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BulkyPix Games
BulkyPix was a French company specializing in the development and publishing of video games, founded in December 2008 and dissolved in August 2016. The company published over 200 games, primarily for the mobile market and also for web browsers and PC. It went into liquidation in August 2016. Notable successes include the games ''My Brute'', '' Saving Private Sheep'', '' Autumn Dynasty'', '' The Sandbox'', '' Type:Rider'', ''Joe Dever's Lone Wolf'', and '' Please, Don't Touch Anything''. History BulkyPix was founded in December 2008 by former employees of Vivendi Games Mobile. BulkyPix was managed by a management committee. The company began by developing and publishing games on the iPhone before diversifying. Starting in 2010, the company had an office in San Francisco. The American market accounted for over 40% of the company's business. In early January 2011, the company acquired the studio Uacari. 18 months after the company was founded, Bulkypix raised its first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Par Actions Simplifiée
''Société par actions simplifiée'' (SAS; English: simplified joint-stock company) is a French type of business entity. It is the first hybrid entity enacted under French law and based on common law principles rather than civil. It is similar to a limited liability company under United States law, as the Delaware LLC was the model used by the French government. The SAS is also similar to the limited company in British law, and most other hybrids, though the hybrid in civil-law countries is quite different because there is also a hybrid of common law principles applied. A ''société par actions simplifiée'' has its annual statements audited by an independent body and published. The head of a ''société par actions simplifiée'' is its ''président''. However, unlike the '' société anonyme'', it does not have a board. The ''président'' is also responsible for the operation of the company. The company may also have a ''directeur général'' (managing director), who has t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardian (company)
Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity) is a France-based, independent private equity investment company, founded and managed by Dominique Senequier. It is one of the largest European-headquartered private equity funds. The company was originally set up by Dominique Senequier in 1996 as the AXA Group's private equity division, but later gained independence in 2013, and rebranded itself as Ardian. The name Ardian (ar・di・an) was inspired by an ancient European language in which 'hardjan' mean strength, durability, and boldness. Ardian manages assets worth US$141 billion in Europe, North America and Asia, and has fifteen offices (Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, Jersey, Luxembourg, Santiago, and Seoul). The firm offers a funds of funds, direct funds, infrastructure, private debt and real estate, and manages a direct portfolio of more than 150 companies, including , Luton Airport and SPIE. Its fund of funds segme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veolia
Veolia Environnement S.A., branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities – water management, waste management and energy services. It previously also managed transport services through its subsidiary Veolia Transport (later Transdev) until January 2019. In 2012, Veolia employed 318,376 employees in 48 countries. Its revenue in that year was recorded at €29.4 billion. It is quoted on Euronext Paris. It is headquartered in Aubervilliers. Between 1998 and 2003 the company was known as Vivendi Environnement, having been spun off from the Vivendi conglomerate, most of the rest of which became Vivendi. Prior to 1998 Vivendi was known as Compagnie Générale des Eaux. In 2014, following a major restructuring, the company adopted the unaccompanied Veolia name across its businesses. History 1853–2003: Compagnie Générale des Eaux & Vivendi On 14 December 1853, a water co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Électricité De France
Électricité de France S.A. (literally ''Electricity of France''), commonly known as EDF, is a French multinational electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. Headquartered in Paris, with €71.2 billion in revenues in 2016, EDF operates a diverse portfolio of at least 120 gigawatts of generation capacity in Europe, South America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. In 2009, EDF was the world's largest producer of electricity. Its 56 active nuclear reactors (in France) are spread out over 18 sites (nuclear power plants). They comprise 32 reactors of 900 MWe, 20 reactors of 1,300 MWe, and 4 reactors of 1,450 MWe, all PWRs. EDF was created on 8 April 1946 by the 1945 parliament, from the merging of various divided actors. EDF led France's post-war energy growth, with a unique focus on civil nuclear energy, through reconstruction and further industrialization within the Trente Glorieuse, being a fleuron of France's new industrial landscape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advergame
An advergame is a form of advertising in video games, in which the video game is developed by or in close collaboration with a corporate entity for purposes of advertising a brand-name product. While other video games may use in-game advertising (such as an advertisement on a virtual billboard or branding on an in-game object), an advergame is differentiated by the Interactive Advertising Bureau as a "game specifically designed around heproduct or service being advertised". An advergame is considered a type of advertainment. Advergames are commonly targeted to minors, who tend to be more responsive to persuasive messages that can be embedded in such games. Concerns have been raised by parents and advocates for children that such advergames can influence children's habits, particularly food-based products. History Advergames (a portmanteau of "advertisement" and "video games") appeared early in the history of the video game industry. One of the first known attempts was a polo spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grande Course
La Grande Course is an international competition of ski mountaineering in stages. It includes the most important competitions of the season for teams of two or three competitors. As of 2015 the senior events of La Grande Course represented a total length of 355 km and 38 km in altitude, but not all events are run every year. There are also six races on specific trails aimed at the cadet (15-16-17 years) and junior categories (18-19-20 years) that compete in teams of two. Starting in the 2014/15 ski mountaineering season the La Grande Course events are integrated into the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) competition calendar, as the Long Distance Team events for the ISMF World Cup. Events Every year * Pierra Menta, France, four-day race, teams of two * Altitoy Ternua, France, two-day race, teams of two Even-numbered years (e.g. 2016 and 2018) * Tour du Rutor, Italy, three-day race, teams of two * Patrouille des Glaciers, Switzerland, four-day race, teams of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calimero
''Calimero'' is an animated television series about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. Calimero originally appeared on the Italian television show ''Carosello'' on July 14, 1963, and soon became a popular icon in Italy. The characters were created by the animation studio Organizzazione Pagot and originated as a series of animated advertisements for Miralanza AVA soap products shown throughout Italy. The creators of the main character were Nino Pagot, Toni Pagot and Ignazio Colnaghi. At the end of each episode, it turns out that Calimero is not actually black, but only very dirty, and becomes white after being washed by the advertised soap products. The characters were later licensed in Japan as an anime series twice, titled . The first was made by Toei Animation and ran from October 15, 1972, to September 30, 1975; the second, with new settings and charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tout Le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place
''Tout le monde veut prendre sa place'' (sometimes abbreviated TLMVPSP) (English translation: ''Everyone Wants to Take His/Her Place'') is a French television game show, broadcast since 3 July 2006, produced by Air Productions and Effervescence. The game is presented by Laurence Boccolini and was previously hosted by Nagui and is narrated alternatively by Gérard Pullicino, Serge Khalfon, Tristan Carné, Richard Valverde, Nicolas Druet, and Laurence Deloupy. Gérard Pullicino composed the broadcast music. Broadcasters The program has been broadcast since 3 July 2006 on television from Monday to Saturday, then every day since June 2008. In France, the program is broadcast on France 2 at 11:55 and rebroadcast on TV5 Monde (every day) at 11:15 and 19:30. In Belgium, the program is broadcast on La Deux at 11:50, five minutes before the French broadcast. In Quebec, the program is broadcast on TV5 Québec Canada at 17:00. Due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the show was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pix'n Love Rush
''Pix'n Love Rush'' is a platform game released for iOS, PlayStation Portable, and Ouya in 2010-2013. An updated version called ''Pix'n Love Rush DX'' was released only for iOS on December 16, 2010. Reception The iOS and PSP versions received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. ''Slide To Play'' said of the iOS version, "''Pix'n Love Rush'' is a surprisingly epic, retro-styled gem." '' The A.V. Club'' wrote, "Regardless of what it looks like, ''Pix'n'' is deep enough to drain hours on the couch, but also casual enough to distract throughout an entire commute." ''AppSpy'' said, "''Pix'n Love Rush'' is the perfect example of how classic gaming can be paired with modern casual gaming, creating a challenging and addictive title that's almost endlessly appealing." '' TouchArcade'' wrote that the same iOS version "Comes together beautifully to create a game that's perfectly suited for long or short play sessions, and beckons to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
