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LocoCycle
''LocoCycle'' is a motorcycle racing video game developed by Twisted Pixel Games and published by Microsoft Studios. Originally announced as an Xbox Live Arcade title at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012, ''LocoCycle'' was released in November 2013 for Xbox One, and on February 14, 2014 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. The Xbox One version was localized for Japan for release on September 4, 2014. Gameplay and plot The game stars "I.R.I.S." (voiced by Lisa Foiles), a sentient motorcycle that looks similar to light cycles from the ''Tron'' franchise. It graduated from Big Arms Academy's School of Assassination as valedictorian. The bike can perform over 40 forms of combat and speaks 50 languages. It can also travel a mile in 20 seconds (180 mph or 290 km/h), and can cloak. I.R.I.S. is accompanied by a Spanish-speaking mechanic named Pablo (voiced by Freddy Rodriguez), who is literally dragged along behind her during the game's events. Robert Patrick provides the voice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Foiles
Lisa Renee Foiles Cloninger (born September 29, 1986) is an American actress, presenter, video game journalist, model and author, who first came to prominence as a cast member of the Nickelodeon series ''All That''. Career Foiles was one of the new cast members introduced as part of the 2002 revival of ''All That'', a Nickelodeon-produced alternative to ''Saturday Night Live''. She appeared on the program for four seasons, until its eventual cancellation in 2005. During this period, she made several appearances on numerous other television series, most notably ''Even Stevens''. In 2003, she guest-starred in "If Boys Were Girls", an episode of the fourth season of '' Malcolm in the Middle'', where she portrayed Mallory, a female version of the titular character (portrayed by Frankie Muniz). Foiles subsequently took a break from acting to complete "college writing courses", with a focus on graphic design and video games. In 2009, Foiles began writing articles on gaming website ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Jones (actor)
Lindsay Elise Jones (née Tuggey; born September 6, 1989) is an American actor, director, gamer and host. They are known for their work with Rooster Teeth, and have provided the voices of Ruby Rose in ''RWBY'' and in ''Red vs. Blue'' since 2013. Life and career Jones was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She attended, and graduated, the University of Texas at Austin. While acting at the University of Texas, she used the stage name of Lindsay Kavlin. Jones later joined Rooster Teeth Productions, where she spent much of her time working on videos in the Achievement Hunter division. She was a director, writer and voice actor on ''X-Ray and Vav'', a cartoon series by Rooster Teeth. Additionally, Jones was the primary manager of Rooster Teeth's video gaming website Achievement Hunter, and has appeared in many other Rooster Teeth productions such as ''Ten Little Roosters'' and ''On the Spot''. In April 2012, she was added to the cast of three-time Podcast Award winner ''Internet Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted Pixel Games
Twisted Pixel Games, LLC is an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. Originally a contractor, Twisted Pixel releases games based on its own intellectual property, intellectual properties such as ''The Maw (video game), The Maw'' and '''Splosion Man''. The company uses its own proprietary engine, known as Beard, to power its games. On October 12, 2011, it was announced that Twisted Pixel had become part of Microsoft Studios. However, Twisted Pixel separated from Microsoft, and became an independent company again on September 30, 2015. In November 2021, the company became a subsidiary of Oculus Studios. History Twisted Pixel Games was founded in 2006 by industry veterans Michael Wilford, Frank Wilson and Josh Bear. The company first performed contract work for the now-defunct Midway Games, providing engineering work for ''NBA Ballers: Chosen One'' and ''Blitz: The League II''. In 2008, Twisted Pixel announced that its focus had changed to digitally distributed games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jones (actor)
Michael Vincent Jones (born July 24, 1987) is an American actor, podcast host and internet personality who is known for his work with Rooster Teeth's gameplay division Achievement Hunter. He also co-hosted three-time Podcast Award winner ''Internet Box''. Jones has worked extensively with Rooster Teeth, having also starred in the second and third seasons of ''Immersion'', the comedy murder mystery series ''Ten Little Roosters'', and voices the character Sun Wukong in Rooster Teeth's ''RWBY'', and Max in ''Camp Camp''. He starred in Rooster Teeth's science fiction action comedy film ''Lazer Team'', released in 2016, as well as its sequel the following year. His work outside of Rooster Teeth includes voicing Sting Eucliffe in ''Fairy Tail'', Dogra in ''One Piece'', Rapture in '' Ninja Slayer From Animation'', and Gen in '' World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman''. Career After graduating from high school, Jones worked as an electrician for almost five years. Jones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gunn
James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film '' Slither'' (2006), and moving to the superhero genre with ''Super'' (2010), ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021), and '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023). In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery hired Gunn to become co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios. He also wrote and directed the web series ''James Gunn's PG Porn'' (2008–2009), the HBO Max original series ''Peacemaker'' (2022–present), and the Disney+ original special ''The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'' (2022). Other projects he is known for is writing for the 2004 remake of George A. Romero's '' Dawn of the Dead'' (1978), writing the live-action adaptation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Savini
Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero, including ''Martin'', '' Dawn of the Dead'', ''Day of the Dead'', ''Creepshow'' and '' Monkey Shines''; he also created the special effects and makeup for many cult classics like '' Friday the 13th'' (parts I and IV), ''Maniac'', '' The Burning'', '' The Prowler'' and ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2''. Savini directed ''Night of the Living Dead'', the 1990 remake of Romero's 1968 ''Night of the Living Dead''; his other directing work includes three episodes of the TV show ''Tales from the Darkside'' and one segment in ''The Theatre Bizarre''. As an actor and stuntman, he has appeared in films such as ''Martin'', '' Dawn of the Dead'', ''Knightriders'', ''From Dusk till Dawn'', ''Planet Terror'', ''Machete'', ''Django Unchained'' and ''Machete Kills''. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012
The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 (E3 2012) was the 18th E3 held. The event took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. It began on June 5, 2012, and ended on June 7, 2012, with 45,700 total attendees. It was televised on Spike (TV channel), Spike and streamed online to computers, mobile devices, PlayStation Home and on Xbox Live via IGN's application. This was the last event to be broadcast by G4 (U.S. TV channel), G4 along with being the last one to feature a physical press conference by Nintendo which mainly focused on games that were coming to the then upcoming Wii U video game console that launched later that year and was later considered to be a commercial failure. Press conferences Prior to the show, several companies made announcements regarding their products. Nintendo unveiled a new design for the Wii U controller, known now as the Wii U GamePad, along with a slightly modified console. Each of the three major console producers have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Patrick
Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and honorable authority figures, he is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role in ''Die Hard 2'' (1990), he came to prominence as the T-1000, the antagonist of '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991)—a role he reprised for cameo appearances in ''Wayne's World'' (1992) and ''Last Action Hero'' (1993). His other film credits include ''Fire in the Sky'' (1993), ''Striptease'' (1996), ''Cop Land'' (1997), ''The Faculty'' (1998), ''Spy Kids'' (2001), '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), ''Ladder 49'' (2004), ''Walk the Line'' (2005), ''Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006), '' We Are Marshall'' (2006), '' Bridge to Terabithia'' (2007), ''The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (2009), and ''Safe House'' (2012). In television, Patrick played FBI Speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Rodriguez (actor)
Freddy Rodriguez is an American actor. Best known as Federico Diaz on '' Six Feet Under'' (2001-2005), Gio on ''Ugly Betty'' (2007-2010), and Benny Colon in ''Bull'' (2016-2021). Career In 1995, he played Pedro Aragon, Jr., in '' A Walk in the Clouds'' with Keanu Reeves and Giancarlo Giannini and as a Vietnam veteran in ''Dead Presidents'' with Larenz Tate and Chris Tucker. Rodriguez went on to roles such as Ninja in '' The Pest'', an obnoxious jock in ''Can't Hardly Wait'' and Carla's brother Marco on '' Scrubs''. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of Más y Menos on ''Teen Titans''. Rodriguez portrayed Federico Diaz on the hit HBO series '' Six Feet Under'' throughout its five seasons. For this role he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category). In 2005, Rodriguez played a vicious inner city drug dealer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft Studios
Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher and part of the Microsoft Gaming division based in Redmond, Washington. It was established in March 2000, spun out from an internal Games Group, for the development and publishing of video games for Microsoft Windows. It has since expanded to include games and other interactive entertainment for the namesake Xbox platforms, Windows Mobile and other mobile platforms, and web-based portals. History As Microsoft Games and Microsoft Game Studios (2000–2011) In the early 1990s, Microsoft published a few video games. It published subLOGIC's ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' and several Microsoft Entertainment Pack compilations of minigames, but was best known for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. In 1992, the company began increasing its focus on games. It announced '' Microsoft Golf'' for Windows, based on Access Software's '' Links'', and expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destructoid
''Destructoid'' is a website that was founded as a video game-focused blog in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez, a Cuban-American cartoonist and author. Enthusiast Gaming acquired the website in 2017, and sold it to Gamurs Group in 2022. History ''Destructoid'' was owned by Yanier "Niero" Gonzalez so that he could attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2006. After being rejected, Gonzalez began writing original editorials and drawing cartoons which were picked up by established gaming blogs like ''Joystiq'' and '' Kotaku''. In 2007 the site relaunched with user blogs, forums, and a team of contributors. Yanier's blog was moved off the home page in favor of a staff-edited, multi-author format. Similar to ''IGN'', ''Destructoid'' offers free registration and readers can submit off-homepage blogs. After E3, Gonzalez appeared at the press conference dressed as Mr. Destructoid (''Destructoid'' robot mascot, shown on logos and promotional material) to hand out promotional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and 'Reblogging, retweet' tweets, while unregistered users only have the ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile Frontend and backend, frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and has more than 25 offices around the world. , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion Web search query, search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten List of most popular websites, most-visited websites and has been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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