Sentences with phrase «video games attempting»

Other times we'll see video games attempting to tell a story in a way that mirrors film, despite games typically being much longer, resulting in missions and quests that feel like filler or unimportant to the real story.

Some video games attempt to add realism by introducing movement in the in - game camera.

Not exact matches

Long seen as one of the last frontiers of consumer cloud services, companies have been attempting to go the way of Netflix and Spotify by bringing video games to the cloud.

Makers of everything from cars to video games now think of their businesses as attempting to establish such ecosystems.

After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

The Portland Oregonian reported that United Methodist leaders abandoned an attempt to gather signatures for a referendum on video poker because the proposed initiative could have forced tribes to give up their lucrative video games, and the tribes claimed that this was unfair to Native Americans struggling for economic growth.

For some time now many have suggested that the United legend can't tackle and that it's the only portion of his game he hasn't mastered during his 18 years at the club and if proof was needed to illustrate that point then it can be found in THIS VIDEO of his attempted tackle on Sergio Busquets.

As the Alabama defensive linemen killed time watching television and playing video games on a road trip a few years ago, A'Shawn Robinson got bored and decided he should attempt what so many of his teammates had already failed to do.

French car manufacturer Citroën, in an attempt to somehow showcase its «protective AirBump ® technology» (which it does not explain or detail how it is involved in this video in any way), pitted Arsenal's French duo of Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud against the Germans Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker in a game of what appears to be called Footpool.

That was evident during last year's US Supreme Court case when an attempt by California (again) to ban violent video game sales to minors was struck down, in part because the scientific case had unravelled.

Virtual Online Dating: A combination of video game playing and Online Dating, where users create avatars and spend time in virtual worlds in an attempt to meet other avatars with the purpose of meeting for potential dates.

Extras: The Blu - ray includes quite a few extra features, including a detailed, if at times kind of lethargic commentary by director Lloyd; three interlocked featurettes detailing the stage genesis of the property, the vocal training of the actors (including a laugh out loud segment showing the largely incompetent Firth attempting «dance moves»), as well as the source ABBA music; another featurette detailing the making of «Lay Your Love on Me,» a duet between Seyfried and Dominic Cooper that becomes a bit of a production number; deleted scenes (including the cut musical number «The Name of the Game») and a music video of «Gim me!

Arriving in theaters mere weeks after «Tomb Raider» and «Ready Player One,» «Rampage» is but the latest big - studio attempt to make good on Hollywood's most exasperating genre: the video - game - based VFX showcase.

The first Silent Hill was an attempt at cashing in on the popular video game series.

But the writers, TV and video game veterans Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre (Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Fox's short - lived «The Good Guys»), seem content to loosely recreate the original movie's beats and not attempt anything too brazen or outrageous.

This second attempt at a screen adaptation of the revered Capcom video game series is unbelievably awful in every aspect.

This may be primarily because the current trend is for decaying urban environments, but it seems that the attempts of the video game industry to become more cinematic have, in turn, inspired Hollywood.

«The good news is that the Oscar - winning actress offers an entertaining and occasionally devilish take on the famed video game heroine, on variation that can stand side - by - side with Jolie's two attempts.

We may have reached a point where there's a dozen awful video game movies for every successful — relatively speaking — attempt, but it's films like Silent Hill that keep me from developing an entirely pessimistic view of the popular trend.

Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Video Game is a well crafted and unique racing title that attempts to capture the unique elements of dirt bike racing.

Fans of the original Metal Gear video game has joined together in attempt to remake their favorite title...

I can, however, safely say that Wright's attempts to mend cinema, video games, and comic books work — it is the first film in which enemies turn into coins when defeated, health bars are displayed, and towering «thuds» invade the screen during fight sequences, and honestly, it was all awe - inspiring.

Completely ignoring the personalities and whimsical tone of the Super Mario video game series, the film is a bizarre mess that attempts to shoehorn some of the series concepts into a realistic setting, and the result is barely recognizable as the property that gamers around the world know and love.

A shortage of usable high - res photography and a feeble attempt to be associated with the video game series probably explain the dramatic, glitzy cover art, which has near - nothing to do with the movie it adorns.

This holiday season, Hollywood will get yet another attempt at proving they can turn a video game into a decent movie.

Matt Rodgers on the best ever video game movie scenes... The first part of 2018 will see two high profile videogame adaptations hit the big screen in an attempt to do what 2016's Assassin's Creed couldn't, by breaking a curse which has stretched back as far as 1993's infamous Super Mario Bros. movie.

Video game movies don't have the greatest track record, but recently we've noticed some attempts to battle that trend.

Michael Fassbender attempts to rescue the humble video game movie in this fantasy epic.

After two pretty lousy attempts, and a lot of terrible video game adaptations on the way, Hollywood has resurrected «Tomb Raider,» and plucked the most recent supporting actress Oscar winner production could get their hands on.

Indie Game: The Movie: This stirring documentary explores the history of independent video games and follows several fascinating figures as they attempt to finish (and release) their own efforts.

The latest cinematic attempt at the HITMAN video game is even more inept than its predecessor, a lazy and generic action vehicle with little value.

He enunciates the background of the drone program, and how it was partially based on video games, but also attempts to stress there's a real cost of human life.

Hollywood really doesn't want to give up on attempting to adapt video game movies for cinemas.

Here's Nolan North, attempting a Eurogamer challenge where he does as many of his video game voices as he can in 60 seconds.

It should also be noted, June 12 is the first day of E3 2018, the popular LA video game convention, and it would make sense for Rockstar to attempt to capitalize on the hype.

Rockstar's attempt in making a western open - world video game was no less than a massive hit.

Sci - fi fans in particular should have a lot of fun uncovering the many references to popular TV shows, films and video games that litter the landscape even if many of them are rather cringe - worthy in their attempts at humour.

In an attempt to take the lead in providing the best video game experience to its players, Microsoft is working on enlarging its library of exclusive video game titles.

With Vikander stepping in for Angelina Jolie, Roar Uthaug's Tomb Raider is an attempt to rekindle a video game - adapted franchise that faded quickly the first time around.

The film attempts to stare down social issues such as video game culture, anorexia, infidelity, fame hunting, and the proliferation of illicit material on the internet.

The whole thing looks and feels like an extended episode of some Starz series, and you almost get the sense that first - time feature film director Aleksander Bach is attempting to ape the Resident Evil movies, another franchise with bad writing, silly action and only the most tenuous connection to the video games that inspired it.

Need for Speed Rated PG - 13 for sequences of reckless street racing, disturbing crash sequences, nudity and crude language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Based on the highly successful video game, Need for Speed follows Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul as he attempts to join a highly secretive street race worth millions of dollars to the winner.

I have sat through so many failed attempts to turn a popular video game into a big budget blockbuster.

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Rick, alienated ex — football star and video game prodigy, teams up with athletic Molly to continue their fight against the Smiley McDeath gang, villains posing as government agents attempting to thwart a foreign threat.

A story on video game blog Kotaku is reporting on a new in - store labeling practice by EB Games in Canada that appears to be an attempt to deceive customers into believing used games are actually new games.

EA Sports have had three attempts at making the perfect UFC game (four if you count their generic «EA MMA «game) and they still can not crack the mixed martial arts code in a video game setting.

There seem to be some negatively charged ectoplasmic entities interfering with out attempts to embed this trailer for Ghostbusters: The Video Game on the Nintendo Wii, but you can currently view its rounder, rubberier visuals in motion over at VE3D.

I don't know if I have any direct advice or comments to offer to our protagonist, per se, but there is one thing that does come to mind in the story of Ni No Kuni II where he will attempt to negotiate with five different kingdoms throughout his adventures and form a contract, and that can be kind of similar to the gaming industry where I often find myself in a position of course where there is the company that makes the game engine, there is the company that has the video codex we use, and there are so many parties involved and you have to unify all that towards one common goal.

About 6 hours into the game things become much more gripping than the average video - game would dare to attempt, only Metal Gear Solid or the early Final Fantasy titles would demand such attention.