TV adaptations of video games are proving to be rocket fuel for player numbers. Research from Ampere Analysis reveals that screen spin-offs drive average player growth of almost 140 per cent – far higher than uplift from game-based activations alone. Prime Video’s Fallout series that launched in April 2024 saw the franchise’s monthly active users […]
Over the years, we’ve seen a library of television shows shine worldwide. Some productions, such as books, have even been seen first in other media. Likewise, we’re also seeing an increasing number of video games being turned into television shows, with an appetite for this type of offering. After all, gaming is massive these days. […]
HBO has reported that its Original series, The Last Of Us, has seen a major influx of viewers, with global audience upon the arrival of Season 2 exceeding over 90 million since Season 1 ended. Season 2 has tallied nearly 37 million global viewers per episode. In the US, the Season 2 finale – which […]
HBO Original drama series The Last of Us has been renewed for a third season, ahead of its season 2 debut. The seven-episode second season of debuts on April 14th on Sky Atlantic (and April 13th in the US on Max). Season 1 of the series, which is based on the PlayStation video games, proved […]
Max has announced that Season 2 of HBO original drama series The Last Of Us will be available to stream in American Sign Language (ASL) alongside the show’s episodes each week beginning with the season debut on April 13th. Season 1 of the series will also be available to stream in ASL starting March 31st. […]
The trailer for The Last of Us season 2 amassed 158 million global views across platforms between March 8th and 10th, securing its spot as HBO and Max Original’s most-watched trailer over a three day period. The trailer outperformed previous The Last of Us Season 1 trailers and teasers by a margin of over 60 per […]
ReedPop has announced that the minds behind PlayStation The Concert will appear onstage in a panel at this weekend’s MCM x EGX in collaboration with Sony Interactive Entertainment. PlayStation The Concert features the iconic music from God of War, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, the Horizon series, and more. The state-of-the art live […]
Sony Corp is taking a major bet on a multibillion-dollar push into producing more original content, as part of a “creation shift” it says should bring it a greater share of the $3 trillion entertainment industry. Chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida told the FT that Sony needed to shift its focus from distribution to the creation […]
The first set of figures to be released in 2024 by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Official Charts Company (OCC) crown Barbie the Queen of 2023 home entertainment, with 700k sales across Disc and Digital EST and VoD. (Official Charts Company (OCC) measures inividual content purchases on disc and digital, to rent, […]
In today’s world, a perhaps under-leveraged IP are video games, suggests Hub Entertainment Research. Not for a lack of trying, but a track record full of shoddy movies based on gaming IP left gamers and the general public suspicious of anything based on gaming IP. This changed when The Last of Us hit TV screens […]