<p>Guests Ben Depres, Lexi Lindsey, Joel Pitts, and Malakiy Lopes explore the transformation of League of Legends into Arcane, the Netflix original series. Journeying through Riot’s history of frat culture, sexism, and sudden rise to fame, we analyze how it evolved from a male-gaze top-down MOBA into one of the most well-received and acclaimed adaptations to date.</p>

Guests Ben Depres, Lexi Lindsey, Joel Pitts, and Malakiy Lopes explore the transformation of League of Legends into Arcane, the Netflix original series. Journeying through Riot’s history of frat culture, sexism, and sudden rise to fame, we analyze how it evolved from a male-gaze top-down MOBA into one of the most well-received and acclaimed adaptations to date.

Oh, the Misery!

Beyond the 8-Bit Screen is an exploratory podcast determined to find the best methods and worst pitfalls when it comes to adapting video games into big-screen media. Video games are a large target for movie or TV show adaptations, but many are a disservice to the original content and receive extreme backlash. What did they do wrong, and what other directors did things right that the community can learn from? Let’s talk about the jump from 8-bit to the big screen.

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