Sentences with phrase «of these games have become»

Take away play's design, refuse to play «according to Hoyle» (the eighteenth - century author whose explication of the rules of the game has become the standard for players), and play loses it significance.

Affectionately known as Hound or Mutt to his teammates, Kelly is Philadelphia's designated hitter who usually steps onto the ice only when Shero feels the pace of a game has become too humdrum.

While he's always been appreciated primarily for his defense, even that aspect of his game has become suspect.

While some aspects of the game have become quite dated since the original's release in 2005, there's no denying that this game is still a masterpiece and the best that Dragon Quest has to offer.

Instead of dive bombing on popular licenses and leaving a series of tie - ins to decay on store shelves, the actual development of these games has become more of a priority.

Remasters of games have become a popular trend in the modern video gaming era.

The battle royale genre of games has become exceedingly popular in recent years.

The size of the game has become the biggest issue, with the massive stages and levels making up a gigantic world full of enemies, and additional mini quests, which accompany story mode.

A few of these games have become rare collectibles and very expensive in some cases.

The PC version of the game has become infamous among fans and internet memes due to the sprite of Luigi fans have dubbed «Weegee».

Releasing games like Candy Crush, Clash of Clans and Flappy Bird these type of games have become a phenomenon.

Runs of the game have become so optimized that it seemed impossible to do any better.

Due to much of the game content being in plain text and image files, the modification of the games has become very popular.

However, in recent years this type and style of game has become popular with indie developers, leading to games like Dungeons of Chaos by Volker Elzner.

Not exact matches

That has led to a flourishing market for games with quirkier sensibilities — not just the expensive, gory and violent shooters that have become the bread and butter of home consoles.

On Thursday, Nintendo announced that the Switch had become the fastest selling home video game system of all time in the U.S., selling over 4.8 million units in 10 months.

«We've seen the subscription trend and how strong it has become outside of our industry and we thought «Gamers are into their games and they want to try new games all the time,» said Jonathan Berkowitz, senior vice president of marketing for Hasbro Gaming, in an interview with Fortune.

Parents and teachers have complained that children were becoming addicted to the multiplayer online battle game, which, according to the company, has more than 200 million users, making it the world's most popular game of its kind.

According to mobile data intelligence firm Jiguang, Honor of Kings has become China's most popular game in recent months, doubling its monthly active users to 163 million in May compared with December.

More recently, Super Mario Odyssey has become the fastest - selling title in the Super Mario franchise's history in the U.S.. On Metacritic, Odyssey is also nearly tied with Breath of the Wild as the best - reviewed game of the year.

«After the first couple of years it became a must - have for many people, including hardcore fans and more moderate fans of the game.

This should drive the price of the things right through the floor because it will become increasingly clear that they have no intrinsic value apart from being used in a rigged game by a bunch of speculators.

The Xbox 360 displaced both Nintendo and Sony to lead the video game industry in 2011, in large part because of its novel Kinect motion - sensing controller, which overtook the iPad to become the fastest - selling electronic device ever and has shipped 18 million units to date.

Not least among golf's many splendours is the Arnold Palmer, a deliciously simple mix of lemonade and iced tea that has become the game's signature drink.

Saban, meanwhile, said that he felt it would be unfair to blame the players for leaving, suggesting that because of the college - football playoff, most bowl games have become little more than an exhibition game.

Activision, in a release Friday, noted that the game has already become the top - selling console game of 2014.

It's just another sign of how «Fortnite: Battle Royale,» the last - player - standing island deathmatch video game, has become a global phenomenon.

«Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her.»

After we had explored the massive, adventure - filled world of «The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild» and the massive, adventure - filled world of «Horizon Zero Dawn,» it became clear that 2017 was shaping up to be one of the best years in the history of video games.

It's leading to the «game - ification» of the business world, where everything has become a gambit with a focus on superficial metrics as opposed to building a business that will make the world a better place.

It's easy to pick up and start playing, even if you've never played any games before,» says Ville Heijari, Rovio's vice president of public relations, explaining why the game has become so popular.

Kevin Conroy has basically become «the voice» of the Dark Knight, doing the character for «Batman: The Animated Series» in the early 1990s and almost everything else related to Batman in animation and video games.

Demonstrating how much SXSW has become a mainstream entertainment industry event, HBO will also have some heavy duty merchandising ploys, such as a tasting for its new line of Game of Thrones - themed wines.

We specialize in tabletop games, video games, comic books, cosplay, all the sort of emerging things that really weren't anything when I first started in this business, but now they've become so popular in mainstream culture.

Just as Kraft hit paydirt with its iFood Assistant app by becoming a tool for grocery shoppers, Heineken has taken what's traditionally been the domain of barstool banter and turned it into a mobile game.

Like any serious gamer, Abdullah had become enamoured with virtual reality, but the cost of hardware meant the VR gaming experience was out of reach.

He became so addicted to it that by high school he had assembled a team of about 40 people that quickly earned enough points to be the game's highest - ranking team in the world.

It had become one of the country's most recognisable landmarks, featuring in films and on TV, including in the first episode of the popular HBO series «Game of Thrones.»

Additionally, Bill Belichick isn't one for distractions, particularly before a big game, and Brady's hand has become something of a distraction.

In putting together a sidebar for that story about the most important FPS games in the history of the medium, I noticed a fascinating trend that seems to say something poignant about the times we're living in: brand has become a stronger selling feature than the artist, at least in games.

You might know Strauss already — the Rolling Stone writer is also the author of «The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists,» a book that's become something of a bible to awkward young men who would like to learn the curious arts of charming women.

With only one month of sales, NBA 2K18 has become the best - selling sports game this year.

The number of commercials per game has been steadily rising — even as people are, as Rolapp said, becoming more accustomed to streaming services that offer either no ads, like Netflix and Amazon, or comparatively light ads, like Hulu.

New mobile game Pokemon Go has become an overnight sensation with U.S. fans but also played a role in armed robberies in Missouri, the discovery of a body in Wyoming, and minor injuries to fans distracted by the app, officials and news media reported Monday.

Since Stuart Montaldo, founder of DoubleStar LLC, which does business as Cogno Products, started using a space creature to promote the company's board games, Cogno the alien has become the recognizable «face» of the company.

Though it's a highly diversified consumer electronics company, Sony's PlayStation 4 console — introduced five years ago — has become a major profit driver (see the box «Game Changers» to learn how), and the company now derives roughly 30 % of its revenue from gaming.

Since Black Friday has morphed into Thanksgiving Thursday, however, and infringed on my once annual Thursday culinary indulgence, nap and football game — not to mention the increased threat of bodily harm at the stores — I have become disenfranchised with the whole idea.

Via its Laser Ignition Fusion Energy (LIFE) project, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in the United States has a unique double mandate: not only must it prove fusion power can be a viable source of energy — and become a game - changer for the world's energy supply — but it must also plan to commercialize the energy source even before practical fusion energy is a reality.

While Hockey Night in Canada viewership has remained steady since the Jets left in 1996, TSN in particular has successfully become an alternative source of TV games, on the back of unquenchable fan interest.

Even if attracting eyes and ears has become more of a game than an art, it's still something the best marketers worry about.