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Simple (video Game Series)
The series is a line of budget-priced video games published by Japanese company D3 Publisher, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment. Games in the series have been developed by several different companies, including Sandlot, Success, Irem, and Taito. It was introduced in 1998 for the PlayStation, and has been released for platforms such as the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and mobile phones. The number in a series name indicates the price point of the games in the series; for instance, a "Simple 2000" series game would cost 2000 yen. Early ''Simple'' games were generic interpretations of other common video game themes, including tennis, racing, and video board games such as mahjong. Beginning with the PlayStation 2, ''Simple'' games began using larger genres such as scrolling shooters and role-playing games, in addition to original ideas and concepts. As the games were sold at a low price point and required little development time, developers were able to experiment with gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Defence Force
''Global Defence Force'' is a PlayStation 2 third-person shooter video game developed by Sandlot. The game was originally published as ''The Chikyū Bōeigun 2'' in Japan by D3 Publisher, as volume 81 of the '' Simple 2000 series'' of budget games. It was later released in Europe by Essential Games, the brand created by D3 Publisher to publish Simple 2000 series games in Europe. Players assume the role of a member of the earth defense force and fight giant insects and other enemies, who have invaded earth from outer space. A PlayStation Portable version of the game, titled ''Earth Defense Forces 2 Portable'' was released on April 7, 2011 in Japan. A PlayStation Vita version, titled as ''Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space'' (known in Japan as ''Earth Defense Forces 2 Portable V2''), was released for the first time in North America by Xseed Games in December 2015. A port of ''Earth Defense Force 2'' was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan in July 2021. Gamep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Success (company)
is a Japanese video game and online game developer and publisher, based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and founded on 7 June 1978. They are best known for their ''Cotton'' series of shooter games, '' Zoo Keeper'' and others. Games developed and/or published *''SuperLite Series'' **''SuperLite 1500 Series'' (Game Boy Advance) ***'' Lode Runner'' (GBA) ***'' Asuka 120% Final BURNING Fest.'' ****''Asuka 120% Return BURNING Fest.'' ***'' ADVANCED V.G.2'' ***'' A-Train IV'' **''SuperLite 3in1 Series'' **''SuperLite Gold Series'' **''SuperLite 2000 Series'' ( PlayStation 2) ***'' Ever 17: The Out of Infinity'' ***'' Remember 11: The Age of Infinity'' ***''Ai Yori Aoshi'' ***''Monochrome'' **''SuperLite 2500 Series'' ( Nintendo DS) ***'' Brickdown'' ***''Crimson Room'' (DS port of the Flash escape the room game of the same name) ***''Custom Mahjong'' ***''Gekikara Nanpure 2500 Mon'' ***''Joshikousei Nigeru! Shinrei Puzzle Gakuen'' ***''Tokyo Odaiba Casino'' ***''Chotto-Aima no Colpile DS' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Switch
The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a tablet that can either be docked for use as a home console or used as a portable device, making it a hybrid console. Its wireless Joy-Con controllers, with standard buttons and directional analog sticks for user input, motion sensing, and tactile feedback, can attach to both sides of the console to support handheld-style play. They can also connect to a grip accessory to provide a traditional home console gamepad form, or be used individually in the hand like the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, supporting local multiplayer modes. The Nintendo Switch's software supports online gaming through Internet connectivity, as well as local wireless ad hoc connectivity with other consoles. Nintendo Switch games and software are available on both physical flash-based ROM cartridges and digital distribution via Nintendo eShop; the system has no re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse, Inc
Curse is a network of gaming websites. The company is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and has offices in San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Brighton, and Berlin. Curse initially focused on offering mods for various video games. As it expanded, the company began to develop and acquire gaming communities (particularly focusing on MMORPG titles such as ''World of Warcraft'', as well as other games such as ''Minecraft''), wikis, as well as offering voice chat services. The company also sponsored an eponymous eSports club, which competed primarily in ''League of Legends''. On August 16, 2016, Curse announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Amazon.com via its subsidiary Twitch Interactive for an undisclosed amount. On December 12, 2018, Fandom announced that they had acquired Curse's media assets, including its gaming community websites, Gamepedia wiki farm and D&DBeyond. The remainder of the company (operating as CurseForge) remained under Twitch. In the midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siliconera
The GAMURS Group, simply known as Gamurs, is an esports media and entertainment publisher. Established in December 2014, the group operates multiple brands focusing on the esports and entertainment news markets, including the websites: ''Dot Esports, We Got This Covered,'' ''The Mary Sue'', and ''Prima Games''. GAMURS is based out of Sydney, Australia, with an office in Austin, Texas. History In 2010, at the age of 14, Riad Chikhani and Phillip Luu established Rune Gear, an online portal for the game ''RuneScape''. They sold the business at the age of 17 to focus on school. This portal motivated the pair to develop a similar business but for a wider variety of games, which later became the GAMURS Group. GAMURS began as a social network for gamers after joining the NRMA Jumpstart program run by the Slingshot Accelerator. Shortly after the program ended, the company raised $500,000 in a seed round. GAMURS acquired two platforms, TeamFind and CSGOTeamFinder. On February 14, 2016, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo 3DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generation console, its primary competitor was Sony's PlayStation Vita. The handheld's most prominent feature is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or additional accessories, and it offers new features such as the StreetPass and SpotPass tag modes, powered by Nintendo Network; augmented reality using its 3D cameras; and Virtual Console, which allows owners to download and play games originally released on older video game systems. The Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan on February 26, 2011, and worldwide beginning in March 2011. Less than six months later on July 28, 2011, Nintendo announced a significant price reduction from US$249 to US$169 amid disappointing launch sales. The company offered te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vox Media
Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company based in Washington, D.C., and New York City. The company was established in November 2011 by Jim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett to encompass '' SB Nation'' (a sports blog network founded in 2005 by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong) and ''The Verge'' (a technology news website launched alongside Vox Media). Bankoff had been the CEO for ''SB Nation'' since 2009. Vox Media owns editorial brands, primarily ''The Verge'', '' Vox'', ''SB Nation'', '' Eater'', '' Polygon'', and '' New York''. ''New York'' further incorporates the websites ''Intelligencer'', ''The Cut'', ''Vulture'', ''The Strategist'', '' Curbed'', and ''Grub Street''. The former ''Recode'' was integrated into ''Vox'', while ''Racked'' was shut down. Vox Media's brands are built on Concert, a marketplace for advertising, and Chorus, its proprietary content management system. The company's lines of business include the publishing platform Choru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon (website)
''Polygon'' is an American entertainment website that publishes blogs, reviews, guides, videos, and news primarily covering video games, as well as movies, comics, television and books. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, ''Polygon'' sought to distinguish itself from competitors by focusing on the stories of the people behind the games instead of the games themselves. It also produced long-form magazine-style feature articles, invested in video content, and chose to let their review scores be updated as the game changed. The site was built over the course of ten months, and its 16-person founding staff included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites '' Joystiq'', '' Kotaku'' and '' The Escapist''. Its design was built to HTML5 responsive standards with a pink color scheme, and its advertisements focused on direct sponsorship of specific kinds of content. Vox Media produced a documentary series on the founding of the site. History The gaming blog ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahjong
Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: ) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in parts of China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia). The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout East and Southeast Asia and have also become popular in Western countries. The game has also been adapted into a widespread online entertainment. Similar to the Western card game rummy, Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and luck. To distinguish it from mahjong solitaire, it is sometimes referred to as mahjong rummy. The game is played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although many regional variations may omit some tiles or add unique ones. In most variations, each player begins by receiving 13 tiles. In turn, players draw and discard tiles until they com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Games
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a competition between two or more players. To show a few examples: in checkers (British English name 'draughts'), a player wins by capturing all opposing pieces, while Eurogames often end with a calculation of final scores. '' Pandemic'' is a cooperative game where players all win or lose as a team, and peg solitaire is a puzzle for one person. There are many varieties of board games. Their representation of real-life situations can range from having no inherent theme, such as checkers, to having a specific theme and narrative, such as ''Cluedo''. Rules can range from the very simple, such as in snakes and ladders; to deeply complex, as in '' Advanced Squad Leader''. Play components now often include custom figures or shaped counters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing
In sport, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific goal. A race may be run continuously to finish or may be made up of several segments called heats, stages or legs. A heat is usually run over the same course at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial. Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece, which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race is described in Homer's ''Iliad''. Etymology The word ''race'' comes from a Norse word. This Norse word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word ''raz'' which means "swift water" in Brittany, as in a mill race; it can be found in " Pointe du Raz" (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and "''raz-de-marée''" (tsunami). The word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
