Video game nostalgia is powerful – but it only works if developers understand the psychology behind it

The Blizzard Arcade Collection (2021) is a good example of a game design underpinned by this restorative philosophy. Here, ...

Exit 8's director on the rules he broke to make a great video game movie

Japanese novelist, anime producer, and director Genki Kawamura on the lines between movies and games, and what he learned ...

‘Exit 8’ traps moviegoers in a video game’s puzzle — for good and ill

It's not impossible to translate a video game to the big screen, but Genki Kawamura's film version of a Japanese puzzle ...

The Best Gothic Horror Game Ever Is Officially Getting the R-Rated Adaptation It Deserves

Sony has officially announced that an R-rated animated Bloodborne film is happening, with YouTuber Jacksepticeye producing ...
The New Yorker

“Exit 8” Is a Video-Game Adaptation That Ingeniously Subverts Its Source

In Genki Kawamura’s infinity-loop thriller, “Exit 8,” a labyrinthine metro station becomes a metaphor for a life lived in ...
GameSpot

Huge Spoilers Leaked For 007 First Light And Other Games In An Unusual Way

An international ratings board accidentally leaked story spoilers for several upcoming games, including the James Bond title ...
Filmmaker Magazine

Let’s Play: Genki Kawamura and Jirô Nagae on a New Kind of Video Game Cinema

With Exit 8 releasing in theaters, directors Genki Kawamura and Jirô Nagae discuss the future of cinematic adaptations of ...
IGN

GTA 6 Surpasses Minecraft to Become Second Most-Watched Video Game Trailer, Surprising Number 1 Still Out of Reach

GTA 6's debut trailer quickly overtook the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 but has now overtaken Minecraft to become the second most-watched video game trailer of all time. The GTA 6 ...
IGN

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review

We know what we’re in for when we sit down for a Hunger Games movie. Adapted from Suzanne Collins’ trilogy for young adults, they’re full of commentary-via-metaphor on class, politics, war, propaganda ...