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Assassin’s Creed III is one of the big titles set to be launched this year, but one of the leading developers working on the title seems to believe that its very existence is a sign of big problems with the gaming industry.
Speaking at a Game Developers Conference panel called Designing Games to Sell, Alex Hut... |
12 March 2012
05:58 GMT |
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Ubisoft believes that its upcoming Assassin’s Creed III action adventure game is a great time for new players to experience the long running franchise.
Assassin’s Creed games have a deep and complex story that’s interwoven with actual historical facts and events. As such, it’s been a bit hard... |
9 March 2012
04:30 GMT |
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Activision has talked about the impact its Call of Duty series has on its fans, saying that the popularity of its Call of Duty Elite online service and last year’s Call of Duty XP convention prove that fans think of the franchise not just as a game series, but more of a lifestyle.
The Call of Duty series may h... |
13 February 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Ubisoft has cleared a few things up concerning its massively successful Assassin’s Creed franchise, once again highlighting that, even if a new game has appeared every year for the last three ones, it takes a lot longer than 12 months to complete games of such size and scope.While the Assassin’s Creed fra... |
6 December 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Ubisoft has talked about its Assassin’s Creed series and how the structure of the franchise, which has been going on for quite some time, allows it to continue forever, even if the most recent title, Revelations, has just ended the storyline for two of its previous protagonists, Altair and Ezio Auditore.The Ass... |
5 December 2011
17:31 GMT |
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Mass Effect 3 is getting ready to be released next March by BioWare and Electronic Arts, but the studio knows that fans of the role playing shooter series want the series to continue well after the third title.Mass Effect games have proved that the traditional third person shooter experience can be combined with clas... |
5 December 2011
05:49 GMT |
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Come January 2012, Kate Beckinsale will be back in the leather catsuit vampire Selene is so fond of, in the fourth “Underworld” movie called “Awakening.” Speaking with Flaunt about it, Kate admits she's very much against the idea of big budget movie franchises.
At the same time, she a... |
26 November 2011
06:30 GMT |
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Ubisoft has confirmed that a new Assassin's Creed game is coming next year, despite the fact that the latest installment in the series, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, hasn't even been released as of yet.Ubisoft has quite a lot of best selling franchises, including hardcore ones, like Prince of Persia o... |
10 November 2011
15:51 GMT |
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BioWare is expected to present a new project at the 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards but the first official screenshot of this new "franchise" has now been revealed.The EA BioWare label was created earlier this year to oversee all of Electronic Arts studios that handled role playing games, so when we heard last week t... |
8 November 2011
10:21 GMT |
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Video game publisher Electronic Arts seems to be ready to mine its rich history for franchises that have captured the imagination of gamers and could be revived and updated to meet the requirements of the contemporary market.Frank Gibeau, who is the leader of the EA Labels division at Electronic Arts, has told CVG th... |
22 August 2011
03:15 GMT |
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The conventional wisdom among video game publishers is that a successful intellectual property should be used as much as possible, with the aim of launching a new game linked to it every year, if possible, in order to keep gamers hooked on a particular game world.
Michael Pachter, who is an analyst watching the in... |
4 July 2011
16:31 GMT |
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To the surprise of almost no one, BioWare is already thinking about where to take its hugely popular Mass Effect series, even if the development of the third installment, Mass Effect 3, has just been extended until next year.
The Mass Effect franchise managed to impress a lot of gamers through its role-playing mec... |
30 June 2011
12:31 GMT |
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The Duke Nukem franchise will continue to see new installments, at least according to the owner of the intellectual property, Take-Two Interactive, despite the not so stellar debut of Duke Nukem Forever.After more than a decade of development at 3D Realms, and then, after the bankruptcy of the original team, at Gearb... |
21 June 2011
08:26 GMT |
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Once upon a time Take Two Interactive was seen as a company that depended greatly on the Grand Theft Auto series for its success and struggled during the years when the franchise lied dormant but a string of releases, from this year's L.A. Noire to last year's Red Dead Redemption, has shown that the publish... |
21 June 2011
04:50 GMT |
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Take-Two Interactive, the publishing partner of Rockstar and Team Bondi, has revealed that the recently released L.A. Noire has the potential to become another strong franchise for it, as initial sales figures are extremely good.
L.A. Noire was in development for quite some time, and, after its release last week, it... |
25 May 2011
17:21 GMT |
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Dragon Age 2 is, in many ways, most of them detailed better in the Softpedia review of the game, a more simplified experience than Dragon Age: Origins, the more traditional role-playing game that opened the series.And, in my opinion, it makes Dragon Age 2 the sort of game which is better at introducing the series tha... |
23 March 2011
19:31 GMT |
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During Ubisoft's financial results conference, its CEO, Yves Guillemot, confirmed that the company is going to release a brand new Assassin's Creed game this year, and that more details will be available in May.
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise has been growing by leaps and bounds these las... |
15 February 2011
15:51 GMT |
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In April this year, MGM’s money problems got the best of it and the first victim with the movie studio was the “James Bond” franchise. Daniel Craig wants the big bosses to get their act together and work to bring it back. As we also informed you at the time, the 23rd James Bond film was “postp... |
13 October 2010
10:50 GMT |
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The tentatively called “The Bourne Legacy,” also known as “Bourne 4,” is happening, though it may not be in a way that’s pleasing to fans: director Tony Gilroy has just confirmed that the film will be without Matt Damon and without the character Jason Bourne.The announcement, though... |
12 October 2010
03:08 GMT |
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Fans of the foul-mouthed John McClane should rest assured knowing that “Live Free or Die Hard,” aka “Die Hard 4” was not the last installment of the franchise – and that a fifth is in the making. MTV News caught up with the man who made McClane into the cult hero he is, Bruce Willis, and... |
6 October 2010
06:38 GMT |
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In March this year, actor Matt Damon said that, as interesting as it may sound, he wasn’t into the idea of making a fourth Bourne film. He may still be so – but Universal has big plans for the franchise and has already gotten a director on board. The issue of whether a fourth installment to the Bourne fra... |
6 October 2010
03:43 GMT |
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Production on the third installment of the “Men in Black” franchise is moving along, with British actress Emma Thompson currently in talks for a big part in it, it has emerged. As several movie-oriented e-zines put it, “MIB” couldn’t have remained a boys’ club for ever, so the deci... |
1 October 2010
04:14 GMT |
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It’s undeniably one of the biggest and most beloved movie franchises of all times and soon, fans will also be able to enjoy it in 3D: the entire “Star Wars” saga is being converted and will see re-release.All six films will be converted from the traditional format to 3D and will be released in theat... |
30 September 2010
06:02 GMT |
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Though many fans dreaded the idea, a persistent rumor insisted Summit was set on making the final two “Twilight” movies in 3D. Confirmation that the saga will stay true to the traditional 2D formant is now available. Since 3D is now the hottest means to sell movie tickets (both because of the appeal and b... |
23 September 2010
05:40 GMT |
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Twi-hards have good reason to rejoice if the thought that, come 2012, they would see the last of their favorite “Twilight” characters onscreen. Summit Entertainment is thinking of making another movie after “Breaking Dawn.”As fans must already know, “Twilight” is based on the 4 ori... |
8 September 2010
10:59 GMT |
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After wrapping up his work on the incredibly successful ‘Prison Break’ television series, charming actor Wentworth Miller will be seen next in a role that has gotten many intrigued: as Chris Redfield in “Resident Evil: Afterlife.”Wentworth has said before of how much preparation he put into ma... |
8 September 2010
03:08 GMT |
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Only a few months ago, everybody was talking about Xavier Samuel, or Riley the vampire in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” Amidst reports that Twilight could make anyone a star, Xavier has slowly slipped off the radar.According to Ted Casablanca of E! Online’s The Awful Truth, this could be the fi... |
4 September 2010
07:13 GMT |
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Production on the fourth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise is moving ahead, with Paramount Pictures setting eyes on Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner as Tom Cruise’s young aide. It’s been over three years that the third film in the series came out and, for a very long time, nothing ... |
27 August 2010
10:48 GMT |
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In April this year, confirmation came that one of the most enduring and beloved film franchises in the history of cinema had succumbed to money problems as well, as the 23rd James Bond film was put on hold “indefinitely.” The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly takes a look at what this means and, after ... |
5 August 2010
11:21 GMT |
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“Clash of the Titans,” the remake for the 1981 classic, was released in most territories this month, yet it’s already being considered such a hit that it warrants a sequel. Though shot in 2D and converted in a hurry to 3D in order to boost sales by the higher ticket price, “Clash” made q... |
30 April 2010
04:23 GMT |
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DJ Hero seems to have embodied a lot of things that were wrong with publisher Activision in 2009. The game was bundled with an expensive piece of hardware, the turntable, had a high price tag, lacked a clear focus and took some time to learn.It did not manage to reach the same sales levels as Guitar Hero but it appea... |
19 January 2010
03:49 GMT |
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Following months of speculation and rumors, Columbia Pictures officially announced the end of the “Spider-Man” franchise by scrapping all plans for the fourth installment. Instead of it, the movie studio will start working on a reboot that will see the hero, Peter Parker, back in high school, The Hollywoo... |
12 January 2010
09:12 GMT |
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Zack Snyder’s 2007 blockbuster “300,” based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, was a milestone for modern cinematography. Given the kind of revenue it generated, as well as the positive reaction from both fans and critics, it’s no wonder talk of a sequel has been making the rounds ever sinc... |
16 December 2009
10:57 GMT |
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Blizzard is one of the most popular developers in the world thanks to the great quality of the games it releases and the detailed and complex franchises it holds, like StarCraft, Diablo, Warcraft or the hugely successful World of Warcraft. Even though the company is hard at work on all of these series, it also has a... |
14 May 2009
16:51 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular consoles currently on the market, with much of this popularity being owned to the fact that it has a big variety of casual titles that attract small children and players who don't necessarily have experience with video games. But the needs of hardcore gamers have also... |
10 April 2009
02:23 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is a company well known for the fact that if it has a successful game, it won't hesitate to make it a franchise, and produce more similar titles, even though they bring very small changes to the original, only to make a quick profit. Yearly franchises like the Need For Speed or the sports ones li... |
19 November 2008
13:41 GMT |
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It seems that, in the games world, it's always better to be prepared for future releases and sign agreements way before knowing 100% what the result will be. At least that's the impression we have after hearing that THQ and DreamWorks Animation have signed a partnership which will have as result at least on... |
9 May 2008
02:48 GMT |
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Since BioShock's turning up to be a hit title, ranking high in game charts and reviews, it would be a pity to waste its potential, so a sequel's coming up. Take-Two considers a BioShock franchise, aiming biennial releases, with the second title in the series being probably launched in 2009. BioShock's... |
11 September 2007
04:33 GMT |
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Gameloft, one of the leading publishers and developer of video games for mobile phones, announced recently that effective April 1, 2007, Gameloft will have exclusive rights to create mobile games based on Ubisoft's best-selling Driver franchise. "We are extremely excited to add this license to our award-winning ... |
20 March 2007
04:05 GMT |
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