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The Value of Videogame IP in Post-‘Minecraft’ Hollywood
With 'A Minecraft Movie' in striking distance of the billion-dollar mark at the global box office, there's no better time to check in on videogames.
With “ A Minecraft Movie ” in striking distance of the billion-dollar mark at the global box office, there’s no better time to check in on the state of the videogame industry, with an emphasis on its intersection with Hollywood. Kaare Eriksen, author of a recent Variety Intelligence Platform special report on these subjects, tackles everything on the latest episode of Variety’s “ Strictly Business ” podcast — from the shadow that Trump-era tariffs could cast over Nintendo’s Switch 2 console launch next month to the shift of “Grand Theft Auto 6” to 2026. Many publishers behind big games expected this year were reportedly reluctant to commit to release dates until they knew for sure “GTA 6” is locked down to one.
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