Author: Matthew Arcilla

Matthew was abandoned in Virra Mall in the early 90s and subsisted on a diet of sugar cane juice, Magoo’s Pizza and DOS games. After successful rehabilitation at the turn of the century, he managed to become a veteran editor of various online and print publications. His coverage of videogames has appeared in GMA Network News, 8List, Too Much Gaming and Sirus Gaming.  

Hollywood. Hollywood never changes. Studios conceived of cinematic universes to feed its lust for expanding revenue potential. Streaming services spent a fortune to legitimize star driven original content. Novels have reclaimed their footing within the broader IP harvest. Because Hollywood never changes. This month, Prime Video’s Fallout became the latest in a hot streak of successful videogame adaptations. Together with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, HBO’s The Last of Us, Twisted Metal on Peacock and last October’s Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, it illustrated the diverse ways in which videogame properties can be successful if not commercially, then at least…

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