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Video Games Hit The Big Screen

Anonymous Coward writes "A movie theatre owner in Logan, Utah is hoping to start a new trend by bringing video games (Halo in this case) to the big screen. The local newspaper in Logan, The Herald Journal has a nice write-up about the success they had. Does anyone else think this could catch on to be successful, especially in college towns?"

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  1. GMAIL INVITES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first come, first served please don't take more than one, thank you.

  2. Tombraider by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not really the first time is it...

  3. Whatever you do... by Zorilla · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...don't browse Slashdot at -1 on the big screen, lest you get a ten foot gaping surprise.

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    It would be cool if it didn't suck.
  4. BTDT by FlutterVertigo(gmail · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mario Brothers

    There are other "rumors" of this type of thing. Wasn't there an intent stated to have a Doom movie (many moons ago)? And I'm certain we could come up with plenty of other ones. But there is a case of movie->games->movie
    (movie #1) Predator + (movie #2)Alien -> (game #1)"Alien vs. Predator" + (game #2)"Alien vs. Predator v2" -> (movie)"Alien vs. Predator"
    It's either FOAF|UL or I think they're floating a balloon and see how much buzz there is about it? It's more realistic than hiring a feedback panel. "Leak" the story, then watch for activity on slashdot, usenet, etc. and figure out if there's a possibility of it working. Game sales outperform movie sales. Why not merge the two? Gosh, it must be better than both!

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  5. hasn't this already been done? by airbie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i.e. Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil... just to name a few...

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  6. Videogames? WOW! What a GREAT IDEA! (smirk) by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    *thinks*

    Street Fighter
    Mario Bros
    Final Fantasy
    Mortal Kombat

    Yeah. GREAT idea... indeed.

  7. OT: Disgusting. by FlutterVertigo(gmail · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have to vent my spleen...

    The last commercial break on Bravo (showing Office Space...again) was hawking silver coins made from recovered silver on 9/11. $50. For each purchase, $5 will be donated to the Search & Rescue (dog) Foundation.

    I think this is a few notches below when spammers were sending out donation solicitations en masse with a standard ad at the bottom.

  8. For the same reason... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that a previous post of mine was labled as a troll just for pointing out that the parent was posting deceitful information and was a troll.

    That reason being that there are untold numbers of stupid and/or ugly people in the world and slashdot meta-/moderators have their fair share (if not more?).

    If you're not going to do a good job, then don't meta-/moderate.

    Not that there is any hope of this post being viewed by anyone as it will immediately be moderated to 1000% vorpal trollish flamebait +5.

    No, I'm not irritated.