Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg To Produce 'Console Wars' Limited Series; Jordan Vogt-Roberts to Direct

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Since this site’s inception, there have been tons of projects that I have reported on which have been produced and released. Over that period, the same could be said for a number of projects that have been stuck in development, but this project is one I’ve been looking forward to since forever and am hoping this is the push it needs to get going. According to Collider, the long in-development, Console Wars will be adapted as a limited series with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to produce. In addition, Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct the project.

            The series is based off the book, Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, written by Blake J. Harris which chronicles the behind-the-scenes battles between Sega and Nintendo in the 1990s for control of the video game scene. Rogen and Goldberg signed on to adapt the book for the screen as a feature film back in 2014, but due to problems getting it off the ground, they have since decided that a limited series would be the proper form of storytelling.

            Vogt-Roberts previously directed Kong: Skull Island and has been trying to helm another video game related project for years, Metal Gear Solid. It’s because of that, I have faith in him to finally bring this limited series to fruition for his love of video gaming in general. He also has experience in television having directed multiple episodes of the FXX comedy series, You’re the Worst.

            I was born in the mid-90s so this project intrigues me more than most. I was a huge fan of both the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis consoles, so I can’t wait to see more of the long-lasting feud between video game developers. Console Wars has yet to be attached to a network but when we get that information, we’ll be sure to update you with that information!