Video game fans have wondered since the moment Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo donned matching overalls and unleashed Super Mario Bros. on the world in 1993. Could video game adaptations ever be… good? For years, it seemed like the answer was a resounding no. While there were some movies proper, for the most part, left a lot to be desired, including good dialogue and, you know, a storyline that made sense. But recently everything has changed.
In recent years, Netflix has achieved not only financial success but also critical acclaim with its animated TV adaptations of Castlevania, Arkane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and The Witcher. I got it. Just last year, HBO delivered an animated version of The Last of Us worthy of coveted “Prestige TV” status, and Amazon Prime's Fallout series is already making fans eager for the next season. Masu. And it's not just video game-related TV shows that are finding success.Super Mario Bros. movie with Oppenheimer every A superhero movie released that year.
So why were video game movies made? good? And more importantly, what does this mean going forward? Tam and Lucy discuss the game-to-movie pipeline, what's changed, and El Paso, Elsewhere, which now has its own movie deal. We discuss how this move is great for indie games with interesting stories, such as Dredge.
Spot On is a weekly news show that airs on Fridays with GameSpot Editor-in-Chief Tamoor Hussain and Senior Producer Lucy James discussing the latest gaming news. Given the huge video game industry's highly dynamic and never-ending news cycle, there's always something to talk about, but unlike most other news shows, Spot On doesn't summarize all the news. , dig deep into one topic. Spot-on broadcast every Friday.
