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Nival (company)
Nival is a Russian video game developer and publisher founded by Sergey Orlovskiy in 1996. It is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, with development offices in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. History The company was founded by Sergey Orlovskiy on November 18, 1996 as Nival Interactive, and became famous as the developer of several successful role-playing and strategy series, including '' Rage of Mages'' (known as ''Allods'' in Russia), ''Blitzkrieg'', and '' Etherlords'', all of which would receive sequels. Nival also created the Silent Storm engine and developed several games using it, beginning with the eponymous '' Silent Storm'' series in 2003. Among these was ''Heroes of Might and Magic V'' and two add-ons, published by Ubisoft. Nival began to self-publish its own games in 2005. Nival financed and published external developers including KranX Productions, creators of '' King's Bounty: Legions'' and Bytex, developers of ''Berserk Online''. In early 2005, the part of Nival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legions
Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796 * French Foreign Legion, a part of the French Army, created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces * International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a Ukrainian foreign volunteer wing of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war * Various military legions, often composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious or ideological background * HMS ''Legion'' (1914), a Royal Navy World War I destroyer * HMS ''Legion'' (G74), a Royal Navy World War II destroyer sunk in 1942 Veterans' organizations * American Legion, an organization of American veterans * The Royal British Legion, a UK charity providing support for members of the British Armed Forces and their dependents * Royal Canadian Legion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer & Sickle
''Hammer & Sickle'' () is a tactical role-playing game for the PC, co-developed by the Russia-based companies Novik&Co and Nival Interactive and published by CDV in 2005. The game is set in the same universe (and runs on the same game engine) as ''Silent Storm'', an earlier product by the same company. Background story Germany has recently been divided between Soviet and Western zones, the Cold War has just begun, and the Americans still have a monopoly on the atomic bomb. Gameplay The player takes on the role of a Soviet commando assigned to operate behind British-American lines in 1949 post-World War II Germany. The game features an open ended storyline in which the player's actions determine the course of the game. The player also has significant control over the team's movement between game maps and the passage of time, both of which also affect the storyline. The player can assign feats to the team members with each level-up, as well as outfit them with disguises for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinels
Sentinel may refer to: Places Mountains * Mount Sentinel, a mountain next to the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana * Sentinel Buttress, a volcanic crag on James Ross Island, Antarctica * Sentinel Dome, a naturally occurring granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California * Sentinel Mountain (Montana), in Glacier National Park * Sentinel Peak (Alberta) * Sentinel Peak (Antarctica) * Sentinel Peak (Arizona), a peak in the Tucson Mountains * Sentinel Peak (British Columbia) * Sentinel Range, a mountain range in Antarctica * The Sentinel, Hout Bay * The Sentinel (Zion), a sandstone summit in Zion National Park, Utah Elsewhere * Sentinel, Arizona * Sentinel, California * Sentinel, Missouri * Sentinel, Oklahoma * Sentinel Island (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Artworks * ''Sentinel'' (sculpture), a 2000 sculpture by Tim Tolkien * ''Sentinels'' (Hudson), a 2005 public artwork by American artist Jon Barlow Hudson Comics * ''Sentinel'' (co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitzkrieg 2
''Blitzkrieg 2'' (russian: Блицкриг II, italic=yes) is a real-time tactics computer game based on the events of World War II, the game is an evolution of its predecessor ''Blitzkrieg'' and is the second title in the Blitzkrieg (video game series). The game takes place in North Africa, the Pacific and Europe, and features the 6 different factions portrayed in the game that fought in their battle respective grounds during the war. Gameplay As its predecessor and the similar ''Sudden Strike'' games, ''Blitzkrieg 2'' focuses on the battles of World War II rather than real-time strategy aspects like base building and resource extraction. The game features many new features and units over its predecessor; the graphics engine is upgraded, allowing for full 3D and the game features over 250 units compared to ''Blitzkriegs 200. In ''Blitzkrieg 2'', the players can choose from three separate campaigns: The Nazi German Campaign, the American Campaign, and the Soviet Campaign, each div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etherlords II
''Etherlords'' (russian: Демиурги) is a series of fantasy turn-based strategy and card-dueling video games for the PC, by Russian developer Nival Interactive. The first game was published November 15, 2001 by Ravensburger Interactive Media under their mature game label Fishtank Interactive. Prior to worldwide release it was released in Russia (November 9, 2001) as ''Demiurges'' (russian: Демиурги). It was followed two years later by a sequel, ''Etherlords II'', which was published in Europe by DreamCatcher Interactive and in North America by Strategy First. A third game for the iOS and Android was released in 2014 titled ''Etherlords''. It's a free-to-play game with automated battles. The game features a card-based dueling system that borrows heavily from ''Magic: The Gathering''. While the game can be played in a pure dueling mode, the major appeal of Etherlords stems from the scenario mode which utilizes a strategy/adventure map, similar to the one used in ''Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse Of The Lost Soul
A curse (also called an imprecation, malediction, execration, malison, anathema, or commination) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to such a wish or pronouncement made effective by a supernatural or spiritual power, such as a god or gods, a spirit, or a natural force, or else as a kind of spell by magic (usually black magic) or witchcraft; in the latter sense, a curse can also be called a hex or a jinx. In many belief systems, the curse itself (or accompanying ritual) is considered to have some causative force in the result. To reverse or eliminate a curse is sometimes called "removal" or "breaking", as the spell has to be dispelled, and often requires elaborate rituals or prayers. Types The study of the forms of curses comprises a significant proportion of the study of both folk religion and folklore. The deliberate attempt to levy curses i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necromancer
Necromancy () is the practice of magic or black magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions, or by resurrection for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events; discovery of hidden knowledge; returning a person to life, or to use the dead as a weapon. Sometimes referred to as "death magic," the term is used in a more general sense to refer to black magic or witchcraft. The word ''necromancy'' is adapted from Late Latin : a loan word from the post-Classical Greek (), a compound of Ancient Greek (, or 'dead body') and (, or 'divination'). The Koine Greek compound form was first documented in the writings of Origen of Alexandria in the 3rd century AD. The Classical Greek term was (), from the episode of the ''Odyssey'' in which Odysseus visits the realm of the dead souls, and in Hellenistic Greek; in Latin, and ''necromancy'' in 17th-century English. Antiquity Early necromancy was relate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitzkrieg 3
''Blitzkrieg 3'' () was an online massively multiplayer online real-time strategy computer game, based on the events of World War II, a sequel to ''Blitzkrieg 2'' and is the third and latest title in the ''Blitzkrieg'' series. Nival published the first trailer for the game on YouTube on August 13, 2013, featuring live action footage mixed with concept artwork and actual in-game footage and renders. ''Blitzkrieg's'' pre-order campaign was launched in November 2014. ''Blitzkrieg 3'' hit Steam Early Access in May 2015, and was released on June 2, 2017, and shut down on December 14, 2022. Gameplay Neural Network AI ''Blitzkrieg 3'' features the world's first Neural Network AI for RTS. Machine named Boris plays at the top player's level while not using any hidden information about the enemy. General Boris regularly analyzes the gaming session and makes Neural Network-based predictions of the enemy behavior. This approach allows him to think up sophisticated counter-strategies a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neural Network
A neural network is a network or circuit of biological neurons, or, in a modern sense, an artificial neural network, composed of artificial neurons or nodes. Thus, a neural network is either a biological neural network, made up of biological neurons, or an artificial neural network, used for solving artificial intelligence (AI) problems. The connections of the biological neuron are modeled in artificial neural networks as weights between nodes. A positive weight reflects an excitatory connection, while negative values mean inhibitory connections. All inputs are modified by a weight and summed. This activity is referred to as a linear combination. Finally, an activation function controls the amplitude of the output. For example, an acceptable range of output is usually between 0 and 1, or it could be −1 and 1. These artificial networks may be used for predictive modeling, adaptive control and applications where they can be trained via a dataset. Self-learning resulting from e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaz Capital
Almaz Capital is a global VC fund headquartered in Portola Valley, California, United States investing in early stage, capital efficient technology companies in high-growth sectors. Almaz Capital focuses on disruptive deep tech companies in b2b software space, including AI/ ML and Blockchain applications, IoT and Edge Computing Enablers, Cybersecurity, etc. Since its foundation the firm's portfolio has included about 50 companies, with more than 300 million US dollars invested in them. The fund's investors include European Investment Fund (EIF), Cisco, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Almaz Capital is headquartered in Portola Valley, California, has an office in Berlin and representative offices in offices in Kiev (Ukraine), Warsaw (Poland) and other Central and Eastern European countries. Almaz Capital's partners are Alexander Galitsky, Geoffrey Baehr, Pavel Bogdanov, Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime World (game)
''Prime World'' was a freemium MMORPG, massively multiplayer online role-playing game and multiplayer online battle arena hybrid game, internally developed by Nival (company), Nival and available for Microsoft Windows, PC and macOS, Mac with companion apps for Android (operating system), Android and iOS platforms. ''Prime World'' revolves around a battle between two nations, the Dokht Imperium and the Keepers of Adornia, for control of Prime, a critical resource. Prime is a source of energy; an alien substance that alters the world and gives its users power over it. By controlling heroes, players support their armies, capture new territories and attempt to destroy the enemy's base. ''Prime World'' players each have their own castles, which are both their main base of operations and home to their heroes. At the castle, players can build various buildings, from mining facilities to decorative structures. Players can also create new talents and skills which can be chosen later, enhanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
