Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Writers Would Love to Write a Zelda: The Wind Waker Film
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hit theatres last week and its co-writers, Pat Casey and Josh Miller, are thriving. We spoke to them at length the day before the release about everything Sonic: Big the Cat, their inspirations, whether or not Chaos are real… you know, the important questions. And we also learned about their dream video game adaptations, which include A Boy and His Blob, Golden Axe, and… The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.Speaking to IGN, Casey and Miller reminded us that they're signed on to write a script for an upcoming It Takes Two film adaptation produced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and also hinted that they were working on some other unannounced adaptations they couldn't talk about. But as for things they are definitely not currently working on but woul…
Read moreSega Says a New Virtua Fighter Is in Development — Could Virtua Fighter 6 Finally Be on the Horizon?
A new Virtua fighter game appears to be in the works after apparent confirmation from Sega itself.In an interview with VGC, Justin Scarpone, Sega’s new global head of transmedia, dropped the potentially explosive news as part of a discussion about the various legacy titles the company is bringing back with new versions.Here’s the quote:So we have a suite of titles in development right now that fall into that legacy bucket, which we announced last year at The Game Awards; Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, and we have another Virtua Fighter being developed. And so all that’s very exciting. And then in certain instances, we’re also doing animation series, or live-action films to augment that and be part of those roadmaps.That innocuous mention of a new Virtua Fighte…
Read morePokémon TCG Pocket Releases Lapras ex Through Limited Time Battle Event
The second timed event in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has now begun and gives players a chance to win a Lapras ex.The Lapras ex Drop Event adds a new category in the Solo Battle menu that lets players take on four increasingly difficult Lapras decks with a chance of winning a special booster pack after each, the Promo Pack A Series Vol. 1.This booster pack, available in the Gifts menu once obtained, contains one of five cards, including the Lapras ex and a brand new Mankey. The three remaining cards include alternative art versions of Pikachu, Butterfree, and Clefairy, and all five cards come stamped.…
Read moreMarvel's 2025 Disney+ Roadmap Revealed: Spider-Man Animated Show, Daredevil: Born Again, and More
Marvel has released a ton of information on what shows it has coming to Disney+ in 2025, including the release date for Spider-Man prequel Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and first looks at Daredevil: Born Again, Wonder Man, and much more.A near-two minute trailer, below, sped through the six Marvel Cinematic Universe series coming in 2025, beginning with Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man on January 29. Marvel also revealed a first look at the animated series, which is a prequel to the Tom Holland movies focusing on Peter Parker's first year in high school.Next up is Daredevil: Born Again, and though it already had a March 4 release date, Marvel shared the first footage of Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock (Daredevil) interacting with other returning characters such as Vincent…
Read moreEA Boss Says BioWare Has Returned to Its Strengths With Dragon Age, Predicts 'Breakout Potential' Thanks in Part to 'Limited Competition'
EA CEO Andrew Wilson says BioWare has returned to its strengths with the impending release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, praising its reviews while predicting that it has "breakout potential" thanks to what he characterizes as limited competition.Speaking with investors in EA's quarterly earnings call, Wilson reflected on some of BioWare's troubled recent history, which has been defined in part by the failure of Anthem — a multiplayer game Wilson described as "very, very different than something that would be known as a BioWare game." In the wake of Anthem, Wilson said a "big shift happened" that saw "BioWare really returning to BioWare-type games; really returning to BioWare's strengths."…
Read moreJumanji 3 Sets a 2026 Release Date
Sony Pictures has locked down a Jumanji 3 release date of December 11, 2026.The movie studio announced the schedule update today, confirming that a third entry in its franchise reboot series is in the works with plans to swing into IMAX and other Premium Large Formats in a little more than two years. It’s a date that will keep Jumanji 3 from audiences for quite a while, and while a cast has not been confirmed, Deadline reports that director Jake Kasdan, along with stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan, are in talks and expected to return.Sony Pictures Says Jumanji 3 is coming in December 2026.Jumanji introduced moviegoers to its jungle board game premise in 1995. In the film, the titular board game brings dangerous wildlife creatures – and a lost…
Read moreAlien: Romulus 2 in the Works: Sequel Would Continue the Story of the First Movie, Fede Alvarez in Talks to Direct
20th Century Studios is working on an idea for Alien: Romulus 2 that would continue the story of the first movie, with Fede Alvarez potentially returning to direct. Speaking in an interview with THR, 20th Century Fox exec Steve Asbell talked about the success of Alien Romulus and what the next step might be for the sequel. "We’re working on a sequel idea now. We haven’t quite closed our deal with Fede [Alvarez], but we are going to, and he has an idea that we’re working on," Asbell explains. …
Read moreHarry Potter TV Series to Explore the Wizarding World 'More in Depth Than You Can In a 2 Hour Film'
The Harry Potter TV series from Warner Bros. will explore the wizarding world "more in depth" than the film series did, an executive has said.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Television Group chairman and CEO Channing Dungey admitted "there's not a lot to talk about yet" but made clear the company is looking to go deeper into Harry Potter lore than the films did."We’ve got our fantastic writing staff in place and they are doing what they need to do," Dungey said. "And casting calls have opened up in the UK and Ireland, so the process is moving along. It’s going quite well."It’s an unbelievable dream, honestly, and as somebody who is a huge fan of books, the opportunity to get to explore them in maybe a little bit more in de…
Read moreIt Took About 2 Seconds for Nintendo’s Mysterious Switch Game to Leak
Nintendo is working to take down images of its new unannounced Switch game after the internet — as expected — leaked it online.Earlier this month, Nintendo asked those who successfully signed up for its then mysterious Switch Online Playtest not to reveal what it is once it went live. Documentation includes a request “that you do not discuss or disclose content from either the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program test software or website with others.”At the time the internet collectively scoffed at that request, and now it’s all out in the wild. Today, October 21, ahead of the playtest going live on October 23, some users were able to download the game, which weighs in at 2.2GB, and access its website. Images of this website and its details are now spreading across social med…
Read moreSpider-Man 2 PC Officially Announced With January Release Date, No Additional Story Content Planned
Spider-Man 2 is officially swinging to PC on January 30, 2025, making it the latest PlayStation exclusive to make its way to Steam and Epic Games Store. Nixxes Software, which worked on porting the two previous Spider-Man games, will once again handle development.Announced during NYCC 2025, Insomniac's sequel rounds out the series on Steam, joining Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales on the platform. It's part of a broader push by PlayStation that has seen God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, and other PS5 releases make their way to Steam. Notably, Insomniac appeared to end hopes for its long-rumored Venom DLC by announcing that the studio has "no additional story content planned for Marvel's Spider-Man 2," seemingly ending speculation dating back to last year.…
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