Games on Film

After over 150 episodes, Harry and Rory deserve a break! So it's time to Press Pause on Games on Film . But first, a bumper episode, as we gaze into our crystal balls and predict what's in store for video game adaptations and discuss forthcoming releases. From cinematic sequels and second seasons, to new movies, shows and games based on films, the next few years promises a bounty of entertainment...

To mark the release of documentary The J-Horror Virus on Shudder, Harry and Rory are joined by its directors Sarah Appleton and Jasper Sharp to discuss all things J-Horror and the Fatal Frame / Project Zero film! They look at the origins and legacy of J-Horror, and the impact of Ring and its US remake, plus Dreamcast oddity The Ring: Terror's Realm . Then, it's time to grab a Camera Obscura for an...

Harry and Rory journey back in time to the late 20th century and test the might of TV series Mortal Kombat: Conquest ! This cheap and cheerful kung-fu fantasy show only lasted one season but served as a prequel of sorts to the feature films, following legendary Kombatant Kung Lao (Paolo Montalban) and his plucky companions Siro (Daniel Bernhardt) and Taja (Kristanna Loken) some time in the distant...

To mark the 30th anniversary of its release, Harry and Rory slide in a CD-ROM and prepare for the ultimate experience in interactive terror, Brainscan ! When Terminator 2 's Edward Furlong tries out the titular horror game, he finds himself immersed in a first-person, stalk-and-slash scenario that feels all too real. But once he discovers his victim was killed IRL and not in FMV, he finds hims...

To mark the release of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster , Harry and Rory tool up to battle the zombie hordes of movie sequel DR: Endgame ! Following the events of DR: Watchtower , investigative reporter Chase Carter (Jesse Metcalfe) heads back into the quarantine zone to stop General Lyons (Dennis Haysbert) and 'handsome, cruel scientist' Dr Rand (Billy Zane) from carrying out a plot that could...

Harry and Rory land on the planet Pandora and brave its Borderlands for Eli Roth's big-screen adaptation of the looter shooter video game franchise! They examine the critical and commercial response to the long-delayed sci-fi action-adventure, before joining a ragtag group of intergalactic misfits caught up in a quest to open up a vault which, legend has it, may contain untold treasures, alien...

Harry and Rory bring all the cats to the yard, as they while away an hour and a half in Neko Atsume House , the live-action adaptation of the popular kitty collecting smartphone game! We talk about the cats we've collected on our phones and in real life, before following struggling writer Sakumoto seeking a cure for his case of writer's block. Finding a rental property in a rural town for...

Harry and Rory don mysterious headsets they received in the mail and find themselves catapulted into the immersive video game realm of Gamebox 1.0 , from the writers of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies! Game tester Charlie ( Sabrina The Teenage Witch 's Nate Richert) is mourning the death of his girlfriend when a strange package arrives containing the titular console, offering the ultimate gaming...

Harry and Rory are joined by co-host of The File Room podcast Edwin Davies for Takashi Miike's adaptation of the first Yakuza / Like a Dragon video game! With a TV show on the horizon, we yak on about the Sega game franchise and its many instalments, remakes and spin-offs, before tackling the film itself. One hot and crazy night in Tokyo sees baseball bat brawls, a bank heist gone wrong, a you...

Harry and Rory grab their Digivices and DigiRecord another DigiEpisode of their DigiCast: it's Digimon: The Movie ! Based on the monster-raising, monster-battling virtual pet phenomenon, this American anthology packages up three re-edited and re-dubbed Japanese short spin-offs from the animated TV series - including Mamoru Hosoda's directorial debuts - into one feature film. Will the DigiD...

Harry and Rory scroll through their Netflix lists and queue up a selection of six series adapted from or inspired by video games released in recent years. The fuzzy stop-motion charm of Pokémon Concierge ! The fresh blood of Castlevania: Nocturne ! The meta Ubisoft mash-up of Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix ! The eye-popping Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ! Takashi Miike takes on Onimusha ! And it...

Podcasting's very own Brotherhood of Steel(e), Harry and Rory emerge from their vault and step blinking into the Wasteland for Amazon Prime Video's hit new series Fallout ! We discuss the hundreds of hours of game time one us has put into Fallout 3 and why the franchise has endured, before journeying through the show's first season. An optimistic vault dweller, a solider way in over hi...

In a first for the Games on Film podcast, Harry and Rory cover a Mystery Movie ! Why would a podcast about video game movies cover a movie that, on the surface, does not appear to have anything to do with video games at all? Well, that would be telling! Join us first for a non-spoiler filled discussion about the nature of spoilers in cinema, teasers and trailers, and the difference between twists...

Harry and Rory flip out as they travel back to 1970s New York for the "true story" of Roger Sharpe ( Challengers and West Side Story 's Mike Faist), a journalist and pinball enthusiast, who discovers that his favourite game is illegal in the city. As he documents his passion in print and finds new love, the industry aims to bring him on board to challenge the law - and it all comes d...

It's the 70th anniversary of Godzilla , and to mark the release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and celebrate Godzilla Minus One 's Oscar victory, Harry and Rory are joined by their brother, kaiju fan and creator of DeadEndia , Hamish Steele! Together, they look back at Godzilla games across the decades, including 16-bit city-stomper Super Godzilla , fight-fest Destroy All Monsters Mele...

To mark the release of the Alone in the Dark remake video game, starring David Harbour and Jodie Comer, Harry and Rory find out if they are still afraid of the dark as they watch the movie sequel to the Uwe Boll adaptation! This time, it's Rick Yune as Edward Carnby, as he's joined by B-movie favourites Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley and Danny Trejo to hunt down a vengeful witch and her sha...

It's the return of the Games on Film podcast, and Harry and Rory kick things off with Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge ! From the director of Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever , this sequel?/prequel?/reboot? follows a man named K, who wakes up with amnesia and finds himself forced to work for a gang of assassins. But who is he? And what does he want? Clue: it's in the title! With the help of Brian Co...

It's snowy season, so Harry and Rory revisit Scott Pilgrim vs The World and his battle against seven evil X(mas)es, live from 1UP Cafe in Brighton! How does the Edgar Wright adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel series fare thirteen years later for newcomers and fans alike? We ask the audience! Plus, we take on Scott Pilgrim Takes Off , the new Netflix anime reuniting the mo...

With the recent reveal of the much-anticipated GTA VI teaser trailer, Harry and Rory go through their criminal records playing the earlier games before watching BBC's The Gamechangers, a TV movie depicting the development, release and controversy surrounding Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Daniel Radcliffe plays Rockstar Games' Sam Houser, who ends up public enemy number one in laywer Jack...

Harry and Rory are joined by Will Columbine from Crap Film Club as they journey into the future for a slice of sci-fi fisticuffs and cybersex in Virtual Combat aka Grid Runners ! When a scientist creates artificial life by converting sexy video game characters into living tissue, he unwittlingly unleashes Lethal Combat boss Dante (voiced by Star Trek 's Worf, Michael Dorn). And only Grid Runne...

Harry and Rory are joined by Lisa Theresa Downey-Dent as they take the night shift, stare at the monitors, and try to survive Five Nights at Freddy's ! The much-anticipated adaptation of the indie horror franchise and favourite with Twitch-watching tweens brings Freddy Fazbear and his animatronic friends to life, as they terrorise security guard Mike (Josh Hutcherson) in an abandoned pizzeria....

It's Halloween, so Harry and Rory return to the 1UP Cafe in Brighton and reload Uwe Boll's House of the Dead for this mini episode with a live audience! Inspired by SEGA's zombie arcade classic, the notorious filmmaker's first video game movie is now 20 years old, but, for all its guns and gore, is it a blast from the past? Plus, we test the audience's trivia knowledge with our...

Harry and Rory get an (airplane) terminal case of the T-Virus as they return to Resident Evil for the franchise's first full-length animated movie, fully in the canon of the videogames. Does the return of zombies, Leon and Claire impress your degenerate podcast hosts, or is this a 90-minute cut scene that should have had 90 minutes of scenes cut? This podcast contains SPOILERS for Resident Evi...

Harry and Rory recruit musician David Lightfoot of rock band The Fades for the Star League, as they are whisked away for an adventure in childhood nostalgia and intergalactic warfare in The Last Starfighter ! Teenager Alex Rogan is stuck living in a trailer park in the middle on nowhere, but when he gets the high score on a Starfighter arcade machine, it turns out his time blasting digital space s...

In a special live episode, Harry and Rory revisit the original Mortal Kombat movie with an audience, hosted at 1UP Cafe in Brighton! Recorded 28 years to the day of its debut in US cinemas, we discuss its origins, select our favourite fights, and decide if the film has stood the test of time. Plus, we hear from our lovely audience and find out the winner of our Kombat Kwiz! This podcast contains S...