Not exact matches
Video Game History Month 2014: Tom pleads for another entry in the long -
dormant ToeJam & Earl
franchise because the world would be a better place
with it.
At the same time, Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass are picking up the Bourne mantle again for the first time in nearly a decade
with the aptly titled Jason Bourne, potentially breathing new life into a
dormant franchise (who's Aaron Cross, again?).
The
franchise has laid
dormant for almost 8 years
with only the occasional production updates and here say.
Twelve years after the
franchise was relaunched
with the abysmal Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (and
with Arnold out of office and making fun action pictures again,) producers David Ellison and Dana Goldberg boot up the
dormant killing machine.
Skylanders» developers Vicarious Visions is tasked
with reinvigorating the
dormant marsupial
franchise for the modern era and every indication has shown that it's a hit out the gate.
I don't think it would work
with every
dormant franchise but pick the right series and this could be very successful.
While the
franchise has sat
dormant for a decade now, Nintendo will eventually do something
with it.
The fighting game genre has seen a resurgence in recent years,
with many
dormant franchises, such as Mortal Kombat or Killer Instinct, making a comeback.
Kingdom Hearts had been one of the key exclusive
franchises for Sony, and
with an HD collection having been announced beforehand, the news of an Xbox One version of the
dormant sequel was fairly odd.
However, there are many fallen or
dormant franchises that deserve a second chance and
with the arrival of a new generation of consoles, what better time to resurrect some of these overlooked
franchises.
Aside from tantalizingly brief cameos here and there, Pit and the Kid Icarus
franchise was basically
dormant,
with the series cult of fans continually asking Nintendo if the
franchise would ever get a modern release.
Whenever a long
dormant franchise returns to the light, I can't help but view their revival
with trepidation.
For years, however, the Dissidia
franchise fell
dormant in the west,
with only a Japanese arcade version as its recent iteration.