Sentences with phrase «shared universe»

wstephenson: Given that PC / Mac and console players will not be interacting in moment to moment play, only via the shared universe, how do you feel about tweaking the moment to moment game balance to better meet console players» needs and play styles?

Without any real multiplayer features beyond being able to group up (which was added in a patch) and shoot at things, it's better to think of the game as a single - player simulator in a shared universe than a real MMO.

The game always let players interact with each other if they chose to play in the shared universe (not solo mode) but as part of the Wings update, players could better coordinate with each other and share in mission rewards.

Players exist together in a shared universe, but as Douglas Adams once wrote, space is big.

Game Director Ashraf Ismail balks at a direct confirmation, his less than subtle phrasing leads to a strong possibility of a shared universe

The two biggest space MMOs are EVE Online and Elite: Dangerous, each presenting a drastically different vision of a shared universe.

It's a shared universe that has evolved over 30 years, in tabletop miniatures games and sourcebooks, novels, comics, and dozens of computer games.

This does, after all, seem to be a shared universe and Colossus's epic graphical overhaul puts in on par, or even ahead, of Ueda's latest creation (which to be fair, started development back in 2007).

so if it were a shared universe, and you never ever bumped into another player, would it have made a difference?

Same reason most movies are reboots, sequels, and shared universe collections of IPs.

That's a good thing because while the game has some shared universe gameplay like logging discoveries and tagging them with your name, the studio is treating the game as a single player experience.

It has really been a process of exploring and breaking new ground — running an MMO service that needs constant updates on a console, microtransactions on a console, connecting an MMO on console to an MMO on PC in a real time shared universe and the Marketplace between the two — and there's even more to come.

Now the two worlds and characters don't have to directly crossover in their standalone games, but it would be awesome if Ubisoft developed a shared universe like Marvel's movies.

Hopefully this game will reveal more concrete evidence, of the shared universe between all his games.

Veronica Presents: Kevin Keller, Issue 2 By Dan Parent Archie Comics App iPad 2, iOS 4.3 — Comic creators who work in a shared universe face specific, conjoined responsibilities when adding a new character to that universe: they have to simultaneously generate interest in the addition while reassuring the existing audience that they aren't going to go too far off of the ranch.

The new model propose companies centered around shared universe where creators are staff instead of work for hire, people who are invested in the good of the company.

Speaking with Marvel.com, Bendis spoke towards Peter and Miles both holding onto the Spider - Man title in the Marvel Universe, «One of my favorite things about a shared universe, is that on top of what you're writing for the characters, other things are happening to the characters, like now Miles is in the new universe, and now he's a part of the Champions, and half of [Civil War II] was people fighting over his head, so things have changed in his life, and his relationship to the Marvel Universe is completely different than it was in the first series and that's exciting.»

DC wants their comics to have a kind of community of characters in a shared universe, and they intend for their readers to consume them that way.

If you write in a shared universe, there had better be a pretty damned good reason for your editor / publisher grabbing all rights to your story.

But if they are trying to grab rights to the setting — unless it is so unique that it could never be used in another story without it being clear you'd just ripped it from that shared universe — or characters / character names, run from that contract as quickly as possible.

It looks like the movies are following in the path of comics, as Sony announced two spinoffs of its Amazing Spider - Man movies and the hiring of a set of writers who will create a shared universe of interlocking stories — the announcement gives their mandate as «to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a... [Read more...]

It looks like the movies are following in the path of comics, as Sony announced two spinoffs of its Amazing Spider - Man movies and the hiring of a set of writers who will create a shared universe of interlocking stories — the announcement gives their mandate as «to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a continuous tone and thread throughout the films.»

So, the third entry in the Thor trilogy will embrace its shared universe and pair the god of thunder with Mark Ruffalo's Incredible Hulk.

The word around town involved the studio pressuring Wright to integrate the film more heavily into the fabric of their shared universe and he walked.

It can only improve upon an already winning formula taking an already unprecedented shared universe to a whole other level.

Back in September when it was first announced that Legendary Pictures were planning a shared universe between Godzilla and King Kong, rumours surfaced about the possibility of the studio bringing Pacific Rim's Jaegers and Kaiju into the mix for a crossover of monster proportions.

After kick - starting a shared universe with 2013's Man of Steel, Warner Bros have been keen to get things moving rather quickly.

The popular alien symbiote will be starring in his very own solo movie, but it will not be one that takes place inside Marvel's shared universe.

YouTuber Patrick (H) Willems recently took a look at «shared universe» comic book movies and TV, such as the Marvel cinematic universe (MCU) and the CW's Arrowverse, to analyze how their comic book storytelling roots have influenced their cinematic storytelling.

The greatest strength of the MCU is that it's a shared universe, where events tie together, other characters can drop into movies, and a history exists to help set up stories without needing to make something new.

They're pushing ahead with those «shared universe» plans — blame Marvel — for more Transformers movies with yearly releases to come.

The greatest weakness of the shared universe, on the other hand, is bloat.

This coincidental reboot could still be bad news for misogynist Ghostbusters fans, though — Pearce's vision for the film involves a shared universe with Paul Feig's all - female cast.

Warner Bros., which owns DC Comics, has not been shy about its big screen intentions: It wants a Marvel - style shared universe of blockbuster films, and it wants it yesterday.

In fact, the idea was so off - the - wall that when Kurt Russell proposed a shared universe that would bring together signature characters played by himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis, no one really wanted to listen to him.

Producer Alex Kurtzman promises that the Universal Monsters shared universe won't abandon the franchise's horror roots.

If you are looking for the start of the next great shared universe to rival Marvel, you'll probably be disappointed.

Something else that came up during the Q&A is the fact that it provides an opportunity for different writers and directors to tell a story in this shared universe through the prism of their own point of view.

The Winter Soldier is also the post-Avengers movie everyone was waiting to see, combining the superheroes who live in this shared universe in smaller doses.

Stan debuted back in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, and has served as both a villain and hero in the shared universe.

After appearing in such indie darlings as «Safety Not Guaranteed,» «Drinking Buddies «and «The Pretty One,» as well as the hit FOX sitcom, «New Girl,» Johnson is a memorable addition to the first installment of the Dark Universe, the shared universe of the rebooted versions of the original Universal Monsters.

The culmination of this ten - year shared universe experiment should stand on the shoulders of the movies that came before it.

However, it would be naive to have thought that Infinity War was going to be a self contained film that exposits core concepts of the world, introduces every character anew to audiences that have no experience with the shared universe.

It has hints to the shared universe but these hints are not needed to fully enjoy the film.

Transformers is going the way of a shared universe, and last month it announced that Akiva Goldsman would head up a writers room full of talent to oversee a new shared universe.

However, the studio plans on exploring the cosmic side of the shared universe following the close - out of Anthony and Joe Russo's Avengers 4, and they may first want to see how Ryan Coogler's Black Panther - the studio's first black superhero movie as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - performs before committing to another black superhero flick.

Oscar - winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman is no longer involved with developing Paramount's Transformers shared universe.

Obviously, Universal wants to protect the future of this potentially valuable franchise, so the next film in this shared universe will need to be both a critical and box - office smash.

Essentially the «Punisher: War Zone» of «Ghost Rider» movies, «Spirit of Vengeance» is a true experiment in letting directors (and actors) go full - blast in what they do best, rather than trying to tie a film to other comic book movies or a larger shared universe.

The former is the first film in this new DC shared universe and it's one that I seem to have enjoyed more than most.