{
  "id": 7644504,
  "title": "‘Ace Combat 8’ Live-Action Prequel Star Josh Holloway on Revealing Four-Episode ‘Hour Zero’ Story Behind Bandai Namco Franchise’s New Game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ace-combat-8-live-action-prequel-star-josh-holloway-on-revealing-four",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/ace-combat-8-live-action-prequel-hour-zero-episodes-josh-holloway-1236863389/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Before “Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve” releases next month, fans of Bandai Namco Entertainment’s classic fighter-pilot video game franchise have a few weeks of backstory to brush up on via live-action prequel project “Hour Zero.” Launching its first episode Tuesday, the four-installment short film is a first-of-its-kind project for the video game studio, which […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}