Ah, Lara Croft. You’ve created yourself quite a legacy. Action hero, accomplished archaeologist, object of fanboys’ desires—all this, and a British accent to ensure that you’re still taken seriously after your circus-worthy acrobatics (not that an accent necessarily helped the Spice Girls seem more legit). You are truly the perfect female: strong, smart, attractive, and British. Every girl in her right mind would probably want to be you. Upon closer examination, however, maybe they really wouldn’t.

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Oh video game movies, how we hate you. It seems for every one decent movie based on a video game we get ten direct-to-DVD bargain bin stinkers. Sure, some of them are good for a few laughs (with Bob Hoskins as Mario, how could you not?), but it’s a rare occasion indeed when one even manages to turn a profit, let alone end up any good.

Radar Group, a venture capital-funded start-up, hopes to change all that. Co-founded last year by CEO Jim Perkins, the company seeks to manage original content intended for your favorite consoles and theaters alike.

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