6 h. ago The Last of Us season two is fighting with its own video game origins

Sky Atlantic’s video game adaptation starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey continues to explore the aftermath of a deadly viral outbreak with poignancy and poise. As new threats to the community emerge, will Ellie have to strike out alone?

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6 h. ago A Minecraft Movie breaks records to become highest opening video game movie of all time

First-weekend takings of $163m in North America puts the adaptation of the wildly popular video game ahead of previous record holder The Super Mario Bros MovieA Minecraft Movie has broken box office records to record the highest ever first weekend total for a video game adaptation.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film took $163m (£128m) on its first three days at the North American box office (including approximately $10m for preview screenings on Thursday), which puts it well ahead of the previous record holder The Super Mario Bros Movie, which took $146m on its opening weekend in the US and Canada in 2023. Continue reading...

Culture

56 h. ago A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-inIt’s a curious choice of title. A Minecraft Movie implies that this cynical intellectual property-rinsing exercise is one of numerous film adaptations of the enduringly popular sandbox video game. Perhaps there’s an alternative out there, a sharper, smarter, funnier version of a Minecraft movie. One with actual jokes. Or, God forbid, there may even be a worse iteration, although that’s hard to imagine. What becomes clear is that one of the key elements in the game’s popularity – the latitude it affords gamers to create their own experience – is a big stumbling block for any film adaptation of Minecraft.In the absence of a single fixed storyline the screenplay can follow, A Minecraft Movie has a cobbled-together feel, borrowing a device from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – and, in Jack Black, a star – and superimposing an all-purpose quest-for-an-artefact structure o...

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3 d. ago Baker creates ingenious cinema treats to mark release of Minecraft Movie

Baker Michelle Wibowo crafted a series of stunning cinema treats in cake form to mark the release of A Minecraft Movie, based on the beloved video game

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3 d. ago Everton condemn abuse of Tarkowski and family after wife posts of death threats

‘Such behaviour is completely unacceptable,’ Everton saySamantha Tarkowski calls abuse ‘beyond disgusting’Everton have strongly condemned abuse directed at their defender James Tarkowski after Wednesday’s Merseyside derby. The centre-back was targeted for his tackle on Alexis Mac Allister, which resulted in a yellow card but led to an acknowledgment from Premier Game Match Officials Ltd that the video assistant referee was wrong not to recommend an upgrade to a red.Tarkowski’s wife, Samantha, posted on Instagram on Thursday that they had received, among other things, death threats. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago A Minecraft Movie critics are all saying the same thing about game franchise spin

A Minecraft Movie, which is out in the UK on Friday, is based on the 2011 video game Minecraft and stars the likes of Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Danielle Brooks

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4 d. ago Cult classic Shenmue named most influential game of all time in Bafta poll

The 1999 video game finished ahead of Doom and Super Mario Bros in the public vote.

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5 d. ago In A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black is like a desperate clown at an underattended children’s party

Jason Momoa also stars in this underwhelming adaptation of the hit video game

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5 d. ago Everything we learned from Nintendo’s ‘deep dive’ into the Switch 2

In this week’s newsletter: Finally, the sequel to the revolutionary handheld console was unveiled – and it was a reminder that no does joy like NintendoSixty minutes – that’s how long Nintendo took on Wednesday afternoon to remind us that no other video game manufacturer creates joy like this one. It was the Nintendo livestream we’ve been waiting for: a deep dive into the new console after so much speculation. Sure, the Switch 2 is the company’s first real hardware sequel – an updated and spruced-up version of its predecessor rather than a radical new piece of kit. But the updates are the intriguing part.Naturally, we’re getting a larger (7.9-inch, to be precise) screen that displays in full HD at 1080p; but we’re also getting re-thought Joy-Con controllers that now click to the console via strong magnets rather than those fiddly sliders we all put on the wrong way. The buttons are larger, too, so adults will be able to play Mario Kart with some semblance of skill. But the main new ...

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5 d. ago The Last of Us creator says 'it has to end' as he shares show update ahead of season 2

The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin has shut down any hopes of the HBO series continuing beyond the video game source material

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7 d. ago Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty

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7 d. ago Football news: Arsenal transfer target confirms exit as Mo Salah shares cryptic update

Liverpool and Arsenal will resume their battle for the Premier League title in the final weeks of the season as the other 18 clubs in the league also fight to achieve their goals

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9 d. ago Hugely successful Harry Potter video game expansion cancelled despite making billions

A planned expansion to Hogwarts Legacy, a video game set in the Harry Potter universe, has been cancelled after reportedly selling more than 34 million copies

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9 d. ago Hogwarts Legacy expansion scrapped by Warner Bros. as fans react to news

A major expansion to the hugely successful Harry Potter video game Hogwarts Legacy has reportedly been cancelled, however a sequel is still expected to be in the works

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1 week ago Expansion to hugely successful Harry Potter video game Hogwarts Legacy cancelled

Hogwarts Legacy is one of the most highly-selling video games of all time

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1 week ago Famous ape who mastered English and Minecraft dies after 'reshaping our intelligence'

An ape who had mastered the English language and could play the video game Minecraft has tragically passed – gamers have called the ape 'a true gamer to the end. Rest in peace Kanzi'

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2 w. ago Assassin’s Creed Shadows updated after Japan’s prime minister addressed concerns in parliament

The video game has been criticised for its depictions of Japan

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2 w. ago Nicholas Prosper who murdered his family 'thought he was best friends with video game character'

Murderer Nicholas Prosper became obsessed with a child character called Clementine, which featured in a video game inspired by zombie apocalypse series The Walking Dead

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2 w. ago Ian Wright makes new Premier League top four prediction after Chelsea result at Arsenal

Chelsea are in a battle to secure a top four place between now and the end of the season and Ian Wright has now given his verdict on the fight for the Champions League spots

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3 w. ago Here are 31 of the most iconic Scottish characters in video games

Call of Duty’s Soap is one of the most iconic Scottish video game characters of all time.

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