Franchises

id Software and Avalanche post-apocalyptic FPS series published by Bethesda Softworks. RAGE launched in 2011 on id Tech 5; Avalanche’s open-world sequel RAGE 2 followed in 2019.

Tactical shooter series by Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft, released under the Tom Clancy name. It follows Rainbow, a fictional international counterterrorist unit, and began in 1998.

Insomniac Games PlayStation platformer series starring lombax hero Ratchet and robot sidekick Clank, known for inventive weapons and galaxy-hopping adventures.

Ubisoft platform series created by Michel Ancel. Limbless hero Rayman and his friends defend a fantastical world; the first game released in 1995.

Rockstar Games Western action-adventure series. It began with Red Dead Revolver in 2004, a Capcom project Rockstar acquired and expanded.

Volition shooter series that began in 2001, now owned by Plaion.

2013 Dontnod action-adventure published by Capcom. Memory hunter Nilin, working with the Errorists, tries to recover memories stolen by megacorporation Memorize.

Quentin Tarantino crime film from 1992, licensed into two games: Volatile Games and Eidos Interactive's 2006 third-person shooter, and Big Star Games and Lionsgate's 2017 top-down heist title Bloody Days.

Capcom horror series, also known as Biohazard in Japan. Survival horror and shooter games typically pit players against zombies and other mutated creatures.

Piranha Bytes action RPG series published by Deep Silver. An unnamed hero explores open islands of pirates, titans, and faction politics, from Faranga in Risen (2009) through Dark Waters and Titan Lords.

Mecha shooters based on the Robotech series. Battlecry follows Jack Archer, a Veritech pilot, through the Macross saga.

Harmonix rhythm series in which up to four players perform rock songs on guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. The first game, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, launched in North America on 20 November 2007. Later titles include Rock Band 2, The Beatles: Rock Band, Lego Rock Band, Green Day: Rock Band, Rock Band 3, and Rock Band 4.

Boxing games based on the Rocky films. Rage Newcastle’s 2002 Xbox game follows the movies in Movie mode.