After announcing a TV deal to adapt their hit roguelite Vampire Survivors two years ago, things have been quiet on that front from developer Poncle. That was until a recent update on the game’s Steam page that provided a wrap-up of 2024 for Vampire Survivors, but also detailed what’s to come. That includes news on the deal with Story Kitchen, which has apparently now changed from an animated television series to a live-action film.

“We’re still working with Story Kitchen on a live-action film, respecting all the strikes and taking our time to get things right,” says the developer. “As mentioned last year, rather than jumping the gun and make stuff for the sake of making it, we have preferred to wait to find partners that felt right, especially because to make anything that isn’t a videogame out of Vs requires good ideas, creativity, and that quirky knowledge of the game,...