Sentences with phrase «video game franchise launch»

Activision announced today that the company sold more than $ 500 million of Destiny into retail stores and first parties worldwide as of day one, making the game the biggest new video game franchise launch in history.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that the company sold more than $ 500 million of Destiny into retail stores and first parties worldwide as of day one, making the game the biggest new video game franchise launch in history.

«The original Destiny became the biggest new console video game franchise launch in history, and Destiny 2 surpassed the original's records for engagement and digital sales in launch week.

Activision Publishing, Inc., announced today that the company sold more than 0 million of Destiny into retail stores and first parties worldwide as of day one, making the game the biggest new video game franchise launch in history.

Bungie and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard has announced that Destiny: The Taken King broke the record for the most downloaded day - one game in PlayStation history and set a new day - one franchise benchmark for both total players and peak online concurrency, surpassing the original Destiny launch day last September, which was itself the biggest new video game franchise launch in history.

That kind of bold artistic vision pays off: Activision Blizzard announced this week that it shipped $ 500 million worth of games to retailers, good enough to make Destiny «the biggest new video game franchise launch in history.»

The Hitman video game franchise launched in 2000 and has went on to sell over 35 million copies worldwide.

Not exact matches

According to Sam Cooper, senior director for Call of Duty in Activision's marketing department, in today's video game business, any successful «AAA» franchise is as focused on post-launch engagement with fans as with the actual launch of the game.

Sony announced the launch date during the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3, where it showcased a slew of new VR video games, including ones for the Star Wars and Batman franchises.

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A record - breaking three - dimensional 1996 action video game, Tomb Raider launched a franchise beloved by horny teenage boys the world over,...

The Oscar winner from «The Danish Girl» — whose slyly chilling turn as the machine in «Ex Machina» signaled previously untapped reserves of menace — portrays the heiress to the Croft fortune and inheritor of the franchise launched a generation ago now, in 1996, as a massively popular video game showcasing its sprinting, leaping, artifact - boosting heroine.

Back in 1981, the original version of The Evil Dead launched the directing career of Sam Raimi and a horror franchise that would run to two sequels, not to mention a comic - book series, video games and a musical, over the next 25 years.

The Oscar winner from «The Danish Girl» — whose slyly chilling turn as the machine in «Ex Machina» signaled previously untapped reserves of menace — portrays the heiress to the Croft fortune and inheritor of the franchise launched a generation ago now, in 1996, as a massively popular video game showcasing its sprinting, leaping, artifact - boosting...

Part of the whole plan with Tron: Legacy was to launch a multi-platform new franchise which would span the movies, potential sequels, video games, animated television projects and maybe even a theme park attraction.

The Tomb Raider franchise was first launched in 1996 with the original video game for PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles and is one of the more popular gaming titles.

The dynamic concept model heralds the launch of the brand's N Performance division, and was developed as part of the Vision Gran Turismo project which invites automakers to design vehicles exclusively for the renowned Gran Turismo ® video game franchise.

First launched in 2011, PAYDAY is a cooperative first - person shooter computer and video game franchise with more than 16 million units sold on PC, SteamOS, PlayStation ® 4, Xbox One, PlayStation ® 3, Xbox 360, and, now, the Nintendo Switch system.

First launched in 2011, PAYDAY is a cooperative first - person shooter computer and video game franchise with more than 16 million units sold on PC, SteamOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation ™ 4 and Xbox One, soon coming to the Nintendo Switch system.

Activision said it was the largest new franchise launch in video game history and was among the top 10 largest game launches ever in the US, according to NPD.

Destiny led the charge in September as the biggest new franchise launched in video game history.

In fact, Destiny is one of the top 10 U.S. video game launches of all time and the only new franchise launch to ever crack the top 30.

Interactive Entertainment announces today's Australian launch of Scribblenauts Unlimited for PC, a new game expanding upon the award - winning, video game franchise that challenges players to imagine anything and bring it to life in the game.

«Destiny was the biggest launch of a new console video game franchise ever.

The console, which was built from the same guts as SNK's MVS (Multi Video System) arcade hardware, is best remembered for its ludicrously steep price tag when it was released — it was priced at $ 649 dollars when it launched in 1990, while games were nearly half that price — as well as its staggering stable of fighting game franchises such as The King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown and Fatal Fury series.

The Spider - Man video game franchise has seen some ups and downs over the past years, and with the big - screen movie Spidey about to get a reboot, with a new movie launching in just over a week, the timing is perfect for the video game franchise to get one too.

This game is the one that launched one of the most famous franchises in video game history.

After becoming the most pre-ordered video games in Nintendo history, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon — the latest games in the wildly popular Pokémon franchise — have now become the fastest - selling games that Nintendo has ever launched in the Americas.

The Tomb Raider franchise was first launched in 1996 with the original video game for PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles and is one of the more popular gaming titles.

He is the former Executive Chairman of Eidos and launched global video game franchises including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Launching June 2 for PS4, Xbox One and PC, Tekken 7 takes the iconic fighting game franchise to new heights with a slew of new characters, tons of online options and a sweeping story mode about the most dysfunctional video game family ever.

Initially launched in 2007, the Assassin's Creed franchise has since transcended video games to offer new and immersive experiences in comic books, mobile games, novels and even movies.

As part of this banner year for the iconic franchise, video game players are no doubt anticipating the launch of the upcoming Nintendo 3DS games, Pokémon Sun andPokémon Moon, on November 18.»

Majesco Expands Best - Selling Fitness Franchise With Flagship Next Gen Console Releases and First Mobile Tablet Experience EDISON, NJ --(Marketwired)-- 05/28/13 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the Zumba ® Fitness video game franchise that has now sold more than nine million copies worldwide, announced today that Zumba ® Fitness World Party is expected to launch this October on Kinect ™ for Xbox Franchise With Flagship Next Gen Console Releases and First Mobile Tablet Experience EDISON, NJ --(Marketwired)-- 05/28/13 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the Zumba ® Fitness video game franchise that has now sold more than nine million copies worldwide, announced today that Zumba ® Fitness World Party is expected to launch this October on Kinect ™ for Xbox franchise that has now sold more than nine million copies worldwide, announced today that Zumba ® Fitness World Party is expected to launch this October on Kinect ™ for Xbox -LSB-...]

To date, Nintendo has sold more than 2 billion video games worldwide and more than 360 million hardware units globally, creating such industry icons as Mario © and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda © and Pokemon ©.

Game Demo, Trailer and Fun Nerdy Nummies Segment Mark Launch of Latest Game in the Best - Selling Franchise EDISON, NJ --(Marketwired)-- 09/17/14 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the award - winning Cooking Mama video game franchise that has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, announced today that Cooking Mama 5: Bon AppéGame Demo, Trailer and Fun Nerdy Nummies Segment Mark Launch of Latest Game in the Best - Selling Franchise EDISON, NJ --(Marketwired)-- 09/17/14 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the award - winning Cooking Mama video game franchise that has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, announced today that Cooking Mama 5: Bon AppéGame in the Best - Selling Franchise EDISON, NJ --(Marketwired)-- 09/17/14 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the award - winning Cooking Mama video game franchise that has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, announced today that Cooking Mama 5: BonFranchise EDISON, NJ --(Marketwired)-- 09/17/14 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the award - winning Cooking Mama video game franchise that has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, announced today that Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appégame franchise that has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, announced today that Cooking Mama 5: Bonfranchise that has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, announced today that Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit!

Through a Nintendo Direct presentation, the video game company announced that the next installment of the popular Kirby franchise, Kirby: Planet Robobot, will be launched on the Nintendo 3DS on June 10.

The launch of Final Fantasy XV, the long - awaited newest installment of video game developer Square Enix's role - playing franchise, which had people standing out on the cold concrete streets as early as 6 a.m.

Speaking to investors last night, CEO Bobby Kotick said that the game has the potential to be Activision's next billion dollar franchise», adding that he expects Destiny will become the best selling new video game IP in history when it launches across Xbox and PlayStation consoles.»

In a release, the firm said Bunch has structured, documented and helped launch a multitude of franchise programs for companies across a variety of industries, including restaurants, video game stores, furniture stores, optometry clinics, haircut salons, billiard halls, recruitment firms, and companies involved in real estate, insurance, pet care service, durable medical equipment sales, automobile repairs, tax services and educational art.