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Sony Pictures is close to signing a deal with Ubisoft to turn period-piece adventure game Assassin's Creed into a movie, Variety reports. More importantly, it sounds like the deal could actually result in a movie you'd want to watch. More »
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Looks like rumors that Roland Emmerich, the director behind such films as Independence Day, The Patriot and The Day After Tomorrow, is set to direct an Asteroids movie, based on the video game may not be true. More »
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Wolfman! The Mummy! The Creature from the Black Lagoon! Frank Stein! When Universal describes these characters as "Classic Monsters" they aren't joking, considering most of us weren't even born when they were last truly dominating the horror film scene. Will the crusty old devils make for a good video game setting? According to internal documents uncovered by Destructoid, we're about to find out. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5790799&view=rss&microfeed=true Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels is being adapted for movies and television. Also planned? A "very ambitious game component [...] that will further utilize elements from the books," says an AICN source. More »
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Universal Studios is working on more than just a Michael Jackson game, with word slipping out yesterday that an MMO based on mythical monster hunter Van Helsing is also in development. More »
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Think a Jurassic Park title from Telltale Games is exciting? How about a full episodic season of games based on Back to the Future, due out this winter? Whoa, this is heavy. More »
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The team of King's Quest enthusiasts who had, since 2002, been working on an unofficial continuation of the seminal adventure game, have complied with a demand by Activision to cease all development of their game. More »
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The Asteroids movie will deliver a "really strong, deep mythology," for "this big thing in space," says the guy blamed credited as the film's producer. More »
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Universal and 2K Games' big budget, big screen adaptation of BioShock may have gotten a little too big for its budget, as the film is now in a holding pattern as cost concessions are made. More »
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More from Activision boss Bobby Kotick's address at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference: Activision are waking up to just how much money artists can make by appearing on Guitar Hero (HINT: it's a lot). So, they figure, if artists are making money off Guitar Hero, then Activision can start making money off those artists. And their labels. More »
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Is this the final death blow for HD-DVD? Variety is reporting that Universal Studios will follow Warner Bros., New Line and possibly Paramount toward the cooling blue light of Blu-ray allegiance, as the studio's commitment to supporting HD-DVD exclusively has ended. That doesn't necessarily mean that Universal is abandoning the HD-DVD format as Warner plans to, however, as Variety writes that the company still has plans to support the Toshiba backed hi-def discs. More »
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Boy, the upcoming Ghostbusters game already has quite the storied, confusing history—especially for a game that hasn't been announced. Let's recap quickly. YouTube videos surface. Fearing further disappointment in life, we doubt they're real. Turns out they are. We rejoice. Then, Sony supposedly pulls the plug. More »
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The Halo movie is not any closer to being made now that Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox have made a last minute pull-out from the project. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=208954&view=rss&microfeed=true Thanks to Siliconera for this gorgeous little vid from upcoming RTS Joint Task Force. The fully-destructible environment is courtesy of the AGEIA PhyX accelerator, and it looks mouthwatering. Their website is fairly barren right now, but I would love to get my grubby little mits on a demo. Unfortunately, aside from the destruction itself, JTF looks like another run-of-the-mill realistic RTS. I'm more excited about the engine than I am about the game. eliza gauger More »
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Looks like watching movies on your PSP will soon be going the way of the dodo. Next-Generation is reporting that the UMD movie format is a complete dud. Everyone from major Hollywood studios to Wal-Mart are dropping the format like turds into a toilet. More »
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