In my post “coming out” (for lack of a better term) as a ‘Breadtube Leftist‘, I mentioned the book ‘I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream’, a sci-fi dystopian horror by Harlan Ellison.

Well guess what nerds, that short story got adapted into a video game with direct input from the creator, while also being canonical to the original text! So, in the spirit of things, here’s a few of my favorite books that deserve gaming adaptations!

The City Watch (Terry Pratchett) or Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer) series: Film adaptation? What film adaptation? There’s no film adaptation in Ba-Sing-Se, leave me alone! Jokes aside, I really enjoyed the books and the way magic functions in Artemis Fowl is ripe for gaming-mechanic parallels. I haven’t read the City Watch novels, but I’m lead to believe they’re similar in places despite focusing on more ‘adult’ themes of racism and sexism. Shaun’s mentions of Monstrous Regiment (What If An Entire Regiment of Mulans) and Snuff (The Literary Equivalent of a diss track on JK Rowling’s house elves) have sparked my interest, and I’ll be sure to give the books a try.

Ready Player One (Ernest Cline): Okay, this is an easy one! The book about folks in a VR metaverse going on extravagant adventures with famous characters from anime, film and gaming? You could probably lift the existing mechanics from many pre-existing racing games, actions games and puzzle games, string it together in ghost train ride fashion and Bob’s your uncle!

Ikigami is a manga series by Motoro Mase that follows multiple episodic storylines of characters in a strange unique dystopia. To grossly oversimplify: A selection of people between the ages of 18-24 get injected with a Death Pill that will Death Kill them at a preset time and date (unknown to the injected). This is with the encouragement of getting people to live their best life and accomplish as much as possible before dying. I think this is a brilliant idea for some kind of indie roguelike, where the player can just up and die at random with each death and have to utilize multiple “lives” in different ways. Maybe mixed with a permadeath system for good measure.

Hell’s Underground series by Alan Gibbons: I’m no horror aficionado, but considering I started this book with the second in the series by accident, THEN read the first one and still had a brilliant time, I think there’s plenty to work with here! Without spoiling anything, there are some supernatural elements to the horror that make it ripe for both The Last Of Us-style action-horror and Outlast-style running and hiding.

What books would you like to see put to the world of gaming? Comment down low folks.

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The Japanese development studio is venturing into the world of other mediums

Kojima Productions, the Japanese video game development studio that was founded by the Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima, has announced it is opening up a brand new division today.

The studio behind Death Stranding has launched a new division based in Los Angeles that will be dedicated to film, TV, and music.

Kojima Production’s New Division

The new division is designed to take the studio’s current and future games to other pop culture mediums. The new team will be led by former PlayStation business executive Riley Russell.

 

The team has as its charter, the goal of expanding the reach and awareness of the properties now under development at Kojima Productions, and to make them even more a part of our popular culture… We are truly excited and looking forward to working with the very best entertainment talent we can, across all of the entertainment industries. – Riley Russell

 

Kojima Productions’ business development manager Yoshiko Fukuda also added that finding “new ways to entertain, engage, and offer value to our fans is essential in a fast-moving, ever-changing storytelling world”. He also stated the new division will take the studio into creative narratives beyond video games and allow fans to communicate and immerse themselves in these new spaces.

Video Game adaptations have gotten more popular over the years with the likes of Castlevania, Uncharted, The Witcher, Sonic the Hedgehog, and even the recently announced Final Fantasy XI animated series being announced, so it’s understandable why the studio has made this move.

What type of medium are you most looking forward to Kojima Productions developing outside of video games? Comment down below!

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The League of Legends animated series will be returning to Netflix for a second season

If you weren’t aware, Riot Games partnered with Netflix to expand the League of Legends universe by bringing its fans an animated TV show set in the world of Runeterra, titled Arcane. 

The series was released over the span of 3 weeks with 3 episodes dropped each Saturday, with the finale being released over this weekend, as well as the announcement that there is already a second season in the works!

Arcane Season 2

Arcane’s season 2 announcement came after the release of the first season’s finale and included a teaser with a brief look at the season’s story.

The announcement included the voices of characters Vi, Caitlyn and Jinx, confirming their return to the series along with their voice actors (Hailee Steinfeld, Katie Leung, and Ella Purnell respectively).

It is most likely we will also be seeing the return of Jayce, Viktor, Heimerdinger, and Mel too and there is a possibility the new season will get to explore the wider world of Runeterra, outside of Piltover and Zaun.

Partners#Arcane #Jayce #Viktor pic.twitter.com/1fX0OktgKI

— Marik⭐✨ (@Marik_draw) November 21, 2021

*CHANTING* SEASON TWO!! SEASON TWO!!! #Arcane #vicait pic.twitter.com/tDNhImswnH

— bambs! (arcane spoilers!!) (@corvophobia) November 21, 2021

good day to be an ekko main#Arcane pic.twitter.com/Ln70uQPLRo

— kamrin (@kamrinwebby) November 21, 2021

If you have yet to watch the series, I highly recommend it. The storyline alone is incredible, but the animation and voice acting are really where the series shines the most. There are so many beautiful scenes that will blow you away and the characterisations of each character stand out strongly from each other.

Arcane follows the story between two sisters, Vi and Jinx, as their conflict plays out when a war is brewing between the twin cities of Piltover and Zaun. Piltover, the pristine city is for the elite with fancy clothes and armoured enforcers, and Zaun is the underground city for the abandoned and cut out from society. Finally sick of being screwed over by Piltover, Zaun starts to fight back. However, as things shake out between the two cities, the mad tinkerer and the gauntlet-wearing enforcer will be battling it out while confronting their long-simmering family issues.

Even if you aren’t a fan of League of Legends, this series is really worth checking out. Riot Games also teamed up with the likes of Fortnite and PUBG to help promote the series with crossover events on those platforms, and more across Riot Games too.

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Netflix unveiled its trailer for its upcoming animated series Arcane, based on the global sensation, League of Legends.

If you were like me and didn’t have any plans to entertain yourself on a Saturday evening, you probably tuned in to the new Netflix global fan event “TUDUM” to see all the latest news and trailers for Netflix’s fan favourite and upcoming new titles.

Many shows were featured in the long stream on YouTube, including two exclusive sneak peeks at The Witcher Season 2 and the recreation of the most iconic anime openings of all time for Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop. Yet one title definitely caught my eye despite shamelessly never stepping into the game’s universe before due to the sheer size of it. That show being Netflix and Riot Games‘ Arcane, based on League of Legends. 

What is Arcane about?

Arcane was originally revealed during Riot Games’ 10th anniversary back in 2019 and has been highly-anticipated ever since. It is set to premiere on Netflix globally, as well as Tencent Video in China, on November 6, just hours after the League of Legends Worlds Final, making the premiere a global celebration for games and fans of League alike. This is also Riot Games’ first venture into producing and developing a show, so Arcane’s reception will have a big impact on Riot Games’ prowess.

Set in the utopian region of Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions-and the power that will tear them apart.” Official Netflix Synposis.

The first three episodes of Arcane will focus on the very beginning of the two sisters from the hit game series, JInx and VI, and will continue world-building with its breathtaking animation and its characters going through moral dilemmas as the show goes on.

CEO of Riot Games Nicolo Laurent also said in a statement that “the players all over the world that love League and its universe is what inspires [them] to create expressions of Runeterra worthy of their fandom”. He also said the launch of Arcane is the “beginning of the next chapter for Riot Games” and the company “cannot wait” for their players to see what it has in store for them across games, entertainment and sport.

Arcane is definitely one of my most anticipated video game adaptations I am looking forward to coming out this year and will be available globally on Netflix from November 6.

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Peggy Carter is coming back to us in the voice form of one of the most popular video game characters ever…

The popular video game franchise, Tomb Raider, which stars one of the most beloved fictional archaeologists (others being Indiana Jones and Professor Hershel Layton) is turning 25 years old this year and it was announced a while ago that the series developed and published by Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics would be getting a new adaption of the series to its lineup, in the form of an anime.

That’s right, Netflix somehow knew my favourite video game franchise and knew how much I love anime so decided to combine the two together for my benefit alone, and to top it all off, has now cast British-American actor Hayley Atwell to voice the iconic Lara Croft.

Tomb Raider Netflix Series

The Tomb Raider anime adaptation is one of many Netflix video game adaptations that are in the works, along with Sonic, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and live-action Assassin’s Creed and Pokemon adaptations too.

It has been confirmed that the anime series will be a continuation of the story told in the 2013 reboot series that consists of the games Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This 2013 reboot saw a more naive, grittier version of Lara Croft so it can be expected the Tomb Raider anime series will be the same.

Hayley Atwell is most famous for her role as Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and joins an incredible list of female actors that have played and voiced the famous archaeologist- most famous being Angelia Jolie and Alicia Vikander in the live-action movie adaptions. Other voice actors for the video games include Shelley Blond, Judith Gibbins, Jonell Elliot, Keeley Hawes, and Camilla Luddington respectively.

Netflix has already done incredibly well with its previous video game adaptations. Castlevania has just finished after 4 seasons and is now receiving its own spin-off show; everyone and their mother is waiting for the continuation of The Witcher, so I have high hopes for this Tomb Raider anime adaptation already.

The sequel to the 2018 live-action movie is also in the works and it has been confirmed it will be written and directed by Misha Green, so there’s plenty of adventure still to come with Lady of Croft Manor herself.

Let’s hope Square Enix wants to announce a new game for its 25th anniversary too.

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The Xbox character we know and love will be shown in a different light for fans to experience

One of the most highly anticipated game adaptations coming out next year is the TV show for Xbox’s classic series Halo. After 20 years of existence, the franchise created by Bungie is finally getting its official live-action adaptation and fans are keen (as well as hesitant) to see how one of the most beloved characters in gaming history, Master Chief, will be portrayed.

Kiki Wolfkill, the studio head of Halo Transmedia at 343 Industries, gave insight to IGN to what the fans can expect with the Master Chief’s portrayal and the answer is nothing anyone has ever seen before.

Master Chief in The Halo TV Series

The upcoming  Halo TV adaptation stars Emmy and Tony nominee Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Earth’s most advanced warrior in the 26th century, who is the only hope of salvation from the Covenant, an unstoppable alliance of alien worlds committed to the destruction of humanity, and will be airing exclusively on Paramont+ early next year.

Wolfkill explained that the biggest challenge of adapting Halo into a TV show was bringing Mast Chief, an iconic character that has existed for 20 years, into a new medium. The team had the difficult task of unpacking the game’s usual design of being in the chief’s armour and decided to create something entirely different that gives the audience a brand new perspective of the Chief that you don’t experience in the franchise.

In a first-person shooter, there is only so much of a character journey because of that wanting to maintain some of that character for people to pour into him or her. So, TV gives us a long form ability to really focus on character and story in a way that’s harder to relay in a first-person game.” Kiki Wolfkill, GameStop.

Wolfkill goes onto explain that while fans can play the games and already have a sense of who Master Chief is, you can put that aside and enjoy this new experience as it takes you on a new journey, as well as see the character from the TV show adaptation without feeling like it is impeding on the character you have grown up loving.

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Our very own Idris Elba is set to voice everyone’s favourite fictional (and possibly real) echidna…

The Suicide Squad actor will be taking off his supervillain gloves and replacing them with a pair of iconic white gloves for his next role.

Idris Elba has announced on his social media platforms that his next role will be to join the upcoming sequel to the adaption of SEGA’s hit series, Sonic the Hedgehog.

Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

On Tuesday, the Luther star published an image of Knuckles trademark gloves across his social media pages along with the eery message “Knock, knock….” and the hashtags #Knuckles and #SonicMovie2.

Knock, knock….#SonicMovie2 #Knuckles pic.twitter.com/N1PW5XaCEd

— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 10, 2021

It was announced earlier this year that after the surprising success of Sonic the Hedgehog that we would be getting a sequel, set to be released on April 8 2022.

Fans also received a photo showing Knuckles with Sonic and Tails, the iconic trio, from the set of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 back in April this year.

The first movie was set in Green Hills, Montana, and saw Sonic teaming up with James Marsden’s character Tom Wachowski as he tries to escape the US Department of Defense aided by Jim Carrey’s character Doctor Robotnik. The end of the movie teased fans with a glimpse of Tails coming to Earth in search of Sonic, yet it wasn’t announced whether there would be a sequel at the time.

It has yet to be confirmed who will be voicing Tails alongside Ben Schwartz (Sonic’s voice actor) and Idris Elba.

Some fans believe they have uncovered what we can expect in the upcoming sequel with a leaked analysis, with Knuckles teaming up with Doctor Robotnik in search for an emerald that has the power to both build and destroy civilizations, yet this has not been classified.

For now, we can try to guess what kind of accent Idris will use for everyone’s favourite echidna.

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Fans of the hit Netflix animated show will be able to explore the world of Xadia as there’s a video game in development

If you aren’t familiar with the show The Dragon Prince, think of Avatar: The Last Airbender in a more Western fantastical setting with, you’ve guessed it, dragons, magic and primal sources that might sound similar to the elements. It is created by Wonderstorm which is led by co-founders Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Futurama) and Justin Richmond (Riot Games, Naughty Dog).

There are currently 3 seasons available to stream on Netflix with 4 seasons already in the line-up after its huge renewal last year, there’s plenty of Xadia left to explore. It’s already had its fair share of merch, books, and graphic novels, yet Wonderstorm has also expanded the saga into gaming, with a board game, RPG game, and a video game lined up for the Emmy award-winning show.

The Dragon Prince Games

Both the board game and RPG game, The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged and Tales of Xadia, will be coming out later this year and have been developed by Brotherwise and Cortex respectively. Yet the video game is still in the early days of development. It was briefly mentioned during The Dragon Prince online panel at San Diego Comic-Con where they discussed how the latest season’s development was going, but Ehasz and Richmond also got to speak to Jamie Lovett at Comicbook.com, where they went into more detail about what fans can expect from a video game format, which I will summarise here.

They mentioned how they want to make sure The Dragon Prince saga and the games are amazing experiences and want to give players a great opportunity to explore places that viewers have never seen before.

The video game is said to be pivotal towards the franchise along with anything else they are currently making. It has been confirmed it won’t be a straight story-based game, and with a huge world-building opportunity, it is great to hear the game is leaning towards a more open-world feel.

Richmond also goes on to hint there will be characters we know and love, but also new faces that will appear later. He hints there will be a lot of exclusivity with the game with the places players will be able to explore, and the characters that appear there as well.

This show is our time to tell a story, and then the game is their time, it’s the time for the fans to be able to tell their own stories and experience the world in their own way, rather than us telling just a different type of linear story in the game. – Justin Richmond.

More information will be released as the game moves along, but you can check the first 3 seasons out on Netflix now.

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