Not exact matches
[Playstation Network] For the first time ever, Infinity Ward's 2003 award - winning game that launched a
franchise comes to consoles in Call of Duty
Classic.
Hot on the heels of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition,
comes Empires Apart — Slitherine's multiplayer take on the
classic franchise.
There was one release this week that seemingly
came out of nowhere, and it's also an unexpected twist on a
classic game
franchise.
The touches of Bond
come through clearly in Black Panther for anyone with a passing familiarity with the spy
franchise, though Coogler was quick to point out that, unlike
classic Bond, T'Challa is no womanizer.
That's all for today, but
come back tomorrow to learn all about the incredibly influential Metroid Prime trilogy: a huge dimensional leap forward for the
franchise and shining example of how
classic video games can be successfully reborn in the modern era.
Also new this week: Creation (Lionsgate) with Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin struggling to finish his defining work on evolution, The Crazies (2010)(Anchor Bay), a remake of George Romero's low - budget bio-horror
classic, the would - be
franchise launching young adult fantasy Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Fox), Don McKay (Image) with Thomas Haden Church, The Eclipse (Magnolia) with Ciaran Hinds, the documentary It
Came From Kuchar (IndiePix) and Linus Philips» Bass Ackwards (New Video).
Director Paul Feig's female - led reboot of
classic comedy
franchise Ghostbusters has been in production for several weeks already, and the director hasn't been shy about sharing teases of what's to
come.
And when it
comes to the
franchises within the pet specialty channel, I have personally met some storeowners who, quite frankly, fit the
classic definition of an independent retailer better than some of the regional chain operators out there.
RPG's have already met with impressive success on Nintendo's handheld and with remakes of several Final Fantasy titles already bringing role - playing lovers in from all over the world, it should
come as no surprise that developer Square Enix saw an opportunity to bring another one of their
classic franchises back to prominence.
All the E3 news just keeps
coming as Ubisoft reveal a brand new game in their
classic franchise, DRIVER.
I know back when I was younger i could only afford one system, couldn't buy a ps2, and constantly wished for the
classics to
come to ps3 in hd, and eventually they did, though it took a while, but I got to experience some great
franchises I otherwise would have overlooked the sequels to had it not been for the remasters.
Reclaiming the original title «Tomb Raider» is a definite indication that this is a new beginning for Lara Croft; the
classic Tomb Raider games will not be forgotten, but this rebooted
franchise is one for the modern era and it's
coming out at just the right time.
The
franchise is still going from strength to strength with the launch of the 3DS Street Fighter IV
coming soon and things like Street Fighter III
coming to Xbox Live Arcade, we are really seeing a revival of the
classic game.
On that note: the influences are certainly
coming more from F - Zero X and GX, and not the
franchise \'s 2D, Mode 7
classics.
Among these many
classic games
comes a title that seems like an off - the - wall love poem to all things ancient Greek and Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo
franchise.
Well, I have
come back to give my two cents and show a few examples of
franchises that I think, if done well, would become stand alone
classics that could help define SSB as its own genre within the fighting realm of video games.
Hot in the heels of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition,
comes Empires Apart — Slitherine's multiplayer take on the
classic franchise.
It's certainly a worthy entry in the
franchise, and one that deserves to be recognized as a
classic in the years to
come.
There didn't seem to be a lot to recommend this one before it
came out: a legendarily protracted & turbulent dev cycle, another instance of a
classic franchise being rebooted as just its original title with no subtitle — but all in caps this time!
Monster hunting has appealed to gamers ever since the
classic Capcom
franchise, Monster Hunter,
came to PlayStation 2 consoles all the way back in 2004.
When you think about
classic Square
franchises, what
comes to mind?
This week's most notable releases
come from three
classic video game
franchises.
Yet even with a new entry in the famed Pocket Monster - collecting
franchise dominating the minds of consumers, the surprise hit of the holiday season was definitely last month's release of the NES
Classic Edition: a miniaturized version of Nintendo's very first home console that
came preinstalled with 30 retro
classics.
The 2016 reboot of the
classic franchise will be
coming just in time for the holiday season.
The return of a
classic franchise in a genre that has been utterly abandoned for far too long — and it's
come back with such style!
Atari has revealed that the
classic franchise could
come to the Nintendo Switch, but it isn't that simple.
You grab a bunch of unique, up - and -
coming small developers to transform
classic gaming
franchises and see — oh, no, all these games are terrible.
A few months ago, Capcom announced its plan to bring the first six Mega Man titles to the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, and with the third game in the
franchise coming in three days, it's great to see them give the
classic Mega Man its proper due in light of recent fan outcries.
Too many
classic franchises have
come back, only to be pale shadows of their former selves with all that made them great ripped out.
First appearing the
classic Donkey Kong Country, Diddy Kong really
came into his own in the Nintendo 64 racer Diddy Kong Racing, which featured characters who went on to star in the Banjo - Kazooie
franchise and the Conker series.