Console Wars, the primary feature-length documentary included within the CBS All Access catalog, now has a brand new trailer and a launch date for when it’ll come to the subscription service. The documentary from Legendary Television and CBS Television Studios will likely be out there to CBS All Access subscribers beginning on September 23rd. Console Wars will chronicle the battles between Nintendo and Sega that happened throughout 1990 as the 2 competed for his or her spots within the gaming business.
The CBS All Access announcement was shared on Friday alongside the trailer beneath that gives a preview of the brand new Console Wars documentary that’ll quickly be watchable later this month. Previews from the trailer function key people from Nintendo and Sega who will make appearances all through the documentary alongside others who share their views on the console battles that happened 20 years in the past.
Console Wars was beforehand proven in the course of the SXSW Film Festival, however this CBS All Access launch would be the first time that it’s broadly viewable. You’ll must be subscribed to CBS All Access to look at it forward of its September 23rd launch.
“An Official Selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, Console Wars takes viewers back to 1990 when Sega, a fledgling arcade company, assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo,” a preview of the Console Wars documentary stated. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and uniquely American capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation.”
The Console Wars documentary is produced and directed by Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris. Some could recall Harris because the writer of the Console Wars guide of the identical title that launched again in 2014. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver, Josh Fagen, Scott Rudin, and Eli Bush are all govt producers with Julian Rosenberg, Doug Blush, and Katie Mustard serving as producers for the documentary.
Console Wars will likely be launched through CBS All Access on September 23rd for all those that are subscribed to the service.
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