Sentences with phrase «hitting franchises out»

With Nintendo's heaviest - hitting franchises out of the way, is it time for smaller names like these to take a turn in the limelight, or should they focus on expanding other aspects of the Smash series?

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Harper, Daniel Murphy, Gio Gonzalez, and a number of relievers are set to hit free agency next winter, as is GM Mike Rizzo (though rumors of an extension for the General Manager are out there), and it's not hyperbole to say that the franchise itself is at a crossroads and headed for some significant changes either way after the 2018 campaign.

Most big studio fantasies take you out for a joy ride only to hit the same exhausted story and franchise - expanding beats.

While the life of the typical film franchise has been all squeezed out by its third installment, leaving a shattered shell of its former glory, Shrek the Third defies the odds in being as entertaining as the original animated hit and surpassing the second edition.

It will be extremely hard for the studio to match those figures in 2016, as many of its biggest franchises are sitting out the year and Universal's planned 21 - film slate doesn't feature any sure - thing blockbuster hits aside from (maybe) a still - untitled Bourne sequel.

You might think that Techland would be well shot of the troubled Dead Island franchise, given that they had such a big hit with Dying Light, but now that Dead Island 2 is no longer being handled by Yager, it seems they wouldn't rule out a return.

Two big hits in 2014 (the franchise - starter, Divergent; YA phenomenon The Fault in Our Stars), a hotly - anticipated indie (Gregg Araki's White Bird in a Blizzard) about to roll - out, and the lead in the new Oliver Stone film locked in, Woodley is on track for super-stardom.

The Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious franchises all derived from its halls, as did last year's one - two punch of Split and Get Out (the company's two biggest hits to date).

Why We're Excited About It: Passionate Trek fans were a bit wary of the 2009 franchise reboot, but director J.J. Abrams hit the ball out of the park and then some with Star Trek.

Rob Zombie's films may be hit or miss (I still think that his take on Halloween gets unfairly shit on considering some of the other entries that came out of that franchise), but one thing that I've always appreciated about his work is that he never strays away from what makes him such a unique filmmaker — the dude always makes -LSB-...]

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Fourth Installment of Cheerleading Franchise Out on DVD Seven years ago, Bring It On was the sleeper hit of the summer which kickstarted the careers of a couple of relatively - unknown actresses, Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst.

The Pokémon Company is going all out promoting the next franchise film to hit Japanese theaters.

Weaver would know: He's a soundtrack guru who has overseen hit albums for the Fast and Furious franchise, Suicide Squad and, most recently, The Greatest Showman, which knocked Taylor Swift out of the Number One spot in January.

Marvel Studios has fast emerged as one of the biggest superhero franchises in Hollywood, churning out hits one after another.

Although Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a well - known property, the franchise critically took a hit with the 2001 version, but from a financial perspective, 20th Century Fox made out with a nice chunk of change.

Just last year, Get Out ($ 255 million) and the aforementioned Girls Trip were two of the biggest box - office hits relative to their budgets; 2015's Straight Outta Compton made over $ 200 million thanks a strong showing overseas; and the diversely cast Fast & Furious franchise is eight movies deep and showing no signs of slowing down.

The film arrived at a time when the superhero film genre was still figuring itself out, with hits coming from the X-Men and Spider - Man franchises and complete disasters arriving in the form of Daredevil and Catwoman.

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.

It's not a misquote from a classic fantasy movie franchise, it's the title of EA DICE's first expansion pack for hit multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1, and it's out now on console and PC for anyone who splashed out on the premium edition.

The best baseball franchise from our very own San Diego Studio is looking to hit it out of the park once again this March with MLB 16: The Show.

Considering that the game wasn't a hit of the same magnitude as Battlefront and Star Wars is a more popular franchise than Lord of the Rings, I can't see Shadow of War providing any real competition to Battlefront II.There are other big games coming out this year, Assassin's Creed Origins, Gran Turismo Sport, Crackdown 3, Forza Motorsport 7, The Evil Within 2, and Super Mario Odyssey, but I don't see how any of them can compete with Star Wars Battlefront II.

At the end of the day PS Vita owners who are fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise, and PS Vita gamers as a whole, would be remiss if they missed out on Liberation, as it is one of the better titles to hit Sony's twin - stick handheld to date.

The once proud 3D platformer had been set out to pasture while its older brother, the 2D platformer went from strength to strength with the successful revival of franchises like Rayman or breakout indie hits like Braid and Fez, rubbing salt in a polygonal wound.

That company has been a shambles lately and is being completely unrealistic with a new mid tier IP which was never going to be a mega hit and 2 franchises which has slipped out of relevance due to their years of absence.

343 Industries» boss Bonnie Ross and Halo 4's executive producer Kiki Wolfkill (who wins the award for best name ever) have hit out at the offensive chatter and sexist abuse that has often been witnessed across Xbox LIVE, particularly when it comes to the multiplayer components of certain FPS franchises.

It felt like when Satomi came in, SEGA Networks really started finding its pacing with new hit game IPs like Chain Chronicles, made massive successful titles out of older franchises like Puyo Puyo!!

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ended up being a hit and became the fastest selling game in the franchise, despite being a port from the Wii U. It's worth noting the Wii U had a strong attach rate right out of the gate as well, but we know how that ended up faring for them.

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Especially when compared to Microsoft, who bunted this week by trotting out just a few games, mostly from hit shooter franchises, hoping that more of the same would be enough to please their gaming audience.

If this new Switch exclusive turns out as amazing as it seems, both will have a new hit franchise on their hands.

How WWE 2K18 will turn out remains to be seen, but if the incredibly long history of WWE games — which extend much further back than the 17 - year history of their current best - selling franchise — is anything to go by, it could be either be a huge hit or a terrible failure, so let's hope it's the former rather than latter.

Brawlout — Review PC, Switch G * Note * Updates have already begun to roll out for Brawlout on PC, but as of the time of writing, those same patches are yet to hit the Switch version Nintendo struck gold when it launched the Super Smash Bros. franchise in 1999, but save for one not especially successful -LSB-...]