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Sproing Interactive
Sproing Interactive Media GmbH was an Austrian video game developer. It was founded in 2001 by Harald Riegler and Gerhard Seiler. Riegler and Seiler have owned and managed the company up to the present. The company has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Sproing has published over 50 titles of varying scope. The company produces games for different platforms such as Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Personal Computer, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, PlayStation and Game Boy Advance. ''Panzer Tactics DS'' (released in 2008) was awarded the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award) in the category ''Best German console-game''. For autumn 2012, a third game of the show ''Schlag den Raab'' was announced, as both predecessors sold over 250,000 copies between them on various platforms. In November 2016, the company, at the time with roughly 100 employees the largest game studio in Austria, filed for insolvency. It would later be succeeded by Purple Lamp Studios in 2018. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held 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] |
Crazy Kickers
Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or to other people. Conceptually, mental insanity also is associated with the biological phenomenon of contagion (that mental illness is infectious) as in the case of copycat suicides. In contemporary usage, the term ''insanity'' is an informal, un-scientific term denoting "mental instability"; thus, the term insanity defense is the legal definition of mental instability. In medicine, the general term psychosis is used to include the presence either of delusions or of hallucinations or both in a patient; and psychiatric illness is "psychopathology", not ''mental insanity''. An interview with Dr. Joseph Merlino, David Shankbone, ''Wikinews'', 5 October 2007. In English, the word "sane" derives from the Latin adjective ''sanus'' meaning "healthy" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Companies Disestablished In 2016
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Companies Established In 2001
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Video Game Companies Of Austria
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MobyGames
MobyGames is a commercial website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes nearly 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms. The site is supported by banner ads and a small number of people paying to become patrons. Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It is currently owned by Atari SA. Content Prior to being merged into the database, changes go through a leisurely verification process by volunteer "approvers". There is a published standard for game information and copyediting. The most commonly used sources are video game packaging and title and credit screens. Registered users can rate and review any game. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists which can generate a list of games available for trade with other users. The site has an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own subforum. History MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999 by Jim Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angry Birds
''Angry Birds'' is a Finnish action-based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment. The game series focuses on the eponymous flock of angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game ''Crush the Castle'', the game has been praised for its successful combination of fun gameplay, comical style, and low price. Its popularity led to many spin-offs; versions of ''Angry Birds'' created for PCs and video game consoles, a market for merchandise featuring its characters, ''Angry Birds Toons'', a televised animated series, and two films; ''The Angry Birds Movie'' and its sequel ''The Angry Birds Movie 2''. By January 2014, there had been over 2 billion downloads across all platforms, including both regular and special editions. By July 2015, the series' games had been downloaded more than 3 billion times collectively, making it the most downloaded freemium game series of all time. The original ''Angry Birds'' has been called "One of the most m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asterix & Friends
This is a list of ''Asterix'' games of all varieties (book, board and video). The series sold more than 5 million units by 2003. Gamebooks *''Asterix Adventure Games'' — a series of game books in the style of the ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' books but with some randomization by way of dice and included props. Written by Stephen Thraves. *# ''Asterix to the Rescue'' (1986) — rescue the captured druid from Rome. *# ''Operation Britain'' (1987) — get mistletoe from Britain for the potion. *# ''Asterix Against All'' Odds (1992) — circumnavigate occupied Gaul (based on ''Asterix and the Banquet''). *''Alea jacta est!'' — a roleplaying system including attributes and combat. The reader plays the part of Justforkix from ''Asterix and the Normans'' in a series of scenarios moderated by the game books. Translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. *# ''Le rendez-vous du chef'' (1988) — English: ''The Meeting of the Chieftains'' (1989) *# ''La vedette armoricaine'' (1988) — E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North & South (video Game)
''North & South'' is a strategy action game released in 1989 for the Amiga, and Atari ST and ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Amstrad CPC, MSX, MS-DOS, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It was developed and published by Infogrames. ''North & South'' is an offshoot of the Belgian comic series ''Les Tuniques Bleues'' (by Raoul Cauvin and Louis Salverius/ Willy Lambillotte, from Dupuis) which is based on the American Civil War. The player basically acts out the Civil War, choosing to play as either the North or the South. The player may choose to start the game year from 1861 (the year the Civil War erupted) to 1864. Each year has a different array of armies and states that each side starts with. ''North & South'' contains humorous elements, such as parodies of national anthems, which are accessible when the player selects one of the different languages supported by the game: (English, French, Spanish, German or Italian). Gameplay Taking a simplified board interface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance! It's Your Stage
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Dance! may refer to: * Dance! (Lumidee and Fatman Scoop song), 2006 song included on the album ''FIFA World Cup 2006 Soundtrack'' featuring R&B artist Lumidee and Fatman Scoop *''Dance! La Fuerza del Corazón'', 2011 Uruguayan telenovela, widely known by the shortened title ''Dance!'' See also *Dance (other) Dance is an art form of coordinated bodily movement, typically to music and musical rhythms (e.g., drum beats). Dance may also refer to: Music * Dance music, a music genre * Electronic dance music (sometimes know as ''dance''), a electronic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cursed Mountain
''Cursed Mountain'' is a 2009 action-adventure survival horror video game co-developed for the Wii by Sproing Interactive and Deep Silver Vienna, and published by Deep Silver. A Europe-exclusive port for Microsoft Windows was developed and released by Deep Silver in 2010. The story follows mountaineer Eric Simmons's trek up Chomolonzo to rescue his brother Frank, who unleashed hostile ghosts and monsters onto the surrounding lands. The gameplay, combining elements of survival horror and action-adventure, follows Eric as he ascends Chomolonzo, collecting items and fighting hostile ghosts. Including pre-production, development lasted over two years and was shared between multiple external studios; the team included industry veteran Bob Bates as script writer, and former Rockstar Vienna staff. The team wanted to create a game experience unlike others on the market, focusing on open environments and real-world folklore. Pre-production focused on researching Tibetan Buddhist fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
