HBO's The Last Of Us gives hope to video game adaptation market

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 27 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 66%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

The zombie thriller, which premieres on Sunday (Jan 15), stars Game Of Thrones veterans Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

The PlayStation game won numerous awards, including Game of the Year at the 17th Annual Design Innovate Communicate Entertain summit , which honours video game industry professionals.

"It shouldn’t be surprising that a drama based on a video game can have heart. A great, smart game depends on personal connection," New York Times critic James Poniewozik wrote. At last week’s CES 2023 technology trade show, Sony chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida said Sony has 10 game-inspired films and TV projects in various development stages.

Ramsey said she hoped"people can realise that video games can have a great story, such a great story that it can then be adapted into a TV show”.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

HBO's 'The Last of Us' gives hope to video game adaptation marketLOS ANGELES : The 2013 video game “The Last of Us” was a hit with critics and players thanks to a powerful narrative. Ten years later, that story is headed to television on HBO in what the industry hopes is a harbinger for artfully adapting video games to TV and film. “The Last of Us,” created by Damn
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »