Sentences with phrase «not franchising their names»

It's just that they're not franchising their names any more.

Not exact matches

In fact, Cameron's deep dive around 2000 into the rich material about a cyborg named Alita (played in the movie by Rose Salazar) who tries to rediscover her past after being found in a garbage heap by a cybernetics doctor, wasn't just going to be a single movie but a franchise.

The affidavits entered into evidence identified franchises only by number (e.g. Team 1) and not by ownership nor team name.

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.

The franchise name alone won't sustain customer loyalty.

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.

The league's biggest names are being hoarded by the wealthiest franchises at a rate that is exhilarating to fans and alarming to the owners who can't hold onto them.

We don't need to name the top franchises in world football and our club name would not even come close to those «hungry» for accolades and recognition.

As part of the announcement, the league and the team made clear that the franchise's name would not be going anywhere as part of the change.

When one fails to validate his or name, it means that his or her name will not be captured in the new electoral album that would be used for conducting the said elections, and thereby, will not be able to exercise his or her franchise.

As a successor to JA2 I find this game to be a total fail not worth the name of the franchise.

While it may have the Fire Emblem name in its title, the character roster leans a lot towards more recent entries of the franchise, and since the story lacks any significant depth, it is not for all Fire Emblem fans.

Plus The Hangover is the year's most unlikely success story: It starred no one whom we could name, wasn't an already familiar franchise, and was shot for the same price as Michael Bay's robot - testicle animation budget for Transformers 2.

THQ Nordic aren't exactly a household name (although arguably the original THQ used to be, before they went bust and sold off their name) but they now own franchises ranging from Saints Row and Dead Island to Darksiders and... de Blob.

Agents of Mayhem may not carry the Saints Row name, but it sure is borrowing plenty from Volition's beloved franchise.

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.

Dwayne «the Rock» Johnson seized Smith's Most Likable crown but still hasn't proved he can launch anything but a name - brand franchise.

The story of a garbageman named Simon Grim (James Urbaniak) who becomes a celebrated poet after meeting the garrulous, frustrated title character (Thomas Jay Ryan), Henry Fool remains Hartley's most commercially successful film (on a very small scale), but it didn't exactly appear to be the launch of a franchise.

If it wasn't obvious enough already given the name of the game, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is the latest addition to the Marvel vs Capcom franchise.

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

And to just clarify: There was some noise online over the weekend that Gadot wouldn't sign for the sequel unless Brett Ratner's name was removed from the franchise.

But don't want to see the same sh ** happen that happened to some other franchises especially one I won't name.

It doesn't rely on franchise or household names to get butts in the seat, it's as organic as it can be with author Jesse Andrews adapting his personal novel to the big screen.

Although the name may not be immediately familiar the the average person, he directed one of the most beloved sequels of all time (The Empire Strikes Back) along with a couple of other less well - received franchise sequels (Robocop II and the non-EON Bond flick Never Say Never Again).

The producer didn't divulge the name of the game they were shooting for but did say that it's a new installment of an existing franchise, that it would take place partially in the fictional Hope County and that it would be released this September.

As so often happens when a big name franchise is used as a comeback vehicle for a star on the decline, the lack of success kills the momentum of both, as «Richie Rich» and Culkin have been mostly dormant since its release, only occasionally making a minor comeback to remind us of the good times, but not nearly enough to want to see anything more than we have to.

A Shin Megami Tensei game — Atlus hasn't given a name yet to the latest game in its long - running franchise, and the company even seems unwilling to admit whether or not it will come to North America.

Despite the Legend of Zelda franchise being quite popular, Hyrule Warriors is still quite a hard sell: there's no series name in the title, it's a Wii U game, and many people still aren't fond of the Warriors gameplay.

Stepping into the role of the pursued Aaron Cross is Jeremy Renner, who'll be everywhere next summer, though this is the role meant to make him a household name; presumably he won't be sitting out the action scenes as he did in «Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol ``... Gilroy's a director with chops, and this franchise has thus far remained visceral and exciting, so count this as one of our most anticipated blockbusters.

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.

It could be argued that most, if not all, of the big - name publishers played it safe at E3 by sticking to their franchises and annual outings.

While we don't expect great changes over the classic franchise's formula (vertical gameplay will be back from Advanced Warfare), the next episode has still no official name and many think it will be Call of Duty Black Ops III, granting both a good solo campaign and a great multiplayer with zombies, too.

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.

Plot details of the highly anticipated sequel / soft reboot to the sci - fi action franchise are still scarce, but the story will mainly center around a «new hero who may or may not be named Quinn Mackenna.»

2 of my favourite franchises come together:») it's beautiful < 3 do not name it Zelda though....

While Red Sparrow - superstar actress Jennifer Lawrence's reteaming with her former Hunger Games franchise director Francis Lawrence - doesn't have Cronenberg's name anywhere in the credits, it still feels soulfully linked to the legendary filmmaker's output.

XV's multiplayer — or to give it it's full name, Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer Expansion Comrades — then shouldn't come as a surprise given the time and resource invested already into this entry to the franchise, milking it for all its worth.

Maybe it's because of her association with the Underworld franchise, but to me, the name Kate Beckinsale doesn't necessarily conjure up sparkling dialogue and caustic wit.

The DPLA is a fine start as an academic system, and Jim Duncan and I wish it only the best — but it really needs to drop the P word from its name, so it doesn't risk preempting the creation of a true public system or jeopardizing the branding and franchise of traditional brick - and - mortar libraries.

The toymaker is no doubt worried that the name could be confused with that of its Transformers franchise, not to mention Optimus Prime, the lead protagonist of the animation and film series... though we're not quite sure how a robot that transforms into a semi truck could be confused with a tablet and detachable keyboard.

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.

«Not only are we proud to announce the opening of this newly constructed hotel, but we are also thrilled to open it under our company's new name, Radisson Hotel Group,» said Aly El - Bassuni, senior vice president, Franchise Operations, Americas, Radisson Hotel Group.

While it may not be a great introduction to the series for those who read the names of mobile suits as gibberish, anyone with a fondness or curiosity for one of the most enduring sci - fi franchises of all time has more than enough toys to play with for a long time.

- some Year One characters were pushed to Year Two - second year more than doubles the number of franchises - sixteen new properties are on the way - multiplayer battle arenas and improved adventure worlds - minimum number of events in each world is 25, in season one it was 21 - two exclusive Lego Dimensions figures, DC Comics stars Green Arrow and Supergirl - available as figurines only through special means, with Green Arrow given away at both E3 and Comic - Con - Green Arrow will be available digitally through the Hire - a-Hero feature - Lord Vortech was being considered, but isn't completed - could see new content related to Year One figurines / worlds - use the TARDIS to get to new areas in season two - there will be two DeLorean spots as well - access this content via a hub named the Shard, which will also link back to the year one hub

Oskari Häkkinen, the franchise development head with an awesome name has told Eurogamer that the team «don't see any reason why we wouldn't continue with Microsoft with a full - blown sequel for Alan Wake.

Monumental's website says that they can't reveal the franchise they're working on yet, which basically backs up the Mega Man theory completely: they're working on a franchise and Mega Man is the only one all of us have gone to sleep dreaming about as an MMO; cuddled up with our Mega Man plush, cursing Dr. Wiley's name as we steadily fall asleep hoping that some day the blue bomber will sweep us up in his arms and... where was I?

As something bearing the XCOM name it's a waste of an opportunity to capitalise on such a beloved franchise, but curb your expectations going in and you'll find an enjoyable shooter here, even if it's not going to leave slack - jawed

Show us you're good developers and not anti consumer by continuing to support your game, which will not only make more people buy and play the game and your future games, but also give a better name for your company, your games and the future games of that franchise, which of course, will make more people want to own and play them.

For those of you not familiar with this game, it is based off of the franchise of the same name, Mabinogi.

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.