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Games are taking over the silver screen yet again<\/h2>

It seems like just about every game these days is slated to be adapted to film or TV, and Hazelight Studio’s Game of the Year winner\u00a0It Takes Two\u00a0<\/em>is next up on that list of adaptations. As exclusively reported by Variety<\/a> this morning, the studio is teaming up with dj2 Entertainment for the project, who are best known for producing the Sonic<\/em> movie and its sequel.<\/p>

Hazelight’s founder and\u00a0It Takes Two<\/em>‘s creative director Josef Fares shared his thoughts: “Creating the world and story in It Takes Two<\/em> was so much fun for me and the team. Since it has a strong narrative with many crazy characters and just as crazy co-op action moments, the potential is huge for a great adaption to film or television.\u201d<\/p>

\"It<\/p>

As of now, there isn’t any particular studio or network attached to the project, but according to Variety’s sources, there’s a multi-party bidding war going on to see who snags the idea. We do know who the writers are, though \u2014 Pat Casey and Josh Miller, who have also written both of the Sonic<\/em> films.<\/p>

In addition to the\u00a0It Takes Two<\/em> adaptation, dj2 also has some other gaming-to-film\/TV projects in the works, like a live-action\u00a0Life is Strange<\/em> show, an animated Tomb Raider<\/em> show for Netflix, and the adaptation I am personally most excited for<\/a>, a live-action\u00a0Disco Elysium\u00a0<\/em>series.<\/p>

I have this theory that video game adaptations are going to be the next big thing to take over box offices and streaming services after the big superhero boom, and news like this further confirms that hunch. We’re still a few years out from a complete takeover, but after the massive success of shows like The Witcher<\/em> and\u00a0Arcane<\/em>, it’s really only a matter of time before the rest of the entertainment industry catches 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