Exit 8's director on the rules he broke to make a great video game movie

Japanese novelist, anime producer, and director Genki Kawamura on the lines between movies and games, and what he learned ...

‘Exit 8’ traps moviegoers in a video game’s puzzle — for good and ill

It's not impossible to translate a video game to the big screen, but Genki Kawamura's film version of a Japanese puzzle ...
The Columbian

Battle Ground students design video games, learn how to use AI

Students in Prairie High School’s video game design class often work on assignments using AI — without getting into trouble for it.
Filmmaker Magazine

Let’s Play: Genki Kawamura and Jirô Nagae on a New Kind of Video Game Cinema

With Exit 8 releasing in theaters, directors Genki Kawamura and Jirô Nagae discuss the future of cinematic adaptations of ...
Game Informer

Exit 8 Director Genki Kawamura Discusses Adapting The Game, Narrative Inspirations, And Advice From Shigeru Miyamoto

In November 2023, developer Kotake Create lured unsuspecting players into its unassuming but deeply unsettling horror game, ...
Flickering Myth

007 First Light developer diary delves into the story of the upcoming James Bond game

The third episode of Beyond the Light, IO Interactive’s developer diary providing a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming ...
IGN

GTA 6 Surpasses Minecraft to Become Second Most-Watched Video Game Trailer, Surprising Number 1 Still Out of Reach

GTA 6's debut trailer quickly overtook the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 but has now overtaken Minecraft to become the second most-watched video game trailer of all time. The GTA 6 ...
IGN

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review

We know what we’re in for when we sit down for a Hunger Games movie. Adapted from Suzanne Collins’ trilogy for young adults, they’re full of commentary-via-metaphor on class, politics, war, propaganda ...