Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Is Leading Mufasa: The Lion King in the Box Office Race After One Lap
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is off to a fast start at the domestic box office, pulling in $62 million during its opening weekend. That’s significantly more than Mufasa: The Lion King managed — Disney’s live action prologue made $35 million during the same time period.It's an early victory for Sonic, then, but there's a slightly different story globally. Mufasa: The Lion King opened to $87.2 million internationally, which, combined with its domestic haul, is enough to make it the number one global release of the weekend with $122.2 million.However, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is yet to launch in all international markets, so a proper global comparison won’t be possible until next weekend’s numbers are in.Will Paramount be pleased with Sonic 3's performance so far? Sonic the Hedge…
Read moreNetflix's Devil May Cry Creator Originally Wanted to Do a Dino Crisis Anime
Listen closely: do you hear that sound? It's the cry of hundreds of beleaguered Dino Crisis fans, mourning the revival that could've been.Adi Shankar, the creator of Netflix's upcoming Devil May Cry show and a filmmaker with a strong reputation for video game anime adaptations (Castlevania, Captain Laserhawk), revealed some interesting information in a recent X/Twitter post. Specifically, when he first started talking to Capcom years ago, his sights weren't actually set on Devil May Cry.He began by sharing some quick thoughts on each of the three Dino Crisis games, praising the first two while conceding that the third "lost that magic" as it headed off Earth. "Why am I telling you this?" he continued. "Because when I first went to Capcom in 2017…
Read moreIf Sony Ever Gave a Diablo-Style Bloodborne Spin-Off the Green Light, It Might Look Something Like This
A fan-made top-down action RPG take on Bloodborne has given fans a clear picture of what a Diablo-style spin-off might look like.Developer Maxime Foulquier, who had ditched plans to remake Bloodborne in Unreal Engine 5 out of fear of a cease and desist from franchise owner Sony, has now started a new project called ‘Bloodborne Top Down Arena,’ and in the tweet below, showed gameplay off.HUNTERS! I haven't touched Bloodborne Remake for a year for 50 reasons (too big, too risky to finally be C&D). But last week I decided to start a new project from scratch, Bloodborne Top Down ArenaMaybe you won't like it, but I'm enjoying developing it and playing it 😂 pic.twitter.com/OPont0sS45— Maxime Foulquier (@MaximFoulquier) November 5, 2024 The gameplay looks very much as …
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