Videos · September 23, 2026 · 35 seconds

Video Game Movies, From Franchise Killers to Franchise Saviors

Name: Video Game Movies, From Franchise Killers to Franchise Saviors
Uploaded: 2026-09-23T19:20:00.000Z
Duration: 35 s
Description: For 30 years, a hit game became a film and the film embarrassed the game. Now Sega says a movie saved Sonic, a nine-year-old Fallout game topped Europe's charts after its TV show, and one producer alone has 20 more adaptations in development.

For 30 years, a hit game became a film and the film embarrassed the game. Now Sega says a movie saved Sonic, a nine-year-old Fallout game topped Europe's charts after its TV show, and one producer alone has 20 more adaptations in development.

Read the full articleby Adam Canissario

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THE MOVIE THAT SAVED SONIC

[THE SAVE] Sega nearly quit Sonic.

Before 2020, Sega's bosses told Sonic Team's leader to cancel all of Sonic.
The 2020 movie's box office success changed that, and each sequel has earned more.
For decades, video game movies mostly embarrassed the games.

[THE SHIFT] Now they sell them.

Fallout 4 sales jumped 7,500% in Europe the week its TV show came out.
Resident Evil just became the best-reviewed video game movie on Rotten Tomatoes.
One producer alone now has about 20 game adaptations in the works.

Read the full article at noozify.com. Images: SupportPDX (CC BY 2.0) Alex de Koning / Unsplash. Music: an original score for Noozify.