Author: Andi Hodgetts

Eli Roth to Direct ‘Borderlands’ Movie Based on Hit Video Game for Lionsgate

Andi Hodgetts

Eli Roth is set to direct a feature adaptation of the hit video game Borderlands for Lionsgate, the studio announced on Thursday. Two-time Emmy winner Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) wrote the latest draft of the script, and the film will be produced by Avi Arad and Ari Arad via their Arad Productions banner, as well as Erik Feig and his company Picturestart. Executive producers are Randy Pitchford, the founder of Gearbox Software who serves as the executive producer of the Borderlands video game franchise, and Strauss Zelnick, chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive. The game’s story focuses on a group of four Vault…

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PlayStation Cancels PAX East Attendance Due To Coronavirus Concerns

Andi Hodgetts

PlayStation has announced it is withdrawing from its scheduled appearance at PAX East next week due to concerns surrounding COVID-19 (known as novel coronavirus). The slate of playable games was originally set to include The Last of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Persona 5 Royal, Iron Man VR, and more. You can see PlayStation’s full statement surrounding its decision below as posted on PlayStation Blog. “Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment made the decision to cancel its participation at PAX East in Boston this year due to increasing concerns related to…

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Ninja Gaiden II joins Xbox Game Pass this week with Kingdom Hearts III and more to follow

Andi Hodgetts

Ninja Gaiden 2 will join Xbox Game Pass later this week, with Kingdom Hearts III, Yakuza 0 and more following next week. The service has announced six titles overall to arrive throughout the rest of February. Arriving first on February 20th is Team Ninja’s hack and slash Ninja Gaiden II. We’ve just had the news that the Kingdom Hearts back catalogue is available and now Square Enix has confirmed that KINGDOM HEARTS III will arrive onto the Xbox Game Pass service next week on February 25th. Two Point Hospital will also release on February 25th, as will Wasteland Remastered.…

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Hunt: Showdown out now on PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox

Andi Hodgetts

Crytek and Koch Media happily announce that the highly acclaimed online multi-player bounty hunting game Hunt: Showdown is now available physically and digitally for PlayStation®4 and physically forMicrosoft Xbox®. About Hunt: Showdown Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game that packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format. Set in Louisiana in 1895, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that creates a uniquely tense experience. It’s not just the creatures who are a threat—it’s every Hunter on the map. In the classic game mode,…

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NACON ANNOUNCES HUNTING SIMULATOR 2

Andi Hodgetts

NACON and the development studio Neopica are pleased to announce Hunting Simulator 2, available on 25 June on PS4™, Xbox One and PC! In Hunting Simulator 2, you explore bigger, more varied and more spectacular natural environments thanks to completely redesigned graphics and sound effects. The game provides many hours of challenges and immersion among the flora and fauna of some of the most beautiful areas of Europe and the United States. Among the many new features of Hunting Simulator 2, hunting fans can rely on their hunting dog, whose abilities will be a big asset for tracking down game.…

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