Koei Temco's strange decision, to take the air
out of a beloved series, speaks to a greater problem in the AAA industry.
Not exact matches
These assets enable the company to buy up
beloved intellectual property (Pixar, Marvel, LucasFilm), churn
out blockbusters, and then aggressively monetize the success
of those films through theme park attractions, licensed toys, and spin - off TV
series.
Nerding
out over an online video game or a fantasy
series or a
beloved sitcom isn't bad — that kind
of deep passion can drive culture forward — but when that love is self - contained, it's useless, and that makes the diverted goals
of
Nerding
out over an online video game or a fantasy
series or a
beloved sitcom isn't bad — that kind
of deep passion can drive culture forward — but when that love is self - contained, it's useless, and that makes the diverted goals
of Ready Player One's book and movie feel in counter to one another.
The deal, which was reportedly worth $ 200 million to $ 250 million over seven years, locked
out all other third - party publishers from producing baseball titles — including Electronic Arts, maker
of the
beloved MVP Baseball
series that constituted Take - Two's stiffest competition.
Following the well - received screening
of Cloak & Dagger's pilot episode at SXSW last month, FreeForm has released a new promo for the upcoming Marvel
series which focuses on the titular duo's powers; check it
out here... «Marvel's Cloak & Dagger» is a coming -
of - age
series based on the
beloved Marvel characters.
Excellent casting saves this certain dud from being just another terrible big screen version
of a
beloved old TV spy
series, with Carell perfectly portraying a bumbling ignoramus who somehow has the knack (and a lot
of luck) to get himself
out of nasty scrapes time and again.
C'm on, even if it did have a shaky launch and left
out some
of the
series» most
beloved features (like robbing every single person you meet) for more standard theme - park MMO stuff, it was still a really neat idea.
Here is what one
of our readers had to say about the new film: «I went in trying to enjoy the film aspect
of it and came
out thinking that this was just another abomination
of a much
beloved series, much like the film Dragonball Evolution.»
Easily the best - known and most highly regarded
of Mike Hammer's big screen
outings, 1999 National Film Registry selection Kiss Me Deadly has its status reinforced by this week's admission into The Criterion Collection, that
beloved «continuing
series of important classic and contemporary films.»
All
of that is to say it might be premature to suggest that Konami is getting
out of the business
of publishing traditional console games, and the company's portfolio still includes
beloved series like Castlevania and Pro Evolution Soccer in addition to Silent Hill and Metal Gear.
Girded for a similar disaster in Adam Sandler crony Peter Segal's resurrection
of the
beloved Mel Brooks & Buck Henry cult / camp slapstick television
series «Get Smart», imagine my surprise that the picture turned
out to be sharp, well - metered, and best
of all, kind.
Even if you've been living under a rock the past few years, you'll be well aware that a new installment to the
beloved series of films is due
out at the end
of the year — but before we see Star... [Read more...]
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good By Jan Karon Berkley • $ 16 • ISBN 9780425276211 The 10th installment
of Karon's
beloved series finds Father Tim back in Mitford, trying to figure
out his place in the village since his retirement as parish priest.
Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z is probably the most
beloved series to come
out of Weekly Shonen Jump.
In part four
of this Character Highlight
series, check
out these
beloved characters from The Legend
of Zelda: Twilight Princess and The Legend
of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
In part two
of this Character Highlight
series, check
out these
beloved characters from The Legend
of Zelda: Ocarina
of Time, The Legend
of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and The Legend
of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
I went
out of my way to hate the game even before it was released on the grounds that it was blaspheming my
beloved series.
I was very much like you; sceptical about the rebirth
of my
beloved series, but (borrowing a term from my review) it turned
out to be badass.
We'll find
out then if the protracted development time has resulted in a quality game that is worthy
of the name
of the
beloved film
series.
Many fans believe the mobile version has been delayed, so it could be coming
out along an expected Nintendo switch version
of the
beloved Animal Crossing
series in the coming year.
DMC, reboot
of the
beloved Devil May Cry
series, is already
out, I'm playing it, and it's awesome.
Despite fans continuously begging for the Smash Bros.
series to be taken seriously, Nintendo couldn't perish the thought
of its
beloved characters seen as violent people simply beating the snot
out of each other.
Making an MMO
out of the
beloved Final Fantasy
series was never going to be easy.
That is because the titanic success
of LOVE, which grew
out of an early 1961 painting titled 4 - Star Love and evolved into a
beloved series of prints and sculptures, cast the rest
of his extensive career's worth
of work in shadow.
Testing the waters with
beloved franchises like Fables and Borderlands, then another television mega-hit with Game
of Thrones, Telltale is now rolling
out one
of its most established properties yet with Batman: The Telltale
Series, which just launched its first episode.