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We never
thought we'd have to slap a spoiler warning on a post about downloadable content for the Left 4 Dead franchise -- and yet, here we
are. The latest
episode of GameTrailers TV revealed an intriguing plot point about the pair
of new chapters for the original game and sequel. We respect that some of you might want to
remain in the dark about the DLC until you finally get your hands on it. For the rest of
you, check out the details just past the jump.
We never
thought we'd have to slap a spoiler warning on a post about downloadable content for the Left 4 Dead franchise -- and yet, here we
are. The latest
episode of GameTrailers TV revealed an intriguing plot point about the pair
of new chapters for the original game and sequel. We respect that some of you might want to
remain in the dark about the DLC until you finally get your hands on it. For the rest of
you, check out the details just past the jump.
Square Enix vient de distribuer de nouveaux visuels mêlant jaquette US et screens
inédits de Front Mission Evolved :Développé par Double Helix Games, ce nouvel
opus de la franchise tournera le...
Pikmin est une franchise qui suffit à démontrer à elle seule le génie
des développeurs de Nintendo : Alors que les studios du monde entier ont toujours
peiné à adapter le genre de la stratégie en temps réel sur consoles,
les équipes de Shigeru Miyamoto ont réussi avec cette franchise à
créer un gen...
Le salon Franchise Expo venant de fermer ses portes, c'est l'occasion de faire un point sur ce
système d'entrepreneuriat qu'est la franchise. Quelles sont les clefs pour gagner de
l'argent en franchise?
Shigeru Miyamoto, the mastermind behind iconic gaming franchises Super Mario and the Legend of
Zelda, as well as being the brains behind the Nintendo Wii console, has been given the coveted
BAFTA Fellowship award at the BAFTA Video Games Awards...
Now that
we've gotten our first look at
Predators,
I'm ready to think about the future for this franchise. I know, it's still a little early. The film
doesn't even hit theaters til July. But given how long it took for this installment to get made I
believe the sooner the better as far as developing the next sequel. Any ideas?
Here's mine: Considering Predators appears to do for Predator what
Aliens
did for Alien --
at least in terms of increasing the number of creatures and appropriately adding the "s" to the
title -- I think the series should continue to follow its cousin franchise's lead. We can skip
Predator³ because the forgettable Predator 2 may
be stamped its equivalent. Plus, the setting of Predators is a kind of game preserve,
which is like a prison, so we don't need another. Unless maybe it's set in a metropolitan
prison like the Manhattan wasteland of Escape
from New York. Yes, Predator 2 had the honor of being labeled "Predator
in a city," but this would be completely different. Otherwise, put the camouflaging creatures in
another terrain besides jungles and forests. How about a desert prison, like an Abu Grabe kind of
place?
With so many female-driven films and strong roles at this year's fest, and in the spirit of
the opening night film, we'll be profiling some of the most kick-ass females representing at SXSW
this week. Next up: Skateland star Ashley Greene.
Like many of her cast mates, 23-year-old actress Ashley Greene has enjoyed a
meteoric rise in popularity thanks to her involvement in the Twilight films, in which
she plays the cheery, pixie-like vampire Alice Cullen. And, like many of her co-stars, Greene has
taken advantage of her newfound celebrity to pursue non-Twilight projects between
filming on New
Moon, Eclipse, and the
planned franchise finale, Breaking Dawn. One of those projects was Skateland, a Texas-set
coming-of-age drama set at the beginning of the '80s, in which Greene plays the best friend to
actor Shiloh Fernandez's lost protagonist, Ritchie Wheeler.
For Greene, the role of Michelle was a chance to stretch as an actor, to exercise muscles she
hadn't been given the chance to explore in her pre-Twilight days. Fans who have only
seen Greene as Bella Swan's perky BFF should enjoy watching her take the lead in
Skateland, in which she's asked to riff with her male co-stars, express subtle emotional
beats, and play out a tender love scene with Fernandez.
Cinematical spoke with Greene in Austin, where she was attending the SXSW premiere of
Skateland.
Great. We're pretty
certain Square Enix is going to make another one of these
videos now. With sales of "more than one million units in North America over the first five
days," Square Enix has good reason for that smug look on its face. Taking into account European
sales, Final Fantasy XIII has
"recorded the largest first-week sales in franchise history."
A number of factors undoubtedly contributed to the record-breaking success of the latest iteration
of the JRPG series. Not only is it the first numbered Final Fantasy game on a current
generation system, but it's also the first game in the franchise to appear on two platforms -- and
two continents -- simultaneously. Finally, it's been nearly four years since the release of
Final Fantasy XII on PS2. Fans were clearly hungry for a real Final Fantasy
fix.
Luckily for Square Enix, there's much, much more Final Fantasy in the works: Final Fantasy XIV is due this year and
Final Fantasy Versus
XIII should be ready by the time Square Enix is done counting all this money.
Great. We're pretty
certain Square Enix is going to make another one of these
videos now. With sales of "more than one million units in North America over the first five
days," Square Enix has good reason for that smug look on its face. Taking into account European
sales, Final Fantasy XIII has
"recorded the largest first-week sales in franchise history."
A number of factors undoubtedly contributed to the record-breaking success of the latest iteration
of the JRPG series. Not only is it the first numbered Final Fantasy game on a current
generation system, but it's also the first game in the franchise to appear on two platforms -- and
two continents -- simultaneously. Finally, it's been nearly four years since the release of
Final Fantasy XII on PS2. Fans were clearly hungry for a real Final Fantasy
fix.
Luckily for Square Enix, there's much, much more Final Fantasy in the works: Final Fantasy XIV is due this year and
Final Fantasy Versus
XIII should be ready by the time Square Enix is done counting all this money.
Final Fantasy XIII, the latest installment in Square Enix's seminal franchise, has sold over
one million units in North America in its first five days -- the company says it's the biggest
first-week performance in franchise history. Final Fantasy XIII, notably released on Xbox 360 in
addition to PlayStation 3 in Western markets, launched on March 9. The publisher said it sold-in
five million units worldwide for initial shipment -- bringing global shipments of the ...
If a developer is entitled to due compensation for their contributions to any project, why
would two terminated employees have to sue to get paid? A little over a month ago Jason West and
Vince Zampella, two of the lead developers at Infinity Ward and creators of the Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare franchise, were terminated by Activision. Several weeks later Jason West and Vince
Zampella filed a complaint against the publisher. The complaint alleges ...
The 661 auto dealers General Motors is offering to reinstate received letters this week with the
deal terms -- and some breathed sighs of relief. They'll be able to get their franchises back
without a pricey and protracted battle.
     Square Enix Europe are
pleased to announce that FINAL FANTASYÂ@ XIII has become the fastest selling title in the
FINAL FANTASY franchise history in the UK and also the fastest selling UK game of 2010
The
Predator franchise of science fiction/horror/action films is coming back into the
zeitgeist, this time without the Aliens. The trailer hit the web today; watch it to find out if the franchise is worth
revisiting.
The new film is called Predators (evoking Aliens, the sequel to Alien) and the
premise seems to be that several of humanity’s most effective killers are stranded on a
jungle planet where they’re hunted for sport by a whole legion of predators. The film stars
Adrien Brody, Lawrence Fishburne and Topher Grace, and it’s directed by Vacancy
and Armored director Nimród Antal. Sin City’s Robert Rodriguez is
one of the three credited screenwriters.
Adrian Brody is a surprise choice for leading man, seeing as how the first Predator film
starred Arnold Schwarzenegger; let’s just say no one would picture Brody playing Conan the
Barbarian. We’ll see if the new vibe works when the movie hits theaters this July.
Kiryû Kazuma fait son grand retour et débarque cette fois sur PlayStation 3 ! La
franchise parvient elle à franchir le cap avec succès ? Réponse dans notre
Vidéo-Test en compagnie de Maxence et Virgile. [...]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) et TT Games dévoilent une nouvelle vidéo
pour le très attendu LEGOÂ@Harry Potterâ„¢ : Années 1-4 pour Xbox
360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP et PC.
Cette vidéo donne aux fans un aperçu de l'univers plein d'humour du jeu !
LEGOÂ@ Harry Potterâ„¢ : Années 1-4 offre aux joueurs la
possibilité de s'essayer à la magie en se lançant dans l'aventure Harry Potter,
version LEGO. Dans la peau de Harry Potter, Ron Weasleyâ„¢, Hermione
Grangerâ„¢ et de plus de 100 autres personnages, les joueurs assisteront à
des cours de magie, apprendront à lancer des sorts, prépareront des potions, voleront
sur leur balai et accompliront de nombreuses tâches qui leur permettront de gagner des
récompenses. Ils pourront, tout au long du jeu, explorer librement les lieux
emblématiques de l'univers de la franchise, tels que le château de Poudlard, le chemin
de traverseâ„¢, la Forêt interdite et le village de
Pré-au-Lardâ„¢ !
Last night Bloody Disgusting's Chris Eggertsen visited the set of Infestation director
Kyle Rankin's latest, Nuclear Family, a thriller set in the backdrop of the apocalypse.
While on set Chris had a chance to speak with star Ray Wise who updated him on the progress of
Jeepers Creepers III,
Victor Salva's long delayed sequel to his creature feature franchise started back in 2001.
C'est en se confiant à nos confrères britanniques de CVG que Mike Hayes, le
président de SEGA Europe et Amérique du Nord, est revenu sur plusieurs points du
moment comme la comparaison Wii/PlayStation Move, MadWorld 2 ou encore sur la présence d'un
jeu 'core' et 'nerveux' de la firme présent à l'E3 2010. Extraits...Quand on lui
demande si SEGA pense à une suite pour MadWorld qui a été un immense
succès critique et si ce sera sur différents formats, il affirme :Â "Comme
le dirait Blackadder (NDR: personnage crée par Rowan 'M. Bean' Atkinson) : oui... et non.
C'est une chose sur laquelle nous nous sommes penchés et sur laquelle nous discutons
toujours. Mais il n'y a aucune chose définitive à dire à ce sujet pour le
moment." Le point sur la stratégie de SEGA concernant les jeux Wii dits 'core' revient
irrémédiablement sur le tapis, notamment si du fait des problèmes
post-MadWorld, une réduction de leur présence est envisagée
:Â "Non, pas du tout. Vous verrez à l'E3 de toute manière. Quant à
savoir si ce jeu sera super-matûre, c'est un aspect différent. Mais le marché
Wii est immense. S'orienter vers du jeu super-hardcore ? La réponse est non, probablement.
Mais est-ce que l'on pense que des jeux 'nerveux' peuvent avoir leur place sur Wii ?
Oui."Â Mais l'ami Mike martelle (ou Hammer, c'est selon) qu'il est injuste de comparer
la Wii et la PlayStation 3 concernant la détection de mouvements
:  "Oui, je pense que la comparaison est injuste, abusive. Il
ne fautpas oublier que Sony a lancé une pléthore d'accessoires à succès
auparavant. Que ce soit avec l'EyeToy ou ses manettes, Sony a répondu présent avec le
succès qu'on lui connait. Mais sinon, à quel point la comparaison avec la Wii
est-elle mauvaise ? Il ne faut pas oublier que c'est l'une des consoles ayant remporté le
plus de succès de tous les temps. Pour quelque chose comme la PS3, la détection de
mouvements permettra sans doute de faire des choses géniales. On n'a pas un diamant de la
taille de mon poing, mais est-ce que je parierai mon salaire sur les chances de succès de
Microsoft et Sony dans ce domaine ? Je pense que les chances sont élevées. Microsoft
prend très au sérieux Natal et dépense sans compter sur son
développement. Sony également et dispose d'une solide réputation
derrière elle."Â Une fois encore, il semblerait que SEGA ne soit pas tout
à fait près à couper le cordon ombilical avec la Wii. Outre les paroles sur le
combat acharné que vont se livrer les constructeurs dans quelques mois, c'est surtout la
présence d'un titre inédit et dévoilé à l'E3 qui attire notre
attention. A votre avis ? Un nouveau jeu mêlant Mario & Sonic ? Le retour
d'une vieille franchise ? Du beau, du neuf, du lavé avec Mir Laine ?Â
Intéressants, ces propos de Mike Hayes, président de
SEGA, recueillis par le site CVG, qui indique que le jeu de
PlatinumGames (le tout attaché, sinon vous allez vexer Monsieur
SEGA, attention…) pourrait bien l’être un des jeux que la
firme a l’intention de lancer comme une franchise à suites :
“Nous voulons cibler les core gamers avant n’importe qui d’autre. Nous avons
notre shooter avec AvP et notre RPG avec Alpha Protocol
– et nous voulons vraiment transformer ces jeux en franchises. Si vous en
parlez, oui, nous pourrions lancer des suites à Bayonetta,
AvP, Alpha Protocol et nous pourrions faire de
Vanquish un hit. Ajoutez à cela les séries Football
Manager et Virtua Tennis pour vous rendre compte que nous disposons
d’un portfolio plutôt fourni.”
Parents rejoice! Peter Pan's erstwhile sidekick has branched out to become a bona fide DTV
franchise for Disney, with the help of her "Disney Fairies" clique. The studio that brought you
Tinker Bell in 2008 and Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure in 2009 has announced
that "the world's favorite fairy" will be spreading her mirth and magic for audiences of all ages
on September 21, as the worlds of fairies and humans meet for the first time in the new CG feature
movie, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue....
Square Enix's acclaimed JRPG goes platinum in US and Canada within five days of PS3, Xbox 360
release, becoming fastest-selling installment in franchise history.
Avec un quatrième opus qui aura pulvérisé les records de recettes de la
franchise, il était plus qu'évident que les producteurs ne s'arrêteraient pas
en si bon chemin.
SEGA's keen to turn Aliens vs. Predator, Alpha Protocol and Bayonetta into franchises, as well as
take Total War in "another direction".
"People often ask if we'd take Total War in that [MMO] direction and we're constantly looking at
it, but MMO is a very competitive market," SEGA West boss Mike Hayes told CVG. "It goes back to
the start of the interview - we want to get the core games right before anything else.
"We've got our shooter with AVP and our RPG with Alpha Protocol - we really want to make that
into a franchise. That's the area where we need some success, to sequel-ise that. If you think
about it, we can sequel-ise Bayonetta, AVP, Alpha Protocol - if we can make a hit of something
like Vanquish - then you add that to Football Manager and Virtua Tennis - we actually have a
broad portfolio."
—Zynga: The FarmVille creator has hired Steven Chiang as president of the
development studios, CEO Marc Pincus announced on his blog this week.
Chiang co-founded EA-owned Tiburon Entertainment, the studio best known for the Madden NFL
franchise. A longtime EA executive, he was most recently SVP and group GM for EA Sports.
—Fairchild Fashion Group: Patrick McCarthy, chairman and editorial
director of Condé Nast’s Fairchild Fashion Group and de facto editor of the fashion
magazine W is leaving the company at year’s end. He joined Fairchild as a reporter
in 1977, rising to chairman and editorial director in 1997.
—Emmis Communications: One we missed earlier this month: Greg Loewen added
president of Emmis Publishing to his role as chief strategy officer. The units regional and city
mags include Texas Monthly and Los Angeles. Loewen replaced Gary Thoe, who left
to focus on his family business, MidCountry Media, Inc. Loewen joined Emmis in 2007 from the
Toronto Star, where he was VP-digital media and strategy.
—Zynga: The FarmVille creator has hired Steven Chiang as president of the
development studios, CEO Marc Pincus announced on his blog this week.
Chiang co-founded EA-owned Tiburon Entertainment, the studio best known for the Madden NFL
franchise. A longtime EA executive, he was most recently SVP and group GM for EA Sports.
—Fairchild Fashion Group: Patrick McCarthy, chairman and editorial
director of Condé Nast’s Fairchild Fashion Group and de facto editor of the fashion
magazine W is leaving the company at year’s end. He joined Fairchild as a reporter
in 1977, rising to chairman and editorial director in 1997.
—Emmis Communications: One we missed earlier this month: Greg Loewen added
president of Emmis Publishing to his role as chief strategy officer. The units regional and city
mags include Texas Monthly and Los Angeles. Loewen replaced Gary Thoe, who left
to focus on his family business, MidCountry Media, Inc. Loewen joined Emmis in 2007 from the
Toronto Star, where he was VP-digital media and strategy.
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Great. We're pretty
certain Square Enix is going to make another one of 
Final Fantasy XIII, the latest installment in Square Enix's seminal franchise, has sold over
one million units in North America in its first five days -- the company says it's the biggest
first-week performance in franchise history. Final Fantasy XIII, notably released on Xbox 360 in
addition to PlayStation 3 in Western markets, launched on March 9. The publisher said it sold-in
five million units worldwide for initial shipment -- bringing global shipments of the ...
If a developer is entitled to due compensation for their contributions to any project, why
would two terminated employees have to sue to get paid? A little over a month ago Jason West and
Vince Zampella, two of the lead developers at Infinity Ward and creators of the Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare franchise, were terminated by Activision. Several weeks later Jason West and Vince
Zampella filed a complaint against the publisher. The complaint alleges ...
The
Predator franchise of science fiction/horror/action films is 
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