Get the latest tech news

Outlast horror series is getting a movie adaptation from Saw studio Lionsgate

As if your games-to-movie adaptation plate wasn't already teetering dangerously with everything piled on it so far, Lio…

As if your games-to-movie adaptation plate wasn't already teetering dangerously with everything piled on it so far, Lionsgate has announced it's working on a film version of developer Red Barrels' survival horror series, Outlast. This second outing - which saw players investigating a murder in the Arizona desert - ramped up the violence and strenuous pursuit sequences to a slightly less positive reception, but it still did well enough that Red Barrels was able to launch a third game, co-operative multplayer survival horror The Outlast Trials, into early access last year. Watch on YouTube And now the series is heading to the big screen courtesy of Saw studio Lionsgate, with horror film producer Roy Lee (Strange Darling, Late Night with the Devil, Barbarian) leading the charge.

Get the Android app