A few months ago, a line of officially licensed figurines dedicated to popular
gaming franchises named Totaku Collection was revealed by ThinkGeek, making waves also due to the rather solid resemblance with Nintendo's ultra-popular amiibo line.
Not exact matches
This seems like they're trying to capitalize on the top - down «minion control»
gaming craze and the Overlord
franchise name.
comics»n card
gaming franchise — the original creator, Kazuki Takahashi, hasn't drawn it since 2004, and by that I don't mean he uses a ton of studio assistants, I mean he doesn't even sign his
name as artist anymore — is probably the «worst» comic in Weekly Shonen Jump, though I think it's bad in a way that makes it fascinating.
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.
It's what's known in the
gaming industry as the «Metroidvania» structure (
named after the
franchises that pioneered it, Metroid and Castlevania) at its absolute best.
Whatever your feeling on the
name, it's undeniable that it's one of, if not, the biggest
gaming franchise ever.
Zen Studios has made their
name synonymous with console pinball
gaming, so it's no surprise that they've released yet another DLC pack as part of their partnership with the Star Wars
franchise.
The Legend of Zelda
franchise has been one of the most popular
names in
gaming for decades.
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed
franchise has grown into one of
gaming's biggest
names since the release of the first AC game in 2007.
Technōs is already a household
name for creating the beat»em up genre of fighting games starting with Renegade, the inaugural title in the Kunio - kun
franchise, which would go on to become an iconic and prolific
gaming franchise in Japan, as well as spawn the legendary fighting series, Double Dragon (1987).
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.