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Marianne Krawczyk
Marianne Krawczyk () (born June 24, 1964) is a screenwriter and video game writer. She wrote the screenplay for ''Appleseed Alpha'' (2014), based on the manga by Masamune Shirow and directed by Shinji Aramaki. Krawczyk is best known for writing the installments of the ''God of War'' video game franchise, from its start in 2005, until 2015. She won a BAFTA Game Award for Best Story and Character for her work on ''God of War II'' (2007). Video game writing Krawczyk started her career serving as a co-dialogue writer on the game ''Area 51'' (2005).Moby Games, Marianne KrawcyzkMobygames.com/ref> ''God of War'' series While based at Sony in Santa Monica, Krawczyk wrote the first ''God of War'' (2005) game, and also wrote or helped write ''God of War II'' (2007), '' God of War: Betrayal'' (2007), '' God of War: Chains of Olympus'' (2008), ''God of War III'' (2010), '' God of War: Ghost of Sparta'' (2010), and '' God of War: Ascension'' (2013). For her writing work on ''God of War II'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jaffe
David Scott Jaffe (born April 13, 1971) is an American video game designer best known for creating the ''Twisted Metal'' and ''God of War'' series. Biography Jaffe is originally from Birmingham, Alabama and currently resides in San Diego, California. He was born to a Jewish family. Jaffe graduated from Alabama's Mountain Brook High School, located in Mountain Brook, AL, a suburb of Birmingham. Jaffe then attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Jaffe is well known for directing the ''Twisted Metal'' series and ''God of War''. Jaffe's '' Twisted Metal: Black'' and ''God of War'' have both ranked into IGN's "Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time", with ''Twisted Metal: Black'' in ninth place and ''God of War'' winning first place as IGN's best PS2 game of all time. In 2007, Jaffe left SCEA to found Eat Sleep Play. The studio signed a multi-year deal with Sony to create games exclusively for PlayStation platforms. He left Eat Sleep Play in February 2012 due to cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sands Of Time (film)
Sands of time may refer to: *Sands of time (idiom), a figurative expression in the English language relating the passage of time to the sand in an hourglass. Music albums * ''Sands of Time'' (Jay and the Americans album), a 1969 album by Jay and the Americans * ''Sands of Time'' (S.O.S. Band album), a 1986 R&B album by the S.O.S. Band * ''Sands of Time'' (EP), the 2002 debut EP by Black Majesty * ''Sands of Time'' (Black Majesty album), a 2003 power metal album by Black Majesty *''Sands of Time'', a 2003 hardcore album by Born from Pain *''Sands of Time'' (Clive Palmer album), a 2004 album by Clive Palmer * ''Sands of Time'' (Nothing's Carved in Stone album), a 2010 rock album by Nothing's Carved in Stone Songs and music *"Sands of Time", a song from Fleetwood Mac's 1971 album ''Future Games'' *"Sands of Time", a 1972 song by Vodka Collins *"Sands of Time", a song from Edguy's 2000 album ''The Savage Poetry'' *"Sands of Time", a song from Wayne Hancock's 2001 album, ''A-Town Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Persia
''Prince of Persia'' is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia. The first two games in the series, '' Prince of Persia'' (1989) and '' Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame'' (1993), were published by Broderbund. ''Prince of Persia 3D'' (1999), named for being the first installment to use 3D computer graphics, was developed by Red Orb Entertainment and published by The Learning Company on PC; The Dreamcast version was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Mattel Interactive. Ubisoft bought the rights to the franchise in 2001 and rebooted it with '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2003). Ubisoft has since developed and published four additional entries in the series: '' Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'' (2004), '' Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' (2006), '' Prince of Persia'' (2008), and '' Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far Cry
''Far Cry'' is an anthology franchise of first-person shooter games, all of which have been published by Ubisoft. The first game, ''Far Cry'', was developed by Crytek to premiere their CryEngine software, and released in March 2004. Subsequently, Ubisoft obtained the rights to the franchise and the bulk of the development is handled by Ubisoft Montreal with assistance from other Ubisoft satellite studios. The following games in the series have used a Ubisoft-modified version of the CryEngine, the Dunia Engine, allowing for open world gameplay. In the present, the franchise consists of six mainline games, a standalone expansion, and several spin-offs; additionally, the first game, initially developed for Microsoft Windows, saw a number of ports to video game consoles, which changed several elements and are therefore considered standalone releases. The ''Far Cry'' games, due to the history of their development, do not have any significant shared narrative elements, but instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Dark
''The Long Dark'' is a first-person survival video game developed and published by Hinterland Studios. The player assumes the role of crash-landed bush pilot Will Mackenzie who must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic storm. The game received seed financing from the Canada Media Fund, and further funding was secured through a successful Kickstarter campaign in October 2013. An alpha version was released through Steam Early Access in September 2014. The alpha version was later launched on the Xbox One as one of the first two launch titles associated with Microsoft's Game Preview Program in June 2015. Early reviews of the alpha release were generally positive, and the game went on to sell around 750,000 copies by April 2016. It was officially released on all aforementioned platforms on August 1, 2017, as well as for PlayStation 4. In 2017, it was announced that a film adaptation of ''The Long Dark'' was in the works. On September 17, 2020, it was announced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek (2013 Video Game)
''Star Trek'' is a third-person action-adventure ''Star Trek'' video game. It was developed by Digital Extremes and co-published by Namco Bandai Games and Paramount Pictures in association with CBS Studios International. The game was released in North America on April 23, 2013, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms. It took three years to produce, and was the first in-house video game development by Paramount Studios, who opted not to license development to a third party. The production team aimed for it to be a collaboration with those working on the ''Star Trek'' films to avoid the typical pitfalls associated with film tie-in video games. Video games which influenced ''Star Trek'' included the ''Mass Effect'' series, ''Uncharted'' and ''Metroid Prime'', and certain elements of ''Star Trek'' reflected episodes of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' such as "Arena" and "Amok Time". The game is set in the ''Star Trek'' Kelvin universe, between the events of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyro's Adventure
''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' is the first video game in the ''Skylanders'' series. It is a 3D action-adventure platform game that is played along with toy figures that interact with it through a "Portal of Power" that reads their tag through NFC and features the voices of Josh Keaton, Darin De Paul, Dave Wittenberg, Keythe Farley, Audrey Wasilewski, Joey Camen and Kevin Michael Richardson. It was released in October 2011 for North America, Europe, and Australia for Microsoft Windows and OS X, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. For Japan, it was released on July 12, 2013, where it was published by Square Enix, for the Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Activision announced that as of June 3, 2012, the game had been the top-selling console and handheld video game worldwide for 2012. As of March 31, 2012, Activision has sold over 30 million ''Skylanders'' toys, and sales were expected to exceed $500 million by the end of the year. A direct sequel, '' Skyla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shank 2
''Shank 2'' is a 2D side-scrolling hack and slash video game developed by Canadian independent studio Klei Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts in 2012. It is a sequel to '' Shank''. It features a new two-player survival mode, updated combat mechanics, and new weapons. ''Shank 2'' does not feature the cooperative story mode which appears in the previous installment, instead offering a two player survival mode. Plot After the death of cartel leader Cesar at the end of the first game, Shank's homeland has been engulfed by warfare as various factions attempt to take control. General Magnus has emerged victorious, and his militia now rules with an iron fist. They have overthrown the government and Magnus has declared himself president, taking over much of the cartel's criminal activities. The rebellion against the militia is being led by Shank's old mentor, Elena. At the game's opening she is kidnapped by the militia's forces; unbeknownst to the majority of the population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shank (video Game)
''Shank'' is a 2D side-scrolling hack and slash video game developed by Canadian independent studio Klei Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts in 2010. In December 2011, it was re-released as part of the collection Humble Indie Bundle 4. The game features melee and ranged combat, as well as acrobatic gameplay. Its plot was penned by the ''God of War'' series' co-writer Marianne Krawczyk and tells the tale of the ex-hitman Shank's quest for revenge in the single-player campaign, also featuring a prequel story in the form of a cooperative multiplayer campaign for two players. ''Shank'' received mixed reviews, but generally positive reception overall. Critics generally praised the art style of both the gameplay and cutscenes, however some critics felt the game had uneven level design and repetitive gameplay. The game was commercially successful, selling tens of thousands of copies and remaining in the top 20 Xbox Live Arcade games during September 2010. It was followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To Respect
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, thoroughfares, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), medians, shoulders, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a road as "a line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheels", which in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
