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Christophe Gans not attached to Silent Hill 2 film

The topic of a Silent Hill 2 film is a very sensitive subject among fans of the title, considering the game's story is the most beloved of the series. There was talk of a film adaption way back i...
Gears of War film to be 'harder edged Lord of the Rings'

It goes without saying that videogame-to-movie adaptations rarely ever deliver what gamers want. But considering Epic's Gears of War already plays out like an interactive, wild f**king action mov...
Hip Hop Hooray: Paul W.S. Anderson to "probably" write new Resdendet Evil film

Man, you can almost taste the excitement. There is going to be another live-action Resident Evil movie, and Paul W.S. Anderson is "probably" going to write it! Can I hear you say Ho? No...
Comic-Con 08 Rumortoid:TR2N trailer retro-gasm gives old nerds new lease on life

 Ok, so the above trailer is fake, but the title is real. Tron, the videogame based film from 1982, is to finally be blessed with a big-screen sequel, currently known as TR2N (pronounced Tra...
Capcom announces dates for Clock Tower and Onimusha on the silver screen

After news in March that the Onimusha film had been put on indefinite hold, I pretty much gave up hope of seeing the film, but it seems its been given a second chance after all. According to Capc...
Capcom prez says 'Moar game movies comin!'

While Resident Evil isn't my favorite game-turned-film (that honor goes to Silent Hill), I certainly enjoyed the first film enough to speak positively of it after seeing it. Not being obsessed wi...
First look: Resident Evil: Degeneration

Resident Evil: Degeneration is an all CG film set for a straight-to-DVD release in Japan sometime in 2008. Details of the film's contents remain unknown beyond the scant bits of information deriv...
Gears of War movie may be grinding to a halt

IGN tells us that the gears may be getting rusty on the Gears of War movie project, and a recent clog might be grinding things to a halt. In recent news about Len Wiseman giving up directing duti...
Destructoid (film) review: Press Start

Videogame movies -- stating those two words back-to-back can make anyone cringe in fear. Hollywood has constantly butchered our favorite games time and time again when adapting them to the big sc...
Press Start the movie on sale now!

Lots of big things happened yesterday. The new season of House, Cabela's Trophy Buck was released and the biggest news of yesterday, Press Start the movie has finally came out. The movie is selli...
The Halocaust. The futares si real!

I told you about winning the Halo's and you all called me crazy. There is nothing you can do to stop it. It's on the internet and cannot be changed. After watching this video, you will only be a...
Preview of Press Start: The Movie

Oh dear lord, another one of these? Oh, wait, this is semi-original ... and funny! Press Start tells the story of a suburban youth in a videogame world who discovers his adventurous, if bers...
Condemned: Criminal Origins being turned into an 'Unforgettable' film

Word from the Hollywood Reporter is that director Tarsem Singh is set to helm the upcoming science fiction thriller, The Unforgettable. The film's plot involves a cop who, over the course of a mu...
Ubisoft getting cozy with user-generated game content, busy making other things

If there's one thing that's typified this generation so far, it's a huggy, snuggly sense of bringing everyone together in warm, soft-focused harmony and togetherness. Whether it's Nintendo unitin...
Clock Suckers: A very demented and awesome cartoon

"What's up your ass Kate? You love videogames."  "I do. I'm just sick of beating you guys all the time. It's like I'm the Harlem Globetrotters and you guys are...
Games time forgot: Tender Loving Care

Following my minor essay on live actors in videogaming yesterday, I thought it'd be only appropriate to make this week's forgotten game one populated, plotted, and almost entirely drive...
Why I love live actors in videogames

As gamers, we tend to hate live actors in our videogames. We’re fine if they do voice-over, but should they actually step in front of the camera and perform a scene, then God help them. ...
Tekken casting call reveals little, still manages to worry fans

Moviehole.net -- a site whose name seems like Kevin Smith's idea of satire -- seems to have acquired a casting sheet for the upcoming movie based on Namco's Tekken series. Allow me to qu...
The top 10 finalist in the Nintendo Short Cuts contest

Nintendo just released their top 10 choices for the Nintendo Short Cuts contest. The first thing you'll notice is that the Punch-Out video, the one I thought would have a great chance at winn...
Castlevania movie gets a director

This is my third attempt at writing this story. I hope it works out this time. You see my first two tries went unfinished, as the sheer level of apathy incited by this news caused my fingers to s...
Ubisoft CEO claims they will make video game films that do not suck

Holding your breath in hopes that the Assassin's Creed short film won't be a steaming pile of badger dung? You may have something worth hoping for, if we're to believe the word of Ub...
Prince of Persia movie unlocks "release date" achievement

The film adaptation of Prince of Persia has finally gotten a release date of July 10th, 2009. As of right now, that seems appropriate, considering the film is supposed to be a summer bl...
Destructoid review: Mario Party 8

Welcome to Destructoid's second game review with our new format -- we're looking churn out at least one of these babies a week, so either get used to it, or type the phrase "wtf u g...
Boll set to produce Alone in the Dark sequel, Razzie committee to work overtime

While many of the film industry's finest are honored with stars on the sidewalks of Hollywod and Vine, director Uwe Boll will be honored by a string of horse droppings in a Tijuana back alley...
Movietoid continues: King of Fighters movie in pre-production

More video game related movie news out of Cannes, as word from Variety is that a film based on the SNK Playmore title, King of Fighters, is readying to film in Hong Kong early next year. Flashe...
Steven Spielberg's first game is coming to the Wii

So, Spore got delayed. Bummer. But EA also had some sort-of-kind-of good news to report in its place: Steven Spielberg's upcoming video game now has a loose release date (sometime before Apri...
Fan movie alert: Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy Next Gen Trailer

When one thinks fan films based off of video game properties, one thing comes to mind -- it's gotta be better than Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark. Fortunately, Boll had absolutely nothing ...
The Castlevania movie is falling apart; wait, let me go put on my surprise face

I don’t know what it is about video game movies and bad directors. They kind of go together like bad jokes and Full House – Season 3.One of the biggest offenders of bad directing, Pau...
Live action Dragon Quest from Japan

If you actually thought the slimes from Dragon Quest games were cute, wait until you see their live action version. They look like creepy marshmallows covered in hair gel. The music and setting...
New Line buys the rights to make a Gears of War movie

I will try my best not to make any obvious Uwe Boll jokes, but I can’t promise anything.Variety has just reported that the studio that brought us the Lord of the Ring...
Where the f*ck is Carmen Sandiego?

Collegehumor, makers of Street Fighter: The Later Years, has revived yet another one of our favorite oldies of all time on video. In this video, watch what happens in he all-grown-up version of ...
The God of War movie has a script, Uwe Boll sells first-born child

Entertainment Weekly, in an interview with David Jaffe, is reporting that the script for the God of War movie is complete.Says Jaffe:There's a really good script...
And now for something completely Geoff

Ok, enough. While the greater part of the video game industry and all digable planets that surround it sit idle in San Francisco for the appointed fancy pants to start saying things, the internet...
Assassin's Creed gets the Hollywood green light

Ubisoft knows a cash cow when they see one. Along with the announcement of their digital movie studio in Montreal, Canada came the word that the studio's first project will be a film adaption...




 
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