Has Hollywood Finally Figured Out Video Games?
The Town with Matthew Belloni
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Demon's Slayer: The Modern Model for a Gaming Slash Everything Other Franchise
A franchise called Demon's Slayer which I was only minimally aware of but you say that is a franchise that is doing it right. And I would love for you to explain how Demon's Slayer is the modern model for a gaming slash everything else franchise. Within a matter of I think seven years, it has become a $9 billion franchise. It had the highest grossing film of 2020 worldwide with half a billion. Ant-Man is going to fall short of that. But more importantly, in that six or seven year period, it has not just done film. It's had hit music tracks around the world. This suggests that a company that does not have rich expertise in these new fields
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