The Super Mario Bros. Movie box office haul tops $1.349 billion

Super Mario Bros. Movie

Nintendo’s success goes way beyond the video game industry now. As is well known, this year finally saw the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, an animated version of Nintendo’s popular franchise. Despite some of the criticism received by fans of the game – and let’s be real, fans love to complain – the … Read more

New Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ad arrives for the Super Bowl

Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Tails, Knuckles and Sonic are featured in this short spot for the upcoming blue hedgehog movie. Ahead of a weekend that promises to be full of excitement thanks to the Super Bowl, and the announced Halftime Show featuring classic 90’s rappers, Paramount Pictures has also joined the Super Bowl party. They have unveiled a new … Read more

Ghost of Tsushima film confirmed as PS4 game sales top 6.5 million

Sucker Punch dropped two big headlines today regarding Ghost of Tsushima. First, they announced that the AAA PlayStation 4 action-adventure game Ghost of Tsushima is getting a film adaptation. Then they confirmed that the game has sold 6.5 million copies to date with half of the players completing the game. RELATED STORY: Ghost of Tsushima: … Read more

PlayStation Store discontinuing TV and movie purchases, rentals

Sony announced today that the PlayStation Store will no longer sell or rent TV shows and movies. The change goes into effect this summer. Here is the statement from Sony via the official PlayStation Blog: At SIE, we strive to provide the best entertainment experience for PlayStation fans, and that means evolving our offerings as … Read more

Monster Hunter movie gets Iceborne crossover event

The upcoming Monster Hunter film premieres on December 25. However, fans can take part in film-inspired event quests within Monster Hunter World: Iceborne starting December 4. The highly-anticipated film comes from director Paul W. S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich. The movie brings to life the best-selling video game, which has shipped over 16 million … Read more

Please stop comparing video games to movies

Many video games catch not only great commercial attention but remarkable critical attention as well. We have seen games like Heavy Rain, The Last of Us Part II, and even entries in the Metal Gear series described as fantastic interactive experiences, even heralded in the same way as Hollywood’s greatest films. I would suggest that … Read more

Netflix hikes its prices again

Netflix is about to get a little bit more expensive. If you’re like a lot of Millennials, you probably watch a lot of video streaming. And while options have only grown in recent years with the introduction of services like Disney+, Netflix is still the industry leader. So it’s a big deal when the tech … Read more

Beyond Good & Evil is getting a film adaptation on Netflix

Ubisoft’s cult classic action-adventure game Beyond Good & Evil is coming to Netflix. The film’s director is Rob Letterman, who was responsible for Detective Pikachu. The Hollywood Reporter – which broke the news – reports that it is a “hybrid live-action/animated feature.” That makes sense since Letterman’s Detective Pikachu was also a hybrid production. Right … Read more

Sonic the Hedgehog movie sequel planned for 2022

The Sonic the Hedgehog movie is getting a sequel, and we already have a box office date. That’s according to a report on Polygon over the weekend. They peg the release date for the film as April 8, 2022. That’s a little more than two years after the first film released this past February. Sonic … Read more

Sonic the Hedgehog movie tops $70 million in the US, $100 million worldwide

The Sonic the Hedgehog movie debuted just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend. Not only did it manage to top the box office charts, but it also had the best opening weekend of any video game adaptation ever. The premiere brought in $58 million for the three-day weekend ending Sunday. It’s estimated that with the … Read more

Dragon Quest: Your Story is coming to Netflix

The 3D computer-animated film Dragon Quest: Your Story is coming to Netflix in the US on February 13. The film was released last year in Japan. It bombed, managing to rake in box office sales of $11.1 million on a budget of $18.5 million (converted to American dollars). It’s somewhat surprising that it is getting … Read more