Why Every Studio Suddenly Wants a Video-Game Adaptation

A decade ago the words 'video game adaptation' were a punchline. Now they describe four of the most-anticipated releases of any given year, and every streamer has a slate.

The Last of Us proved the template: honor the source material, cast to the emotional truth rather than the surface appearance, and trust that an audience who never touched a controller would still cry at a mushroom zombie apocalypse. The Witcher 3 is reportedly the next on the wishlist.