How ‘Fortnite,’ ‘Roblox,’ and ‘GTA V’ Built a $60 Billion Stranglehold on All Gaming

We've been covering video games a lot here at No Film School, and the reason is that I am seeing more and more growth in the gaming industry. That's not just with titles but also jobs for filmmakers who can help them build worlds and VFX artists and writers, too.

But what if I told you a lot of that opportunity was being funneled into only three games?

New data released by the ESA and…

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Every Major Movie Studio is Bidding on the 'Battlefield' Movie

If you needed more proof that video games are the new comic books for Hollywood, look no further than the current chaos surrounding Electronic Arts’ _Battlefield_.

According to a report from The Wrap, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, MGM Studios, Sony, Universal, and Netflix are currently locked in a high-stakes bidding war for the rights to the tactical shooter franchise.

The price tag when…

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'Resident Evil' Trailer: Can Zach Cregger Crack the Video Game Adaptation Code?

Video game adaptations are having a major moment in Hollywood, as a generation of millennials who grew up playing them are finally getting a chance to adapt them for the big screen.

But in the 90s and early 2000s, video game adaptations were kind of a trap. There were a lot of adaptations that failed or were downright bad.

Yet now, between the prestige drama of _The Last of Us_ and the…

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