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Central Station (online Service)
Central Station (also known as Network Gaming Service) was an online service by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PAL regions in the PlayStation 2 era. The service allowed users to have friend lists, view new game releases, read the latest PlayStation-related news, enter events, and play Central Station-integrated online games for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable consoles. The service acted as a Sony official alternative to middleware like GameSpy but with extra features similar to Xbox Live or PlayStation Network. The Central Station portal could be accessed via a Network Access Disc which would be used to set up an internet connection. Central Station was superseded by the worldwide PlayStation Network upon release of the PlayStation 3. It is unclear when it was discontinued. History The overall history of Central Station is unclear due to very limited documentation. However, multiple Network Access Discs have been dumped and preserved online. These discs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Station
Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the city centres themselves.Kellerman, Aharon. "Central railway stations" in ''Daily Spatial Mobilities: Physical and Virtual'', Oxford: Routledge, 2012. pp. 159-161. Bán, D. ''The railway station in the social science.'' The Journal of Transport History, 28, 289-93, 2007. As a result, "Central Station" is often, but not always, part of the proper name for a railway station that is the central or primary railway hub for a city. Development Emergence and growth Central stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century during what has been termed the "Railway Age".Richards, Jeffrey and John M. MacKenzie, ''The Railway Station'', Oxford: OUP, 1986. Initially railway stations were built on the edge of city centres but, subsequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmonix
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., doing business as Harmonix, is an American video game developer company based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was established in May 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy. Harmonix is perhaps best known as being the developer of music video games series ''Dance Central'' and ''Rock Band'', as well as being the original developer and creator of the Guitar Hero, ''Guitar Hero'' series before development moved to Neversoft and Vicarious Visions. History Formation Harmonix was founded on May 10, 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who met while attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT.Interview with Alex Rigopulos at GameCritics.com Egozy was an electrical/computer engineer with an interest in music, while Rigopulos was a musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog, LLC (formerly JAM Software, Inc.) is an American first-party video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1984, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001. Gavin and Rubin produced a sequence of progressively more successful games, including ''Rings of Power'' and '' Way of the Warrior'' in the early 1990s. The latter game prompted Universal Interactive Studios to sign the duo to a three-title contract and fund the expansion of the company. After designer and producer Mark Cerny convinced Naughty Dog to create a character-based platform game that would use the 3D capabilities of the new systems, Naughty Dog created ''Crash Bandicoot'' for the PlayStation in 1996. Naughty Dog developed three ''Crash Bandicoot'' games over the next several years. After developing ''Crash Team Racing'', the company began working on '' Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'' for the PlayStation 2. In 2004, Rubin, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Racing
Combat (French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or can be used as a tool to impose one's will on others. An instance of combat can be a stand-alone confrontation or a small part of a much larger violent conflict. Instances of combat may also be benign and recreational, as in the cases of combat sports and mock combat. Combat may comply with, or be in violation of local or international laws regarding conflict. Examples of rules include the Geneva Conventions (covering the treatment of people in war), medieval chivalry, the Marquess of Queensberry rules (covering boxing) and several forms of combat sports. Hand-to-hand combat Hand-to-hand combat ( melee) is combat at very close range, attacking the opponent with the body (striking, kicking, strangling, etc.) and/or with a mele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula One 05
''Formula One 05'' is a racing video game developed by Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 2004 video game '' Formula One 04'' and was based on the 2005 Formula One World Championship. Gameplay It featured the 'Career Mode' concept from '' Formula One 04'', which allows players to work their way through the Formula One teams over the course of five years (albeit a repeat version of the 2005 Formula One World Championship each time). This game also supports ''EyeToy: Cameo'', allowing players to place their own face on a driver when creating their profile, but unlike ''F1 04'', though they cannot choose their own helmet at the start, the player assumes a white unmarked helmet and only later unlocks other colours and designs. Players start out testing for smaller teams such as Minardi, Jordan and Red Bull Racing. Like in ''F1 04'', a generic car does exist, but it is only used in Time Attack mode. Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Liverpool
Psygnosis Limited (known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool. Founded in 1984 by Ian Hetherington, Jonathan Ellis, and David Lawson, the company initially became known for well-received games on the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga. In 1993, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and began developing games for the original PlayStation. It later became a part of SCE Worldwide Studios. The company was the oldest and second largest development house within SCE's European stable of developers, and became best known for franchises such as ''Lemmings'', '' Wipeout'', ''Formula One'', and ''Colony Wars''. Reports of Studio Liverpool's closure surfaced on 22 August 2012, with ''Edge'' quoting staff tweets. Staff members were told the news by Michael Denny, vice president of Sony Worldwide Studios Europe. Sony said that the Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula One 04
''Formula One 04'' is a racing video game developed by Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 2003 video game '' Formula One 2003'' and was based on the 2004 Formula One World Championship. Gameplay The game features all ten teams and twenty drivers competing in the 2004 Formula One World Championship (except for mid-season changes), as well as the eighteen circuits and Grands Prix that formed the championship, including the new Bahrain International Circuit and Shanghai International Circuit. It is the first Formula One game developed by Studio Liverpool to contain a 'Career Mode', which allowed players to work their way through the Formula One teams over the course of a fixed number of seasons (albeit a repeat version of the 2004 Formula One World Championship each time). Players would start out testing in a generic Formula One car, and if they did well enough in the test they would be offered a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Studio
London Studio is a British video game developer based in London. Founded in 2002, it is a first-party studio for PlayStation Studios. The studio was most known for developing the '' SingStar'' series, as well as games for PlayStation's external peripherals including the EyeToy camera and the PlayStation VR virtual reality headset. The studio has created more than 60 titles since the it was established. History ''SingStar'' and EyeToy London Studio is established in 2002 following the merger of Psygnosis's Camden studio and Team Soho, the developer behind '' The Getaway''. As London Studio, the studio developed the '' SingStar'' series, which became extremely popular and helped broadened the appeal of the PlayStation 2 beyond the typical demographics of young male gamers. The series sold more than 20 million copies within 6 years. It also created a lot of games for Sony's EyeToy webcam, and assisted the development of other Sony titles, such as ''Killzone 2'' and ''LittleBi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chat
Chat or chats may refer to: Communication * Conversation, particularly casual * Online chat, text message communication over the Internet in real-time * Synchronous conferencing, a formal term for online chat * SMS chat, a form of text messaging * A popular term for internet relay chat * Chat room or group chat * Video chat * Text messaging, person-to-person chat, i.e. non group chat * Instant messaging Entertainment * ''Chat'' (magazine), a British weekly women's magazine * CHAT-FM, a radio station (94.5 FM) licensed to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada * CHAT-TV, a television station (channel 6) licensed to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada * '' Le Chat'', a Belgian comic strip * Sophia "Chat" Sanduval, a Marvel Comics character * '' Chat Chat'', a 1995 album by Takako Minekawa * Chat show, a radio and television format Places * Chat, Iran, a village in Iran * Chat, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Kyrgyzstan * Chat, Turkmenistan, a Russian fort at the mouth of the Sumbar River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clap Hanz
Clap Hanz, Ltd. (株式会社クラップハンズ Kabushiki-Gaisha Kurappu Hanzu) is a video game developer located in Japan. It is a second party company with strong ties with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment and is the developer of the ''Everybody's Golf'' series (formerly known as ''Hot Shots Golf'' in North America). The company was established in 1998 and is headed by Masashi Muramori Games developed References External links * Video game companies established in 1998 Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Japanese companies established in 1998 Companies based in Yokohama Everybody's Golf {{Japan-videogame-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Golf 4
, known in the PAL region as ''Everybody's Golf'' (''Everybody's Golf 2004'' in Australia), and in North America as ''Hot Shots Golf Fore!'', is the fourth game in the '' Everybody's Golf'' series and the second released for PlayStation 2. Features This game delivers more realistic physics, sharper graphics, more golfers, caddies and courses than before. Miniature golf games and online play for players with the Network Adaptor are also driving features. The developers increased the overall number of characters from 15 to 24, added more caddies (10 in all) and boosted the number of courses from six to 15. Of these 15 courses, 10 are new, while five are returning favorites from the previous game. The game also features a Tournament mode where up to 32 players can compete against each other. Cameo roles as playable characters in the North American and PAL versions are Ratchet Ratchet may refer to: Devices * Ratchet (device), a mechanical device that allows movement in only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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