World of Warcraft movie: Duncan Jones tweets first image
Shot of orc chieftain Orgrim Doomhammer fuses features of English actor Robert Kazinsky with CGI work from Hulk creators Industrial Light and MagicIt has been nine years in development and lost at...
View ArticleVideo game hall of fame honours Pong, Doom and Super Mario Bros.
Pac-Man, Tetris and World of Warcraft also make grade in US museum’s homage to industry rivalling Hollywood in entertainment pecking orderSix important video games you’ll never see in a hall of fameThe...
View ArticleHearthstone's second expansion The Grand Tourney announced
The set will boost the pool of Blizzard’s free-to-play card battler by another 132 cards to almost 700 when it launches in AugustHearthstone is to receive its second major expansion in the form of The...
View ArticleDuncan Jones: 'Warcraft will right the wrongs of game movies'
Like every parent, David Bowie told his son to put down the console and play outside. But that young gamer has grown into the director of the first World of Warcraft movie. Duncan Jones on tackling a...
View ArticleDo you have to be a gamer to 'get' the first trailer for Duncan Jones' Warcraft?
The first proper look at the long-awaited big screen adaptation of popular video game World of Warcraft has hit the web, leaving our blogger wondering if he missed why we’re supposed to care about this...
View ArticleWhen it comes to interracial romances, the movies need to catch up
Almost 50 years after Kirk and Uhura’s kiss on Star Trek, there are plenty of parts for black women - provided they want to play blue- or green-skinned aliens …“Interspecies love is in the air!”...
View ArticleWarcraft: The Beginning proves a monster hit in China
The video game adaptation racks up a first-day take of $46m, dwarfing projections for its performance in US cinemasWarcraft: The Beginning, the adaptation of the video game World of Warcraft, has...
View ArticleThe Warcraft movie: one of the most successful stinkers of all time
The adaptation of the computer game bombed in the US and has been panned by critics – but has grossed more than $378m so far. So who’s paying to watch? Name: Warcraft: The Beginning.Appearance: Lots of...
View ArticleSuccess of Warcraft in China helps US open door to audience of 1.4 billion
But the huge potential rewards are also attracting Chinese investment in Hollywood businessesRed and blue banners decked out the cinema in Beijing’s Sanlitun district as eager World of Warcraft video...
View ArticleHow do you feel about your child's gaming habits?
A charity has found the amount of time spent playing online games is one of parents’ main concerns. We’d like to hear your experiences Screen time and how to control it has replaced homework and...
View ArticleBig in Albania … countries that gave film flops a second life
The superheroes saved by Mexico, the video-game spinoff that became China’s 12th biggest movie ever, and the British comedian worshipped by a secretive communist nation. We remember the films somebody...
View ArticleMovie adaptations of video games are still mostly terrible. Why has no one...
Games creators and writers give their theories on how an upcoming crop of adaptations could avoid the same pitfalls as Assassin’s Creed, World of Warcraft and Super Mario BrosNo other film genre boasts...
View ArticleReady players? Not if the game is young men doing real jobs
A new IMF report shows some stark gender trends in European and US workforce, including one that follows virtual reality in a new Spielberg filmIn Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg’s latest...
View ArticleThe 50 best video games of the 21st century
Want to build worlds, become a crime kingpin, get lost in space, or enter the afterlife? Then our countdown of the 50 best games of the era has something for youMore of the best TV | Film | Albums |...
View Article'Mozart would have made video game music': composer Eímear Noone on a winning...
The Irish composer and conductor – who’s worked with film director Gus Van Sant and on World of Warcraft – talks passionately about making game musicEímear Noone got into composing and conducting video...
View ArticleAfros in Azeroth: the quest for diversity in World of Warcraft
Sixteen years after its launch, World of Warcraft is finally introducing diverse skin tones, facial features and hairstyles. Game director Ion Hazzikostas explains why nowRecently, I’ve spent quite a...
View ArticleVideo game giant Blizzard celebrates 30 years with Diablo II Resurrected
The developer’s BlizzCon virtual convention announced the return of classic games including World of Warcraft – and looked ahead to future releasesIn a normal year, Blizzard’s annual fan convention...
View ArticleWould you play a video game for 500 hours?
Modern video games boast longer and longer playtimes – but does the idea of spending hundreds of hours on a game make you feel excited, or exhausted?In the winter of 1996, I almost lost my job because...
View ArticlePushing Buttons: do games have to be a neverending story?
Destiny, Call of Duty and other epics expect you to play not for hours but for years. This endless games monoculture isn’t just bad for players – it’s bad for innovationDon’t get Pushing Buttons...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft to go offline in China, leaving millions of gamers bereft
Popular role-playing game is being cut off due to a dispute between US developer and its Chinese partnerMillions of Chinese players of the roleplaying epic World of Warcraft (WoW) will bid a sad...
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