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Earthworm Jim animated TV series in development

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Variety is reporting that Interplay Entertainment Corp. is working on a new animated series based around the popular video game franchise Earthworm Jim, which the developer is producing through its recently formed film and TV division. As per the trade, the potential series will follow the adventures of the titular Jim, a worm in a […]

Video Game Movie Adaptations That Are Actually Worth Watching

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We know, we know, the video game movie scene is even more notorious than the female superhero one. So many great video games chosen to be adapted into feature length films have had their very essence thrown into a grinder, leaving only a barebones replica for audiences to unsatisfyingly feast on. But sometimes critics can […]

Warner Bros. announces Smash Bros-style platform brawler MultiVersus

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Warner Bros. is combining its respective IPs and getting into the multiplayer platform brawler business as it looks to take on Super Smash Bros. and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl with the new free-to-play title MultiVersus, which promises to deliver team-based 2 vs. 2 battles featuring an ever-expanding cast of iconic characters and legendary universes. MultiVersus will […]

Netflix renews League of Legends series Arcane for second season

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Fresh from dropping Act III this weekend, Netflix has announced that it has handed out a season two renewal to Riot Games’ League of Legends animated series Arcane. https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1462218816864329739 “We’re beyond happy about the positive response to Arcane’s first season and are working hard with the creative wizards at Riot and Fortiche to deliver our […]

Hunt: Showdown is getting a live-action TV adaptation

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Crytek’s 19th century bounty hunter action game Hunt: Showdown is set for a live-action TV series adaptation courtesy of the upcoming U.S. streaming platform Binge. “We have always known that Hunt: Showdown would look great as a live-action series,” said Crytek’s Avni Yerli. “The world is dark, gritty, and immersive, and there is so much […]

Alien: Isolation is coming to mobile devices in December

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SEGA and Feral Interactive have announced that the acclaimed action-adventure survival horror Alien: Isolation is coming to Android and iOS devices next month. Alien: Isolation has been tailored specifically for touchscreen play with a fully customisable interface and promises to faithfully replicate Creative Assembly’s award-winning title for phones and tablets. In addition to the main […]

Comic Book Preview – Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #1

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Sonic finds himself embroiled in his very own Clone Saga this week as IDW Publishing launches Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome; check out a preview of the first issue here… The ROAD TO #50 continues here! Enjoy a TEN-ISSUE long adventure leading up to the EPIC SHOWDOWN in milestone issue #50. A surge of impostors […]

Master Chief suits up in first teaser for Halo live-action series

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Paramount+ has released a brief teaser for the long-awaited live-action TV series adaptation of the iconic Xbox video game franchise Halo which teases Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief; take a look here… Yes, that Master Chief. @HaloTheSeries is coming to #ParamountPlus in 2022. #HaloTheSeries pic.twitter.com/Ef2FvbWQLq — Paramount+ (@paramountplus) November 15, 2021 SEE ALSO: 343 Industries’ Kiki […]

Video Review – Netflix’s Arcane: League of Legends Act II

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the second act of Netflix’s Arcane: League of Legends… Arcane started off strong with its Act One, and the series is staying strong with an even better Act Two. Critic EJ Moreno breaks down all three episodes of the new League of Legends series and predicts how Act […]