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Lesta Studio
Lesta Games (russian: Леста, ООО, translit=Lesta, OOO; also known as Lesta Studio) is a Russian video game development and film production company with studios in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk and Tashkent. From 2011 to 2022, the company was owned by Wargaming. History Lesta Studio was founded on 22 December 1991. In January 1998, the studio was one of three large computer graphics companies of Saint Petersburg, alongside Positive and Creat. In 2011, the company became part of Belarusian video game company Wargaming A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a realistic simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to s .... On its 21st anniversary in 2012, Lesta Studio had 150 employees. On April 4, 2022, Wargaming announced that they would be pulling all operations out of Russia and Belarus, and transferring all its live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Industry
The video game industry encompasses the development, marketing, and monetization of video games. The industry encompasses dozens of job disciplines and thousands of jobs worldwide. The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , video games generated annually in global sales. In the US, it earned about in 2007, in 2008, and 2010, according to the ESA annual report. Research from Ampere Analysis indicated three points: the sector has consistently grown since at least 2015 and expanded 26% from 2019 to 2021, to a record ; the global games and services market is forecast to shrink 1.2% annually to in 2022; the industry is not recession-proof. The industry has influenced the advance of personal computers with sound cards, graphics cards and 3D graphic accelerators, CPUs, and co-processors like PhysX. Sound cards, for example, were originally developed for games and then improved for the music industry. Industry overview Size In 2017 in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encore, Inc
Encore Software, LLC ("Encore") is a Delaware limited liability company focused on software sales, distribution and software development. In November 2008, Encore announced an expanded license with Riverdeep. Under the terms of the agreement Encore now manages the Broderbund family of products as well as Broderbund's direct to consumer business. In May 2010, Encore acquired the assets of Punch! Software Previously, Encore was a wholly owned subsidiary of WYNIT Distribution, LLC which acquired the majority of Encore's assets from Speed Commerce, Inc. (previously Navarre Corporation) on approximately July 9, 2014. Navarre Corporation, had initially acquired Encore's assets from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in August 2002. As a result of bankruptcy case 17-42726 of WYNIT Distribution, LLC, substantially all of Encore's assets were sold at auction on November 9, 2017, to Sereno Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanks Blitz
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; usually their main armament is mounted in a turret. They are a mainstay of modern 20th and 21st century ground forces and a key part of combined arms combat. Modern tanks are versatile mobile land weapons platforms whose main armament is a large-caliber tank gun mounted in a rotating gun turret, supplemented by machine guns or other ranged weapons such as anti-tank guided missiles or rocket launchers. They have heavy vehicle armour which provides protection for the crew, the vehicle's munition storage, fuel tank and propulsion systems. The use of tracks rather than wheels provides improved operational mobility which allows the tank to overcome rugged terrain and adverse conditions such as mud and ice/snow better than wheeled vehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Korablej
''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater mass than any previous spacecraft. At the time it was the largest artificial satellite in orbit, succeeded by the International Space Station (ISS) after ''Mir'''s orbital decay, orbit decayed. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of Outer space, space. ''Mir'' was the first continuously inhabited long-term research station in orbit and held the record for the longest continuous human presence in space at 3,644 days, until it was surpassed by the ISS on 23 October 2010. It holds the record for the longes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Tankov
''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater mass than any previous spacecraft. At the time it was the largest artificial satellite in orbit, succeeded by the International Space Station (ISS) after ''Mir'''s orbital decay, orbit decayed. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of Outer space, space. ''Mir'' was the first continuously inhabited long-term research station in orbit and held the record for the longest continuous human presence in space at 3,644 days, until it was surpassed by the ISS on 23 October 2010. It holds the record for the longes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Of Warships
''World of Warships'' is a free-to-play naval warfare-themed multiplayer online game, developed. produced and published by Wargaming. Players can battle others at random or play cooperative battle types against bots or an advanced player versus environment (PvE) battle mode. For the most skilled players, two seasonal competitive modes are also available. The free-to-play structure is of the "freemium" type. Significant progress can be made without purchasing anything, but access to higher levels of play and additional warships becomes progressively more difficult without financial investment. ''World of Warships'' was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 2015. The computer version was followed by the iOS and Android mobile game titled ''World of Warships Blitz'' in 2018. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console versions, titled ''World of Warships: Legends'', followed in 2019 and were released on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in April 2021. Gameplay ''World of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Gamers
''Adventure Gamers'' is a computer game website created by Marek Bronstring in March 1998 dedicated to the genre of adventure games. It publishes reviews and previews of adventure games, as well as opinion articles and interviews with game designers. The site's reviews have been quoted on many adventure game box covers, and it is listed as a trusted reviewer on CNET's Metacritic and GameRankings. ''Adventure Gamers'' was also referenced in the print book '' Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts''. ''Adventure Gamers'' is respected by developers of adventure games. Ragnar Tornquist, the creator of the adventure games ''The Longest Journey'' and '' Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'', has stated that the reviews on ''Adventure Gamers'' are "very important to im. In addition, Straandlooper, the developer of '' Hector: Badge of Carnage'', called ''Adventure Gamers'' "one of the foremost and widely respected websites about adventure games". The Aggie Awards Every year starting fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Fish Games
Big Fish Games is a casual gaming company based in Seattle, with a regional office in Oakland, California, owned by Aristocrat Leisure. It is a developer and distributor of casual games for computers and mobile devices. It has been accused of knowingly deceiving customers into signing up for monthly purchases without informed consent. It was also the subject of a class action lawsuit over its app ''Big Fish Casino'', resulting in a settlement of $155 million after a federal appeals court ruled that it constituted illegal online gambling. History The company was founded in 2002. In 2009, it announced the opening of their European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. In July 2010, the company passed one billion game downloads from its online portal. In August 2013, the company announced the closing of its cloud-based games service, Vancouver studio and Cork offices. In 2014, the company was acquired by Churchill Downs Inc. in a deal valued at up to $885 million. In 2018, Churchil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalypso Media
Kalypso Media Group is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in 2006 in Worms, the group includes four companies, in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States and has studios, Realmforge Studios, Gaming Minds Studios, Claymore Game Studios, and Nine Worlds Studios. Kalypso is best known for publishing '' Tropico'', '' Sudden Strike'', ''Dungeons'' and '' Railway Empire'' series. History Kalypso Media was founded on 16 August 2006 by Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek. One year later, a branch was opened in Bracknell, UK, and in June 2009, another in Ridgewood, USA. In 2009, the group opened its second UK outlet in the form of Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. in Leicester. Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. is responsible for the online marketing of its own games and the products of other providers. In November 2008, it founded the subsidiary Realmforge Studios GmbH, based in Munich, and integrated Boxed Dreams, developer of ''Ceville''. At the same time, it acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1C Company
1C Company (russian: Фирма «1С», ) is a Russian software developer, distributor and publisher based in Moscow. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, related services and video games. In Russia, 1C is considered a leader in business software for its comprehensive business software suite 1C:Enterprise (Russian: 1С:Предприятие, 1C:Predpriyatie). 1C is known as a video game developer and publisher. Titles produced by the company include ''IL-2 Sturmovik'', ''King's Bounty'', '' Men of War'' and the '' Space Rangers'' series. History 1C was founded in 1991 by Boris Nuraliev in Moscow, Russia. In 1992, the company published ''1C:Accounting'' ( ru), a bookkeeping software. The simplicity, wealth of customization options and its reach through the wide network of dealers, who were entitled to 50% of the sales income, made it possible for the 1C:Accounting software to become the most widespread accounting program across Russia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Techland
Techland S.A. is a Polish video game developer and publisher founded in 1991 by Paweł Marchewka. It developed ''Call of Juarez'' (2006) and its prequel '' Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood'' (2009), as well as ''Dead Island'' (2011) and ''Dying Light'' (2015). The company is headquartered in Wrocław in western Poland and has offices in Wrocław and Warsaw. History The company was founded in 1991 by Paweł Marchewka. Marchewka, born in 1973 in Ostrów Wielkopolski, displayed an interest in video games since his early childhood. In his final years of high school, together with his friends, he started distributing video games to different shops across Poland. The endeavour was successful enough that, in 1991, when Poland introduced changes to its intellectual property laws, he pivoted to officially founding Techland. Initially, the company focused on translating foreign programs and publishing them on the Polish market. In 1993, Techland began producing its own software: Dictionaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playlogic Entertainment
Playlogic Entertainment NV was a company active in mobile gambling and console publishing, established in 2002. Their gaming and gambling products are ''Fun Play'' and ''Real Play'', handled by Microgaming Ltd. The company operates their ''Real Play'' components under a Maltese gambling license. Their other products include video game software for Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Apple. History Formed in 2010, Playlogic Entertainment NV is a continuation of Playlogic International NV, which was established as a traditional console video game publisher. After restructuring, the company continued with the same management team and employees. The restructured company completed the acquisition of mobile gaming and gambling company WannaGaming International BV in 2011. WannaGaming was founded 4 years prior to the acquisition. WGM Ltd. on Malta, using brand name WannaGaming, has a long-term partnership with market leader Microgaming Ltd. for all mobile gaming and gambling products, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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