For the most part, Hollywood has tried and failed at bringing big game franchises to movie theaters.
It runs on the same game engine that's responsible for some of the biggest game franchises of all time.
The success of the Call of Duty game franchises has helped raise awareness, and money, for active duty and retired soldiers.
Balfe has joined the select few who have penned the notes to the most popular video game franchises of our time.
The consumer attention is shifting from the grand, 10- or 30-year old console game franchises to nimble new mobile game brands.
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Iwata revealed how the Wii U launch lineup will be bolstered by a long list of top game franchises headed for the new console.
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The company is likely to seek further developments in game franchises across multiple platforms, an area that Tencent has scarcely touched, according to the paper.
Mobile games are becoming a bigger part of many game makers' plans as gamers will soon be able to access game franchises through multiple screens.
Miyamoto, of course, went on to create several of the biggest video game franchises of all time, including Mario, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda.
He was an experienced developer coming from Kuju, Ion Storm, Crystal Dynamics and Eidos, where he had worked on game franchises like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex.
With over 150 million games sold around the globe on just about every device out there, The Sims is one of the most popular game franchises out there.
Nintendo didn't run out of steam after it unleashed its hero plumber on the world: Several other of the world's best-selling game franchises were created by the 116-year-old company, including Donkey Kong (which has sold nearly 48 million games outside of the Mario titles) and The Legend of Zelda (about 47 million).
Oct 2, 2012 -- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first Software titles have launched via Steam, marking a major expansion to the platform known as a leading destination for PC and Mac games.
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Many of these gamers are playing on tablets or smartphones while watching TV or using other screens, which is changing the way game developers approach franchises.
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These new game iterations push the franchises in interesting directions.
Fans noticed: after the Chicago-New England matchup in 1986 became the first Super Bowl to draw 90 million viewers, the game failed to draw that many again until 1996, thanks to a close game between two iconic franchises, the Steelers and Cowboys.
The appeal of these two popular franchises combined in a video game is expected to hit a wide audience from older fans who read the J.
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Unreal Engine is a world-class game development platform that's powered classic franchises including Gears of War, BioShock, Mass Effect, Borderlands, and Infinity Blade.
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Two of the biggest video game publishers, Activision and Electronic Arts, find key franchises the subject of litigation.
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They have apparently forgotten that the value of their franchises is due to the popularity of the game with the paying public.
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Without any other new franchises to talk about this summer, Dishonored filled game blogs and went home with some nice looking E3 awards.
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Not many organizations can boast being among the top 10 franchises within their sport in terms of revenue, game attendance, and franchise value despite being the 17th largest market in the country.
One of the bigger game publishers, Konami has several well-known and long-running franchises under its roof, including Castlevania, Metal Gear and Dance Dance Revolution.
Even with all of the adulation and controversy that has surrounded Bill James throughout the years, one thing cannot be forgotten: most major league franchises not only mismanage ball players, but the execution of game strategies as well.
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Both franchises have also submitted bids to host the 2015 All-Star game, a decision that could be announced sometime around the NBA Finals.
In six seasons with four franchises, he had never averaged more than 6.9 points per game (a career highlight that came in 2008-09 with the pre-Blake Griffin Clippers).
The show also plays an important role in how successful future game, movie and TV launches will be for companies that invest millions of dollars into new franchises.
This has left old mega-franchises like Angry Birds with strong ongoing download performances, but rapidly shrinking share of direct game revenue.
If the game does include a physical element like Skylanders they also have the challenge of working with existing Disney franchises (each with their distinct art style) whereas Activision had a clean slate.
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