Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog made a loud boom at the Presidents Day box office with a three-day domestic opening of $58 million, a record for a video game adaptation. The film’s projected four-day gross of $70 million is among the best showings ever for the long holiday weekend, which coincided this year with …
Read More »Mortal Kombat Gets Animated With ‘Scorpion’s Revenge’
One of the most popular videogame franchises in history comes to animated life in Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, an all-new, feature-length film produced by Warner Bros. Animation in coordination with NeatherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting April …
Read More »Wizards of the Coast Announces ‘Dark Alliance’
Wizards of the Coast and Tuque Games announced DARK ALLIANCE, a third-person action RPG, will launch worldwide on PC and consoles in Fall 2020. DARK ALLIANCE is an exciting, action-driven, hack-and-slash adventure filled with iconic monsters, legendary characters, and epic loot. In an all-new trailer that debuted during last night’s Game …
Read More »Sony Interactive Entertainment To Acquire Insomniac Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment (“SIE”) announced that SIE has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Insomniac Games, Inc. (“Insomniac Games”), a leading game developer and long-time partner of SIE, in its entirety. Insomniac Games is the developer of PlayStation 4’s (PS4) top-selling Marvel’s Spider-Man and the hugely popular PlayStation Ratchet & Clank franchise. Upon completion …
Read More »Square Enix Unveils Outriders
SQUARE ENIX, creators of the iconic FINAL FANTASY and TOMB RAIDER franchises, today unveiled OUTRIDERS. From the developers of Gears of War Judgement and Bulletstorm, People Can Fly, OUTRIDERS will release on XBOX ONE, PlayStation 4, and PC in Summer 2020, marking a key release for the company. Square Enix External Studios, the minds behind SLEEPING DOGS and JUST CAUSE, delivers OUTRIDERS, a 1-3 player, drop-in-drop-out, …
Read More »Xbox Showcases 60 Anticipated Games, Including 34 to Premiere in Xbox Game Pass
Xbox showcased a blockbuster lineup of 60 anticipated games for both console and PC in its Xbox E3 Briefing and shared a glimpse of the future with Project Scarlett, which launches alongside “Halo Infinite” in 2020. Headlined by the biggest game of 2019, “Gears 5,” along with 34 games premiering …
Read More »VIZ Media Announces ‘Cat Lady’ Video Game
VIZ Media announces CAT LADY, a new feline-flavored supernatural action game. CAT LADY is currently in production by Rose City Games, and set to be published by VIZ Media as part of an ongoing partnership between the companies to develop, produce and release original indie video games. CAT LADY is …
Read More »VIZ Media Unveils ‘The World Next Door’
VIZ Media takes gamers on a vivid journey to an alternate realm with the release of THE WORLD NEXT DOOR on March 28th. This debut video game from the multimedia entertainment company is produced as part of an ongoing publishing partnership with indie game innovator Rose City Games, with character …
Read More »VIZ Media Releases Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Quest Illustrations: 30th Anniversary Edition
VIZ Media explores the video game-related artwork of famed creator Akira Toriyama with the release of DRAGON QUEST ILLUSTRATIONS: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION on December 11th. The print-only, hardcover edition collects a wide array of illustrations for the popular role-playing video game (RPG) Dragon Quest, whose characters were notably designed by …
Read More »Star-Studded Voice Cast Unveiled For Disney And Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts III
Talent who breathed life into popular Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney•Pixar films will reprise their roles for KINGDOM HEARTS III, the highly anticipated video game bringing together many heroes in one grand adventure. The voice cast includes: Josh Gad (Frozen, Beauty and the Beast) as Olaf from Frozen Kristen …
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