Archive for November 14th, 2009

Even flops like "Street Fighter" gave us greatness like Van Damme fighting Raul Julia

IGN.com has released a guide of theirs that details a long list of nearly 50 “in development” projects that hope to become film adaptations of various videogames. Some projects have been sitting on the back-burner for years, others lay dormant and then spring to life every so often with new rumors, and some seem to have a legitimate shot at going into production fairly soon. Of the list of games hoping to become movies, some of the more popular name brands listed are World of Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty, Bioshock, Devil May Cry, Fallout, Gears of War, God of War, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, Splinter Cell, Tekken, and more.

Videogame adaptations have endured some success but also a lot of failure. For every Resident Evil and Silent Hill there’s a Doom and a Hitman, not to mention House of the Dead, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., Mortal Combat, Tomb Raider, etc., etc., etc. The general lack of success of these adaptations has and might continue to scare away studios from financing certain very promising projects, however some mega-popular franchises like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and World of Warcraft might be too tempting to pass up.

What are the games that you want to see turned into a movie? Are there any that aren’t in any kind of development that you’d like to see get some attention? Tell us by posting your thoughts below.