Development of Watch Dogs is being led by Ubisoft Montreal, with a team comprised of industry veterans from big
name franchises like Assassin's Creed, Rainbow 6 and Far Cry.
Over the past few years, developer Telltale Games has been known for their narrative - focused adventures pulled from numerous big
name franchises like The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Batman, and more, with Humble Bundle offering a nice package of some of the studio's most acclaimed titles.
Not exact matches
Thousands of successful, household -
name franchises began just
like your business — through an admirable work ethic, a dedication to success and a desire to share the concept with others.
So, if you've ever been curious about what it'd be
like to run your own hotel or motel, check out the slideshow to see five big -
name franchises from our
Franchise 500 list, ranked from least expensive to most expensive.
Not just another tradeshow, The
Franchise Seminar will provide all attendees with a VR headset for in - depth tours of businesses
like Pet Supplies Plus, Cycle Bar, Hand and Stone, and Jumpzone, to
name a few.
Keywords using the brand
name or ones with the actions
like «buy x
franchise» work effectively for later stage searches.
After critical success during the first 15 years of his career, Scorsese found the industry pivoting as tent - pole
franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars set box - office records and turned Steven Spielberg and George Lucas into household
names.
Berto's has also been propositioned by investors looking to create Berto's
franchises — but just
like the Italian ice, DeBartolo says it won't put its
name on a storefront until it is absolutely ready.
While it's true many
name brand
franchises like Dunkin Donuts and Subway carry price tags that can climb into the millions, there are a growing number of
franchises for entrepreneurs interested in a low - cost opportunity.
Once quaint
names like Harry came back in vogue thanks to the influence of a multi-million wizardry
franchise, boy band, and of course the prince himself.
This seems
like they're trying to capitalize on the top - down «minion control» gaming craze and the Overlord
franchise name.
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas made a
name for itself when it was released all the way back in November 2013 on iOS devices, for not only being a very impressive looking title at the time, but also for being endorsed by big
names of the industry
like Kenji Ito, main composer of Squaresoft's SaGa
franchise, and Nobuo Uematsu of Final Fantasy fame, both of whom composed a few music tracks for it.
In one contest fans were asked to write up a small paragraph why they
liked their favorite series for a chance to win a console bundle of their choice and be
named the «Ultimate [insert
franchise] Fan.
Anyone watching this latest entry in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid
franchise will have to admit it is aptly
named, because getting through it (even though the runtime is only 91 minutes) feels
like a Long Haul.
It looks
like we may be seeing a few familiar faces in Pacific Rim: Uprising, with cinematographer Dan Mindel sharing an image to Instagram which features a cast list that includes several
names from the Guillermo del Toro - directed first movie, along with one potential newcomer to the
franchise...
This fourth movie in the Jason Bourne
franchise (without the guy whose
name is actually in the damn title) is a bit
like Never Say Never Again.
It looks
like we may be seeing a few familiar faces in Pacific Rim: Uprising, with cinematographer Dan Mindel sharing an image to Instagram which features a cast list that includes several
names from the Guillermo del Toro - directed first movie, along with one potential newcomer to the
franchise... The cast list includes Rinko Kikuchi (Mako Mori), Charlie -LSB-...]
Though crossovers
like this have popped up before, this is the first time DoA has ever featured a character from a competing fighting
franchise (though many will recall the Spartan
named Nicole - 458 that appeared in DoA4).
Like the first movie, one of the highest selling points of this
franchise is the nostalgic factor seeing some of the biggest action
names back onto the big screen.
Based on Michael Lewis» best - seller of the same
name, Moneyball chronicles how Beane came to make roster moves relying on statistics alone in lieu of listening to scouts
like the other major league
franchises.
Over the last decade, Blumhouse has made a
name for themselves in the horror genre with
franchises like Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge.
Best Bear Attack: The Revenant Best Mosasaur Attack: Jurassic World Best Blind, Flamethrowing Guitar Player: Mad Max: Fury Road The Winklevi Award for Excellence in Playing Twins: Tom Hardy, Legend Worst Romantic Chemistry: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, 50 Shades of Grey (Runner - up: Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Secret in their Eyes)(Honorable Mentions: Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending; Chris Hemsworth and Tang Wei, Blackhat) Best Fake Soap Opera: Joy Best Fake Magazine: Trainwreck («S'Nuff») The Gay Panic Award: Get Hard (Runner - up: The D Train) Best Alec Guinness Impression: Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Worst Liam Neeson Impression: Sean Penn, The Gunman Best Turn - of - the - Century Reference to The Atlantic: Crimson Peak The Unbroken Award for a Portrait of Endurance that Gradually Becomes an Exercise in Endurance: The Revenant Best Use of «Smells
Like Teen Spirit»: Pan Best Use of «Freebird»: Kingsman: The Secret Service Best Use of «Girls Just Want To Have Fun»: Anomalisa Least Convincing Hacker: Chris Hemsworth, Blackhat Least Responsible First Responder: Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas Person You'd Least Want in Charge of National Intelligence: Andrew Scott (Sherlock's Moriarty), Spectre Most Comprehensive Annihilation of an Intended
Franchise: Josh Trank, Fantastic Four Best Driver: Ben Kingsley, Learning to Drive (Runner - up: Robert DeNiro, The Intern) Worst Total Box Office: Confession of a Child of the Century, $ 74 (Runner - up: Paranoid Girls, $ 78) Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Human Category): Love Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Puppet Category): Anomalisa Best Performance Playing a Character
Named «Toussaint»: Jimmy Jean - Louis, Joy (Runner - up: Fabrice Adde, The Revenant) The «Marry Me and I'll Buy You a Piano» Award: Far from the Madding Crowd The «That Was Beautiful; What Happened?»
Yes, that's the same Stephen Sommers whose
name's on a library list of overstuffed turkeys
like» The Mummy»
franchise (including the ill - advised spin - off» The Scorpion King») and» GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra».
As Refn suggested, you sorta have to work within an established format with the Bond movies (as well as various product placements,
franchise signifiers and more) and while Eon would love a big
name, that person won't be able to shake things up too much — more
like gently stir.
But since the
franchise landed a more household
name like Chris Pine, it make sense that Abrams would pivot to the future Wonder Woman actor.
Like a comic book collector obsessively rearranging their longboxes — or, more accurately, like a major movie studio delicately tinkering with one of the most lucrative film franchises in the history of the world — Marvel Studios has announced a name change for its upcoming Avengers sequ
Like a comic book collector obsessively rearranging their longboxes — or, more accurately,
like a major movie studio delicately tinkering with one of the most lucrative film franchises in the history of the world — Marvel Studios has announced a name change for its upcoming Avengers sequ
like a major movie studio delicately tinkering with one of the most lucrative film
franchises in the history of the world — Marvel Studios has announced a
name change for its upcoming Avengers sequels.
If Jennifer Lawrence does exit the
franchise a role
like Psylocke could replace Mystique, so expect some bigger
names wanted for the role.
Meanwhile, by then market saturation from the
likes of H1Z1 and the ill - fated Radical Heights will also not be an issue, so Blackout could sit as both the first big -
name franchise to take on the Battle Royale formula and enter the market without other, smaller
names getting in the way.
Like that film, Minecraft provides a brand
name and a blank canvas on which to launch a multiple audience quadrant film
franchise.
From brief appearances in films
like Annie Hall to starring roles in the Jurassic Park
franchise, Goldblum has been lucky enough to work with some of the biggest
names in...
CMOs and EMOs are formal organizations that exist to manage charter schools, and they function somewhat
like firms that have a strong brand and that establish fairly independent branches or
franchises (see «Brand -
Name Charters,» features).
For example, the big -
name game title selection is spotty; you'll find Angry Birds, Monopoly, Dead Space, Madden, Plants vs. Zombies, and Need For Speed, but none of the other big
franchises like NBA Jam, Dungeon Hunter, Infinity Blade, Real Racing, or even Scrabble or Words With Friends.
Best Competitive Multiplayer — PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Even with blockbuster shooters
like Call of Duty and Destiny in the mix, no big -
name game could match the surprising fun of this mod turned multi-million dollar
franchise from the mind of Brendan Greene.
As it stands I truly believe the game looks
like a shoddy money grab using the LoTR
franchise name.
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.
Generally the script is humorous — the boss
name inspired by the Sonic the Hedgehog
franchise will be immediately recognisable to kids of the»90s — and it hits its marks by playing up to its crazy approach,
like a fan - fiction written when high on sugar sherbet.
Franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft have become cultural institutions and tradeable
names, and on the back of their success the CEO of leading game publisher Activision received an 800 percent pay raise, to nearly $ 65 million, last year.
It honestly just feels
like a way to cram more
named characters from the
franchise into the game and isn't as fun as the normal team deathmatch.
It seems
like Square Enix has trademarked the
name Deus Ex: Human Defiance, for an apparent movie adaption of the futuristic
franchise.
- Link doesn't have much of a character in this game - they wanted players to relate to Link and play as themselves - Link's face doesn't have much expression in this game, and that was done on purpose - for Zelda games, the devs always try to make the player feel
like Link - that was pushed even moreso for this entry - everytime a Zelda releases, Aonuma watches fan feedback and considers that for the future - the items Link uses to solve are always going to be important - regardless of the tech that Nintendo provides, exploration in the series is important - Link's growth through who he meets is also an important element of the
franchise - Aonuma thought about Zelda freedom when considering Breath of the Wild, and was brought back to the days of the original Zelda - this was a big point of inspiration for Breath of the Wild - with Ocarina of Time 3D, Nintendo wanted to really utilize the 3D and had a desire to let players enjoy Ocarina of Time outside - the goal with A Link to the Past was creating more depth - Aonuma used to think that getting lost in a 3D world wasn't okay - this lead Aonuma to putting in tons of hints and guiding players - he has since changed that idea and convinced himself that it's okay to get lost - the first two years of development the devs created a game where just running around was fun - climbing is very important, because players can climb high and see destinations they want to visit - you can place your own markers to decide where you want to go - when the devs create a Zelda title, they consider not using the
name Link - since they don't have anything else to go with, they choose Link - the
name Link doesn't hold much value, since the player is the one creating the journey - when Nintendo first created Link, they wanted a character that is literally the link between people - that is why his
name is Link - to think that the Zelda series has been around so long that there are all sorts of urban legends and myths makes Miyamoto really happy
I've got high hopes for Halo 4, mostly because I'm not the biggest fan of the Halo series and I'm hoping that 343's take on it will suit me more, but the announcement of a trilogy has me worried because it felt more
like a decision that was made simply to try and keep their biggest
named franchise going, rather than a decision to keep it going because it has more to give.
And I guess Samus can be shortened to «Sam»... I du n no, it seems
like the Resident Evil series is the only
franchise that gives woman
names that woman would feasibly have,
like Jill or Rebecca.
And somehow, it turned a
franchise I would generally scoff at (I think I involuntarily let out a sigh when you said the
name Lara Croft) into a universe I enjoyed and would
like to go back to.
Shooter
Franchises like Crisis, Dead Space, Farcry, and Lost Planet all had 3's at the end of their
names, looking to wrap up their worlds with one final horah for their built in fan bases before this cycle ends.
This means that, going forward, subscribers to the program will have access to new Microsoft Studios games
like State of Decay 2, Crackdown 3, and future titles in the Halo, Forza, and Gears of War
franchises, to
name a few.
The Paper Mario series takes some fairly traditional turn - based RPG mechanics, wraps them in the charm of the Mario
franchise, adds some new characters and, if the
name didn't give it away, makes everything look
like paper.
As it
name would suggest, Ridge Racer Unbounded plays very much
like previous Ridge Racer games, but without some of the gameplay limitations we have come to expect with the
franchise.
A
franchise is a BIG
name in something
like a game, movie, etc. and can normally have spinoffs or crossovers taking place after its popularity.
It's been compared most often to Dark Souls, another no -
name franchise that turned out to be a fan favorite, just
like Final Fantasy once was.
This was despite the fact that Muramasa earned almost unanimously glowing reviews and sold extremely well in other parts of the world, even outselling big -
name franchise releases
like Dead Space: Extraction in the US.