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Gears of War film producers David Leitch and Kelly McCormick give an update on the new Netflix movie, confirming it won't be out in time to capitalize on the series' next mainline game launch.

A new Gears of War movie is in development at production company 87North, with Deadpool 2 director David Leitch attached as director of the film. Unfortunately, the Gears of War adaptation won't align with the release of Gears of War E-Day, the next big game in the multi-decade video game franchise.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, 87North's Kelly McCormick says that the Gears movie will miss the release date of Gears of War E-Day, which is expected to launch in 2026. So far, Microsoft has successfully capitalized on its transmedia adaptations, with the Fallout series on Amazon Prime directly leading to a mighty surge in video game sales. Xbox also took over the PlayStation Store in May in no small part due to the Minecraft movie.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is getting its own anime adaptation, as the upcoming Crunchyroll show has been announced to be in full production.

The announcement for the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime adaptation occurred at Gamescom 2025, where a trailer was played showcasing the art style, characters, and story elements. The upcoming anime is officially called Sekiro: No Defeat, and is directed by Kenichi Kutsuna and written by Takuya Satou. Additionally, Kutsuna is slated to direct the anime at animation studio Qzil.la, alongside Deputy Director Shunsuke Fukui, Kaito Moki as Chief Animation Director, and Takashi Mukoda as Action Animation Director.

The reboot of the Resident Evil movie has begun shooting in Prague, with reports indicating the shooting is taking place in the city streets and at Barrandov Studios.

The film reboot is based on the long-time-running video game franchise by Capcom, and will be helmed by director Zach Cregger, known for Barbarian and the recently released movie "Weapons" starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin.

For those concerned about how the Resident Evil movie will shape up, Weapons is garnering quite a lot of attention at the box office, along with critics and public praise for being a mysterious horror film that stands out with its unique direction and meticulous execution. Judging by how Weapons is performing, it seems the Resident Evil movie is in pretty safe hands.

Ubisoft is reportedly developing a live action TV series based on the Far Cry series, new reports indicate.

Remember those epic Far Cry 3 shorts starring Michael Mando as Vaas? While Ubisoft used those live action snippets to advertise Far Cry 3 years ago, it sounds like the studio wants to do the same thing again. Only this time it'll be a big-budget TV show that advertises the entire Far Cry franchise.

Two days ago, Ubisoft accidentally posted up the Far Cry TV show announcement on their site. While we couldn't find an archived version of the page, descriptions of the TV show popped up online, revealing that the Far Cry series will be an anthology show with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator Rob Mac (former McElhenney) at the helm.

It's not just Fallout--the brutal anti-Nazi shooter series Wolfenstein is also getting a TV series.

Wolfenstein is coming to the small screen, with its signature violence in tow. Amazon is developing a Wolfenstein TV series for its Prime Video streaming service, Variety reports, with a one-sentence description summing up the show: "The story of killing Nazis is evergreen."

Kilter Films, who also worked with Bethesda on the popular Fallout TV series, will be involved with three executive producers attached to the Wolfenstein project. Patrick Somerville, who executive produced Netflix's dark psychological sci-fi series Maniac, will create, write, and executive produce the Wolfenstein show. MachineGames' Jerk Gustafsson will also serve as a producer.

Neil Druckmann, the co-creator of the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us, has said he is officially stepping back from the HBO TV show.

The news was confirmed on the Naughty Dog X account, where a message was posted stating that Druckmann informed the team that now is the perfect time for him to step back from the HBO series, as work has been completed on season 2 of the show, and no meaningful work has begun on season 3. Druckmann wrote in the message he is stepping back to put his full focus on writing and directing Naughty Dog's next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and resuming his responsibilities as Studio Head and Head of Creative.

It sounds like Duke Nukem is making a comeback, but it won't be a new video game.

Duke Nukem is a curious oddity of the 1990s, a lightning-in-a-bottle product of its times that couldn't really be properly captured or adapted for modern audiences. The series has been all but dead since Gearbox's disastrous Duke Nukem Forever sequel in 2011, and since then, Duke has been sitting on his porcelain throne polishing his golden desert eagles, waiting for his time to shine again.

That might change thanks to Adi Shankar, the spitfire showrunner that's successfully adapting major video game franchises into Netflix TV shows. Shankar is responsible for hit shows like Castlevania and the recent Devil May Cry series, which Capcom says helped spike game sales. The creator now says he's purchased the rights to Duke Nukem, and we could see a more raw and authentic new series based on Duke's post-apocalyptic exploits.

Nintendo has just confirmed that The Legend of Zelda live-action movie is being delayed over "production reasons," with Shigeru Miyamoto taking to X to announce the news.

In a bid to showcase the value of its new Nintendo App, Nintendo announced the release date of the upcoming The Legend of Zelda Movie directed by Wes Ball, the director of The Maze Runner and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The initial announcement for Nintendo pegged the release of the movie for March 26, 2027, but now that has changed, as Nintendo's game director Shigeru Miyamoto recently took to X to announce that due to "production reasons" the release date for The Legend of Zelda movie is being moved to May 7, 2027, an approximate 2 month delay.

According to Miyamoto, the delay will be used to make the film "as good as it can be," with the game director not providing any more information on the delay or the current status of the movie. Notably, The Legend of Zelda Movie was first announced in 2023, and is being produced by Avi Arad and Miyamoto, with Nintendo and Sony joint financing the project. Filming is expected to begin sometime in 2026.

Samsung has announced that its 2025 OLED TV line-up will receive an update that will add NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility. This is perfect for those connecting a GeForce RTX-powered rig to their TV. This will allow the OLED TV's refresh rate to sync with a GeForce RTX GPU's performance (in FPS), where, alongside Samsung's Motion Xcelerator technology, it can deliver smooth, tear-free visuals up to 165 Hz.

Samsung confirms that its flagship S95F Series will get NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility first, with other models to follow. Samsung's 2025 OLED TV line-up is optimized for gaming thanks to the inclusion of AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support, Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), and Samsung's dedicated Gaming Hub, which includes instant access to cloud streaming services like Xbox and GeForce NOW.

Samsung's flagship S95F OLED TV differentiates itself from the competition by featuring the company's 'OLED Glare-Free technology', which removes glare and reflections - a feature of most other OLED TVs on the market.

Bandai Namco and A24 have announced a new collaboration to make a live-action film adaptation of FromSoftware's world-renowned video game, Elden Ring. The Lands Between are coming to the silver screen.

For those who don't know, Elden Ring was created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, who based the game on a mythological story written by George R.R Martin, the author of the legendary fantasy series Game of Thrones. Bandai Namco wrote in its press release that the project is going to be helmed by filmmaker Alex Garland, known for his work on Ex Machina, Civil War, and the recently released Warfare. Garland will be writing and directing the film, with Peter Rice, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and George R.R Martin being on board as producers.

At the moment, there isn't any mention of when the live-action Elden Ring movie will be released or who will be cast as the characters. There isn't even a mention of what story is going to be told. All we know is that it has been confirmed to be in the works and that Alex Garland is writing and directing it. Notably, Elden Ring was released in 2022 and went on to ship more than 30 million units worldwide, going on to become one of the most successful games of its generation and forming what is now referred to as Souls-like games.

With Fallout Season 2 wrapping production, fans are naturally eager for the next chapter in the series' post-apocalyptic saga. Aaron Moten, who plays Brotherhood of Steel soldier Maximus in the TV series, has shared some promising signs about the show's expected longevity.

When asked at Comic-Con about the broader direction of the series, Moten explained that from the moment he signed on, there was a clear starting point and endpoint already mapped out:

Netflix is introducing a new generative AI search that allows viewers to surface shows they want using natural language queries.

This is all part of a major redesign implementing a new home page (as flagged up by TechCrunch, via TechRadar).

That includes a more streamlined and modern design for the home screen, and shifting around some elements of the interface that were more hidden away to give them better visibility (namely the Search and My List options).

The hit video game Split Fiction is receiving its own movie adaptation starring Sydney Sweeny and from the director behind Wicked, Jon M. Chu.

A new Variety article has revealed that Split Fiction, developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts (EA), will be receiving its own movie adaptation, with the script for the movie being written by "Deadpool & Wolverine" screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

For those who don't know, Split Fiction is a co-op title that follows a pair of authors, Mio and Zoe, as they embark on an adventure through the stories they have written. The game was written and directed by Josef Fares, who also wrote and directed Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, A Way Out (2018), and It Takes Two (2021), with each of these titles being a co-op-driven experience.

Recently, Microsoft launched a new marketing campaign for Xbox that stated that every device is an "Xbox." Naturally, when gamers think of Xbox, they think of consoles like the Xbox Series X|S. But, with Xbox and PC Game Pass now an integral part of Windows, alongside Xbox Cloud Gaming offering access to Game Pass titles and other select games owned by Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, everything from a laptop to a smartphone to a gaming handheld like the ROG Ally from ASUS is an "Xbox."

At least, that's the idea. And now, thanks to the latest LG Smart TV webOS update, LG's impressive range of OLED and QNED TVs has finally delivered a native Xbox app for device-free cloud gaming using a controller connected via Bluetooth. The new Xbox app for LG Smart TVs is rolling out this week in over 25 countries and is accessible from the LG Gaming Portal.

Although Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming is currently limited to 1080p 60 FPS, the good news is that LG's latest OLED and QNED TVs will upscale gameplay to 4K for "lifelike visuals."

A Minecraft Movie has been a pop culture hit, earning itself the most successful opening weekend for a video game adaptation, taking the crown from The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Now the director of the movie has responded to teen fans participating in a viral meme where theaters are destroyed with the throwing of popcorn and drinks.

Since the release of A Minecraft Movie a viral trend has captured the minds of the youth on the internet and a viral meme has formed where fans of the movie are preparing to throw food and drink around, and in some cases body slam theater employees during a specific part of the movie. The part of the movie that has spawned numerous videos of teens trashing cinemas is when Jack Black's character says "Chicken Jockey," and at this moment, teens proceed to scream "Chicken Jockey" and throw their food and drinks around the theater.

This phenomenon is happening in viewings of the film around the world, and in one case, the police were called. The director of the film Jared Hess has now responded to the response from passionate fans of the movie, saying, "It's weird when you're having too much fun and the cops get called."

The Tomb Raider TV series, in production at Amazon for its Prime Video service that recently found success with another videogame adaptation, Fallout, is reportedly dead. According to the Daily Mail's sources, the Phoebe Waller-Bridge-led series (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Fleabag, Killing Eve) went through two writers' rooms and "tens of millions of dollars in development costs."

The series would have been a big-budget adaptation of one of the most beloved video game franchises, with filming scheduled to take place this year. Phoebe Waller-Bridge has previously noted that she was a big fan of the games growing up. However, the Daily Mail report notes no script for the Lara Croft series had been produced. Regarding someone taking on the iconic role, Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) was reportedly set to star.

Interestingly, the report also notes that Jennifer Salk, the former head of Amazon Studios who was let go last week, green-lit the project.

Families trying to enjoy the new Minecraft movie are having to deal with delinquent fans who are deciding to trash the cinema by throwing food and drink around over an internet meme.

Cinemas are having to warn movie fans about attending the newly released "A Minecraft Movie" over several instances of fans participating in a social media trend and a seemingly weird internet meme where viewers scream "Chicken Jockey" at a specific scene in the movie. If it were just the screaming, it would be annoying, but as part of the meme, viewers are throwing popcorn, drinks, and other items around the cinema when the "Chicken Jockey" appears on screen. In one instance that was captured on TikTok, the police were called as a result of the outburst.

WarnerBros. has mined gold with its adaptation of Mojang's voxel indie hit with over $300 million in opening box office sales.

It's official: The Minecraft movie is a mega hit. The film has had the best opening in the history of video game movie adaptations, beating out Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Movie, which earned a thunderous $204 million.

According to figures from The Hollywood Reporter, the Minecraft picture raked in $163 million in domestic sales, and $150 million globally, closing the weekend with $313 million earned total.

Riot Games is reportedly working on a live-action League of Legends TV show to build off the massive success of Arcane, the animated series based on the universe created for the hugely popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, League of Legends.

The news of a live-action League of Legends TV show comes from an official Vietnamese government Facebook account, which posted that Riot Games is researching and planning to shoot 9 episodes of a TV series in Cat Ba, Hai Phong, later this year. The post states the episodes will be released on multiple streaming platforms such as Netflix and HBO. Additional information in the post reveals Riot representatives have already met with Vietnam's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

According to reports, Riot has already surveyed other countries within Asia, such as Japan, Korea, and Thailand, but landed on Vietnam as the most suitable for the upcoming show. Sheep Esports has speculated that the "rugged cliffs, deep blue waters, and maritime atmosphere of Cát Bà" may be the perfect setting to recreate Bilgewater, which in League of Legends is a pirate haven similar to Tortuga, the pirate haven seen in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

Nintendo has already begun to show the value of its newly announced and launched Nintendo Today app by revealing the release date of its upcoming The Legend of Zelda Movie directed by Wes Ball, the director of The Maze Runner and Kingdom of the Planet of the apes.

The upcoming live-action movie is set to be released on March 26, 2027. Unfortunately, there isn't any more information to reveal on the movie, as we don't know who will be playing any of Nintendo's iconic characters such as Link, Zelda, and Gannondorf.

Additionally, we don't know how much of the movie will be animated versus live-action, but if we use the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie as an example, we can assume that Nintendo will be attempting to replicate the popularity of that movie with The Legend of Zelda Movie by keeping to the same approximate format.