Historically speaking, video game films belong on Hollywood's F-list. Time and again Yahoo is fooled into thinking that our beloved game franchises will sparkle on the silver screen, only to watch second-rate studios and terrible scripts deliver straight-to-DVD performances. Yes, Uwe Boll, we're looking at you.
But perhaps the tide is turning. The recent box office success of Max Payne proves that Hollywood is still paying attention -- it's time we did, too. Here's a rundown of some of the biggest game-to-film adaptations currently in the works.
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
