Sentences with phrase «gaming franchise like»

Meanwhile a hugely popular gaming franchise like Minecraft, which might on the surface seem a good theoretical fit for VR, has nonetheless been hampered by the tech's nausea problem.

They helped make the home console the norm, have ushered in all new generations of consoles, and are responsible for gaming franchises like Super Mario, Star Fox, and Pokemon.

Big gaming franchises like Halo, The Witcher and Gears of War expanded their universe with novels.

The original Xbox console went on to sell 24 million units worldwide and introduced gaming franchises like Halo.

Not exact matches

This seems like they're trying to capitalize on the top - down «minion control» gaming craze and the Overlord franchise name.

Ubisoft managed to re-invent this gaming genre just like EA Black - Box did with the Skate franchise.

The successes and failures of individual entries in that franchise have varied — 2009's Killzone 2 was arguably a high point, while PlayStation 4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall was a disappointment — but regardless, Killzone has never really seemed to catch on in the gaming zeitgeist compared to popular competitors like Halo and Call of Duty.

Part of the reason is that, much like Pokemon, Call of Duty, or Mario, the franchise has become its own institution within the gaming world.

Speaking with Source Gaming, Platinum Games» Atsushi Inaba discussed a potential Bayonetta 3, saying that he would like to develop it and that the company is talking about what to do with the franchise, especially regarding a possible change of the main character.

While the industry kinda got burned out on Ubisoft's stab happy open world stealth»em» up franchise after a long string of annual (or even more frequent) releases, the gaming community is ready for Assassin's Creed to return, and Origins seems like the best way the franchise can do just that.

Taking a vibe from The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Mike Newell's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time at least looked like it had a hope of overcoming the gaming - movie stigma.

- parents spent on average $ 131 on toys to life games over the last six months - almost 80 percent of families considered this a good investment - two thirds are planning to invest further - 70 percent of parents in the U.S. are familiar with Interactive Gaming Toys - 41 percent own more than one franchise - 77 percent said it was definitely or probably worth the investment - only 7 percent of families have abandoned play altogether - within households currently playing toys to life games, 52 percent indicate that adults are among those that play - among Nintendo amiibo - playing households with children, 21 % of parents say that only they are playing these games - with other franchises, less then 10 percent of adults play in the household - 22 percent of total character playtime is spent playing with the figurines as toys and not with a video game console - 40 percent of parents state that that their 13 - 17 year olds continue to play with characters like toys or action figures

I'd like to see other stuff but it is hard to crap on them for showing their biggest and highest selling franchises at the biggest and most watching gaming event of the year...

Furthermore, if you think critically (and objectively — something you seem to have trouble with by the looks of your article), People who are «hardcore» dedicated gamers take issue with Call of Duty, not because «they like Battlefield 3 better», but more because they see the CoD franchise as a tumor on the brain of the gaming industry.

Looking like something of a redemptive title for the franchise, Isolation feels like a huge winner, capturing the essence of the Alien mythos while reintroducing something that's truly lacking in gaming today - terror.

If you don't know, Two Point Studios is made up of gaming veterans from Bullfrog, Muckyfoot and Lionhead — as Bullfrog has a rich heritage of sim games, including Theme Hospital, you can see a fair amount of influence from Bullfrog's old franchise and it looks like it's meant to be a spiritual successor, of sorts.

Digression is a common literary technique favored by authors like David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon, but outside of the last two entries in the Saints Row franchise (a series Chung name - dropped as keeping a surrealist streak alive in games), it's not something we see much of in either the AAA or indie - gaming space.

Similar patterns were seen in other popular gaming series like The Legend of Zelda and Castlevania where, also, the second game in the franchise changes almost the whole concept of its predecessor, and then the third game returns the series to its roots and improves almost everything from the original game.

If I didn't know any better, I might even say that Odyssey feels like a fitting conclusion to gaming's most iconic franchise.

Satoru Iwata had a huge impact on the gaming industry, helping numerous franchises like Pokemon and Smash Bros become what they are today when they saw early development troubles.

Their creation of the Guitar Hero franchise, followed by Rock Band brought rhythm games to the masses in a way like never before seen, rendering Harmoix the kings of the music - based gaming world.

lol try it u may like it and the wii u sales will pickup when the games come out and when mario kart comes out that is what is called a system seller wii u consoles will move millions it doesn't matter if it doesn't have a attach rate at the moment once it comes out people will buy the wii u like hot cakes and too your point windwalker only sold 4 million units on game cube how many franchises does playstaion or xbox has that sells 4 millions of units of one game release lol not many that's why nintendo attach rates with there first party are so high look at wii sports 82 million copies top that lol remember the golden rule of gaming software sells consoles not specs lol and remember wii u has almost a 4 million unit lead not pre orders lol

@Zichu The DW and DBZ sales pass 1 million regularly on all platforms, that means the fan base is dedicated, and like I said they are just an example, one group of DW fans, another group of DBZ fans, another group of Souls fans, another group of indy fans another group of MMO fans... This is diversity, CoD is the biggest franchise in gaming but just about 15 % of console gamers buy it, what do you think the other 85 % buy?

As of 2005 From Software have branched into more licensed gaming fare and whilst that may sound like terrifyingly bad news, they've approached the task with similar otaku fervour and created a whole new franchise that epitomises their nerd - like stranglehold on all things mecha.

Eric Meyerhofer, the chief executive of Gamblit Gaming, a California company that makes skill - based games for casinos, said the biggest attractions could even be well - known franchises like Call of Duty.

Activision develops, distributes, and publishes deeply immersive interactive entertainment for gaming consoles, mobile and tablet platforms, and PCs, including blockbuster franchises like Call of Duty ®, Skylanders ® and Destiny ®.

We all know and love Nintendo, the creator of various beloved franchises like Super Mario, Metroid and Legend of Zelda, and 2017 was a game changing year for the Japanese gaming giant.

Cut from the same cloth as some of the best action franchises in gaming, Gunvolt 2 plays a lot like Mega Man Zero on steroids.

With Project Cafe sounding like their attempt to catch up with gaming expectations and some of the great franchise titles that Nintendo hold under lock and key, you can bet that with the right combination of games and a release date, Nintendo will likely clean house this year.

The third addition to the annual franchise from Italian developers Milestone has, like other iterations of the game, come in under the radar - likely missed by a huge chunk of the gaming community.

I, like most of the gaming universe, am quite hyped for Nintendo's new take on the Zelda franchise.

They have continued to revive fan favourite franchises — like Mario and Zelda — but over the last couple of years we have seen this love of retro gaming taken to a whole new level by developers.

Experience the best in competitive and cooperative gaming with franchises like Halo, Gears of War, and Forza Motorsport.

Only a few weeks ago, Microsoft's head of gaming Phil Spencer confirmed that Gears of War 5 is on the way while discussing the new plans for the Xbox Game Pass, Clues such as «future unannounced games» for some «Xbox One exclusive franchises» basically saying any new Gears of War title would be included in the subscription service like they have done with Sea of Thieves and Crackdown 3 when they are released.

Mario Party games are very popular games overall and it is one of the franchises that Nintendo brings out annually like clockwork (or like Madden football to use a gaming simile).

With retro gaming influences like Contra Hard Corps, Gunstar Heroes, Syndicate, Exo - Squad, & Alien 3 and movie franchises like Robocop, Judge Dredd, Total Recall, & Terminator, Huntdown is dripping in sci - fi grit for you to explore.

After a 25 year hiatus, the company behind gaming's most loved franchises, like Mario, The Legend of Zelda and Metroid, are bringing the retro - themed contest back in time for E3 2015 festivities.

Some fans have baffingly lamented that Odyssey «wasn't enough like 64,» but to hold it against the former - plumber for not sticking to his rulebook is to blatantly miss the very thing that continues to make Super Mario gaming's premiere franchise.

I'm open for experimentations in gaming, but I think the game is looking too much like Sony's various other story - driven franchises.

The little purple cubed console toed the line and released exclusive games like two legendary unforgettable remakes, a Luigi game, as well as one of the most loved fighting franchises in gaming history.

Everyone from Nintendo all - stars like Mario and Pikachu to special guests like Pac - Man and Solid Snake have appeared as playable characters in the franchise, making it an oddity in the world of gaming.

The included game lineup may not have the mainstream draw of the major Nintendo franchises, but there are definitely some classics — like Ghouls «n Ghosts, Bionic Commando, a couple R - type games, to name a few — that should please any retro gaming enthusiast.

But this crazy mish - mosh creates sheer joy — kind of like how the game, which is very strange if you think about it, is one of the most lasting franchises in gaming history.

The Star Wars franchise has been a huge pillar of the gaming community for years following the original trilogy's release, with classics like Star Wars: Dark Forces, Star Wars: X-Wing, and Star Wars: Rogue...

Overall, Ghosts looks like it'll be a fairly impressive entry in the Call of Duty series and the perfect first step into the next generation of gaming for one of Activision's most popular franchises.

From a laughably bad «story», for lack of a better word, to an absolutely inane and child - like combat system, the game came off as an incomplete, half - baked, and haphazardly bullet - point listed take on what a room full of suits think should be classified as a «modern gaming franchise experience».

The graphics and gameplay reflect a cinematic style of gaming that has been used in many other recent games, particularly the PlayStation 4 exclusives like the Uncharted franchise and The Last of Us.

God of War is one of the most successful and iconic franchises in the gaming industry these days, and it's hard to imagine what the hack - n - slash genre would have been like had it not been for Kratos» incredible adventures.

Like a lot of people loyal to your favorite gaming franchise, you could be one of those players who picked up Battlefield 4, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, or Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS3 and now that Santa or a kindly relative has bought you a PS4, you're wondering if you should upgrade your favorite 2013 games to the new generation.

XBLA and PSN provide the perfect marketplace (and the perfect excuse) to dredge up and reboot some classic gaming franchises for a new generation... and it looks like we're nearing the very bottom of the barrel.