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Finally, A Video Game Movie For Smart People

Dystopian-future video game Bioshock will soon be a movie from Universal Studios, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). Finally, a video game movie that has a chance at holding the audience's attention. According to Variety, this is the biggest video game-to-movie-deal since the abortive Halo film. At least we'll get to see the unraveling of an underwater dystopian society gone mad, with sea slugs and diver gear. Could this be the first decent video game movie ever? Click through to decide for yourself. More »

8:40 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Meredith Woerner
3,520 views, 71 comments

Latest by n/a: @ Belabras: You troll. The Resident Evil movies were total crap and complete disappointments and the Silent Hill film is the only thing approaching a good video game adaptation ever. You know it's true. The Bioshock movie had better kick ass; the more »

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Tongue-Shooting Action in Doom

Doom is one of those rare naratives that works both as a violent video game and a violent movie. Here, in the film version, you can see why. A weird virus/mutation/science whatsit has gotten loose in a research station on Mars. It's turning everybody into angry monsters who shoot tongues. But that's not all: apparently the shooting tongues have the ability to tell if you are evil or good based on your genetics, and will target you accordingly. Here you can see the full bizarre wonderfulness of the tongue-shooter, who is chasing after one of the researchers and a military guy, but gets stuck in a forcefield.

4:30 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Annalee Newitz
2,018 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: @Hekkashesh: QUAKE?? Mayb ethey will do better with GEARS OF WAR... more »