Frogger Video Game Getting A Competition Series At Peacock
Peacock has ordered a competitive game show-style adaptation of the iconic 1981 arcade game Frogger. According to a release, a debut date has not yet been set on the streaming service, but 13 hour-long episodes have been ordered to see how it fares with audiences.
As in the classic game where a frog must cross a busy road and busier river, the show Frogger will feature “physically demanding challenges [which] will see contestants dodge treacherous traffic, leap over snapping gators, and hop over hungry hippos to conquer the course.” The show will feature a dozen obstacle courses or “crossings.”
What’s more, the show–which will film in Australia–is also currently holding a casting call for contestants via this website. Once past the age gat…
Game-Streaming Will Reach Netflix-Like Popularity–But Not Soon, Ubisoft CEO Says
Ubisoft recently signed a major deal with Microsoft for cloud-streaming rights, and Ubisoft’s CEO, Yves Guillemot, sounds pretty bullish on the prospects for game streaming in the future. Speaking to FT, Guillemot said streaming in the video game world could follow a similar path that film and television did with Netflix.
Guillemot pointed out that Netflix’s big bet on streaming did not pay off right away, and that might be similar for games.
“When Netflix first said it was going to go into streaming, their shares fell a lot and they were widely criticized,” Guillemot said. “Today we see what they have become. It’s going to be the same with video games but it will take time. But when it takes off, it will happen very quickly.”
In the next 5-10 years, so around 2028-203…