MOVIES ABOUT THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY

Hey everyone. I was just reading the reports on the new Tomb Raider movie and it got me thinking, when are we going to get movies based on the games industry. Hollywood has done films based on other indusrties, for example:

I'm not sure that Hollywood would greenlight that movie anytime soon. Their attitude would be something like, "Who cares? They're just fucking video games." Man, it really pisses me off that this is the attitude many people have about video games.

They should have just made that Atari movie.

I don't think any of those moments you posted would make for good movies at all. A movie on the video game industry would be boring as fuck unless they gave it the Social Network treatment. And even then it would probably not be a good movie. 

" They should have just made that Atari movie. "

King of Kong is a thing.

Its really hard to make something compelling that, in the physical world, is a bunch of people hunched over a controller. True fact. King of Kong worked only because it still required real human interaction via arcade.

" King of Kong is a thing. "

 "Who cares? They're just fucking video games."

The wizard j/k lol

" @Video_Game_King said:

 "Who cares? They're just fucking video games."

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" @ryanwho said:

" King of Kong is a thing. "

That's not really about the industry, though. 

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Sony vs GeoHot, Anonymous and other hackers

I don't really see the appeal in a Gerstmann-gate film. Actually, none of those really sound like they could carry a feature film. Maybe something like the early days of Atari and all the crazy shit those guys were getting up to, or Ralph Baer's story.

" @528seven said:

" They should have just made that Atari movie. "

Was that canned? It seemed like a neat idea. "

They were going to make an Atari movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, but I don't think anything came of it.  I'm not sure how riveting a movie about making games would be.  I think I'd rather see a movie about robot ninjas and hot babes.   

i don't think there are any good things out there. maybe a movie about the dude who hacked ipods and sony. i think that is really it. there aren't that great os stories out there about the video game industry.

they made a movie on facebook. i'm sure they can make a movie about something in the video game industry.

I can't think of anything specific but if something like pirates of silicon valley could be made then there should be room for a video game industry related movie.

" @528seven said:

" They should have just made that Atari movie. "

Was that canned? It seemed like a neat idea. "

A Korean crime-drama involving Starcraft could work...

Only if Uwe Boll makes it.

You know, every once in a while a truly great movie comes out of Hollywood, but for the most part its all shit, so lets not get the gaming industry tied up in that, and just focus on making/buying/playing video games mmmkay?

When would we see the first industry movie? 5-10 years or sooner?

I think a movie about the near collapse of the industry in the 80s could be interesting...

" I think a movie about the near collapse of the industry in the 80s could be interesting... "