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News Eerie Survival Driving Game Pacific Drive Is Getting a TV Adaptation from Horror Legend
Atomic Monster picks up TV rights
An early indie hit in 2024 was Pacific Drive, a unique supernatural survival game that's all about exploring a mysterious exclusion zone in a banged up station wagon. This premise, the loose story, and involved, engrossing gameplay has made it somewhat of a cult hit, and it's still receiving meaningful updates too...
News Amazon's Secret Level Has Been Renewed for a Second Season
Anthology series set for return
Secret Level, the animated video game anthology series, is getting a second season. The show has been a big success for Amazon, claiming the title for the biggest debut for a new animated series. It makes sense that the company would greenlight another batch of episodes. The show features episodes each based on a...
News CD Projekt Red Partners with Netflix for New Cyberpunk Animated Series
Good news, straight from Night City
Fans of the excellent Cyberpunk: Edgerunners are sitting pretty, with CD Projekt Red today confirming a partnership with Netflix to produce another animated project set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077. We have to assume it will be something separate from Edgerunners, however, as CD Projekt has not confirmed another...
News Secret Level's Concord Episode Has a Trailer, and It Feels Really Weird
What's Concord?
Ouch, this stings a bit. Sony released and then quickly obliterated the sci-fi multiplayer shooter Concord earlier this year, but we've yet to see the last of it; the game will be part of Amazon Prime's Secret Level anthology series. While the game itself was taken offline after a disastrous launch, the TV show — which adapts...
News Game of Thrones Star Sophie Turner Might Play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider TV Show
Two parties now negotiating
Sophie Turner, best known for her work as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, is reportedly taking strides towards playing the role of Lara Croft in the upcoming live-action Tomb Raider TV series from Amazon Prime. Deadline reports the two parties are "in negotiations" to hash out a deal that would see Turner star as the...
News See Mega-Man, Pac-Man, and Armored Core Like Never Before in Secret Level Official Trailer
Enter Secret Level?
The upcoming Amazon anthology series Secret Level is a pretty exciting prospect, adapting 15 video game universes and spanning the full spectrum of animation. It will put lesser-known IPs like Sifu, Armored Core, and yes, even Concord in front of eyeballs that would previously have never seen them, and we got our best look at the...
News You'll Never See This Potential TV Mass Effect Commander Shepard Pick Coming
"Takin' over Earth and still kickin' in Uranus"
With Fast & Furious 9 writer Daniel Casey signed on to pen Amazon's upcoming Mass Effect TV adaptation, things could really go in any direction. One future we never would have predicted, however, was the potential inclusion of one John Anthony Felix Cena, presumably as Commander Shepard, who you...
News Secret Level Creator Comments on Concord's Awkward Anthology Inclusion
“I honestly don’t understand why it didn’t work"
The brief but explosive saga of Sony's failed service punt, Concord, isn't over yet. Your favourite Freegunners will ride again in Secret Level from 10th December, the focus of one of the anthology series' 15 episodes. Secret Level's Tim Miller has noted the elephant in the room for the first...
News Macaulay Culkin Confirmed for Season 2 of Amazon's Fallout Show
Former child star headed for the Mojave
Kevin McCallister himself, Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (yes, that is the actor's legal name, following a poll in 2019), has been confirmed to be joining Amazon's Fallout series. Culkin will apparently "play a crazy genius-type character." The series is headed towards the Mojave Desert next, the setting of...
News Movement from Amazon's Mass Effect TV Series, Fast & Furious 9 Writer Signed
M9: The Shepard Saga
If the long-awaited launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard wasn't enough to satiate your BioWare cravings, we've finally had an update on that Mass Effect TV series first reported in 2021. An adaptation is officially being developed at Amazon MGM Studios by Fast & Furious 9 writer Daniel Casey. Word comes to us through an...
Why so serious?
If you’re a long-time Yakuza fan like this author, it’s worth remembering just how far the franchise now known as Like a Dragon has come. SEGA had once famously given up on the series outside of Japan, leaving Yakuza 5’s localisation duties to Sony. A little less than a decade later, it finds itself the subject of a...
News Space Marine 2 Story Set to Continue in Amazon's Secret Level Anthology
Post-human credit sequence
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 fans who can't get enough of the eternally-stoic Ultramarine Captain Titus will be glad to know actor Clive Standen will reprise the role in Amazon's upcoming Secret Level animated anthology series. Amazon and Games Workshop have now confirmed that the episode takes place after the game's...
News Filming for the Fallout TV Show's Second Season Will Start Again Very Soon
That was quick
Fallout was a big hit for Amazon Prime, and it’s wasting no time getting started on the second season. <related ids="164485"> According to an interview with Screen Rant at the New York Comic Con this weekend, Leslie Uggams – who played Vault 33 Overseer Betty Pearson – said
News Boy! Sony and Amazon to Start from Scratch on God of War TV Show
Turns out television is tough
Sony’s been doing a good job adapting its flagship franchises into TV shows and movies, with the likes of The Last of Us, Twisted Metal, and Gran Turismo all doing decently. But recently it hit a snag with Netflix’s take on Horizon, and now
News Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Most Horrifying Moment Could Be Yours for $300
Look out below
A Cyberpunk: Edgerunners statue depicting Adam Smasher about to do what he does best could be yours, provided you're willing to pony up $300. From Dark Horse, the statue is pretty cool, with characters Adam and Rebecca locked in a fight going entirely one way. Beware, spoilers for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to follow! Spotted by PC...
News Leaked Secret Level Trailer Reveals Anthology Series' Star-Studded Cast
Multiple Schwarzeneggers
A trailer for Amazon's upcoming animated video game anthology series has leaked, and just as swiftly, been pulled from the internet by a DMCA takedown notice. It was up long enough for eagle-eyed observers to jot down some interesting details, however, such as the surprisingly star-studded cast involved. While we blissfully...
Going underground
We’re in the eye of a video game adaptation frenzy, but Tomb Raider has always been well ahead of the curve. During the peak of its early 2000s popularity, Angelina Jolie signed on to star as the well-endowed archaeologist Lara Croft, in a movie that would buck the trend of game-related Box Office busts and gross over $250...
News Dragon of Dojima Roars in Official Like a Dragon: Yakuza Trailer
Prime's series looking like a love letter to fans
Prime's live-action adaptation of RGG's legendary Yakuza/Like a Dragon series will premiere on 24th October on Prime, and judging from the above trailer, it's going to be a banger. The melodramatic action drama delves into the lives and times of the shadowy Japanese underworld and its inhabitants,...
News The Last of Us Season 2 Debuts in 2025, Here's Your First Look
Oh, boy
You may think your heart’s ready to deal with The Last of Us: Part 2 all over again, but it’s probably not. To celebrate The Last of Us Day, HBO has released the first full length trailer for the second season of its hit live action adaptation. In the video, we see various familiar scenes from the game, including the town of Jackson, new...
News There Is a God! Netflix Is Bringing Us More Cyberpunk Anime
Details are scarce for now
Cyberpunk Edgerunners is extraordinary. If you haven’t watched Netflix’s anime adaptation yet, you should rectify that immediately; it’s wonderfully animated and extremely dark – as you’d perhaps expect from a series inspired by CD Projekt RED’s dystopian sandbox game. Now, in the aftermath of Netflix Geeked,...
News Here's Your First Good Look at Netflix's Devil May Cry Anime Series
Jackpot
In case you forgot, Netflix and Capcom announced a Devil May Cry anime last year. It's been nearly a year since we saw the very brief first teaser, and now we've been treated to a slightly less brief teaser trailer, introducing viewers to Dante (from the Devil May Cry series). Spearheaded by Adi Shankar (who also brought us Netflix's...
News Wind's Howling Through This Netflix The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep Clip
Nothing but a softy
It feels like an eternity since the release of CD Projekt Red's groundbreaking RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and though a sequel is in the works, Geralt of Rivia will not be the protagonist. Thankfully, you can get your fix of gravelly-voice
News Lara Croft's Working on Her Sh*t in Netflix Animated Show
A new hope
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is bringing gaming’s iconic heroine into all-new medium this October, when the series’ first animated show debuts on Netflix. The story will take place after the events of the most recent games, and will cast Hayley Atwell as the buxom British adventurer. And in an interview with Nerdist,...
News PlayStation, Concord to Feature in Amazon Prime's Secret Level
An episode dedicated to beloved PS Studios titles
Secret Level, the upcoming Amazon Prime anthology show executive produced by Deadpool’s Tim Miller, will feature episodes dedicated to PlayStation and hero shooter Concord. There’ll be 15 episodes in all, each inspired by a different game. Other recognised properties include Pac-Man, Spelunky,...
Guide Best 4K TVs for PS5 in 2024
Our top TV picks for use with PS5
What are the best 4K TVs for PS5 in 2024? Sony has ushered in the start of a brand new console generation with PlayStation 5, and with that comes new technology to be taken advantage of. No matter what television set you currently own, you're going to notice a big upgrade the moment you boot up the new console...
News Shooting on the Twisted Metal TV Show's Second Season Is Underway
Here comes chaos
Against all expectations, the Twisted Metal television show was an absolute riot. The show, starring Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz, opted for a dark comedy vibe – and it was genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, with kooky storylines and oddball characters. It went on to become a big hit on streaming platform Peacock, and was...
News The Last of Us Season 2 TV Teaser Trailer Revealed
"I saved her"
HBO has posted the first official glimpse at its second season of The Last of Us, which looks to adapt a portion of PS5, PS4 exclusive The Last of Us: Part II. Across just 24 seconds of footage — which first appeared in a video documenting what HBO Max has to offer between now and 2025 — we see the memorable dancing scene in...
News Like a Dragon: Yakuza Show Won't Have Time for Karaoke, But Singing 'May Come Eventually'
Sad ballad
Amazon's upcoming adaptation Like a Dragon: Yakuza will, tragically, not have the runtime to tackle Kazuma Kiryu's enduring passion for karaoke, it's been revealed. However, all hope is not lost as raucous, drunken singing "may come eventually". Unfortunately, the show's first offering will be just six episodes, so the sillier side of...
News RGG Boss Says First Episode of Like a Dragon: Yakuza Made Him Scream, Take a Smoke Break
Rave reviews
The head of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Masayoshi Yokoyama, says that the first episode of the upcoming live-action Like a Dragon adaptation from Amazon made him scream, with a "major surprise" at the end requiring him to take a relaxing cigarette break. The revelation comes via a video shown by SEGA during San Diego Comic-Con, in which the...
News Here's Your First Look at the Like a Dragon: Yakuza Television Show
Sick ink
You won’t extract a whole lot from this teaser trailer for Amazon Prime’s television adaptation of Like a Dragon: Yakuza, but we suppose it sets the scene. The 70-second clip shows protagonist Kazuma Kiryu getting his trademark ink before cutting to a couple of shots of seedy Shinjuku ward Kabukicho, which of course will be presented as...
News Amazon's Excellent Fallout TV Adaptation Up for 16 Emmy Awards
Critical hit
Fans and critics alike went equally feral for Amazon's adaptation of the legendary WRPG franchise, Fallout. The series managed to break through to mainstream audiences outside the realm of games, garnering significant industry attention and, subsequently, has been nominated for no less than 16 Emmy awards, including Best Actor and...
News Netflix's Horizon Zero Dawn TV Show Reportedly on Ice
Horizon Zero Adaptations
A new report from Rolling Stone claims that the TV adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn is "no longer moving forward". The news comes as part of a wider story concerning showrunner Steve Blackman; he has been accused of toxic behaviour by several anonymous sources who have worked with him on the show
News New Vegas Antagonist Reveals Hand, Confirmed for Season 2 of Amazon's Fallout Adaptation
The House always wins
Amazon's surprisingly great TV adaptation was a hit with fans of Bethesda's depiction of the Fallout universe, and shocking no one, a second season is already in the works. The show's final episode clearly indicated where the series would go next, and now we've had concrete confirmation. Warning: Spoilers for the final episode...
News The Last of Us 2's Story Could Take Three HBO Seasons to Complete
Click click boom
Love it or loathe it, The Last of Us 2’s story is a complicated beast, with many overlapping threads and a lot of ground to cover. It’s perhaps not overly surprising that the director of HBO’s adaptation Craig Mazin is plotting at least two seasons of television to tell the tale – and that could potentially spill over into a...
News Netflix's Animated Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Starts in October
The story of the Survivor continues
Netflix's animated Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Craft has a release date, with the globetrotting treasure hunter venturing to the streaming service on 10th October. We got a brief look at the legendary character in the action, teasing the kinds of high-action antics to come, and it looks pretty damn slick...
As Isaac, the "quietly powerful leader of a large militia group"
Following our first official look at HBO's The Last of Us adaptation's second season, another actor that players of The Last of Us: Part 2 will no doubt recall has reportedly been cast. Jeffrey Wright, who plays the enigmatic leader of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF) militia in...
News Feast Your Eyes on Liam Hemsworth as Geralt in The Witcher Season Four
Blaviken, butchered?
Previously only glimpsed, we've gotten our first official look at the new Geralt of Rivia, Liam Hemsworth, who has taken up the mantle of the White Wolf from Henry Cavill in season four of Netflix's The Witcher adaptation. In the short teaser, we see Hemsworth looking particularly brooding in the snow-covered woods, along with...
News Dead Cells Animated TV Series Gets First Official Trailer
From the animation studio behind Captain Laserhawk
If you didn't know, the wonderfully weird rogue-like from French developer Motion Twin, Dead Cells, is getting a 10-episode animated series. We've got a look at it in action, and it's pretty out-there stuff from Paris-based animation studio Bobbypills, whose work you may recall from the Far Cry 3:...
News Here's Your First Official Look at HBO's The Last of Us Season 2
Now in production
HBO created a lot more The Last of Us fans with its super successful TV adaptation. The first season launched last year, finding a huge audience and critical acclaim, and the second series is now in production, heading to screens in 2025. Now, the company has provided our very first look at official shots from the anticipated new...
News Live-Action Tomb Raider Series Officially Ordered by Amazon Prime Video
Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
We kind of already knew about this, thanks to a report from last year, but now it's all official. Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a live-action Tomb Raider TV series, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge attached as writer and executive producer. Here's the official post on the Tomb Raider site. Waller-Bridge is an actor and...
News The Witcher's Ciri Says She Hopes Fans Give Liam Hemsworth a Chance as Geralt
"That fan base can be very attack-y"
Netflix's The Witcher has quietly been blazing a trail for the recent mainstream acceptance of video game IP making the jump to TV, best exemplified by HBOs The Last of Us and Amazon's Fallout adaptations. We learned in 2022 that Henry Cavill would be laying down his swords at the end of Season 3, with Australian...
News £200 Fallout Backpack Will Mark You as a Vault-Dweller
Plus, replica Pip-Boy 3000!
Lucy's already iconic backpack from Amazon's Fallout adaptation is now up for pre-order at UK retailer Game (thanks VGC), and for just £200, you can proudly proclaim your Vault-Dweller status to the world. The bag, which is a replica of the in-show prop, sports the Vault 33 logo and comes equipped with a thick yellow...
News Fallout TV Show Marks Huge Success with 65 Million Viewers
Second most-watched Amazon Prime show ever
The Fallout TV adaptation continues to go from strength to strength as Amazon has revealed the series has received 65 million viewers, making it the second most-watched show in the streaming service's history. It's also the most popular series on the platform since The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power...
TV Show Review Knuckles - Fun, Lighthearted Spin-Off Eases the Wait for Sonic 3
Victory
Despite some early bumps in the road, Sonic the Hedgehog's live action movie adaptations have been a big success. A third film is due to arrive at the tail end of 2024, and if it's anything like its predecessors, it'll not only boom at the box office, but it'll also be another entertaining all-ages flick the whole family can enjoy. We have...
News Sony Collaborating on SEGA's Golden Axe Animated Series
Bringing peace to the land is my duty!
The immortal SEGA brawler Golden Axe is being resurrected as a comedic animated series, of all things. Ordered by Comedy Central and produced by CBS Studios in collaboration with Sony Pictures, the series will undoubtedly feature buxom men and women battling dragons and various beasts, and presumably, hilarity...
News Fallout Season 2 Is Official as Show Becomes One of Amazon’s Most-Watched
Everyone liked that
Amazon has now officially announced a second season of its overwhelmingly successful Fallout TV adaptation shall be shot and released on its Amazon Prime streaming service. A second batch of episodes appeared likely after the series was handed $25 million of Californian tax credits, but now it's official. Within the first four...
News Fallout Series Timeline Adds Up, Says Todd Howard
"Everything that happened in the previous games, including New Vegas, happened"
The release of Amazon's adaptation of Fallout has sparked a resurgence in the series and increased focus on the alt-history that binds it all together. Some fans recently raised concerns that events in the TV show seemingly retconned the events of the black sheep of the...
News Wasteland DJ Three Dog Actor Wants in on Amazon's Fallout Adaptation
"Because one dog ain't enough, and two is too low, it's me, Three Dog!"
The actor behind the incredibly memorable Fallout 3 radio host, Three Dog, is interested in appearing in Amazon's excellent TV adaptation. Erik Todd Dellums, who lent his voice to the character in Bethesda's 2008 game, says he's got "something darker than Three Dog, but just as...
Random YouTuber Calculates Approximate Fallout TV Protagonist's Season 1 XP Gain
It's a testament to the show it can be gamified so
Amazon's genuinely great adaptation of Fallout really seems to have struck a chord, with fans flocking back in unprecedented numbers to various games in the series and theories and speculation already running rampant. It should also come as no surprise that at least one fan of the mechanically-heavy...
News Amazon's Fallout Adaptation Seemingly Retcons Climactic Events of Fan-Favourite Game
The black sheep of the Fallout family left out in the cold
Amazon's excellent adaptation of the Fallout series for TV is available in its entirety now, and we loved it. However, not every Fallout fan is happy with how it seemingly rewrites what was thought to be established series lore, apparently retconning the ending of beloved black sheep,...
