Four Video Games That Could Become The Next Big TV Or Movie Franchise
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Key Points:
- British research firm Ampere Analysis has identified four video games—Baldur’s Gate III, Black Myth: Wu Kong, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Sons of the Forest—as prime candidates for adaptation to film or television due to their popularity, recent release, and distinctive worlds.
- Ampere's research, based on eight key characteristics including narrative strength and franchise popularity, highlights significant untapped potential in video game IP beyond the most obvious franchises.
- The surge in video game adaptations has been driven by recent successes like The Last of Us and A Minecraft Movie, with commissions for game-based IP increasing by an average of 30% since 2019.
- Major studios such as Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, Netflix
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