At the Television Critics Association winter press tour, TV Guide asked Showtime bosses whether we're still getting a live - action television series based on one of
the biggest videogame franchises.
Not exact matches
At Pier 86 on Jan. 30, Electronic Arts celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its $ 4 billion
videogame franchise, Madden NFL 25, at Madden Bowl XX, the annual
videogame tournament and Super Bowl party that attracts some of the
biggest names in the NFL.
As studios scrabble around for well - established material that can possibly be spun into a lucrative
big - screen
franchise, the
videogame seriesNeed for Speed must have seemed like a no - brainer.
Spurred by the successful
videogame reboot in 2013, the revival of the brand's
big - screen profile offered the opportunity to sharpen the reborn
franchise's edge, a notion encouraged by the recruitment of Norwegian director Roar Uthang (The Wave).
It helped redefine a genre, it established the ideal of a prosperous user - generating community and it would influence some of the
biggest franchises in modern
videogame history.
Ubisoft have officially confirmed that they're working on a brand new Tetris title for both systems, but we can't help but wonder whether the legendary license will struggle to compete with the
biggest AAA
franchises without embracing current
videogame trends.
Thanks to its gameplay innovations, and helped along by just a hint of controversy, the series has shifted 125 million units since its inception, becoming the fifth
biggest - selling
videogame franchise of all time.
One of the
videogame industry's dark little secrets is that the seemingly successful and beloved Rock Band
franchise has actually been a pretty
big flop for Harmonix's parent company Viacom, who have sunk hundreds of millions of dollars into the game and hasn't been able to recoup their losses.
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This holiday season has seen a boom in AAA virtual reality (VR)
videogame releases, with Bethesda Game Studios brining a trio of
big name
franchises to the medium for the first time.