Osee  +  401649 Tue, 07 Aug 07 06:48 PM The following line is from the package of a game software Age of Empires III. Would you like to tell me what the word franchise means in such a situation? Thank you. The makers of the awar-winning Age of Empires franchise bring your the third installment of the highly acclaimed series. Osee Joined on Mon, Jan 8 2007 Canada Regular Member 922 Truths are hard to prove, rumors are easy to make.

	Vorpar  +  401685 Tue, 07 Aug 07 08:13 PM Series, or collection of sequels. A game or movie that has many sequels can be called a franchise. E.g. James Bond, Friday the 13th. Vorpar Joined on Tue, Sep 20 2005 Santa Barbara, CA Regular Member 940

	Feebs11  +  401699 Tue, 07 Aug 07 08:50 PM A franchise is: products sold or services given by permission of and under the name of a commercial enterprise So with Star Wars and Harry Potter, the franchises include the toys, games, clothes - anything with the Star Wars or Harry Potter marque attached to them. The same applies to the Age of Empires - the development of commercial aspect of the series is franchised to the "makers". Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015