Nella sala di giochi di Litwak le cose vanno molto meglio da quando Ralph ha la sua amica Vanellope e Vanellope ha il suo eroe Ralph. A volte, se mai, alla ragazzina va un po' stretto il suo gioco: sempre le stesse piste, poco spazio per l'imprevisto. Ma ecco che una grande avventura bussa allora alle loro porte, quando un guasto al volante di Sugar Rush, e l'impossibilità di reperire il pezzo di ricambio, minaccia di mandare in pensione il gioco di Vanellope, lasciando senza casa e senza lavoro lei e tutti gli altri corridori. Non resta che tentare di acquistare il volante su Ebay, avventurandosi in quell'ignoto universo chiamato Internet.
In un futuro non troppo lontano il produttore di videogames Ken Castle ha ottenuto un grande successo con "Society"”. Si tratta di un gioco in cui si può ordinare a distanza a un essere umano, dietro compenso, di vivere una vita che obbedisce agli ordini del soggetto pagante. Non contento Castle ha realizzato "Slayer", game in cui chi può permetterselo paga per controllare dei condannati a morte che accettano missioni pericolosissime con la speranza di giungere alla fine del gioco vivi ed ottenere in premio la liberazione. L'eroe della prima edizione che appassiona miliardi di persone è Kable, un detenuto per omicidio il cui sogno è quello di potersi ricongiungere a moglie figlia. Kable è controllato da un diciassettenne abilissimo. Ma riuscirà ad arrivare vivo al termine dei 50 combattimenti previsti?
Bundled along with a free game, .hack//Versus, on the .hack//Sekai no Mukou ni Blu-ray disc, is a special called "The Thanatos Report". This special connects the events of the game with the events of the movie and "reveal the last truth". The protagonist of the special is Dave; a character who also appears in the main movie. The special takes place in both 2024 (the year in which the movie takes place) and 2025 (the year in which the game .hack//Versus takes place).
Dal produttore esecutivo Zach Braff e dal regista Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" è un documentario che racconta l'ascesa fulminea dei videogiochi dalla nicchia nerd all'industria multimiliardaria. Narrato da Sean Astin e con interviste approfondite con i padrini che hanno dato inizio a tutto, le icone del game design e i guru geek che ci stanno guidando nel futuro, "Video Games: The Movie" è una celebrazione dei giochi di Atari a Xbox e uno sguardo che apre gli occhi a ciò che ci aspetta.
Nico's hundrum daily existence simply cannot compete with the fantasy life he leads the world's most popular MMORPG METANOIA, as the swashbuckling vagabond Zero, together with his companions: the spiritist Mang Ernie, renegade chi-master K'mao, apprentice weapon-smith Sumpak, folk hero Ahdonis and the beast master Cassandra, they explore Metanoia's vast virtual landscape in search of untold on-line fortune and glory! As the malevolent force surfaces and threatens to destroy everything they hold precious, the fate of two worlds rests upon the shoulder of one very unlikely champion. One who must first find way to burst out of his shell and discover the true hero within-before it's too late!
For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children. Many parents still view dangers as primarily physical and external, but they’re missing the real danger: kids spending more time online and less time engaging in real life, free play, and autonomy. What are the effects on the next generation's mental, physical, and spiritual health? Childhood was more or less unchanged for millennia, but this is Childhood 2.0.
For 17-year-old Jennifer, gaming has always been part of everyday teenage life. Recently she has been feeling uncomfortable and lonely. Not so long ago she moved to Munich with her parents Frank and Ariane from another city. In her new home, the girl does not find a real connection with her new classmates. Fixed by the virtual reality game "Avalonia", gaming is gradually becoming the elixir of life. Jennifer neglects her school and family responsibilities. She ignores all admonitions, restrictions and prohibitions for every precious second of the game and betrays her parents. Only the secret, excessive immersion in the virtual fantasy world of "Avalonia" seems to make Jennifer happy. The Parents have to watch as their daughter's life gets completely out of balance between the real and the virtual world.
BET RAISE FOLD: The Story of Online Poker is a feature documentary that follows a new generation of Internet poker professionals during the meteoric rise and sudden crash of the multibillion dollar online poker industry of the 2000s.
Murder Games tells the true story of Breck Bednar, the 14 year-old schoolboy who was lured to his death after being groomed online by Lewis Daynes.
The war zone of a dystopian multiplayer shooting game is used to embark some urban explorers on a winter walk, avoiding the combats whenever possible, as peaceful observers, inhabitants of a digital world, which is a detailed replica of Midtown Manhattan.
A documentary about young people from rural China who get payed to improve World of Warcraft characters for kids in the West.
Exile - Never Mind Reality depicts a growing phenomenon: young people developing an obsession with online gaming (MMORPG). Emil (34) from Oslo, Daniel (16), Morten (14) and Rasmus (15) from Lillehammer are all completely hooked. This has had serious consequences for them and has led to them dropping school, friends or jobs. At the same time, gaming is fun and gives them a sense of mastery.