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Are You Ready For “Dead Island: The Movie”?

Video games aren’t for everyone, but they’re definitely a second passion for most the UTG staff. One of this season’s biggest games, Dead Island has just been acquired by Lionsgate and it seems the most obvious adaptation in video game history is now one step closer to being a reality.

According to an article on Slashfilm, Lionsgate won the bidding war to over the game, which has raged since its initial viral debut in early 2011 (see below). Sean Daniel, the guy who was originally reported by HitFix to be the first rights buyer, will produce the film. The …

Viacom sells Harmonix

It seems the inevitable death of music based games such as Rock Band may be in the near future. It was confirmed Thursday that Viacom has officially sold Rock Band creators Harmonix Music Systems for an undisclosed amount (rumored to be well under 100 million). Read more about the selloff here. How could anyone ever think something so gimmicky would save the industry?

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