Sumo has hired talent from many
other big studios such as Free Radical, Ubisoft, and Crytek giving me the chance to work with esteemed and experienced developers in the industry.
It isn't only Disney, but also
other big studios have been banking heavily on the franchise formula over the past few years.
EA Sports among
other big studios are in a unique position this year with the next gen consoles, releasing their franchise games months ahead of the next gen installments.
It's not so much that Namco has won any credibility in recent years (or maybe they did, SB4 was pretty stellar), but rather that most
other big studios lost a good amount of it.
This week saw the launch of a new edition of the seminal Angry Birds franchise and major new releases by
other big studios.
Not exact matches
They were also better than those of any
other major
studio, leaving Disney the only one of the seven majors to receive a grade higher than a C. Interestingly, Disney's three Marvel - related films (including
Big Hero 6, which is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe) were not just the
studio's highest - grossing releases, but were also the highest - scoring Disney films with critics.
Marla, a bright - eyed aspiring starlet and devout young Baptist from Virginia, has been invited to join Hughes's de facto harem of
other starlets who may or may not be cast in one of his
big studio projects.
The
studio also added a few
other big names to the cast including: Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Abby Ryder Forston, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Wood Harris, John Slattery, Gregg Turkington and rapper T.I.
It has the backing of a major
studio — Paramount Pictures — with only one
other serious contender (The
Big Short) to promote.
The film, meant to be a
big action - oriented take on the Arthurian legend, was taken off the
studio's production schedule after budget concerns arose and attached actors Kit Harington and Joel Kinnaman were freed to do
other projects.
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida has announced the reason behind why PlayStation Experience 2015 didn't saw
big PlayStation 4 game announcements from first party
studios like Sony Bend and
others.
-- The
studio originally planned for one
big movie divided in two parts, but the Russos preferred to make them standalone stories that compliment each
other
The HBO series gets the
big - screen treatment in this shallow but entertaining glimpse of life in Hollywood, with Adrian Grenier as a movie star, Jeremy Piven as his friend and
studio head, and three
other guys along for the ride.
While Hawke's
other filmmaking endeavors (Chelsea Walls, The Hottest Scene) has been similarly produced outside of the
big studios and with muted commercial prospects, he has retained star power on the opposite side of the camera with performances in
big wide release films, from Training Day to Daybreakers to The Purge.
The success of this film over the
other more recent depressing efforts of the
big animation
studios could be that it's based on a syndicated comic strip, though I doubt the original had quite the family - oriented focus about it.
I have seen a few
others recently that I am grateful for seeing, but yeah as far as really
big time,
studio - produced horror goes today The Conjuring seems to be the gold standard.
He'd done more work than a lot of the
other independent directors that made the leap, having made three features (Brick, The Brothers Bloom and Looper) and directed some very well received episodes of Breaking Bad, but it's hard to imagine any of that adequately prepared him for directing the middle chapter of the new trilogy in
biggest franchise in movie history for the
biggest studio on the planet.
Briefly: After the
big news this week that Star Wars: Episode VIII was being pushed back from May to December 2017, all of the
other studios have to check and make sure none of their releases are threatened.
So despite the presence of Wilson — seemingly the default star every
studio project that can't attract a heavy hitter — and despite the suicide release date against The
Other Guys, another guys - guy flick with a much
bigger profile, it's a bit curious that this isn't getting more of a push.
Other animation
studios such as DreamWorks seem to hire
big names before the characters are even fully conceived.
You can visit any number of
other sites to get the same regurgitated Top 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018, each of them running through the
big budget films in a different order, all titles you no doubt will be actively aware of precisely when the
studio giants backing them want you to.
This week, the
big studios release their fare on Wednesday, so you can pick from a dark, funny, probing look at race and grief; Denzel Washington proving, once again why he's one of the best in the game; a return to form for Pixar; and another variation on A Christmas Carol, this time starring Dickens himself, not to mention the
other movies already in theaters.
Either
studio executives think the movie is not good enough to face off against
other bigger productions, or excutives think it's just not that good of a movie.
They also look better than some
big screen output has in some lacking recent DVDs from
other studios.
Like all of these
big - budget,
big name movies it plays by established laws carved out of a need for action, explosions, A-listers looking buff and references to
other assets within the
studio's ever - expanding Universe.
In 2000, Schafer left Lucas to found a new
studio called Double Fine, where he's led design on Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, and many
other games both
big and small.
The
studio hyped up the Wii U version of the game several times until 2015 when it was released on
other platforms, but was outright canceled for Wii U. Had Slightly Mad actually honored their initial promise, that would have been a pretty
big deal.
Though «
Big Hero 6» doesn't pique my interest nearly as much as the
studio's 2012 hit «Wreck - It Ralph,» here's hoping that it's a giant success, if only because it may lead to more animated versions of
other forgotten Marvel properties in the future.
The
studio boss (Sid Caesar, Grease) consents, if Funn can round up some
big name stars to attach to the picture, which Funn does in seeking Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit), Liza Minnelli (Arthur), Anne Bancroft (The Graduate), Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke), James Caan (The Godfather), and
others.
* Adapted Screenplay * Art Direction * Actress / Supporting Actress — Keira Knightley: She has an excellent
studio for female prospects to the Oscar, but the
biggest threat for her lead aspirations will be the
other SPC potential actress: Jodie Foster — «Carnage».
2: we know what the
other 3
studios are doing (Halo, Gears and Forza H) 3: xbox 2 will probably release in 2019 or 2020, so I'm expecting they'll keep
big announcements for next E3 Knowing what we know it will be filled with 3rd party games intentionally masqueraded as exclusives during the show (but 1 hour later we'll hear the confirmation of it being multiplatform) Halo 6, Forza horizon 4, Gears 5 and we'll get one «surprise» game we won't get to play till 2020... (fable or perfect dark) It won't be all bad, but we should all go in this E3 knowing what we already know (that they'll disappoint us) and maybe, just maybe they'll surprise us (I won't be surprised but enthusiast might)
To some in that still -
big world of
other publisher - run
studios, that might sound like lunacy, but having someone tell Rockstar North what to do would likely be, says Semple, «the
biggest risk of all.»
Am pretty sure, if they manage to pull of Resistance 2,
other big developing
studios will probably try to gobble them up and that is when Sony might step in and make them theirs.
If you've read reviews of this small indie from an unproven
studio about a sports game that isn't Football (both American and European) or the
others in the
Big - Four, you've probably heard the hype that has been built up from pre-release word of mouth.
Bastion Wins
Big: In
other news, we were honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards last week when Bastion earned Best Downloadable Game and our
studio earned Best Debut!
Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda recently talked about some
big plans for the company in a recent interview with Nikkei Trendy, stating that there are «high - end games» coming from Japan and
studios in
other countries.
Hopefully this lesson will continue to resonate with Turn 10 and the
other Microsoft
studios so that they won't try this again in the future (at least not until it becomes such a
big trend that can no longer be ignored).
Martin: I guess it's likely that some
big games companies will try to buy smaller
studios that are on the up, but on the
other hand I'm not sure how likely it is that this would be a successful strategy.
It's a bit of a
bigger project than their
other games, such as WWE SuperCard [Free]-- those are intended to be quick, short sessions, where Mafia 3: Rivals is meant to be something a bit deeper and more expansive for the
studio.
Launched alongside the console and PC game Mafia 3, and developed by 2K's go - to mobile
studio Cat Daddy Games, this game has you building up a crime syndicate of your own in New Bordeaux, fighting NPCs and
other players as you try to become the
biggest criminals in town.
Rubin said while
big studios backed by large publishers such as Infinity and Activision could manage the costs,
other developers may not be able to cope.
On the
other end of the spectrum are
bigger studios putting out jaw dropping cinematic game experiences on home consoles and PCs.
The Develop 100 Tech List features profiles on the top 100 game development tech, as voted for by CTOs at the
biggest studios, indies and
other industry experts.
While the majority of
bigger franchises were purchased by
other studios, and luckily with the majority of their teams intact, why has Vigil gone unnoticed?
Among many
other subjects, Marchewka confirmed that Hellraid has not been cancelled at all and in fact, it was merely put on hold because the
studio has
big plans for it.
Yes, the game has all the hallmarks of a
big budget release with the backing of a renowned
studio and soundtrack composed by none
other than David Wise, but in reality, the game feels more like an indie project.
From Software is well known for developing Dark Souls and Bloodborne but the company's list of developed games include many
other big name titles as well; Armored Core, Otagi, Chromehounds and Ninja Blade are all developed by From Software, which shows that the
studio has experience in wide variety of genres.
Also included in «
Big Spaces and Large Planes» are: the loosely graphic paintings of Cathy Fiorelli who shares
studio space with eleven
other artists at the Middletown Pendleton Art Center; the perceptive works on femininity of Pattie Byron from West Chester; the Kente Cloth - inspired art quilts by Miami University - educated Linda Kramer; the mixed media of Oxford's Maureen Nimis with her cut paper and photographic work; the small works by Catalog & Slavic Librarian at Miami University, Russian - born Masha Misco; and the jewel - like small photographs of Denver - born Cincinnati resident Brian Luman whose exploration of urban crevices is fueled by his skateboard and camera.
I am in my
studio now, I sit in my
studio and look at what is there already and I arrange things around and think and look and then I look at
other stuff, like
other artists, pictures, magazine images, outside of my window is a
big farm field which is a
big part of my inspiration.
As part of Ojih Odutola's residency, she is participating in a host of campus events, some
big and public — like her January 31st dialogue about Art & Equity with South African artist Mary Sibande, and a talk about her new book, The Treatment — and
others more focused on students of the visual arts — such an intensive two - week drawing course, a
studio visit for visual - arts majors, and a senior
studio critique.