Director Brett Ratner (the anti-J.J. Abrams) adapting Farmville for television

Rush Hour director Brett Ratner wants to make a half-hour comedy series out of a social game.

A soldier’s perspective on Call of Duty and its ilk (interview)

It's no secret that first-person shooters -- in all their Hollywood-inspired clamor and spectacle -- don't simulate the realities of war very well. From basic rules of engagement, to gun safety (i.e., don't flag your buddies), and the dynamics of combat, FPSs are more akin to interactive action flicks than a proper recreation of armed conflict.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s bearded badasses can’t defeat mediocrity (review)

While Medal of Honor: Warfighter has some fun beneath its gritty fingernails, it fails as the military-shooter flag-bearer it wants to be.

My Wife is Retarded producer working on Electronic Arts movie

Electronic Arts is reportedly working toward a Hollywood adaptation of its long-running Need for Speed franchise. Brothers John Gatins (a writer of Real Steel) and George Gatins (producer of She’s Out of My League and My Wife is Retarded) have …

Review: Need for Speed: The Run falls miles behind Hot Pursuit

Need for Speed: The Run is Electronic Arts’ newest installment in the long-running franchise and the next try at restoring the series back to its glory days. After long hours of race after race, and car after car, EA convinced …