Sci-fi action thriller starring Gerard Butler. In a terrifying near-future world, gaming and entertainment have evolved to the point where mind control technology has taken over society and humans control other humans through mass scale multi-player online gaming. Death row prisoner Kable (Butler) is the real-life avatar of a savage shooter game called 'Slayers', brainchild of reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). Can Kable survive the relentless onslaught of death matches to face the ultimate challenge: escape imprisonment, regain his true identity, free his family and save humankind from the clutches of Castle's ruthless technology?