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Gamezlab
BBC Multimedia was a division of the BBC which dealt with the publishing of computer-game versions of well-known BBC television programmes. History The Multimedia division was founded in 1995 and mostly focused on CD-ROM software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. The company attended E3 2002 by announcing their first title for the Xbox - '' Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction'', set for a November 2002 release, as well as a game adaptation of the CBBC series ''Ace Lightning'' for the PlayStation 2, with both titles also seeing Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance releases. Other CD-ROM titles announced this time were ''Bob the Builder: Bob Builds a Park'', set for a July 2002 release and ''Tweenies: Messy Time'', set for an October 2002 release. In July 2002, the company launched a budget range called "Favourites", consisting of their pre-school titles. On 5 November 2002, the company announced they would publish a ''Fimbles'' CD-ROM for a June 2003 release. On February 6, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Lightning
''Ace Lightning'' is a children's television series co-produced by the BBC and Alliance Atlantis. The series was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom but was also aired in other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The show was filmed in Canada, but the program was set in the United States. It ran for two seasons and spawned a number of merchandising products. The series premiered on 4 September 2002 and ended on 18 May 2005. The programme featured live actors interacting with computer animated characters from a fictional video game. The series is significant in that until its creation, live action and CGI had not been attempted to such a huge and constant degree within a weekly television series. Series overview The series follows the life of British teenager Mark Hollander, who moved to the American town Conestoga Hills with his parents. One stormy night, Mark plays his favourite video game, the fictional ''Ace Lightning and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FightBox
''FightBox'' is a game show that aired on BBC Three from 13 October to 10 November 2003 and is hosted by Lisa Snowdon and Trevor Nelson with Paul Dickenson as commentator. Format Contestants design their fighters and submit them to the BBC. Out of hundreds of submissions, only sixty were chosen to appear on the programme. As well as battling each other, the fighters would face one of six "Sentients", warriors who had won previous (unseen) tournaments and achieved this honour. The Sentients were Banshi, Big George, Kodiak, Nail, Pearl and Vesuvius. Although immortal, they did have certain weaknesses which a fighter could use against them. After winning the first series, competitor warrior Kill Frenzy, created by Usman Arshad, achieved sentience and joined the current six. These seven Sentients featured in the video game mentioned below. Six Games were played during the show these were: Conquest, Demolition, Duel, Helix, Panic and Revolution. Another game was Showdown, a straight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC, in Portland Place and Langham Place, London. The first radio broadcast from the building was made on 15 March 1932, and the building was officially opened two months later, on 15 May. The main building is in Art Deco style, with a facing of Portland stone over a steel frame. It is a Grade II* listed building and includes the BBC Radio Theatre, where music and speech programmes are recorded in front of a studio audience. As part of a major consolidation of the BBC's property portfolio in London, Broadcasting House has been extensively renovated and extended. This involved the demolition of post-war extensions on the eastern side of the building, replaced by a new wing completed in 2005. The wing was named the "John Peel Wing" in 2012, after the disc jockey. BBC London, BBC Arabic Television and BBC Persian Television are housed in the new wing, which also contains the reception area for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra (the stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xbox (console)
The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles manufactured by Microsoft. It was released as Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15, 2001, in North America, followed by Australia, Europe and Japan in 2002. It is classified as a sixth-generation console, competing with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube. It was also the first major console produced by an American company since the release of the Atari Jaguar in 1993. The console was announced in March 2000. With the release of the PlayStation 2, which featured the ability to playback CD-ROMs and DVDs in addition to playing games, Microsoft became concerned that game consoles would threaten the personal computer as an entertainment device for living rooms. Whereas most games consoles to that point were built from custom hardware components, the Xbox was built around standard personal computer components, using variations of Micro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noddy's Magic Adventure
''Noddy's Magic Adventure'' is a children's educational video game released for the PlayStation in 2000, developed by Mind's Eye Productions and published by BBC Multimedia. The game is based on the character Noddy by Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have b .... References External links 2000 video games Children's educational video games Europe-exclusive video games Mind's Eye Productions games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation (console)-only games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom BBC Multimedia games {{edu-videogame-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knowledge Adventure
JumpStart Games, Inc., formerly Knowledge Adventure, Inc., is an American edutainment video game company based in Torrance, California. Founded in 1991, it owns the ''Neopets'' virtual pet website, and is itself owned by Chinese holding company NetDragon Websoft. History Until 1994, Knowledge Adventure had created DOS games, including ''Knowledge Adventure The Game'', ''Isaac Asimov's Science Adventure'', ''Space Adventure'', ''Mario Teaches Typing'', ''Mario Is Missing!'', ''San Diego Zoo Presents: The Animals!'', ''Dinosaur Adventure'', ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', ''Mario's Time Machine'', ''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters'', ''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers'', ''Imax's Speed (1984 film), Speed'', ''Undersea Adventure'', ''3D Dinosaur Adventure'', ''Isaac Asimov's Science Adventure II'', ''Kid's Zoo: A Baby Animal Adventure'', ''3D Body Adventure'', ''Space Adventure II'', ''Aviation Adventure'', ''America Adventure'', ''Bug Adventure'', ''The Discoverers (vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destiny Of The Doctors
''Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors'' is an action video game, action video game based on the BBC British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was released on 5 December 1997 by BBC Multimedia. Overview A collaboration between BBC Multimedia and the British developer Studio Fish, ''Destiny of the Doctors'' is a CD-ROM which received an 11+ age rating from ELSPA. It is supported by Microsoft Windows 95 and works on all subsequent forms of Windows, though some PCs running Windows XP, XP and Windows Vista, Vista experience compatibility issues. It was released in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland and Australia, as well as some countries in Europe, and found modest acclaim from some magazines, including the now defunct ''PC Planet''. The game featured extensive, newly recorded audio dialogue by Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Nicholas Courtney. William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton were represented by a voice actor impers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
