Author: Alex Gherzo
Amazon Orders Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider to Series
As if you thought this might just go away. At Amazon’s upfront presentation in New York (via Deadline), Jen Salke, the head of Amazon and MGM Studios, revealed that Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider show has been given a series order. The show was announced as being in development over a year ...
Read MoreEA Considering In-Game Ads
It was probably inevitable, but that doesn’t mean gamers are going to like it. In a recent quarterly earnings call, Andrew Wilson, the Chairman and CEO of video game company Electronic Arts, answered a question from an internet analyst from Goldman Sachs, who asked about advertising as a source of...
Read MoreMarvel Rivals Contract Forbids Negative Reviews or Mockery
Video game developers are now coming right out and saying they want reviewers to shill for them. Marvel Rivals is a new free-to-play “hero shooter” PC game from Marvel Games and NetEase Games featuring loads of Marvel superheroes and villains. A closed alpha test began on March 10, 2024, with v...
Read MoreSydney Sweeney to Star in Barbarella Remake Because She Loves Us
Sydney Sweeney is striking while the iron is hot. (Feel free to make all the euphemism-based jokes you like.) Deadline exclusively reports that the burgeoning star is developing a remake of Barbarella with Sony, with Jane Goldman and Honey Ross in talks to write the script and Edgar Wright being ci...
Read MoreChris Pratt Talks Nintendo Cinematic Universe and Marvel and DC Movies
Chris Pratt is excited for more Nintendo movies. The former Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World star played Mario in last year’s massive hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the sequel for which was announced on March 10 (which is “Mario Day,” which you’re forgiven for groaning over) a...
Read MoreSquare Enix Lays Off Western Employees, Shifts Toward Multiplatform Releases
Square Enix is the latest video game developer to restructure its business. Earlier today, IGN reported that Square Enix will move away from platform exclusivity and “pursue a multiplatform strategy” going forward. This initiative, which the company is calling “Square Enix Reboots and Awakens�...
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