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Ashley Graham (Resident Evil)
is a character in ''Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. She was introduced in the 2005 video game ''Resident Evil 4'', in which she is presented as the daughter of the sitting President of the United States. She is briefly held captive by the Spanish cult Los Iluminados as a means of gaining influence over the United States President before being rescued by the game's protagonist, Leon S. Kennedy. Ashley was originally designed by game designer Yasuhisa Kawamura as an important player character in the original version of ''Resident Evil 4''. Her role was changed into that of companion character who is defenseless following a major structural change in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resident Evil 4
''Resident Evil 4'' is a 2005 survival horror third-person shooter game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom. It was originally released for the GameCube on January 11, 2005. Players control U.S. government special agent Leon S. Kennedy, who is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. president's daughter Ashley Graham (Resident Evil), Ashley Graham, who has been kidnapped by a cult. In rural Spain, Leon fights hordes of villagers infected by a mind-controlling parasite and reunites with the spy Ada Wong. Development began for PlayStation 2 in 1999. Four proposed versions were discarded; the first attempt was directed by Hideki Kamiya. In a departure from the fixed camera angles and slower survival horror gameplay of previous ''Resident Evil'' games, the team focused on developing more dynamic shooting action. ''Resident Evil 4'' was announced as a GameCube exclusive as part of the Capcom Five, but was ported to numerous formats; it became a Cross-plat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Wong
is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. She was first introduced as a supporting character in ''Resident Evil 2'' (1998), and became a playable character in ''Resident Evil 4'' (2005). She is a mysterious and ambiguous antiheroine, working for the series' villains but also constantly bailing out Leon S. Kennedy from dire situations. Ada also appears in several ''Resident Evil'' games and novelizations. In later games, such as ''Resident Evil 4'', '' The Umbrella Chronicles'' (2007) and ''The Darkside Chronicles'' (2009), her features were based on English actress, Sally Cahill. In the live-action films, Ada has been portrayed by actress Li Bingbing and Lily Gao. Ada has been well received from video game publications. Since her debut, she has become popular among the video game community, with high rankings among character popularity polls and considered a sex symbol. Some critics h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Sarkeesian
Anita Sarkeesian ( ; born 1983) is a Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speaker. She is the founder of ''Feminist Frequency'', a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture. She has received particular attention for her video series ''Tropes vs. Women in Video Games'', which examines tropes in the depiction of female video game characters. In 2012, Sarkeesian was targeted by an online harassment campaign following her launch of a Kickstarter project to fund the ''Tropes vs. Women in Video Games'' series. Supporters donated almost $160,000 to the project, far beyond the $6,000 she had sought. The situation was covered extensively in the media, placing Sarkeesian at the center of discussions about misogyny in video game culture and online harassment. She has spoken to TEDxWomen, XOXO Festival, and the United Nations' Broadband Working Group on Gender, and appeared on ''The Colbert Report'' discussing her experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropes Vs
Trope or tropes may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Trope (cinema), a cinematic convention for conveying a concept * Trope (literature), a figure of speech or common literary device * Trope (music), any of a variety of different things in medieval and modern music * Fantasy tropes, elements of the fantasy genre * TV Tropes, a wiki for conventions and devices found within creative works Philosophy and religion * Trope (philosophy), figurative and metaphorical language and various other technical senses ** Tropes, qualities or properties in formal ontology in philosophy * Trope, a musical motif associated with cantillation, chanting of readings from the Hebrew Bible Science and technology * Trope (mathematics), an archaic geometry term for a tangent line or plane * Tropidophiidae or tropes, a dwarf boa * Tropes, part of the desktop search engine software Tropes Zoom Other uses * Michael Trope Michael Lance "Mike" Trope (born 1951), is a Los Angeles based trial lawyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverse (website)
''Inverse'' is an online magazine from Bustle Digital Group, covering topics such as technology, science, and culture for a Millennials, millennial audience. History Launched in 2015 by Dave Nemetz, co-founder of ''Bleacher Report'', the site was made possible through seed funding with its headquarters in San Francisco, California and the editorial staff initially based in Brooklyn, New York. As of August 2016, the site had over 4.9 million U.S. multiplatform unique visitors. The company raised a $6 million Series A funding in 2016, led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Bertelsmann#Bertelsmann Investments, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. In 2017, the headquarters was moved to SoHo, Manhattan, New York City with an expanded staff of approximately 30 full-time employees and 25 freelancers. In September 2017, the company debuted two shows on the Facebook Watch platform. On August 15, 2018, six staff writers (15 percent of the staff) were laid off after it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escapist (magazine)
''The Escapist'' (formerly known as ''Escapist Magazine'') is an American video game website and online magazine. First published as a weekly online magazine by Themis Media on July 12, 2005, ''The Escapist'' eventually pivoted to a traditional web journalism format. In 2018, ''Escapist Magazine'' launched Volume Two, a rehauled website in conjunction with its purchase by Enthusiast Gaming. The site name reverted to ''The Escapist'' in April 2020. Gamurs Group acquired the site in September 2022. History 2005–2011: Founding and popularity ''The Escapist'' was conceived as a PDF-format magazine by Themis Media, whose president Alexander Macris had previously found success with its sister site WarCry Network. Editor-in-chief Julianne Greer had not been involved in the gaming industry before ''The Escapist'', and had a background in marketing and new media. The premier issue featured pieces from well-known gaming-community authors including Jerry Holkins, Kieron Gillen, and Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice (magazine)
''Vice'' (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics. Founded in 1994 in Montreal as an alternative punk magazine, the founders later launched the youth media company Vice Media, which consists of divisions including the printed magazine as well as a website, broadcast news unit, a film production company, a record label, and a publishing imprint. As of February 2015, the magazine's editor-in-chief is Ellis Jones. History Founded by Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes, and Shane Smith (the latter two being childhood friends), the magazine was launched in 1994 as the ''Voice of Montreal'' with government funding. The intention of the founders was to provide work and a community service. When the editors later sought to dissolve their commitments with the original publisher, Alix Laurent, they bought him out and changed the name to ''Vice'' in 1996. Richard Szalwinski, a Canadian software millionaire, acquired the magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GamesRadar
''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and '' Computer and Video Games'' were merged into ''GamesRadar'', with the resulting, expanded website being renamed ''GamesRadar+'' in November that year. Format and style ''GamesRadar+'' publishes numerous articles each day. Including official video game news, reviews, previews, and interviews with publishers and developers. One of the site's features was their "Top 7" lists, a weekly countdown detailing negative aspects of video games themselves, the industry and/or culture. Now, they are better known for lists of baddest depth segmented by genre, platform, or theme. These are divided into living lists, for consoles and platforms that are still active, and legacy lists, for consoles and platforms that are no longer a target for commercial game deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PC Gamer
''PC Gamer'' is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries. The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features relating to hardware, mods, "classic" games and various other topics. Review system ''PC Gamer'' reviews are written by the magazine's editors and freelance writers, and rate games on a percent scale. In the UK edition, no game has yet been awarded more than 96% ('' Kerbal Space Program'', '' Civilization II'', ''Half-Life'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Minecraft'', ''Spelunky'' and ''Quake II''). In the US edition, no game has yet received a rating higher than 98% (''Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'', ''Half-Life 2'', and ''Crysis''). In the UK editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ScreenRant
''Screen Rant'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and film theories. ''Screen Rant'' was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003, and originally had its primary office in Ogden, Utah. ''Screen Rant'' has expanded its coverage with red-carpet events in Los Angeles, New York film festivals and San Diego Comic-Con panels. The associated YouTube channel was created on August 18, 2008, and has over 8.36 million subscribers and over 4,000 videos. In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet Inc., an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee .... ''Pitch Meeting'' The channel previously hosted a video series called ''Pitch Meeting'' by Ryan George that debuted in 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GameRevolution
''GameRevolution'' (formerly ''Game-Revolution'') is a gaming website created in 1996. Based in Berkeley, California, the site includes reviews, previews, a gaming download area, cheats, and a merchandise store, as well as webcomics, screenshots, and videos. Their features pages include articles satirizing Jack Thompson, E³, the hype surrounding the next-generation consoles, and the video game controversy. Cameo writing appearances include Brian Clevinger of '' 8-Bit Theatre'' and Scott Ramsoomair of ''VG Cats''. The website has also participated in marketing campaigns for video games, including '' Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows''. Company history Net Revolution, Inc., a California corporation, was founded in April 1996 by Duke Ferris as a holding company and as the publisher of the ''GameRevolution'' website. Ferris served as president of the company until it was acquired in 2005 stock purchase by Bolt Media, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. E3 The staff of ''GameRevolution'' are ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinite Darkness
Infinite may refer to: Mathematics * Infinite set, a set that is not a finite set *Infinity, an abstract concept describing something without any limit Music *Infinite (group), a South Korean boy band *''Infinite'' (EP), debut EP of American musician Haywyre, released in 2012 * ''Infinite'' (Eminem album), the debut album of American rapper Eminem, released in 1996 :* ''Infinite'' (Eminem song), the debut song of American rapper Eminem, released in 1996 * ''Infinite'' (Stratovarius album), a studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released in 2000 * ''The Infinite'' (album), by trumpeter Dave Douglas, released in 2002 *" Infinite...", a 2004 single by Japanese singer Beni Arashiro * Infinite (Notaker song), a 2016 single by American electronic producer Notaker * Infinite (rapper), a Canadian rapper * ''Infinite'' (Sam Concepcion album), the second studio album by Filipino singer Sam Concepcion * ''Infinite'' (Deep Purple album), the twentieth studio album by Deep Purple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
