The fourth installment in the popular Gears of
War franchise releases this month.
Not exact matches
Of course, complaints about the proliferation of sequels tend to be much louder in the wake of a high - profile flop than they are after the
release of financially and critically successful follow - ups (see: Disney's Marvel and Star
Wars franchises, or the Despicable Me and Hunger Games movies, to name a few — though, some movies still make a ton of money despite toxic reviews).
And, to top it all off, Disney will end the year with yet another installment from the massively successful Star
Wars franchise, with Episode VIII set for a December
release.
The film, which will be
released on Dec. 15 of this year, will pick up after the action of Star
Wars: The Force Awakens, the
franchise's huge 2015
release that shattered box office records and marked the space opera's return to theaters for the first time in a decade.
Disney and Lucasfilm
released the official teaser trailer to the next standalone film in the Star
Wars franchise in February, and Howard confirmed via Twitter at the end of March that another full - length trailer would follow soon, although an exact date has not been announced yet.
With Disney pushing the annual
release of Star
Wars movies, Star
Wars toys are likely to remain popular as the
franchise has long been a hit with kids as well as fans of the originals.
The year will see new
releases in The Fantastic Four, Pirates of the Caribbean, LEGO Movie, Despicable Me, Star
Wars, Justice League, Avatar and Transformers
franchises.
Today, 20th Century Fox
released the first clip from Matt Reeves's upcoming
War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter in their blockbuster
franchise that kicked off in 2011 with Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes and continued with Reeves's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014.
Disney and Lucasfilm have
released a special TV spot for Solo: A Star
Wars Story, the second spin - off in the re-launched Star
Wars franchise.
Solo will stay in the Star
Wars family with veteran
franchise composer John Williams set to write the theme for the standalone film about Han Solo, slated for
release on May 25.
Cinema bookers are now looking to the forthcoming weekend's crop of
releases — including Aardman Animations» Early Man, YA
franchise concluder Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Alexander Payne's Downsizing and Afghanistan
war movie 12 Strong — to help replenish the market.
Sony Pictures has
released a clip from the upcoming fifth instalment in the blockbuster action horror
franchise Underworld: Blood
Wars featuring Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and David (Theo James); take a look below after the official synopsis... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Underworld: Blood Wars The next instalment in the blockbuster franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire -LSB-
Wars featuring Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and David (Theo James); take a look below after the official synopsis... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Underworld: Blood
Wars The next instalment in the blockbuster franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire -LSB-
Wars The next instalment in the blockbuster
franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD
WARS follows Vampire -LSB-
WARS follows Vampire -LSB-...]
The recent Star
Wars releases in particular are just stunning, capturing the spirit of the
franchise's iconic heroes and villains perfectly.
The third installment in the powerhouse family
franchise was originally set for
release on Dec. 23 of this year, but was pushed after the
release of «Star
Wars: The Force Awakens» was set for Dec. 18, one week earlier.
This week sees the worldwide
release of Rogue One: A Star
Wars Story, the first in a series of stand - alone films taking place in the famed
franchise's universe.
The Creative Assembly's Total
War franchise is now 15 years old and to celebrate the studio have
released a lovely little video that looks back at everything from Shogun: Total
War to Total
War: Attila.
Rian Johnson will next year
release his biggest feature film to date, the eighth film in that little known Star
Wars franchise.
The «Colbert Report» host wagged his finger at Abrams after Disney, Lucasfilm and Bad Robot
released the first photo of the new «Star
Wars» cast, which includes
franchise rookies Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow.
Ahead of the
release of its biggest film, Avengers: Infinity
War, Marvel has
released an emotional four - and - a-half-minute long featurette where it details the inception of MCU and how it became the biggest superhero
franchise in Hollywood.
Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment have
released the first trailer for Underworld: Blood
Wars, the fifth instalment in the action horror
franchise, which you can watch below after the official synopsis...
Along with the frankly adorable Star
Wars figures, Disney Infinity 3.0 will continue to plumb Disney
franchises (those Tron figures that were
released digitally earlier this year are becoming a reality) and Marvel for new opportunities for adventure — see Ultron and the Hulkbuster armor on the cover.
Since the saga's return with 2015's «Star
Wars: The Force Awakens,» the
franchise has
released films in the week leading up to Christmas every year.
Whether that's due to the variety of levels and characters, or the missions and puzzles, Dimensions has captured our family much more than Infinity's three
releases, despite the inclusion with Marvel and Star
Wars which are two of my absolute favourite
franchises.
Other successful
franchises that have
released anthology packages include the Lord of the Rings: Trilogy and Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions, Star
Wars: Trilogy and Star
Wars: The Complete Saga, as well as Rocky: The Undisputed Collection.
The trailer for the Solo A Star
Wars Story, to be
released May 25, seemed intent on assuring fans that Solo will be a more typically somber chapter in the science - fiction
franchise.
The newest trailer for
War for the Planet of the Apes has
released, and it's the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster
franchise, following 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
The 43 - year - old filmmaker has helmed the eighth instalment of the «Star
Wars»
franchise, «The Last Jedi», and he has been hired by Lucasfilm and Disney announced Johnson will be working on a new trilogy separate from the current Skywalker saga after the
release of «Episode IX».
Monday saw Michael Fassbender announced as the star and producer of a film based on Ubisoft «s hugely popular «Assassin's Creed»
franchise, while yesterday a movie based on the long - running «Deus Ex» series was set up at CBS Films, Sony «s «God Of
War» film got new writers, and Dreamworks ««Need For Speed «got a firm 2014
release date.
Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment have
released the first trailer for Underworld: Blood
Wars, the fifth instalment in the action horror franchise, which you can watch below after the official synopsis... The next instalment in the blockbuster franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from -LSB-
Wars, the fifth instalment in the action horror
franchise, which you can watch below after the official synopsis... The next instalment in the blockbuster
franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD
WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from -LSB-
WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from -LSB-...]
With its January
release fast approaching, another international trailer has arrived online for Underworld: Blood
Wars, the upcoming fifth instalment in the blockbuster action horror franchise; check it out below after the official synopsis... The next instalment in the blockbuster franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal -LSB-
Wars, the upcoming fifth instalment in the blockbuster action horror
franchise; check it out below after the official synopsis... The next instalment in the blockbuster
franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD
WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal -LSB-
WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal -LSB-...]
The Times describes the book as the «ultimate anthology» of its coverage of the
franchise, containing its articles, reviews, obituaries, photographs, and more, from the beginning of the
franchise all the way up to the recently
released Star
Wars: The Last Jedi.
Yet, Activision did
release COD: World at
War and Guitar Hero on Wii, which were their 2 best selling
franchises at the time.
Even though Microsoft started out well on the exclusive front,
releasing a wealth of sequels to popular
franchises and creating brand new original IP for the Xbox One in the console's first couple of years, the company's rate of new
releases has suffered a sharp decline since Gears of
War 4.
We've all been waiting for the return of the massive
franchise that is Gears of
War 3, with rumours being that Cliffy B would announe the game this weekend and a trailer to be
released on monday.
We've all been waiting for the return of the massive
franchise that is Gears of
War 3, with rumours being that Cliffy B would announe the game this weekend and a trailer to be
released on mon...
Gears Of
War 4 will be an important
release — for both studio and console — and so long as The Coalition is mindful of Gears» integral working parts, we can see the
franchise's return faring much better than Master Chief's woeful adventures.
That being said, I'm officially a huge fan of the Gears of
War franchise now, and I anxiously await Gears of
War 4 thanks to Microsoft's decision to
release the Ultimate Edition.
From a rerelease of a TrickStyle, a Dreamcast era racer, to the return of Halo
Wars - a
franchise that went on an eight - year hiatus, this week's list of new
releases exhibits a number of familiar...
As fans of the Total
War franchise are aware, developer Creative Assembly likes to
release their games in paired semi-sequels.
The game, based on the Star
Wars franchise, is the third major
release in the Star
Wars: Battlefront sub-series, and is considered a reboot to the previous games, instead of a sequel.
Reviewers were split on whether it was a great reboot of the
franchise or if it failed as a recreation of a number of other more popular titles already
released such as God of
War or Prince of Persia.
To celebrate fifteen years of Total
War games, Sega has
released a retrospective video that charts the course of
franchise from inception to present day.
And with the announcement of Disney purchasing Lucasfilm, and the next Star
Wars movie will be
released in 2015 with J.J. Abrams directing it, Star
Wars is about to be as big as ever, which is perfect timing for Zen Studios to
release a digital pinball game based on the
franchise for mobile platforms, Xbox Live and PSN.
Microsoft has given us a near - seven minute peek at the campaign for Gears of
War 4 with the
release of a new gameplay trailer for the hotly - anticipated shooter; check it out here... A new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game
franchises in history.
Big
releases in the form of Halo 5 and Gears Of
War 4 didn't innovate enough to entertain hardcore
franchise devotees, while more original titles such as Recore or Sunset Overdrive failed to make waves.
Thirteen years after the
release of the
franchise's debut
release, God of
War will return to consoles with a title sharing its name with the original (calling it God of
War 4 could have made things a lot easier, but I'm no expert, apparently).
Microsoft has confirmed a 19 March 2013
release date for the next game in the Gears of
War Franchise.
Whether that's due to the variety of levels and characters, or the missions and puzzles, Dimensions has captured our family much more than Infinity's three
releases, despite the inclusion with Marvel and Star
Wars which are two of my absolute favourite
franchises.
Halo
Wars 2was
released earlier this year, and is the most recent addition to the vast Halo
franchise.
Cory Barlog stepped away from the God of
War franchise after the
release of 2007's God of
War II, but Sony managed to lure the developer back to direct the upcoming Norse - themed reboot, God of
War.