Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is een bankmedewerker die elke dag dezelfde routine volgt. Hij wordt wakker, gaat naar zijn werk, overleeft een bankoverval, speelt en verliest altijd een potje softbal en gaat nadien wat met zijn teamgenoten drinken voordat hij naar bed gaat. Op een dag vindt hij echter een bijzondere bril. Eenmaal opgezet ontdekt hij dat hij in een videospel zit.
Wanneer buitenaardse wezens de videobeelden van klassieke arcadespelletjes verkeerd interpreteren als een oorlogsverklaring vallen ze de aarde aan. Hierbij gebruiken ze de spelletjes als model voor hun verschillende aanvallen.
Het geheime leven van een jonge World of Warcraft-gamer komt aan het licht wanneer zijn online vrienden na zijn dood contact opnemen met zijn familie.
Een gamer genaamd Kwon Yoo is in werkelijkheid werkeloos, maar in de virtuele wereld is hij een grote leider. Kwon Yoo wordt vervolgens beschuldigd van moord. Met behulp van zijn gamevrienden proberen ze de waarheid over de moordzaak boven water te krijgen.
Het leven van de 11-jarige game liefhebber Hedwig staat op zijn kop wanneer ze veel eerder dan verwacht haar vader moet gaan vervangen als de superheld van de stad. Maar Hedwig is geen superheld; ze is klein, een beetje onhandig en niet sportief. Haar vader daarentegen is groot en sterk en de lievelingsheld van de stad. Al snel realiseert Hedwig's vader zich dat de nieuwe superheld misschien wel Adrian, het atletische neefje van Hedwig, moet zijn. Teleurgesteld gaat Hedwig op bezoek bij haar oma, die vroeger zelf ook superheld was. De stoere oma ziet mogelijkheden voor Hedwig en is niet voor één gat te vangen. Er ontstaat een onwaarschijnlijk sterk team waarbij Hedwig bewijst dat je ook zonder superkrachten gewoon super kunt zijn.
Normaal gesproken is de zeventienjarige gamer Jan strijder Fenris (Level 69), één van de topspelers van het fantasy-spel Battle of Utgard. Hij is druk bezig met zich voor te bereiden voor het online toernooi "Ragnarök", als hij ineens uit het spel wordt gegooid.
Vivian Lee is een jonge vrouw die deel uitmaakt van een sportteam voor gamers. Als Vivians mannelijke teamgenoten haar continu psychologisch manipuleren, is ze het echt helemaal beu. Als gevolg hiervan besluit ze samen met professor Parker en haar beste vriendin een vrouwenteam op te richten. Een confrontatie in de toekomst ligt in het vooruitzicht.
Beta Test draait om een in Seattle gevestigde video game tester, Max, die de opdracht krijgt om een game te beoordelen voor die wordt uitgebracht. Deze game wordt uitgebracht door een wereldwijd opererend bedrijf genaamd Sentinel.
Een intieme reflectie op het leven in het digitale tijdperk en de reis van Seán McLoughlin door de hoogste hoogtepunten - zingende menigten, uitverkochte shows en huwelijksaanzoeken - en de laagste dieptepunten - worstelend met eenzaamheid in de strenge Ierse winter - en het leven en de verwondering daartussenin.
Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game…but it also puts her and her family in real danger.
When it comes to the fantasy MMORPG Cross Reverie, none can match the power of the Demon King Diablo. Possessing the game’s rarest artifacts and an unrivaled player level, he overpowers all foolish enough to confront him. But despite his fearsome reputation, Diablo’s true identity is Takuma Sakamoto, a shut-in gamer devoid of any social skills. Defeating hopeless challengers day by day, Takuma cares about nothing else but his virtual life—that is, until a summoning spell suddenly transports him to another world where he has Diablo’s appearance! In this new world resembling his favorite game, Takuma is greeted by the two girls who summoned him. They perform an Enslavement Ritual in an attempt to subjugate him, but the spell backfires and causes them to become his slaves instead. With the situation now becoming more awkward than ever, Takuma decides to accompany the girls in finding a way to unbind their contract while learning to adapt to his new existence as the menacing Demon King.
Tomozaki is one of the best gamers in Japan, and in his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. No clear-cut rules for success, horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. But then he meets a gamer who’s just as good as him, and she offers to teach him a few exploits…
In 2008, Xiao Feng is a downcast e-sports team leader who is barely keeping his team together. E-sports is in its infancy and there is little money to be earned. Xiao Feng's team is looked down upon and ridiculed, yet they insist on fighting for their dreams. In 2019, Lu Xiao Bei is a genius in the same game, a masterful player. In reality, he is a disabled young man in a wheelchair. He vowed to continue his brother's legacy to become a professional e-sports player who died in an accident before he can turn pro. Despite living 11 years apart, a cosmic glitch allowed the two to communicate first by voice chat then meeting up in-game. This formed the basis of their friendship which transcend time and ultimately saved Xiao Feng's life in 2008. This allowed the two to meet face to face in the present. They then join forces and form their own team to achieve their ultimate goal of winning the championship.
Teenage streamer Cairo is caught off guard when he receives a video call from a new online rival called Gavreel. He is even more surprised when the handsome stranger asks him out. Can two gamers make romance work during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, or will it be game over for their love story?
In each episode, Marco Fresco is a guest on a journey into the universe of video games since the time of their creation. Some of the most iconographic titles in the history of video games are brought back from faraway memories and remembered with stories and facts that involved them in the height of the game's popularity and the social context of the time.
Game-world monsters are wreaking real-world havoc. Here comes tech support!
It's the near future: You're dead. Your kids are probably dead. Your grandkids (if they're alive) are playing video games. Why? Because professional gaming is the biggest sport on earth. Around the world, millions of players duke it out in fighters, RTS’s, First Person Shooters and more. To the victors go the spoils: glory, clan contracts and million dollar endorsements. The best young gamers are recruited by elite boarding schools to sharpen their skills. The best of the best go to VGHS: VIDEO GAME HIGH SCHOOL.
Deadly Games is an American comedy action sci fi show that appeared on UPN as part of its 1995 season. The basic plot of the show is about video game characters that come to life, re-enacting their deadly plans for wanton destruction and world domination in the real world. The series was produced by Viacom Productions.
Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim, is an animated series set in the world of the Dofus MMORPG. Unlike its sister series, Wakfu, there is no great overarching adventure to be had, nor any powerful villain to thwart. In fact, the central premise of the series is that all of Kerubim's adventures are already over. Instead, most episodes are about the eponymous character regaling his adopted grandson with tales about his adventures when he was younger, usually based around a trophy of some sort that he gained from it.
This fictional series purports to chronicle the life and adventures of Jeremy, a Canadian and self-proclaimed "pro gamer".
GameTechChannel is a YouTube Channel for multiple games. They strive to make videos that everybody can enjoy. Every game they are interested in or play, gets uploaded.
Horror pros Shane & Ryan play through different spooky video games to try and best virtual ghouls.
Set in the year 2025, it tells the story of a group of youths who enter an e-sports school to study and become elites of their respective gaming teams.
Three Gamers. One Outbreak. No Continues. Follow three gamers as they find themselves in the midst of a real life zombie outbreak. Relying only on the knowledge and skills they have accrued over years of gaming, these guys will have to drop the controller and pick up anything that they can use as a weapon. If they can survive, these unlikely heroes may just be humanity's best hope of surviving the undead uprising. (And, with any luck, they may also be able to impress the hot girl from across the street while they're at it!) But first, they'll have to battle zombie Craigslist freaks, zombie milfs (Zilfs) and an entire onslaught of a freshly lifeless undead monsters.
An elimination-style reality series featuring a diverse group of top gamers who are tested in real-life challenges inspired by best-selling game titles, compete in video games themselves and ultimately must avoid elimination in head-to-head battles in an arena filled with hundreds of spectators. The player who is versatile and strategic enough to best their opponents in the both the real-life and gaming worlds emerges as the Ultimate Gamer.
A series of skits based around a 20-something man who loves online gaming.
