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Microsoft Quietly Bundles Major Gaming Licenses for Hollywood Sale
Microsoft is discretely approaching Hollywood to sell off film and streaming adaptation rights to its biggest franchises—Halo, Gears of War, World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls, Diablo—in one sweeping deal. A single global contract for an entire catalog. The move raises a direct question: does the publisher view its licenses as cultural assets to exploit elsewhere, having failed to fully capitalize on them as games?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Movie Confirmed with Peter Berg Directing
At New York's Fanatics Fest, director Peter Berg confirmed that Paramount's Call of Duty film adaptation will take place in the Modern Warfare universe. Penned by Taylor Sheridan, the film abandons historical settings to dive into the franchise's contemporary chaos. A choice that reveals much about Activision and Paramount's strategy facing an increasingly demanding gaming audience when it comes to adaptations.
Call of Duty Movie Gets Official Release Date for Summer 2028
Activision and Paramount have finally announced it: the live-action Call of Duty film hits theaters in summer 2028, revealed at CinemaCon 2026. The timing is no accident—the franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary that year, born on PC in 2003. After years of empty rumors, the machine is finally in motion. The question remains: can Hollywood do justice to one of gaming's most lucrative franchises?
Home Safety Hotline: Analog Horror Heads to the Big Screen
Michael Matthews, director of Love and Monsters, is bringing Home Safety Hotline to theaters. Night Signal Entertainment's analog horror puzzle game, released in 2023, trades its retro interfaces and nightmarish creatures for a live-action adaptation. A risky bet for a game whose entire power rests on aesthetics firmly rooted in the video game medium. Hollywood keeps eyeing indie horror titles, and this time, a truly singular game is heading to the chopping block.