The Future of Gaming and Storytelling

Dean Obeidallah: I think we're going to have some very strong genres within gaming that are going in very different directions. We've gotten to an interesting stage where video games can do that and they can be the lead storytelling concept, he says. The Last of Us HBO series is really a great example of that. And what's interesting now is that these are becoming the same ecosystem. Game engines are being used to make games, but also to make movies and TV shows like The Mandalorian was made with The Unreal Engine, for example. It's so much easier for them to traverse back and forth. To make a successful film and even a streaming series now, you need to

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