Phil Spencer says not every game has to have 'a movie or a TV show' tie-in, but promises 'you're going to see more' adaptations of Microsoft games

Every year more and more games are adapted into TV shows, and hardly a day goes by without a new adaptation deal being announced, from a second Resident Evil movie reboot to a film based on Split Fiction to the Just Cause movie—announced way back in 2011—once again getting a new writer and director.

It's easy to see why. All those previous Resident Evil movies grossed over a billion dollars combined, The Super Mario Bros. Movie took in over $1.3 billion in 2023, and each of the three Sonic...