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Akella
Akella (russian: Акелла) was a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of video games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella. The company comprised five in-house development teams, a publishing house, a distribution center, a localization team and a quality assurance department; in total, 250 people were employed by Akella. There were several sub-brands owned by Akella, i.e. Macho Studios that developed erotic games and published Japanese hentai dating sims. The company is named after a Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book character, Akela the wolf, and its logo is a wolf. Defunct status During 2012 the company was amid multiple lawsuits totaling ₽ The ruble sign, , is the currency sign used for the Russian ruble, the official currency of Russia. Its form is a Cyrillic letter Р with an additional horizontal stroke. The design was approv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirates Of The Caribbean (video Game)
''Pirates of the Caribbean'' is a 2003 action role-playing video game for Microsoft Windows and Xbox, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was initially developed as a sequel to '' Sea Dogs (Корсары)'', but was eventually changed to correspond to the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. It was still marketed as ''Корсары 2'' in Russia. The Xbox version was the first U.S. console game developed in Russia. An unrelated game by the same name was also released for mobile phones, as was a Game Boy Advance game. PC/Xbox version ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' is an action role-playing game in which the player, as Captain Nathaniel Hawk, goes on a series of quests for any one of the countries that control the islands of the Caribbean in the 17th Century. The player can buy new ships, recruit a crew and hire officers who will follow Hawk on his quest and help him in battle. The game features gameplay that takes place both on land and at sea, and allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Dogs (video Game)
''Sea Dogs'' (''Корсары'') is a 2000 Russian role-playing video game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks. In it, the player is the captain of a ship and can serve as a privateer to a European power, or as a pirate. The game uses a custom 3D game engine and includes gameplay similar to ''Sid Meier's Pirates!'', while also being a true inter-character dialog-centered RPG. The game is often credited as one of the first successful Russian games, which had a notable influence on Russian game industry. It was followed by four sequels, one of which was tied in to Disney's '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise. Plot summary The player's character, Nicolas Sharp, was raised by his mother since he was a child. The only memories left of his father are his departure on a ship, as well as a golden medallion he gave him. Nicolas grows, and as his father did before, goes to sea to seek adventures. Soon, he is captured by the Spanish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running With Scissors (company)
Running with Scissors (RWS) is an American video game developer based in Tucson, Arizona. It was founded in 1996 by Vince Desi through a business decision of Riedel Software Productions, a maker of child-friendly games. RWS created and maintains the '' Postal'' franchise, which has often caused controversy for its use of violence. RWS' first game was '' Postal'' in 1997, which caused much controversy and a trademark lawsuit from the United States Postal Service that lasted until 2003. A potential second game, ''Flesh and Wire'', was canceled in 1999. The company followed up ''Postal'' with ''Postal 2'' in 2003. The third game in the series, ''Postal III'', was co-developed by RWS and an internal team of publisher Akella, and RWS distanced itself from the game due to poor critical reception. RWS most recently worked on '' Postal 4: No Regerts'', which was released in 2022, and the spin-off ''Postal: Brain Damaged''. History Origins Running with Scissors (RWS) was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Sail II
''Age of Sail II'' (russian: italic=yes, Век Парусников II) is a 2001 computer wargame developed by Akella. It is the sequel to ''Age of Sail (video game), Age of Sail''. It has similar historically accurate game play, and is enhanced with 3D computer graphics, 3D graphics and a free-floating camera. Unlike the original ''Age of Sail'', the sequel's maps are embellished with strategic landmasses. ''Age of Sail'' II accurately portrays the fighting ships used from 1775 to 1820, and has a realistic combat engine. The game features a campaign which includes a full career ladder, or play one of the 100+ historical scenarios. The game also includes a map editor allowing players to create custom scenarios. A stand-alone expansion, titled ''Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty'', was released in 2002. Gameplay The gameplay of ''Age of Sail II'' features a minimap, Tiller, helm, and lists of vessels in play. The player controls one or more vessels each with a specified number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Sail II
''Age of Sail II'' (russian: italic=yes, Век Парусников II) is a 2001 computer wargame developed by Akella. It is the sequel to ''Age of Sail''. It has similar historically accurate game play, and is enhanced with 3D graphics and a free-floating camera. Unlike the original ''Age of Sail'', the sequel's maps are embellished with strategic landmasses. ''Age of Sail'' II accurately portrays the mighty fighting ships from 1775 to 1820, and has a realistic combat engine. You can play its campaign which includes a full career ladder, or play one of the 100+ historical scenarios. The game also includes a map editor allowing players to create custom scenarios. A stand-alone expansion, titled ''Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty'', was released in 2002. Gameplay The gameplay of ''Age of Sail II'' features a minimap, helm, and lists of vessels in play. The player controls one or more vessels each with a specified number of cannons, health, and sails. There are also controls for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal 2
''Postal 2'' is a 2003 first-person shooter developed by Running with Scissors. It is the sequel to the 1997 game '' Postal'' and was released for Microsoft Windows in April 2003, macOS in April 2004 and Linux in April 2005. ''Postal 2'', as well as its predecessor, have received notoriety for their high levels of violence, stereotyping, and black comedy. Unlike the first game, ''Postal 2'' is played from a first-person perspective. Set in the fictional town of Paradise, based on the real-world Bisbee, ''Postal 2'' follows the life of "The Postal Dude", who must carry out mundane tasks throughout an in-game week, with the player deciding how violently or passively he will react to various situations. The player navigates the open world to carry out his chores, with player choice having an effect on the setting. The game received a mixed reception from critics upon its release. The game has received several expansion packs, and in December 2003, a multiplayer expansion was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Share The Pain
Share may refer to: * Share, to make joint use of a resource (such as food, money, or space); see Sharing * Share (finance), a stock or other financial security (such as a mutual fund) * Share, Kwara, a town and LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria Share may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Share'' (2015 film), a short drama film * ''Share'' (2019 film), a feature drama film * ''Share'' (newspaper), a newspaper in Toronto, Canada * Ratings share, percentage of television sets in use tuned to a program, according to the Nielsen Ratings Computing * share (command), a shell command * SHARE (computing), a user group for IBM mainframe computers * Share (P2P), a Japanese P2P computer program, the successor to Winny * Share, a software service of Acrobat.com used for sending files * File sharing * Network share, a file storage area that is available over a computer network * Share icon, a user interface icon intended to convey performing a share action * SHARE Operating Syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiptail Interactive
Whiptail can refer to: * Fish: ** A common name for Blue grenadier, a species of fish in the genus ''Macruronus'' ** Whiptail catfish, a common name for the genus of fish ''Rineloricaria'' * A wide variety of long-tailed, New World lizard species from several genera in the Teiidae family; also known as racerunners and jungle runners. **''Ameiva'' - jungle runners **''Aspidoscelis'' - northern whiptails **'' Cnemidophorus'' - southern whiptails **''Kentropyx'' - spurred whiptails * Whiptail (company), a company that builds solid-state data storage systems * Whiptail (plant disorder) * Whiptail (comics), a series of recurring adversaries in the comic book series ''Dynamo 5'' *Whiptail (software), in Unix-like shell scripting, a dialog replacement using Newt instead of ncurses * California City Whiptails The California City Whiptails were a professional baseball team based in California City, California that began play in 2017. They were a member of the Pecos League, an independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomber Fun
A bomber is a military combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), launching torpedoes, or deploying air-launched cruise missiles. The first use of bombs dropped from an aircraft occurred in the Italo-Turkish War, with the first major deployments coming in the First World War and Second World War by all major airforces causing devastating damage to cities, towns, and rural areas. The first purpose built bombers were the Italian Caproni Ca 30 and British Bristol T.B.8, both of 1913. Some bombers were decorated with nose art or victory markings. There are two major classifications of bomber: strategic and tactical. Strategic bombing is done by heavy bombers primarily designed for long-range bombing missions against strategic targets to diminish the enemy's ability to wage war by limiting access to resources through crippling infrastructure or reducing industrial output. Tactical bombing is aimed at countering en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1C Company
1C Company (russian: Фирма «1С», ) is a Russian software developer, distributor and publisher based in Moscow. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, related services and video games. In Russia, 1C is considered a leader in business software for its comprehensive business software suite 1C:Enterprise (Russian: 1С:Предприятие, 1C:Predpriyatie). 1C is known as a video game developer and publisher. Titles produced by the company include ''IL-2 Sturmovik'', ''King's Bounty'', '' Men of War'' and the '' Space Rangers'' series. History 1C was founded in 1991 by Boris Nuraliev in Moscow, Russia. In 1992, the company published ''1C:Accounting'' ( ru), a bookkeeping software. The simplicity, wealth of customization options and its reach through the wide network of dealers, who were entitled to 50% of the sales income, made it possible for the 1C:Accounting software to become the most widespread accounting program across Russia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville, Maryland. The company was founded by Christopher Weaver in 1986 as a division of Media Technology Limited, and in 1999 became a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media. In its first fifteen years, it was a video game developer and self-published its titles. In 2001, Bethesda spun off its own in-house development team into Bethesda Game Studios, and Bethesda Softworks retained only its publishing function. In 2021, Microsoft purchased ZeniMax, maintaining that the company will continue to operate as a separate business. History 1986–1994: Early years Prior to founding Bethesda Softworks, Christopher Weaver was a technology forecaster and a communications engineer in the television and cable industries. After finishing grad school, he was hired by the American Broadcasting Company, where he wrote several memos about "the importance of alternative distribution systems and how satellites and broadband netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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