News

Phoenix Wright Movie Getting US Premiere

Ace Attorney (read Kotaku‘s review) will be screened at the AM2 anime and manga convention this June in Anaheim, California. More details here. [CVG]


February 14, 2012
In Real Life

Ace Attorney Is The Best Video Game Movie Ever (Take That, Hollywood!)

Gyakuten Saiban — the movie based on Capcom’s visual novel series, Ace Attorney — was released in Japan to sold-out theatres this past weekend. Staying closer to the source material than any video game movie before it, does this film prove that games can successfully be adapted into movies or does it reiterate the idea that games and movies are fundamentally incompatible forms of art? (Hint: it’s the former.)


February 9, 2012
News

New Disney Movie Features 8-Bit Arcade Villain

Disney’s upcoming Wreck-It-Ralph is “the story of an arcade game Bad Guy determined to prove he can be a Good Guy.” Rich Moore, an animation director whose credits include The Simpsons, Futurama and The Critic, is directing. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch are lending their vocal talents to the flick, with Reilly playing the bad guy Wreck-It Ralph.


February 2, 2012
In Real Life

Blade Runner Replicated By Japan’s Cosplaying Superstar

If you thought cosplayer Omi Gibson could only do amazing Metal Gear cosplays, then you haven’t seen her Cloe Walsh from No More Heroes 2 cosplay. Or her Faith from Mirror’s Edge cosplay. Or her Jill Valentine cosplay.


January 30, 2012
In Real Life

Phoenix Wright Movie Props Answer A Mysterious Question

This isn’t a first look, because if you’ve seen the film’s trailer (watch it here if you haven’t), then you’ve already seen the movie’s props by default.


November 22, 2011
News

Movie About Ultima Creator Richard Garriott Coming Next Year

What does one do after inventing one of the first virtual worlds ever to exist online? If you’re Richard Garriott, you try to leave Earth behind altogether, for a little while anyway. Lots of gamers know about Garriott’s quest to escape the bounds of Earth’s gravity via private space travel. What some may not know is the reason the man known as Lord British wants to do it so badly.


October 27, 2011
News

First Image Of Phoenix Wright, The Handsome Japanese Movie Star

Japan is making an Ace Attorney movie. Takashi Miike is directing, and actor Hiroki Narimiya is starring as Phoenix Wright. This is what he looks like as Phoenix Wright.


October 21, 2011
In Real Life

Milla Jovovich Captures ‘Sick’ Resident Evil 5 Car Crash

You might think it’s not every day that a Hollywood star shoots behind-the-scenes footage with a mobile phone. You must not read Milla Jovovich’s Twitter, because that’s exactly what she’s been doing.


October 20, 2011
News

Red Dead Redemption Designer Now Making A Movie

And it’s not Red Dead Redemption. Christian Cantamessa, who designed and co-wrote the wonderful Red Dead Redemption, is going Hollywood.


October 13, 2011
In Real Life

Assassin’s Creed Heavily Inspires Indian Movie. Blows Our Minds.

Indian films are famous for their dance numbers. Tamil super hero flick Velayudham has them in spades. It also has what looks either Ezio or Altair from the Assassin’s Creed games — make that, really looks.