Not exact matches
The
yearly releases of Namcos
franchise are having their toll.
Game series that
release on a
yearly basis are almost always given a stigma that reeks of a quick cash - cow and milking a
franchise.
This week, Paul, Shawn, and Trevor talk Far Cry 5, Hellblade, and
yearly -
release franchises!
I'd think a another
franchise that
release yearly, like Forza for example, would be more suited to be called «the cod of racing games.»
With Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood following up so quickly after Assassin's Creed II, many analysts have foreseen a
yearly release schedule for Ubisoft's flagship
franchise.
Though Battlefield 1 only came out a few weeks ago, EA has just announced that they won't be making a sequel anytime soon, breaking the
yearly release cycle of the first - person shooter
franchise.
We all know the routine by now, new year equals new games as well as a series of new
releases of established
yearly franchises including Call of Duty and of course Assassin's Creed or is it.
You can complain all you want about
yearly releases for Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, Madden, and tons of other iterative
franchises, but as long as people keep buying them, developers and publishers will keep churning them out.
For the hardcore COD player, this
franchise release also introduces the Call of Duty: Elite service, which features tons of exclusive content: free DLC maps (with a
yearly subscription), sponsored tournaments, mobile apps for changing your load - out, a TV channel, and frequent content.
Unlike Activision, which
releases a new Call of Duty annually or Ubisoft with its
yearly Assassin's Creed, Take - Two's non-sports
franchises such as GTA, Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne have no set
release dates every year or even every two years.
Calum Petrie reviews Assassin's Creed: Origins # 1... The success of Assassin's Creed: Origins was a massive upswing for the video game
franchise; with the game series taking a brief break from its
yearly release schedule, we saw a new lease of life introduced into the
franchise.
All the Halo FPS games are worthy of your time, it's a great series and one that thus far has avoided
franchise fatigue by not entering a
yearly release model and by intelligently using sequels like Reach to enrich the universe.
Over the course of its six previous entries (main series) the Assassin's Creed
franchise has done an amazing job of remaining fresh despite its
yearly release cycle.
If you're a home console owner then you're acquainted with the
yearly release of sports titles, and first - person shooter
franchises.
We'd fully understand if you're burnt out on the Madden NFL
franchise and sports games in general, as the
yearly release schedule can certainly take its toll.
Turn 10 Studios has also revealed that Forza Rewards, the long - running loyalty program for its
yearly racing
franchise, is receiving some upgrades ahead of this week's Ultimate Edition
release.
Way back in 2003, EA reinvigorated the Need for Speed series and turned it into one of its biggest
yearly franchises with the
release of Need for Speed Underground.
Game Talk Live then moved its focus to the
yearly developmental and
release cycle that the
franchise has utilized over the years, and if it is the best system for the
franchise to use.
Including Activision's
yearly release of the
franchise, another title will be joining the pile.
This will come as no surprise, bearing in mind Activision Blizzard's penchant for
releasing yearly updates to it's Call of Duty and Guitar Hero
franchises.
The gaming community has been sick of EA for the past few years (and rightfully so), and the
yearly releases of Madden doesn't help, but this year's Madden 15 is truly a big step forward in the
franchise.