Sentences with phrase «as game popularity»

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Pokémon Go's instant popularity appears to be the result of nostalgia for the classic 20 - year - old cartoon franchise and players» desire to win kudos within the game by capturing as many characters as possible.

Its popularity has attracted some superstar gamers like Ninja, a well - known Fortnite player who recently used the platform to chat with hip - hop artist Drake as they played together online.

Japan, however, had been made to wait, as Niantic, the developers behind the game, and Nintendo sought to ensure servers would withstand the game's popularity.

If augmented reality games continue to grow in popularity as a category, there may be more pressure than ever for governments to step in and do something about the dumbest behavior this side of drinking and driving.

Even though Nicklaus surpassed him as the game's best player, and Palmer had last won a major more than a half - century ago, his popularity never waned.

The popularity of video games had collapsed just as quickly as it had risen throughout the 1970s.

In December, 2017, the game's popularity soared, and is noted as one of the first attempts at deploying an application for recreational and leisurely purposes.

Some may view it as a distraction, and thanks to the popularity of Sunday league football and televised Sunday games, football can also be seen as a competitor.

«The enthusiasm of our family and friends and the rise in popularity of games such as Cards Against Humanity and Exploding Kittens made us realize there was a gap in the market for a funny tongue - in - cheek game pitting Santa against Jesus.»

«There have been changes... in Christianity, particularly in evangelicalism over the years, and as sports has increased its popularity and increased its ways of invading our lives,» said Shirl James Hoffman, author of «Good Game: Christianity and the Culture of Sport.»

If they would focus as much on the country and what is going on now maybe we could move forward and get our country back on track, but all of this blame game and other utterly nonsense that they engage in is not helping it is only tearing the country and people further apart stick to the real issues and stop with the popularity of who can throw the most dirt.

Berry was voted into the Pro Bowl for the fourth time in his career last week, but for those out there that see the Pro Bowl as a popularity contest or a name - recognition game (which it is, sometimes), I know we both think it's pretty important to point out that Berry's performance this season definitely makes him deserving of the honor — it's no sympathy vote based on his story.

We have also seen the number of bets on each game increasing in recent years as the popularity of sports betting continues to rise.

As the Women's College World Series opens in Oklahoma City, softball is soaring in popularity thanks to taut games, TV and a U.S. gold medal

I theorise this may be due to the popularity of management simulation games such as FIFA 2015 and Football Manager.

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NASA looking to create online role - playing game on the cheap As if sending robots to Mars wasn't enough, NASA is hoping to capitalize on the popularity of massive multiplayer online role - playing games (MMORPG) like World of Warcraft and EverQuest by creating its own virtual world to get kids excited about the space program (not to mention about science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

As Prada remain at the top of their game with over 40 stores across the world, the popularity of Prada pumps and peeptoes continues to skyrocket.

As cellphones began exploding in the»90s, this game capitalized on their popularity.

With the popularity of simulation games on the rise in recent years, it comes as a surprise to me that there aren't more simulation games for mobile platforms.

Katniss» rising popularity as a beacon of hope begins to gnaw at President Snow (Donald Sutherland), who has Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) game his own system in a novel attempt to first discredit her, and then kill her by devising something special for the 75th anniversary of the Hunger Games: The players for the games will be selected from among the survivors of previous games, meaning Katniss and Peeta will once more have to fight to death.

The star player of a gladiatorial future sport is ordered to retire by the corporate executives who see his popularity as a threat to their totalitarian grip on society, but when he resists they begin to change the rules of the game to ensure his failure.

And as it seems, because of its popularity Treyarch is bringing the game mode back yet again.

And there are many of them, as proved by the game's popularity.

Anticipating that its popularity could lead to a scene as lucrative and popular as established games like League Of Legends and Counter-Strike, several major esports organizations have started assembling professional teams of their own, although there have yet to be any major matches so far.

And Banda Namco might have been one of the those developers, as Taguchi admitted that they have been «surprised by Switch's popularity» and that they are adding more resources to development of Switch games.

There have been other James Bond games, and even an attempt at recapturing the game's popularity with the GoldenEye 007 title for the Wii, but nothing has been quite the same as the original — except for maybe Nintendo 64's Perfect Dark.

GTA 5's high sales are likely down to the frequent updates released for Grand Theft Auto Online, as well as the game's popularity on YouTube and impressive critical reception.

English mobile gamers may just be wrapping up their nostalgic romps through the recently - released Dragon Quest 1 [$ 2.99], but as one might expect from its popularity in its home region, the Dragon Quest series is a little further along in Japan.

As we can see, the popularity of this game grows within every year and the auditory across the world expands rapidly.

TOKYO — It's a testament to the popularity of Koei's long - running Dynasty Warriors series that the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 6 (known as Shin Sangokumusou 5 here in Japan) was one of the most trafficked games on the first public day of the 2007 Tokyo Game Show.

For its part, the popularity of the game itself didn't seem to be a problem, as Yo - Kai Watch Wibble Wobble has a pretty dedicated fan base, but I think this is a case of the monetization not being aggressive enough to earn enough money to keep things going. . .

Poker online fans routinely site the popularity of Rounders in chat rooms, and high - stakes poker tournaments as the inspiration for getting them interested in the game.

As Xbox LIVE Arcade games keep picking up in popularity, so does the companies willingness to serve up a retail helping.

Now learning games are available on learners» mobile devices as well and this takes their popularity on a whole new level.

With the increase of processing power and the proliferation of newer technologies such as Augmented and Virtual Reality, the fidelity, variety, and popularity of games as a medium will only increase.

Moreover, you might see Skyline in such movies and games as 2 Fast 2 Furious, NFS Underground 2, etc., what also raised its popularity.

Its enduring popularity has been helped by its success as a popular model in the Gran Turismo ® driving simulator video game series, which is only playable on PlayStation consoles, and as a starring car in the first film in The Fast and the Furious global action movie series.

«As the first vehicle launched under Kia's design - led transformation the Soul has been a game changer for Kia, and the ongoing popularity of our out - of - the - box ad campaigns have led to record sales and dramatic increases in consumer awareness, perception and consideration of the Kia brand,» said Michael Sprague, vice president of marketing & communications, KMA.

The move is part of an expanded Global RallyCross program for Ford as it capitalizes on the popularity of the series and its increased visibility through X Game personalities that include Tanner Foust, Brian Deegan and Ken Block.

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As Pokemon Go continues to take over social media and gamers» lives — in all the best ways, of course — industrious authors and booksellers alike have found ways to capitalize on the game's popularity and online clickability in order to entice new customers to give them a look.

Also, while GameStop venturing into the tablet segment can definitely be considered a good sign (what with the rising popularity of people using this device as part of their daily life), what remains to be seen is whether just adding some games to the tablet PCs would help enhancing their appeal to prospective tablet buyers.

Siberian Huskies have risen in popularity lately due to shows, such as «Game of Thrones.»

They gained great popularity in both Great Britain and the United States as a hunting retriever of both water fowl and upland game.

It is a gundog and still used in gundog trials and by some gamekeepers, however the rise of the labrador retriever meant that the breed decreased in popularity as a gundog in the 20th century.The tight curly coat is waterproof and shakes dry quite satisfactorily - it was purposely developed for retrieving game from water.

At first, Labradors were bred to perform as a retriever of game, though their stable, even temperament led to their popularity as great companions and working dogs.

As the popularity of large game hunting diminished, Weimaraners were used for hunting smaller game like fowl, rabbits and foxes.

They are eating machines, thus garnering them the common name of Pac - Man frog — the name also reveals how long these have been a commanding presence in the pet industry, as the name long surpasses the popularity of the game.