Hollywood is increasingly adapting video games into movies and TV shows.
Video game studios are cautious, fearing adaptations could compromise their intellectual properties.
But Hollywood has a backup plan: Video games.
Ampere found that Hollywood shifted its focus away from comic books in movies and television shows last year in favor of video game adaptations like "The Last of Us."
Video game adaptations typically get a bad rap as schlocky retellings, especially from younger gamers.
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