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Blumhouse Productions has partnered with YouTube star Matthew ‘MatPat’ Patrick to create a series of movies based on viral indie horror games, and Amanda the Adventurer is first on the docket. Representatives from Blumhouse and MatPat confirmed this partnership at New York Comic Con 2026, where they said the YouTuber has “a few projects in the works” with the studio. “I am proud to announce that I’m working with Blumhouse to launch some new movies. I am taking some of my all-time favorite indie games and horror channels from the interwebs and partnering with Blumhouse to bring them to the big screen,” MatPat said at the panel. The first of these is Amanda the Adventurer, a first-person, puzzle-solving indie horror game that sees the player character unravel an unsettling mystery involving a low-budget animated children’s show of the same name. MatPat announced that he and Blumhouse are currently in talks with writers and directors, saying they’re “actually moving fast” to get this pro...

Xbox console exclusive Gears of War: E-Day is reportedly off to a soft start after reaching an estimated 230,000 copies sold in its first week. The alleged sales update arrived from Alinea Analytics' head of marketing analysis, Rhys Elliott, who shared early data for the Gears prequel on X/Twitter. After arriving via early access last week (its full launch arrived this past Tuesday), Gears of War: E-Day has reportedly moved just 230,000 copies across PC and Xbox devices. Steam sales account for 168,000 of that number, with Xbox sales, including both console and PC, totaling just 62,000. These numbers, which are unofficial figures that have not been backed by Microsoft in any official capacity and should be taken with a grain of salt, are low for the game leading the charge on Xbox's refocus toward exclusive games, as players shift their attention from purchasing the base experience to dipping their toes in with Game Pass. Game Pass is seemingly to blame for its performance re...

Smile 2 star Kyle Gallner is making it known that he’s ready and willing to play V in Paramount’s live-action film adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077 has come a long way from its roots as a tabletop RPG. Thanks to CD Projekt Red’s video game and its standout expansion, as well as the critically-acclaimed Edgerunners spinoff anime from Studio Trigger, fans of the gritty sci-fi series are eating well. They’re about to get fed even more, as Paramount revealed that it is developing a live-action movie based on the franchise. Thus far, we’re not sure of any plot details, so it’s possible that we could follow V’s adventures with Johnny Silverhand, or Idris Elba’s Solomon Reed before he meets V — or heck, maybe even Edgerunner 2’s Weak Kingsley, for all we know! What we do know is that there’s no shortage of possibilities for this film, and that’s what has fans so excited. One of these fans is none other than actor Kyle Gallner, who is raring to step into Night City as the male v...

Ben Affleck has revealed he plays shooters like Fortnite and sometimes ends up getting into arguments with kids in voice chat. When speaking on the New Heights podcast , Affleck was asked about the inspiration for some of the costumes in his latest film, Animals. The new Netflix thriller features a character wearing a fuzzy bunny mask, and Affleck stated that he took inspiration from Fortnite for that particular costume. He noted that his son was taking an interest in Fortnite skins and kept calling them "tough." Affleck joked that he didn't quite understand what was "tough" about a character wearing a bunny mask, but utilized it as an inspiration. "I thought these costumes are so kind of random and unusual, that's what I based the costumes on," said Affleck. "I thought he'd be getting them off games." The actor also noted that he plays quite a few games himself, including sports titles like Madden and 2K, as well as shooters. Affleck...

Resident Evil Requiem producer Masachika Kawata revealed that the game was originally planned to be an online title before they scrapped the idea to focus on horror. Kawata shared this information in the BIOHAZARD 30th Special Mook (‘magazine book’), a 124-page, full-color fan book with a complete history of the series' timeline, creature genealogy, and developer interviews. “Every game is a continuous process of trial and error. For example, with Resident Evil Requiem, [game director Koshi Nakanishi] initially went so far as to develop it as an online game,” he said, via a fan translation. “However, the results of research conducted partway through development were not favorable, so we decided to prioritize the horror concept once again and abandoned the online direction.” That’s not the only wild thing Kawata revealed in the mook; he also said that Leon was the first character the team chose as a protagonist, but they ultimately felt that being able to hack and slash zombies wi...

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is coming to an end tonight, but there are still a few new deals to be had today. The online retailer has added various Legend of Zelda books to its '3 for 2' sale, including the official Ocarina of Time manga. Akira Himeka's Legend of Zelda manga series is a great read any fan of the franchise will enjoy, and this sale makes it a great time to grab a physical copy of the Legendary Edition. With the Ocarina of Time remake on the horizon, it's a cool way to refamiliarize yourself with the story in a totally different format. Buy 2, Get 1 Free Legend of Zelda Books The Ocarina of Time is the only Legendary Edition included in Amazon's sale, but there are several other Zelda books you can buy with it. There's the awesome Art & Artifacts encyclopedia, which is an awesome Legend of Zelda gift idea for most fans. You can also grab several volumes of Himeka's Twilight Princess manga with the '3 for 2' promo attac...