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IndiePub
indiePub Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Zoo Entertainment, Inc.) was a publisher of video games based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. History Zoo Games was a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoo Entertainment originally known as DFTW Merger Sub, Inc. In March 2007, DFTW merged with Green Screen Interactive Software, LLC to become Green Screen Interactive Software. Following the merger, Green Screen acquired SuperVillain Studios in June 2007, Destination Software in December 2007 and Zoo Digital Publishing in April 2008. In August 2008, Green Screen was renamed Zoo Games, Inc., and Destination Software was renamed Zoo Publishing, Inc., with Zoo Publishing becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoo Games. SuperVillain Studios was sold back to the original owners in September 2008 and six months following the acquisition of Zoo Digital Publishing it was sold back to the original owners in order for the company to refocus on their Zoo Publishing operations. On May 7, 2009 it was announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IndiePub Mobile
indiePub Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Zoo Entertainment, Inc.) was a publisher of video games based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. History Zoo Games was a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoo Entertainment originally known as DFTW Merger Sub, Inc. In March 2007, DFTW merged with Green Screen Interactive Software, LLC to become Green Screen Interactive Software. Following the merger, Green Screen acquired SuperVillain Studios in June 2007, Destination Software in December 2007 and Zoo Digital Publishing in April 2008. In August 2008, Green Screen was renamed Zoo Games, Inc., and Destination Software was renamed Zoo Publishing, Inc., with Zoo Publishing becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoo Games. SuperVillain Studios was sold back to the original owners in September 2008 and six months following the acquisition of Zoo Digital Publishing it was sold back to the original owners in order for the company to refocus on their Zoo Publishing operations. On May 7, 2009 it was announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustforce
''Dustforce'' is a platform game, platform video game developed by Hitbox Team. The game was released in January 2012 for Microsoft Windows via Steam (service), Steam, and Mac OS X through Steam in May 2012. A Linux port was released as part of the Humble Indie Bundle, Humble Indie Bundle 6. Capcom published the game for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox 360. Within the game, the player controls one of four janitors who are attempting to sweep away a world corrupted with dust and filth. The player uses a number of acrobatic skills, such as wikt:double jump, double jumping and wall jumping to progress through the game's fifty-some levels, cleaning sections covered by leaves and attacking filth-covered creatures to score and progress through the level. The player's performance is ranked based on time and completion, and access to certain levels requires near-perfect runs of earlier levels. Gameplay ''Dustforce'' is a platform game that has been compared to games such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destination Software
Destination Software Inc., better known as DSI Games, was an American video game publisher and video game developer. Based in Moorestown, New Jersey, DSI is best known for publishing SNOOD. DSI published titles for the Nintendo DS, Wii, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation 2. In December 2007, Destination Software became the North American branch of Zoo Games after being acquired by GreenScreen Interactive Software (along with Zoo Digital Publishing) and renamed Zoo Publishing, Inc. The company no longer produced titles under its previous Destination Software name. Between 2008 and 2011 Zoo Publishing released around 60 games. In 2013 all indiePub and Zoo companies were closed. Games References External links Archived copy of dsi-games.comon the Wayback Machine Archived copy of dsigames.comon the Wayback Machine The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit based in San Francisco, California. Created in 1996 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandpa's Leftovers
Tiny & Big in Grandpa's Leftovers is a puzzle-platform game developed and published by German indie team Black Pants Game Studio. Originally released as a tech demo titled ''Tiny & Big: Up That Mountain'' in March 2010, the game was expanded into a full release, with the retail version appearing on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux on June 19, 2012. Billed as a "jump and slice platformer," the player is tasked with manipulating levels with a selection of tools to solve 3D environmental puzzles. The game's story focuses on Tiny, an inventor, on a mission to retrieve his prized possession, a magic-imbued pair of briefs left to him by his disappeared grandfather, from his "sandbox rival" Big, who intends to use them to rule the world. Gameplay As Tiny, the player progresses through the game's levels using "the Tool," an invention of Tiny's containing three key functions: a laser strong enough to cut through solid rock, a grappling rope for pulling objects toward the player, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spry Fox
Spry Fox is a video game producing company headquartered in Seattle, United States, that was founded in 2010 by David Edery and Daniel Cook. The company produced the games ''Triple Town'', a freemium strategy puzzle game with city-building game elements for social networks and mobile devices; ''Steambirds'', a strategy flying game for mobile devices; '' Road Not Taken'', a roguelike puzzle game; and co-created ''Realm of the Mad God'' with Wild Shadow Studios. When Wild Shadow Studios was acquired by Kabam in June 2012, Spry Fox sold its stake in the game to Kabam as part of the deal. In July 2015, Spry Fox released ''Alphabear'', a Scrabble-style word game with collectable bear power-ups, also for mobile devices. ''Alphabear'' received the award for Standout Indie app at the inaugural Google Play Awards in 2016. In May 2016, Spry Fox released ''Bushido Bear'', an action game they described as a mashup between ''Fruit Ninja'' and ''Smash TV'', featuring similar collectable bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Up!
''Order Up!'' is a cooking simulation-styled mini-game compilation developed by SuperVillain Studios and published by Zoo Games and Funbox Media. It was released on July 22, 2008 in North America, October 23 in Australia, and October 24 in Europe for the Wii. An enhanced port titled ''Order Up!!'' was released for the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS on December 9, 2011 in Europe and June 21, 2012 in North America. The game was released on iOS and Android as ''Order Up!! To Go''. Plot The player assumes the role of a budding chef who has landed in Port Abello, one of the most important locations on the culinary map. After learning the trade in a local fast food joint, the player purchases a diner. The Fortified Chef Competition is about to visit town and winning it would launch the player to the centre of the culinary stage. Gameplay The game sees the player purchasing and managing various restaurants and trying to earn 5 stars at each by completing goals such as unlocking recipes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NARC (video Game)
''Narc'' (stylized as ''NARC'') is a 1988 run and gun arcade game designed by Eugene Jarvis for Williams Electronics and programmed by George Petro, Todd Allen, and Eugene Jarvis, with art by Jack Haeger, John Newcomer, and Lin Young. It was one of the first ultra-violent video games and a frequent target of parental criticism of the video game industry. The object is to arrest and kill drug offenders, confiscate their money and drugs, and defeat "Mr. Big". It was the first game in the newly restarted Williams Electronics coin-op video game division. Shortly before its release, Williams acquired the video and pinball divisions of Bally/Midway. ''Narc'' was ported to the Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and NES. In 2005, the franchise was re-launched with a new game for the Xbox and PS2, which was released on March 22, 2005. A GameCube version of said game was planned, but was ultimately scrapped. Gameplay The game's main characters are Max Force and Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M&M's Adventure
Overview ''M&M's The Lost Formulas'' ''M&M's The Lost Formulas'' is a 3D platform game and the M&M's, first M&M's-based video game. It was released on September 28, 2000, for both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows. It was published by Simon & Schuster Interactive in North America and JoWooD Productions in Europe and developed by Boston Animation. The gameplay is similar to that of the Crash Bandicoot series. It also features a "math mode" in which players are tasked with solving math problems. The math levels are for children ages 5–10. Plot Yellow and Red work at an M&M's factory and are about to go on a vacation, when Red finds out that Yellow left the M&M's Minis in charge of the factory while they were about to leave. Due to their incompetence, they have turned the factory into a mess and left robots running wild everywhere, and have also hidden many of the M&M's formulas. Before they leave on vacation, Yellow must head there and stop them. Throughout the game, Green, an M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysler Classic Racing
''Chrysler Classic Racing'' is a Racing video game, racing game developed by British company Extra Mile Studios and published by IndiePub Entertainment, Zoo Entertainment for the Wii and the Nintendo DS. It was released in North America on November 18, 2008. It is the first video game to exclusively feature Chrysler automobiles for the Wii and the Nintendo DS. The game focuses on a story Game mechanics#Game modes, mode, in which the player, a nerd, attempts to become the coolest person in town by winning races with classic Chrysler vehicles. ''Chrysler Classic Racing'' garnered mediocre reviews from critics, who felt it had below average gameplay and excessively blatant advertising. As of 2010, ''Chrysler Classic Racing'' has received a 40.20% for its Wii version and a 33% for its DS version from review aggregation website GameRankings. Gameplay In ''Chrysler Classic Racing'', the player races classic Chrysler cars on various tracks. The main portion of the game is found in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree
''Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree'' is a minigame compilation video game developed by Canadian studio Humagade and published by Zoo Games for Nintendo's Wii. It was released in North America on December 19, 2008, and in Europe on March 27, 2009. It received mostly negative reviews, which focused on its lack of content and poor gameplay. Gameplay ''Redneck Jamboree'' features twelve minigames which the player can participate in based on redneck activities. The game requires the player to play through the first six games repeatedly in order to unlock the other six. The player is able to spend bottle caps earned from getting high scores on games on further minigames. The minigames include "Backyard Shooting", where the player shoots at objects with the Wii Remote, and a minigame which requires the player to explode fish out of water. Most of the games use the Wii remote's motion controls. The multiplayer mode allows for friends to play on the same screen. Each player takes turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collision Course
{{wiktionary A collision course, also known as a ''kamikaze run'', is the deliberate maneuver by the operator of a moving object (or often in Sci-Fi a spaceship) to collide with another object. It is a desperate maneuver since it often damages or destroys both. Uses in history *Ancient Greek Triremes were reinforced and equipped with bronze rammers, so they could collide with enemy ships to sink them *Admiral Nelson used a similar tactic to attack the French fleet at Trafalgar, to the horror of Captain Hardy, when he ordered the British ships to 'run aboard' (crash into, or just ahead of the ships). *PT-109, a torpedo boat commanded by the future U.S. President, then Lieutenant junior grade John F. Kennedy, was believed to have been rammed intentionally by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri (1930). The destroyer cut the PT boat in half, killing two men and badly injuring another two. *Kamikaze pilots from Japan used collision course tactics to take out naval vessels or large Bomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
