.) and I am super psyched for... 40 Responses | Other threads
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ea
Dante's Inferno Getting Animated Movie
Like Dead Space before it, EA are serious enough about this "new intellectual property" thing with Dante's Inferno to go making cartoons. More »
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Comment by Sutekh_Slain: Monster GenericMonster = new Monster; ++GenericMonster; Hopefully they have some better designs than this demonic french kisser. 7 Responses | Other threads
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ps3
Netflix Interested In The PS3
Sony may be (publicly) disinterested in Netflix. Petulantly so. But that doesn't mean Netflix aren't interested in the PS3, as this recent survey attests. More »
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Comment by aaronchandler: This costs more than just $10.00, right? Do you have to subscribe to Netflix as well? How much is that... 15 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Dante's Inferno (The Movie) Has A Writer
Dante's Inferno was a poem. Now it's not only a game, but a movie as well, with the movie based not on the poem, but on the game based on the poem. More »
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Comment by Alternate: Cant wait for the novel based on the movie based on the game based on the poem. So good. 6 Responses | Other threads
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uk
Resident Evil 5 Outsells All UK Entertainment
Not only did Resident Evil 5 top UK game sales charts this weekend, it also outsold singles, albums, and films. Does this signal that games are the most popular entertainment medium in the UK? More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Archaotic: WESKEEEEEEEEEEER! Seriously, awesome game. Flawed, of course, but what game these days isn't? Glad to see Japanese gaming getting... 25 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Another Game Announcement Comes Via Movie Deal
Few months back, the announcement for Dante's Inferno had its cover blown by an accompanying movie deal. Oops. Today, we learn of another game courtesy not of a proper reveal, but of its licensing deal. More »
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Comment by Matt Dusza: Wow so its Halo Meets Resistence Meets Gears of War Meets Killzone Meets every other FPS that involves some form... 14 Responses | Other threads
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doom
The Rock Deems Doom Movie A Failure
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, like everyone else, says that the 2005 Doom movie adaptation was an example of "trying and failing" at making the jump from video game to movie. Yes, he went there! More »
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Comment by Steffanic: I didn't think the film was too bad, i've seen worse. Did need more...I dunno...HELL MAYBE?? The inclusion of specific enemies... 18 Responses | Other threads
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movies
That Prince of Persia Is One Sexy Beast
New photos have surfaced from the set of the upcoming Prince of Persia movie, with more than enough shirtless, slightly hairy Jake Gyllenhaal for everybody. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by TheHeeyyy: Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't the Prince of Persia be Persian? 66 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood
Daft Punk To Spin The Deadly Discs Of The Tron 2 Soundtrack
The planned Tron movie sequel (that may to borrow the name of the 2003 video game) has at least one aspect that's promising—a soundtrack from French electronic duo Daft Punk. More »
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Comment by Doomstink: TR2N? Why replace the O with a 2, wouldn't T2ON make more sense. A 2 looks more like an R... 10 Responses | Other threads
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ghostbusters
Sigourney Weaver Said "No, Thanks" To Ghostbusters
Re: the Ghostbusters game, Sigourney Weaver is on record as saying she was never contacted about a Ghostbusters game. The game's developers, however, tell a different story. More »
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Comment by mergedwarrior: I think "GAME OVER MAN! GAME OVER!" fits perfectly here. 8 Responses | Other threads
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movies
Prince Of Persia Creator Pens Fathom Movie
Jordan Mechner, the famed creator of the original Prince of Persia game, has been tapped to write Fathom, the movie adaptation of the popular comic book. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Poison: Hopefully it turns out a good movie. I would hate to see Michael Turner's brainchild go to waste, now that... 7 Responses | Other threads
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capcom
Why Capcom Don't Care If The Street Fighter Movie Sucks
The latest Street Fighter movie sucks. No doubt about it. But do you think Capcom give a damn about the quality of the movie? They might, but they care more about the money. More »
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Comment by thecrocodilator: kotaku, you keep using don't in reference to companies instead of doesn't. Is this an official stance of the website... 28 Responses | Other threads
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street fighter: the legend of chun-li
Street Fighter Movie Breaks Top Ten Weekend Box Office
Despite the fact that we hated it... and every other reviewer in the country hated it, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li managed to break the top ten for the weekend box office. More »
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Comment by dannyzuko: Taken is about the only movie I can say deserves to be in that list. That movie is badass. 26 Responses | Other threads
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street fighter
So What Do Critics Think Of The Street Fighter Movie?
Ashcraft has seen the new Street Fighter movie, The Legend of Chun-Li. Didn't like it much. But what do film critics think of the flick, starring Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein & Michael Clarke Duncan? More »
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Comment by woons: I heard that it falls into the 'so utterly terrible it's really funny' category, which is probably the best anyone... 11 Responses | Other threads
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