Sentences with phrase «franchises of late»

Microsoft has become increasingly reliant on its existing franchises of late, as its efforts to launch new properties have faltered.

Turbo: Super Stunt Squad, surprisingly enough, presents itself as a throwback to the arcade - fun of the long - forgotten Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise (history lesson; this series was one of the most popular gaming franchises of the late 1990's).

Strange that it took a one - man studio to show Nintendo what it needs to do with one of its most underused franchises of late, but what're you gonna do?

But if you've been on the internet lately, and in this day and age you must certainly have been, then you might have noticed a growing number of gamers have been becoming somewhat disillusioned with the franchise of late, and especially with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

And that's coming from someone who has been tiring of the franchise of late.

Not exact matches

Disney has scale, but the rollout of the latest Star Wars franchise has great lessons for small businesses.

Analysis: The franchising model could become the latest victim of the pressure being heaped on the retail sector.

Instead of growing capital by selling franchise opportunities in the late 1990s and early 2000s, founder Steve Ells turned his professional and personal networks for financing.

Start your own business with our list of the latest franchise opportunities for sale.

The phenomenal numbers put Super Mario Odyssey on the path to becoming the best selling game for the Switch, Nintendo's latest gaming console; fans are buying it even faster than they bought The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a launch title that was heralded as one of the best games in the Zelda franchise's history.

Game developer launches campaign to hype new online service and latest installment of record - breaking video game franchise.

In the late 1980s Pizza Hut bought the franchise operation and most of the franchises but some Straw Hat franchisees didn't sell.

There have been a lot of changes recently to the late - night television landscape — where ad - spending is actually on the rise, despite uncertainty around the industry in general — but no debut has been more hyped than Stephen Colbert stepping in David Letterman's shoes as the host of CBS» (CBS) Late Show franchlate - night television landscape — where ad - spending is actually on the rise, despite uncertainty around the industry in general — but no debut has been more hyped than Stephen Colbert stepping in David Letterman's shoes as the host of CBS» (CBS) Late Show franchLate Show franchise.

Three years later the combined company, Activision Blizzard, is close to rolling out an online platform to support Activision's franchises, which include Guitar Hero and Call of Duty.

The latest main series entry in the long - running «Resident Evil» franchise is a bit of a reboot.

Later, you could even «franchise» the system into other niches, letting other people sell to their niche of choice, or do it yourself into a few niches.

JOSH LIPTON, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: Heading into Apple «s latest earnings report, investors have been concerned about the health of the iPhone franchise, specifically the iPhone X. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reporting that iPhone units this quarter of 3 percent to 52.2 million versus expectations of 52.5 million; iPhone revenue up 14 percent.

The North America - wide CMIT Solutions network keeps franchise partners abreast of the latest trends in the IT and cybersecurity world and provides comprehensive updated training.

On May 25, the latest installment of the Star Wars theatrical franchise will drop in theaters.

Microsoft extended its streak of wins in the latest quarter as it moves into an era where its Windows franchise plays a supporting role to its burgeoning cloud - computing operations.

According to the latest industry rumors, Channing Tatum is eying Pratt to co-star in a Ghostbusters movie he is producing that would be a part of the same franchise as Paul Feig's all - women Ghostbuster movie, also in the works.

The fact that Star Trek Discovery, the latest offering of the 51 - year - old franchise is the property of CBS, a network which looks like its audience...

The fact that Star Trek Discovery, the latest offering of the 51 - year - old franchise is the property of CBS, a network which looks like its audience is a median 104 years old, doesn't help matters.

Whatever problems the Negro had in the North — and he had problems — he could exercise the franchise and by the late 1950's he could use a large number of public facilities in northern cities.

The recipient of several national accolades, including selection as America's Next Top Restaurant Franchise, as well as recognition among Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchises of 2018 and Full Service Restaurant magazine's Top 50 Emerging Restaurant Chains, Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar continues to charm the industry with its commitment to utilizing the latest technology in enhancing the guest experience and improving operational practices, creating unique and delicious menu items with fresh natural, ingredients, and observing environmentally responsible operation methods in their restaurants as part of their certification by the Green Restaurant Association.

Yoplait Group of France has granted exclusive franchise rights for the manufacture and distribution of Yoplait branded fresh dairy products, starting in UAE and later expanding in the rest of the GCC, to Arabian food producer Agthia Group.

It's the latest Australian franchise business to feel some stress under the weight of high labour costs and rents.

DineEquity, Inc., parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants, has announced that IHOP is expanding into the Asia Pacific region for the first time via a franchise relationship with InterDine Corp. that will result in an IHOP restaurant opening in the Philippines later this month.

The Los Angeles Lakers» consummate champion has had to endure his share of embarrassments while in the team's uniform, but he's also been one of the cornerstones of the franchise's latest foray into glory.

Ryan later ranked them the second - best team in franchise history, ahead of two Larry Bird title teams and every squad of the Russell era.

Most other positions can be addressed through free agency or later in the draft, so when you find yourself in the position of needing a QB in a year or two (or even three) AND picking # 2 AND you've identified a guy who you believe is a future franchise QB you make that move because it's not a guaruntee you're ever going to find yourself back in this position again.

The 37 - year - old hung his boots up a couple of seasons ago and now coaches the U19 side along with his punditry work on BT Sport, but he's been given the royal treatment from the game franchise with an appearance in their latest edition.

Keep this in mind when you read about the travails of long - suffering Seattle fans, or a Seahawks franchise that was almost moved to Los Angeles before Paul Allen bought the team in the late»90s.

It's not his fault or anything, it doesn't make him a bad person or negate what he's done for the franchise for nearly two decades — he's just older and coming off a devastating injury that plenty of guys don't ever really recover from, especially not that late in their careers.

It has been a troubled week for the Ravens after new footage emerged of running back Ray Rice assaulting his wife, and he was later released by the franchise and received an indefinite ban from the NFL.

Much as MarkCuban would later do with the Dallas Mavericks, the Maloofs transformed theKings into one of the NBA's model franchises, with eight straight playoffappearances and a league - leading 340 straight sellouts.

Orlando, get ready for the Fun»n' Grizzled.Florida icon Steve Spurrier, who turns 73 later this month, will coach the Orlando franchise in the Alliance of American Football, the upstart spring professional league announced.

The latest MLS club wants to recruit a high - profile player to be be face of the franchise, with England's all time highest scorer at top of the wishlist.

The Resident Evil franchise also spawned some popular baby names in 2012: Valentine, Ada, Brad, Albert, Leon, Barry, and Chris were all up, perhaps because of the latest movie tie - in.

Ironically, the process of concentrating power in the leader started as an unforeseen consequence of electing the leader by a wider franchise, a democractic reform I and many others sought in the late 1970s.

Eventually, effective political organisation for working people was achieved through the trades unions who, after the extensions of the franchise in 1867 and 1885, began to support socialist political parties that later merged to become the British Labour Party.

[17][20] Many years later, in November 2017, former Conservative cabinet minister Kenneth Clarke said Neil had been removed because Neil's article about corruption in the Malaysian government of Mahathir Mohamad conflicted with Murdoch's desire to acquire a television franchise in the country.

Since 1987, Dorian had been a partner and joint owner of the Temple Gym in Birmingham, but later on he became the full and sole owner of the gym which was then franchised across the UK, California and Las Vegas.

For those of us who saw the entire franchise it is a no brainer to see the latest stand alone Jurassic World.

New Sci - Fi Adventure in Blockbuster Series Available Now in North America and Starting March 23rd in Europe REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and BioWare ™ announced that Mass Effect ™: Andromeda, the latest edition of the award - winning franchise, is available now on Origin ™ for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation ® 4

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Franchise news is a great way to keep an eye on the franchises that interest you, learn of their latest developments and successes, and read news of their franchisee's successes too.

And sooner or later we meet the familiar rogues: the villainous Sabretooth (Wolverine's brother, this time around played by Liev Schreiber with «the fingernails of a bag lady»), the treacherous William Stryker (the Brian Cox character in» 03, now recast with Danny Huston), even a certain Cyclops (a whiny teenager with bad eyes, in keeping with the franchise's history of treating the X-Men's longtime leader like a spindly punch line) and the inevitable cameo by a very familiar X-tra.

Borrowing something from the first episode, others from the latest, it succeeds in creating a new formula, appealing to both the new and old fans of the franchise.

Now, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, the fifth and latest chapter of Cruise's only saga, doesn't feel like a last - ditch clutch to recreate past glory but a potentially highly enjoyable addition to a fun franchise with some life to it.