Video Games
‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Sequel One of the “Biggest Priorities” for Warner Bros. Discovery, CFO Says
Warner Bros. Discovery may have sold (or more accurately given away) its stake in The CW two years ago, but the company is trying to bring back one of the broadcast network’s hallmarks: a tonnage of output for the WB TV studio. At a Bank of America conference Wednesday, WBD CFO Gunnar Weidenfels said that […]
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SAG-AFTRA Says 80 Video Games Signed to Deals During Strike Against Major Studios
As SAG-AFTRA’s video game strike continues, the union stated on Thursday that 80 games were signed to agreements with the labor group that will allow them to continue work with union performers during the labor dispute. By signing on to either SAG-AFTRA’s interim agreement or tiered-budget agreement, developers on these titles can employ SAG-AFTRA performers […]
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Jack Black Takes Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks Under His Wing in ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Teaser
Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa sporting shaggy bangs), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks) are transported into the world of Minecraft in the A Minecraft Movie teaser. In the preview, the humans are mystified by the new realm they find themselves in. “What the hell?!,” exclaims Dawn, as […]
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‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny’ Game Studio Bungie to Cut Hundreds of Jobs
The video game industry continues to feel the pinch of layoffs. On Wednesday, the Sony-owned studio Bungie told employees that it will be cutting about 17 percent of its workforce, or about 220 people. “These actions will affect every level of the company, including most of our executive and senior leader roles,” Bungie CEO Pete […]
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‘Mutant: Year Zero’ Game Movie in the Works (Exclusive)
The Beyond director Hasraf “HaZ” Dulull is set to produce and helm an animated feature based on Mutant: Year Zero Road to Eden, a tactical adventure video game. The Mutant: Year Zero movie is set in a post-apocalyptic world where an unlikely team of animal-mutants, led by a witty duck and a gruff boar, set out on a […]
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Equity Stands in “Total Solidarity” With Sister Union SAG-AFTRA Amid Video Game Strike
The British sister union of SAG-AFTRA is standing in “total solidarity” with its U.S. counterparts after a strike was called against major video game studios. SAG-AFTRA had been in talks over a new contract agreement for close to two years. It would cover voice and performance capture workers on titles from Disney Character Voices, Activision […]
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Hasbro, Bandai Namco Back UGC Game Studio Look North World, Bringing Seed Funding to $4.5M
Los Angeles-based Look North World, a user-generated content game studio and publisher led by founder and CEO Alexander Seropian, a founder of Halo developer Bungie and an ex-top executive at Disney’s former game development unit Disney Interactive Studios, has raised an additional $2.25 million, bringing its total seed funding to $4.5 million. The financing round, unveiled […]
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Kit Harington Returns to ‘Game of Thrones’ Franchise for ‘Legends’ Game
Kit Harington is dipping back into the world of Game of Thrones for the newly launched Legends game. The Emmy-nominated actor plays off his Jon Snow past in a new ad (below) that’s full of references to his iconic character. “The creativity and care taken to create Game of Thrones: Legends is obvious and it feels completely natural to […]
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Warner Bros. Acquires ‘MultiVersus’ Developer Player First Games
Warner Bros. Games has acquired Player First Games, the developer of the recently launched MultiVersus free-to-play platform fighter videogame. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Player First Games, based in Los Angeles, will join Warner Bros. Games and continue to be led by co-founders Tony Huynh, CEO and Chris White, chief technology officer. Huynh and […]
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‘Street Fighter’ Movie Lands 2026 Release From Sony
Street Fighter is preparing to boom into theaters in 2026. Sony Pictures announced Wednesday that the new movie based on the popular video game franchise will be released theatrically on March 20, 2026. The Legendary film is co-developed and produced with Capcom, the company behind the long-running series of fighting games. Also set to hit […]
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Blumhouse Games Debuts Initial Slate With 6 Horror-Themed Titles
Blumhouse has spent years bringing the supernatural and the deranged to the big screen, and now Blumhouse Games is bringing that ethos to the gaming sphere. The company revealed six horror-themed video games on Friday that are set to debut later in 2024 and beyond. Created in partnership with independent designers from across the globe, […]
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‘NBA 2K24: Kobe Bryant Edition’ Gets a New Price Drop — Here’s Where To Get the Game Online, Ahead of Season 7
With the NBA Playoffs in full swing, the video game NBA 2K24 is launching season 7 of its online play with new gear and skins for your team and players. And ahead of the new season — which launches on Friday, May 17 — NBA 2K24: Kobe Bryant Edition for PS5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo […]
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