The 10 Biggest Video Game Adaptations Coming in 2023
I predict 2023 will be the year video game adaptations get good . Game-based storytelling has been on a bumpy ride since the first major movie based on a game, Super Mario Bros. was released. 1993 , and there were far more misses than hits along the way . But as video games have become an increasingly accepted part of popular culture, Hollywood has moved away from treating them as an afterthought and acknowledging that they have the same potential for powerful (and potentially lucrative) adaptations as films or comics. . Increasingly, this means that more films and TV shows seem to “understand”. They’re still not all critically acclaimed, but the likes of Detective Pikachu and Werewolves Within have shown that there’s definitely progress.
Below are the 10 biggest video game adaptations to watch in 2023, both in theaters and on the streaming service closest to you. Some of them have specific release dates and some are more variable – it’s hard to tell when and if the announced movies and TV shows will actually be released. But they all promise to continue to improve the genre’s reputation with critics.