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PocketBike Racer
''Pocketbike Racer'' is an advergaming title developed by Blitz Games for the Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles. On November 19, 2006, Burger King started selling it for an additional $3.99 USD ($4.99 in Canada) with any value meal. It is one of three titles released by Burger King. Overview The game, based on pocketbike racing, features customizable bikes and drivers. Players can choose one of five tracks to race on: a Burger King restaurant parking lot, a construction site, a neighborhood, the King's garden or the fabled Fantasy Ranch set. The game can be played solo, with up to four players in split-screen set-up, or up to eight online using Xbox Live. The game contains a track from Miami retro-punk band The Dead Hookers' Bridge Club. Brooke Burke is featured on the cover of ''PocketBike Racer'', as well as being a playable character within the game. ''PocketBike Racer'', '' Sneak King'', and ''Big Bumpin''' were all created in just seven months and were considered to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitz Games
Blitz Games Studios Limited was a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa. Founded in 1990 by the Oliver Twins, who ran the company until its closure in 2013, it is best known for producing games such as ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''Bratz'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Biggest Loser'', and ''Karaoke Revolution''. Divisions Blitz Games Blitz Games created the games that the company first became well known for: family titles, often licensed on popular characters and existing intellectual property. Blitz Arcade ''Blitz Arcade'' was founded in 2006 with a team of 35 people. It was focused on developing downloadable titles of a small scope. Its first release was an Advergaming, advergame series created for the US Burger King chain. After that, Blitz Arcade turned its focus to downloadable titles and had success with its first game of this type: ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam''. They also developed shooter ''PowerUp Forever'', puzzler ''Droplitz'' and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Sheffield
Brandon Sheffield is a video game director and webcomic writer. As the director of Necrosoft Games, Sheffield has created various games for PlayStation Mobile,_including_''Gunsport''_and_''Oh_Deer!''._After_going_through_a_breakup.html" ;"title="pdate: Press release added Joystiq. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.) was a software framework us ..., including ''Gunsport'' and ''Oh Deer!''. After going through a breakup">pdate: Press release added Joystiq. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.) was a software framework us ..., including ''Gunsport'' and ''Oh Deer!''. After going through a breakup in 2014, Sheffield worked together with illustrator Dami Lee to create the webcomic ''No Girlfriend Comics'', which chronicles his experiences of suddenly being single after a two-year relationship. Necrosoft Games As the director of Necrosoft Games, Sheffield has worked on a number of video games for PlayStation Mobile before the service discontinued in September 2015. In February 2015, Sheffield created ''Gunspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Video Games
2006 saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, prominently including ''New Super Mario Bros.'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and '' The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'', alongside many prominent new releases including '' Bully'', ''Company of Heroes'', ''Dead Rising'', '' Gears of War'', '' Just Cause'', '' Lost Planet: Extreme Condition'', ''Ōkami'', ''Prey'', '' Resistance: Fall of Man'', ''Saints Row'', and ''Thrillville''. Two new home consoles were released during the year: Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3. The year's best-selling game console was the Nintendo DS, while the year's best-selling video game was ''New Super Mario Bros.'' for the DS. The year's most critically acclaimed title was ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' for Nintendo's GameCube and Wii consoles. Events Business Critically acclaimed titles Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews. Financial performance Best-se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burger King Advertising
Since it was founded in 1954, international fast food chain Burger King has employed many advertising programs. During the 1970s, its advertisements included a memorable jingle, the inspiration for its current mascot the Burger King and several well-known and parodied slogans, such as ''Have it your way'' and ''It takes two hands to handle a Whopper''. From the early 1980s until approximately 2002, Burger King engaged a series of advertising agencies that produced many unsuccessful slogans and programs, including its least successful campaign, '' Where's Herb?''. In 2003, Burger King hired the Miami-based advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B), which revived the Burger King character used during Burger King's 1970s and 1980s Burger King Kingdom advertising campaign as a caricature now simply called "the King". CP+B also created a series of viral web-based advertisements to complement its television and print promotional campaigns on various social networks and vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaris (video Game)
''Yaris'' is a Toyota-licensed racing advergame based on the line of Yaris subcompact cars. It was developed for the Xbox 360 and distributed for free on Xbox Live Arcade. The game was released on October 10, 2007, but was later delisted from the Xbox Live Marketplace in November 2008. Gameplay The game is a simplified futuristic combat racing game featuring three Yaris models, each with prehensile robotic gun called a "mechanosymbiont" emanating from the hood. The default color of the car is red. The available models include: *3-Door Liftback *4-Door Sedan *4-Door S Sedan Gameplay consists of racing through U-shaped tube racing tracks while picking up coins, similar to the 3D minigame called "Special Stages" in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''. The tracks are populated by abstract enemies such as MP3 players, flaming wheels with deadly trails of fire, and odd motorcycle racers. The enemies can be attacked with the car's "mechanosymbiont" laser gun; some destroyed enemies release coins as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dash Of Destruction
''Dash of Destruction'' (also known as ''Doritos Dash of Destruction'') is a racing advergame developed by independent software developer NinjaBee for the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service. It was released on December 17, 2008 for free. The concept originated from gamer Mike Borland, winner of Doritos-sponsored "Unlock Xbox" competition. The game is regarded as the easiest game to earn all achievements and Gamerscore points out of all XBLA titles released. According to Giant Bomb, the game's twelve achievements can all be easily earned in under 20 minutes. The game references this several times in dialogue with the player, such as telling players to "get their Gamerscore on" and to "go on a Gamerscore rampage". This game is no longer available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, but can be re-downloaded if it was previously downloaded before it was taken off the Xbox Live Marketplace, the full game can also be found physically on Xbox Magazine demo disc #96. Gameplay In ''Dash of Dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitz Arcade
Blitz Games Studios Limited was a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa. Founded in 1990 by the Oliver Twins, who ran the company until its closure in 2013, it is best known for producing games such as ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''Bratz'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Biggest Loser'', and ''Karaoke Revolution''. Divisions Blitz Games Blitz Games created the games that the company first became well known for: family titles, often licensed on popular characters and existing intellectual property. Blitz Arcade ''Blitz Arcade'' was founded in 2006 with a team of 35 people. It was focused on developing downloadable titles of a small scope. Its first release was an advergame series created for the US Burger King chain. After that, Blitz Arcade turned its focus to downloadable titles and had success with its first game of this type: '' SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam''. They also developed shooter '' PowerUp Forever'', puzzler '' Droplitz'' and the 3DTV-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Kart
is a series of racing games developed and published by Nintendo. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up items. It features characters and courses from the ''Mario'' series as well as other gaming franchises such as ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Animal Crossing'', ''F-Zero'' and ''Splatoon.'' The series was launched in 1992 with '' Super Mario Kart'' on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, to critical and commercial success. The ''Mario Kart'' series totals fourteen games, with six on home consoles, three on handheld consoles, four arcade games co-developed with Namco, and one for mobile phones. The latest game in the main series, '' Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'', was released on the Nintendo Switch in October 2020. Over 164.43 million copies in the series have been sold worldwide. History The first game in the ''Mario Kart'' series is '' Super Mario Kart'' for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. Its development was overseen by Shigeru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Play
''Xplay'' (previously ''GameSpot TV'' and ''Extended Play'') is a TV program about video games. The program, known for its reviews and comedy skits, airs on '' G4'' in the United States and had aired on ''G4 Canada'' in Canada (and briefly on YTV during its time as GameSpot TV), FUEL TV in Australia, Ego in Israel, GXT in Italy, MTV Russia & Rambler TV in Russia, Solar Sports in the Philippines, and Adult Swim and MuchMusic in Latin America. The show in its previous incarnation was hosted by Morgan Webb and Blair Herter, with Kristin Adams (née Holt) and Jessica Chobot serving as special correspondents/co-hosts (Tiffany Smith, Alex Sim-Wise and Joel Gourdin have also served as correspondents during the show's run). Adam Sessler was the original host of the program; he previously co-hosted with Lauren Fielder and Kate Botello. ''Xplay'' began on ZDTV in 1998 as ''GameSpot TV'', where Sessler co-hosted with Fielder for the show's first year, then co-hosted with Botello up throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Developer (magazine)
''Game Developer'' was a magazine for video game creators, originally started in March 1994 by Miller Freeman, Inc as quarterly, later bimonthly, and finally monthly. In each issue, industry leaders and experts shared technical solutions, reviewed new game development tools, and discussed strategies for creating innovative, successful video games. Monthly postmortems dissected the industry's leading games, from AAA console to social and mobile games and beyond, and columns gave insight into deeper development practices from across all disciplines, from design, to programming, to art, to business, and audio. It was closed in 2013 as part of a restructuring at parent company UBM Tech (part of UBM plc) that included the closing of all print publications owned by that company. Contents The magazine contained articles on professional game development topics relating to game programming, art, audio, quality control, design, and production. Monthly columns from industry veterans offered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Crispin Porter + Bogusky (also known as CP+B), a member of publicly traded MDC Partners, is an American advertising agency that employed around 700 people. It was founded in 1988 by Sam Crispin. Crispin then became partners with Chuck Porter and Alex Bogusky. As of 2016, Porter is the only member still working for CP+B. The agency was founded in Miami, FL where it had its headquarters until the relocation to Boulder, CO and subsequently Denver in 2021. Additional offices are in Coconut Grove, Florida; Los Angeles, California; London, England; São Paulo, Brazil; Gothenburg, Sweden; Stockholm, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark; Hong Kong, China; and Beijing, China. CP+B Europe opened its doors in June, 2009 after acquiring Swedish agency Daddy, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Mark Simmons was Managing Director of its Los Angeles office from 2002 to 2004. In July, 2010, CP+B Canada opened after acquiring the Toronto-based agency Zig. CP+B experienced rapid growth in the late 1990s an ... [...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] |
