Sentences with phrase «than a cash grab»

But just like the old «Rampage» arcade game I played in my youth, I don't necessarily feel like I should ever revisit this one or reflect on it as anything more than a cash grab.

Delivering PUBG to Xbox One in this way paints a bad picture for PUBG and with a $ 30 price tag, it makes the game's port feel like nothing more than a cash grab to capitalize on the hype.

* the greed energy act is nothing more than a cash grab by off shore conglomerates and it is killing the good people of this province both literally & economically.

Not exact matches

The study, published in Psychology and Marketing, shows that when fruit is put in a nice bowl next to your car keys — or when a cafeteria puts it next to a well - lit cash register — it becomes more convenient, attractive, and normal to grab a banana than the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in the far back of the freezer.

In these transparent times, when the ills of capitalism are no longer hidden under the guise of moral superiority, the sheer absurd cash grab of The Last Knight feels like more than just a commercial coup.

Murphy's career has obviously been little more than a cash - grab for quite a while now.

The movie feels less like a cash grab than a thoughtful continuation of Dory's personal journey, staying true to what makes the character unique (her short - term memory loss) without being hampered by its limitations, all while finding creative ways to progress the story and further develop Dory as a character.

For those who think Infinity 2.0 is nothing more than a cash - grab, forcing those who have the game on Xbox 360 to purchase a starter pack again for that same console after just a year, think again.

Director Barry Sonnenfeld and the scriptwriters make the central relationship of J and K firsthand again, with the action and special effects aiding, rather than dominating (as with the cash - grabbing second film), the story on display.

Hollywood churns out one disaster movie after the next and while many are entertaining enough, few prove to be more than quick thrills and box office cash grabs.

A blatant and naked cash grab, a film that only exists to retain Sony's rights to the character, a rehash of a trilogy that ended less than a decade ago, all of the warning signs were there.

That's almost more of a cash grab than Mario games.

A cash - grab of a musical More Hollywood than rebel thrills Warner Bros spend anything to milk one more dime.

Telling a story from a different cultural perspective than we're used to seeing could easily seem like a calculated cash grab if handled poorly, but it's a testament to the quality of the storytelling that this simply feels like a great movie and not a film that's only meant for one specific culture.

Well, for starters, it's pretentious as hell; when the DVD liner notes — written by no less than Berlinger himself — for a fast - tracked cash - grab include such descriptive phrases as «mollify the cynics» and «post-modern approach,» you know you're in for everything but a good time.

Based on its premise or concept, 21 Jump Street has no right to be anything other than a furtive Hollywood cash - grab.

Anything free grabs our attention, we would wait inline a lot longer for something that is free rather than it's equivalent worth in cash.

I now own an Aura One which I use a lot and its hard to Imagine why Kobo would demean the «Aura» brand with this vastly inferior product other than for the purposes of a cynical «cash grab» against the unwary on their part and for which they should be ashamed.

Fees are nothing more than a grab for our hard earned cash.

Professional and amateur sand carving teams from across the state and the nation, will compete in the sand castle building competition, with more than $ 21,000 in cash prizes up for grabs.

Mobile ports typically make Steam users sigh in disguist, their existence viewed as little more than a cheap cash grab -LSB-...]

I'm all for delays if it means we're getting a game that is more than just a quick mobile cash - grab.

The majority of them turn out to be nothing more than cynical cash - grabs where the developers blatantly try to push people towards breaking out their walleys by making earning in - game items through normal play a tedious grind, and ensuring that things which can only be bought with real money offer powerful advantages.

This is far more than a simple upscaled cash grab.

While there are certainly more than a few attempts that appear to be shoddy, quick cash grabs on the Google Play marketplace, there are also a go0d number of high quality 3D MMORPGs available on Android.

An incredible greed has accumulated around the entire Amiibo line, and it's become little more than a cash - grab for opportunists.

When compared to the first DS game, there's almost no distinction, and it saddens me that a franchise that was once so mighty that children knew Mario more than Mickey Mouse has sunk to such a lazy cash grab.

There had been some trepidation going into E3, with the game feeling like a cash grab more than anything.

The game has received quite the backlash since it's announcement in mid August, but despite recent events with Hideo Kojima's departure, it appears Konami seeks to prove that this new installment in the Metal Gear series is much more than a «cash grab».

However, there's always a sneaking suspicion that his inclusion is little more than a cash - grab to help boost the sales of SoulCalibur 6.

While the early days of DLCs were little more than quick cash - grabs (Oblivion's horse armor fiasco of ’06 comes to mind), recent forays into the world of downloadable content have been much more worthwhile investments and can be a great way to reinvigorate games, giving players a reason to go back to the titles they have already finished.

In practice, my deep - rooted mecha fetish would probably be better soothed by an entry in From Software's long - running Armored Core franchise rather than some cash - grabbing rendition of the Guillermo del Toro film.

Still, I guess you can't blame the Unis or the academics for grabbing the cash and kudos before the whole edifice of AGW is shown to be based on little more than the output from computer models based on human programming.

Thanks to a cash grab, in the early 1990s, the Ontario law schools stopped failing anyone and, at one time or another, most of the law schools have also increased first - year enrollments (Ottawa U more than doubled in size).

As the newest member of the Fitbit family, the feature - laden Ionic is more expensive than those with more minimalist designs, but these deals have you covered if you want to grab one and save some cash:

Are these more than just a fancy, accessory cash grab?

«All - cash buyers have grabbed up a higher percentage of homes in the past 12 years in Merced County than in much of the rest of the state.