The video game film adaptation too fallout was a gigantic success for Amazon. The series catapulted itself in a very short time the top of the streaming charts, and even Bethesda is cashing in on the hype. Almost all Fallout games could have one recorded a massive increase in players. By now all publishers should be aware of the advantages such a film adaptation can have.
One industry representative who was aware of these effects very early on is Sony. With The Last of Us They released an audiovisual fireworks display that by no means has to hide from other successful productions.
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But it doesn't stop there, the Japanese company is also trying to establish further first-party titles outside the gaming industry with the help of a very strange video game from the 90s. We'll explain to you what game it is and how you can watch or stream the series.
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After the Fallout hype: The next video game film adaptation is ready
The Japanese publisher Sony has long recognized the potential of video game adaptations and wants to continue turning more first-party titles into films or series in the future. These include, among others, one second season of The Last of Us on HBO, one Horizon: Zero Dawn series on Netflix, like the one that has already been released Gran Turismo cinema blockbuster.
However, the following collaboration between Sony and Peacock is less well known. A joint series on the video game series was already produced last year Twisted metal. But what is it all about?
The titles are a mixture of racing games and shooters that were particularly popular in the 90s and early 2000s. A total of eight parts of the main series were published between 1995 and 2012. Under the leadership of showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith, a wild action comedy with Marvel star Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Solider) released in the lead role.
Mackie embodies the outsider in Twisted Metal John Doe, a name that has a similar use in English as Max Mustermann does in German. Doe receives the task, a transport a mysterious package through a wasteland. In return he is promised a better life.
On his journey through the destroyed and completely crazy wasteland he meets some characters from the video games. Among them, for example, is the fan favorite Sweet Tooth, a crazy, mass-murdering clown.
He has his car so that he can cross the wasteland more easily and be better protected from dangers equipped with all kinds of weapons and the car thief Quiet as support. Until now, the series has only been shown in Germany via detours. But that is changing now.
Where to stream Twisted Metal?
From April 26th, Twisted Metal is finally open Amazon Prime Video available. Previously, you had to go through the hassle of getting the 10 episodes via a VPN service in the USA. Despite a mediocre rating of 55 out of 100 points Metacritic the streaming service decided to buy the license. You probably want to take the current hype of the Fallout film adaptation with you. One second season of Twisted Metal has already received the green light and is currently in production.