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  News Wrap Up: Dark Souls 2, War Thunder on PS4, Borderlands 2 DLC & More!

  Dark Souls 2 confidence, War Thunder on PS4, Borderlands 2 DLC, Steam Trading Cards, a new IP from Guerrilla Games and much more gaming news.

  by Rob Keyes | May 16, 2013No Comments

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  News Wrap Up: Pacific Rim Tie-in, Next-Gen Ubisoft Games & Nintendo Solutions

  Nintendo Wii U solutions, next-gen Ubisoft games, Pacific Rim movie game, EA gun problems, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon movie, next-gen PGR 5, Resident Evil sickness & more gaming news!

  by Rob Keyes | May 13, 201311 Comments

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  ‘Marvel Heroes’ Open Beta Launches Alongside ‘Iron Man 3′

  Celebrating the release of ‘Iron Man 3′ in theaters, Gazillion launches an early open beta weekend for ‘Marvel Heroes’.

  by Rob Keyes | Apr 30, 20131 Comment

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  GR Giveaway – Win An ‘Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie’ Blu-ray!

  To celebrate the release of ‘Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie’, Game Rant is giving away three copies of the movie on Blu-ray!. Enter today!

  by Rob Keyes | Mar 6, 2013No Comments

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  ‘Need For Speed’ Film Coming In 2014

  Those who’ve always thought that the ‘Need For Speed’ franchise was made for the big screen, rejoice. Both the inspirations named and director selected point to something truly new for the racing film genre.

  by Andrew Dyce | Jun 22, 20124 Comments

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  GR Pick: 8-Bit Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

  Freddie Wong, known for his creatively fun game-related live-action Internet videos, is back with an 8-bit rendition of ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.’

  by Tyler Schirado | Jun 22, 20121 Comment

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  Rumor Patrol: ‘Splinter Cell’ Movie Deal Close Between Ubisoft & Paramount

  Already in early production by Ubisoft, the ‘Splinter Cell’ movie might finally be ready to ink a deal with a big-name studio; a new report suggests that Paramount Pictures is the primary contender.

  by Brian Sipple | Jun 16, 20125 Comments

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  ‘Mass Effect’ Red Sand Full Trailer

  The ‘Mass Effect’ fan-film starring Mark Meer has a brand new trailer and an estimated release date for late summer 2012! Read on for details and watch it here.

  by John Jacques | May 26, 20127 Comments

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  ‘Uncharted’s Nolan North To Appear In ‘Star Trek 2′

  Thanks to director J.J. Abrams’ love of the ‘Uncharted’ series, the man behind Nathan Drake will be stepping in front of the camera in next year’s ‘Star Trek 2.’

  by Andrew Dyce | May 22, 20124 Comments

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  ‘Ghost Recon Alpha’ Live-Action Movie Offers Prequel to ‘Future Soldier’

  Ever wondered what a live-action Ghost Recon movie would look like? Check out the awesome 25-minute ‘Ghost Recon Alpha’ short film which serves as a prequel to ‘Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.’

  by Rob Keyes | May 14, 20127 Comments

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  Irrational Still Planning ‘BioShock’ Movie, Confirms Ken Levine

  Don’t write off the ‘BioShock’ movie just yet. Even with ‘BioShock Infinite’ ready to release this October, Ken Levine explains why he hasn’t forgotten about the forlorn project.

  by Brian Sipple | May 6, 201216 Comments

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  ‘Portal’s’ Upcoming Animated Film Looks Absolutely Thrilling

  A professional CG artist has begun work on an independent ‘Portal’ animated short film. If early test stills are to be believed, the final cut might turn out to be quite the fan sensation.

  by Brian Sipple | Apr 29, 201210 Comments

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  Milla Jovovich Wants To Be in a ‘Resident Evil’ Game

  Milla Jovovich, star of the five successful live-action ‘Resident Evil’ films, is disappointed that her character ‘Alice’ has not been featured in any of the Capcom games.

  by Rob Keyes | Mar 22, 201267 Comments

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  ‘Mass Effect’ Isn’t Just The New Star Trek – It’s Better

  With ‘Mass Effect 3′ coming out soon and the second J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie in development, we look at what makes these important sci-fi franchises special and which is better.

  by Rob Keyes | Feb 27, 201266 Comments

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  ‘Just Cause 3′ Game & ‘Just Cause’ Movie Updates

  Avalanche Studios is working away on ‘Just Cause 3′ while a new writer is brought in to rewrite the script for the ‘Just Cause: Scorpion Rising’ movie.

  by Rob Keyes | Dec 16, 20116 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed: Embers’ Review

  ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ may tie up the loose ends of the series, but this animated short film is all about bringing closure to Ezio Auditore’s quest. Read on for our thoughts.

  by Andrew Dyce | Dec 15, 20118 Comments

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  Live-Action ‘Angry Birds’ Movie As If Were Directed by Guy Ritchie

  With a real ‘Angry Birds’ film in development, fans offer what their R-rated take on a live-action adaptation of the war between the birds and the pigs.

  by Rob Keyes | Dec 8, 20112 Comments

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  Confirmed: ‘Mass Effect’ Movie Still Based on Games

  Legendary Pictures fixes a few mistakes on their official site and re-confirms that the ‘Mass Effect’ movie is still based on the games.

  by Rob Keyes | Nov 23, 201112 Comments

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  Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Map Pack For ‘Gears of War 3′ Available Thanksgiving Day

  Turkey, football, and Tom Cruise? Available on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, all ‘Gears of War 3′ players can download a free, ‘Ghost Protocol’ inspired map pack and register for their very own “Impossible Mission.”

  by Matt Rowland | Nov 23, 20113 Comments

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  Game Ranter Banter: Games vs. Movies, Saints Row 3, SNES, Gamer Failures & Recommendations

  This week we discuss gamers with issues, games vs. movies, the SNES and recommendations for War in the North, Rayman: Origins and ‘Saint’s Row The Third’. Join us, and share your thoughts!

  by Anthony Mole | Nov 19, 20116 Comments

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  Ken Levine Gives Update on ‘BioShock’ Movie Adaptation

  Irrational Games head, Ken Levine, takes a break from ‘BioShock: Infinite’ to give an update on the ‘BioShock’ film adaptation as well as discusses how he’d like to see the story approached.

  by Ben Kendrick | Nov 15, 20112 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie To Leap With Sony Pictures

  Sony Pictures is in final negotiations with Ubisoft Motion Pictures to bring ‘Assassin’s Creed’ to the big screen. Do you have faith the movie series will be done well?

  by Rob Keyes | Oct 20, 20118 Comments

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  Rumor Patrol: Steven Spielberg Making ‘Halo’ Movie

  A French press release for the Halo: Cryptum novel incorrectly says there’s that ‘Halo’ movie is coming next year from Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks.

  by Rob Keyes | Oct 6, 201121 Comments

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  ‘Dead Island’ Film Rights Go To Lionsgate

  Lionsgate announces that they’ve optioned the film rights to ‘Dead Island’ from Deep Silver and are in early development on the feature adaptation.

  by Rob Keyes | Sep 28, 20115 Comments

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  Mass Effect Movie Confusingly Not Based on Games

  In a posting on their official site, Legendary Pictures contradicts screenwriter Mark Protosevich by saying the ‘Mass Effect’ movie will follow a ‘completely new story.’

  by Rob Keyes | Sep 21, 201116 Comments

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  Uwe Boll Making Another Video Game Movie

  Just when you think that he’s finally gone away for good, Uwe Boll returns with yet another movie based on a video game. This one is a bit more obscure, however. Read on for more.

  by C.J. Smillie | Sep 6, 201121 Comments

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  Will ‘Mass Effect’ Save The Video Game Movie Genre?

  Legendary Pictures held a Comic-Con panel for the ‘Mass Effect’ movie to remind fans that it is happening and that it’ll be great, but revealed nothing about it.

  by Rob Keyes | Jul 27, 201146 Comments

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  Blu-ray Contest: Dead Space: Aftermath & Tekken

  With ‘Tekken’ releasing on home video next week, we’re giving a way some awesome Blu-Rays for it and ‘Dead Space: Aftermath.’ Read on to find out more and enter to win!

  by Rob Keyes | Jul 14, 201138 Comments

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  Take-Two Interactive Creates ‘Rockstar Films’

  Who better to make films based on the best Rockstar Games offerings than themselves? Enter Rockstar Films.

  by Rob Keyes | Jul 8, 20118 Comments

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  Marvel Studios Executive to Join ‘Angry Birds’ Movie Team

  Executive producer David Maisel is set to advise Rovio Studios on expanding the media clout of the ultra-popular ‘Angry Birds’ franchise.

  by Kyle Hembree | Jun 28, 20113 Comments

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  Gears of War Movie Grinds To A Halt

  After years of watching the ‘Gears of War’ movie change hands and not move forward, it’s still not moving forward. Can the release of ‘Gears of War 3′ kick start the project?

  by Rob Keyes | Jun 17, 201116 Comments

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  Video Game Movie Updates: inFamous, Assassin’s Creed, Resident Evil & More

  Game Rant provides the latest updates on video game movie adaptations for Assassin’s Creed, Ghost Recon, inFamous, Resident Evil 5 and Splinter Cell. Can Ubisoft kickstart the genre?

  by Rob Keyes | May 18, 2011No Comments

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  ‘Hitman: Absolution’ Changes The Stage With Hollywood ‘Mo-Cap’

  IO Interactive teams up with Giant Studios for ‘Hitman: Absolution’ to bring a darker, grittier and more realistic story for the next game and film.

  by William Case | May 12, 20112 Comments

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  L.A. Noire Trailer Meets Inception

  The Inception ‘Mind Heist’ theme music makes everything better, even the gameplay trailer for Rockstar’s ‘L.A. Noire.’

  by Rob Keyes | May 2, 20113 Comments

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  Ubisoft Launches a Movie Studio!

  Ubisoft is jumping into the movie industry to develop its many properties into feature film and television projects. Which video game movie do you want to see first?

  by Rob Keyes | May 2, 20117 Comments

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  New ‘Red Faction: Origins’ Movie Stills & Story Details

  With little info released about ‘Red Faction: Origins’ so far, it’s a breath of fresh air to finally have some stills and story details of the upcoming Syfy movie.

  by Sebastian Gaweda | Apr 29, 20111 Comment

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  Portal 2′s Interactive ‘Super 8′ Trailer

  Portal 2 ships with an extra feature that lets players live through the trailer for J.J. Abrams’ ‘Super 8′ movie.

  by Rob Keyes | Apr 19, 20114 Comments

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  New ‘Mass Effect’ Novel & Anime Movie In The Works

  The ‘Mass Effect’ universe continues to expand with a fourth novel and an upcoming anime feature film. What about that live-action movie?

  by Rob Keyes | Apr 7, 20112 Comments

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  Battlefield 3 Trailer Meets Inception

  A simple mash-up involving the ‘Battlefield 3′ Fault Line Episode 3 trailer and the ‘Inception’ movie trailer score results in an epic viewing experience.

  by Rob Keyes | Apr 6, 20118 Comments

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  GR Picks [Video] The ‘Angry Birds’ Movie

  Rooster Teeth presents their ‘Angry Birds’ movie spoof, directed by Michael Bay. Could an Angry Birds movie eventually become a reality?

  by Rob Keyes | Mar 28, 20114 Comments

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  The Weinstein Company Founds TWC Games

  The Weinstein Company has finally decided to dip their collective toe into the video game business, and with the help of Beefy Media, they just might make a splash.

  by Jacob Siegal | Mar 26, 20112 Comments

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  Find Makarov: Live-Action Modern Warfare Trailer

  Last week’s highly-buzzed about FindMakarov.com has unveiled what it was counting down to: a live-action ‘Modern Warfare’ trailer!

  by Rob Keyes | Mar 2, 20116 Comments

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  Big Name Directors Interested in ‘Dead Island’ Film Rights

  The ‘Dead Island’ trailer made a huge splash and spawned several parodies, but the film rights have still not been sold despite offers from big name directors.

  by Anthony Taormina | Feb 24, 20111 Comment

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  ‘Uncharted’ Film Adaptation to Feature Family Dynamic. Wait, What?

  The director of the upcoming ‘Uncharted’ film adaptation shares some of the ideas he’s exploring which include a global storyline and a family dynamic.

  by Anthony Taormina | Feb 23, 201110 Comments

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  The ‘Dead Island’ Movie Rights Situation

  The hot ‘Dead Island’ trailer is sparking interest from the film industry and despite some reports, Deep Silver has not sold the film rights yet.

  by Rob Keyes | Feb 20, 20112 Comments

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  Dead Space Movie Still Only in ‘Discussion’ Stage

  One of the creators of ‘Dead Space’ says they’re not rushing into a live-action feature film and aren’t interested in a cheap cash-grab.

  by Rob Keyes | Jan 30, 20113 Comments

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  Dead Space: Aftermath Contest

  Tell us your scariest moments in gaming for a chance to win a copy of ‘Dead Space: Aftermath’ on DVD or Blu-ray!

  by Rob Keyes | Jan 7, 201125 Comments

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  ‘Red Faction’ Movie Delayed Until May 2011

  The ‘Red Faction’ movie, ‘Red Faction: Origins’, has received a slight delay. The movie will now hit SyFy in May 2011.

  by Christian Spicer | Dec 6, 20103 Comments

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  ‘Uncharted’ Film to Star Mark Wahlberg

  In an interview with MTV News, Mark Wahlberg has all but confirmed that he’ll be playing Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted film, directed by David O. Russell.

  by Rory Young | Nov 24, 20107 Comments

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  ‘Expendables’ Game Is Retro ‘Contra’ for Free

  Lionsgate has released a free to play video game adaptation of the upcoming muscle-hero mash-up action film The Expendables – in retro 8-bit.

  by Ben Kendrick | Jul 13, 20101 Comment

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  BioShock Will Be An Expensive Rated-R Movie

  Gore Verbinski provides updates on the BioShock movie, its ‘hard’ R-rating and budgetary concerns.

  by Rob Keyes | Jul 5, 20102 Comments

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  Sam Raimi Talks World Of Warcraft Movie

  Sam Raimi talks quite a few points about the World of Warcraft movie that is currently in pre-production in a lengthy interview. Find out his character’s level and more after the jump.

  by Joey Victorio | Jun 28, 20102 Comments

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  Legendary Pictures Options Film Rights to Mass Effect

  Way back in September of 2008, Avi Arad, ex-CEO of Marvel studios, optioned the movie rights to the 2007 hit game Mass Effect. Being one…

  by Rob Keyes | May 24, 201011 Comments

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  Feature-length ‘Pixels’ to Become a Reality?

  Remember that awesome short ‘Pixels’? Well, it looks like a feature-length version may become a reality.

  by Phillipe Bosher | May 16, 20103 Comments

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  Red Faction Movie in the Works

  THQ is banking a lot of green on the idea that game players and moviegoers can’t get enough red. Red Faction that is. Speaking with…

  by James B. Eldred | Apr 5, 20103 Comments

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  Matthew Fox Confirmed for Mass Effect Film

  A trusted Screen Rant source gave Game Rant the exclusive tip – Matthew Fox is in the latter stages of talks for the role of…

  by Ben Kendrick | Apr 1, 201020 Comments

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  Resident Evil: Afterlife Stills Look Like RE5!

  From Screen Rant: The first official images for Resident Evil: Afterlife have premiered online and if you’re a fan of the franchise, you’ll be excited…

  by Rob Keyes | Apr 1, 20105 Comments

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  Photos & Video From Tekken Movie

  It’s a sad trend in the film industry to see our beloved video game franchises become such terrible movies over and over again. This is…

  by Rob Keyes | Feb 17, 20105 Comments

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  Mortal Kombat Reboot Meets Legal Issues

  Last summer, Screen Rant reported on news that a Mortal Kombat 3 movie may start production later that summer. The rumor originated from Chris Casamassa,…

  by Rob Keyes | Feb 17, 20105 Comments

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  Mini-Series Format Better For Future Video Game Adaptations?

  With all of the bad video game movies trying to destroy the genre, I started to wonder where could a good, if not excellent, video game adaptation could come from and it lead me to one form; the mini series.

  by Wayne Naylor | Feb 3, 20109 Comments