“Bioshock” and “Gears of War” are easily in my top three favorite video game franchises of all time. Nothing can ever quite dethrone “The Last of Us” from the No. 1 spot, but these two dystopian worlds have stuck with me and I find myself replaying them more than just about anything else.
So when I first heard Netflix was adapting them into movies, I couldn’t help but feel excited (even if my expectations were… cautiously low). For a while, though, updates were scarce, and months of radio silence had me wondering if the projects had been quietly shelved. Thankfully, both titles have gotten some encouraging news in the past few days.