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Bluepoint Games
Bluepoint Games Inc is an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2006 by Andy O'Neil and Marco Thrush, the studio is known for video game remasters and Video game remake, remakes, such as ''Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection'' (2015), ''Shadow of the Colossus (2018 video game), Shadow of the Colossus'' (2018), and ''Demon's Souls (2020 video game), Demon's Souls'' (2020). Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Bluepoint Games in September 2021. History Bluepoint Games was founded in 2006 by Andy O'Neil and Marco Thrush, two former Retro Studios employees who had worked on ''Metroid Prime''. The studio's first game, ''Blast Factor'', was released later that year. In August 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that remastered versions of ''God of War (2005 video game), God of War'' and ''God of War II'' would be coming to the PlayStation 3 as ''God of War video game collections#God of War Collection, God of War Collection''. The ports were h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Of War II
''God of War II'' is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) console on March 13, 2007, it is the second installment in the ''God of War'' series, the sixth chronologically, and the sequel to 2005's ''God of War''. The game is based on Greek mythology and set in ancient Greece, with vengeance as its central motif. The player character is protagonist Kratos, the new God of War who killed the former, Ares. Kratos is betrayed by Zeus, the King of the Olympian gods, who strips him of his godhood and kills him. Slowly dragged to the Underworld, he is saved by the Titan Gaia, who instructs him to find the Sisters of Fate, as they can allow him to travel back in time, avert his betrayal, and take revenge on Zeus. The gameplay is similar to the previous installment. It focuses on combo-based combat which is achieved through the player's main weapon†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica Studio
Santa Monica Studio is an American video game developer based in Los Angeles. A First-party developer, first-party studio for Sony Interactive Entertainment, it is best known for developing the ''God of War (franchise), God of War'' series. The studio was founded in 1999 by Allan Becker and was located in Santa Monica, California, until relocating to Playa Vista in 2014. History Santa Monica Studio was founded in 1999 by Allan Becker, a long-time Sony employee who wanted "to break out of the corporate Foster City, California, Foster City group" of Sony Computer Entertainment. The studio was established in an office next to the developer Naughty Dog before moving into a brick building in the suburbs of Santa Monica, California. The building at Penn Station would be occupied for fifteen years. For its first game, the Racing game, racing title ''Kinetica'', Santa Monica Studio decided to skip the PlayStation (console), PlayStation console and built the game for the console's the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation Vita
The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita, or Vita) is a handheld video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and in North America, Europe, and other international territories beginning on February 22, 2012. It is a successor to the PlayStation Portable, and a part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices; as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles, it primarily competed with the Nintendo 3DS. The original model of the handheld includes a OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, two analog joysticks, and front and shoulder push-button input, and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and optional 3G. The Vita features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU and a quad-core SGX543MP GPU. The PS Vita 2000 series, a revised version of the system, was released across 2013 and 2014. It has all of the same features with a slightly smaller size, extended battery life, and an LCD screen instead of OLED. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'' is a 2012 crossover fighting video game developed by SuperBot Entertainment, in conjunction with Bluepoint Games, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It features various characters drawn from different PlayStation video game franchises competing against each other in multiplayer battles. The game was released in November 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita video game consoles. Development of ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'' began in 2009 under the working title of ''Title Fight''. The game's existence was leaked prior to its official announcement in April 2012, along with a significant number of its playable characters. ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'' was one of the first games to be included in Sony's cross-buy program, allowing those who purchased the game for PlayStation 3 to receive a free copy of the PlayStation Vita port. The game received mixed reviews. Critics praised the game's multiplayer comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SuperBot Entertainment
SuperBot Entertainment (formerly known as Broodworks) was an American independent video game company formed in 2009 by Shannon Studstill and Chan Park, who both worked for Santa Monica Studio. The studio, based in Culver City, California, released their fighting game ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'' on November 20, 2012 in North America, November 21, 2012 in Europe, November 22, 2012 in Australia, November 23, 2012 in the UK and January 31, 2013 in Japan. The company, having gone dark since 2014, is considered defunct. Company overview The company was formed in 2009 by Sony Computer Entertainment. In early 2011, it was announced that the studio was working on an unannounced "combat heavy" multiplayer title for the PlayStation 3. In April 2012, it was revealed that the game would be titled ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'', which released in November 2012 in most parts of the world. After the release of ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'', in February 2013, Sony Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
is a compilation of remastered ports of ''Metal Gear'' video games released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011 and PlayStation Vita in 2012. The compilation contains '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' and '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' on all three platforms, plus '' Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' on the home console versions (outside Japan), with the individual games all branded as ''HD Edition''. Bluepoint Games handled the conversions of ''Metal Gear Solid 2'' and ''3'' (with Armature Studio assisting on the PS Vita and the NVIDIA Shield TV versions), while Genki worked on ''Peace Walker''. It is the first game with involvement from Bluepoint Games that is not published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Games The included games are: Features The core play mechanics and story for all games remains unchanged with the HD Editions. For the remastering, all three games underwent graphics overhaul to allow them to support modern 720p resolution and 60 fram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Eater
Snake Eater may refer to: *A member or former member of the Special Forces (i.e. Green Berets). This nickname was acquired due to the Special Forces serving snake meat at the Gabriel Demonstration Area on Fort Bragg, for visiting VIPs, the press, etc. * Snake Eater (identification system), the military insurgent database developed for Iraqi soldiers by U.S. military personnel and companies. * Ophiophagy, a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes * ''Snake Eater'' (film), a 1989 action film starring Lorenzo Lamas * Snake-Eater Firefly is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is a mercenary who works for the Cobra Organization as a saboteur. He is portrayed by Ray Stevenson in the 2013 film '' G.I. J ..., a fictional member of the Phoenix Guard in ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' *'' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'', a 2004 video game by Hideo Kojima (Konami) * Snake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sons Of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized clandestine political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. It played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765. The group disbanded after the Stamp Act was repealed. However, the name was applied to other local separatist groups during the years preceding the American Revolution. In popular thought, the Sons of Liberty was a formal underground organization with recognized members and leaders. More likely, the name was an underground term for any men resisting new Crown taxes and laws.Gregory Fremont-Barnes, ''Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies'' (2007) 1:688 The well-known label allowed organizers to make or create anonymous summons to a Liberty Tree, "Liberty Pole", or other public meeting-place. Furthermore, a unifying name helped to promote inter-Colonial effor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
