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Video Gaming In South Africa
The video games sector in South Africa is one of the largest Video game industry, video games markets and Esports scenes in Africa. The video games sector has overtaken the South Africa, South African market in movies and music in market value and is still rapidly increasing. In 2016 the South African games industry advocacy group, Interactive Entertainment South Africa, stated that the video game market in the country was worth R2.2 billion (US$ 139 million) whilst the domestic games industry was worth R58 million (US$ 5.46 million) in 2014. A 2021 study by Newzoo and Carry1st estimates that 40% (24 million people) of Sub-Saharan Africa, sub-Saharan Africa's video game playing population were located in South Africa. Game development The country has produced to a small number of domestic game development studios such as Free Lives, Celestial Games, 24 Bit Games and Luma Arcade; as of 2022 the only still active developers of the four were Free Lives and 24 Bit Games. A new develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Industry
The video game industry encompasses the development, marketing, and monetization of video games. The industry encompasses dozens of job disciplines and thousands of jobs worldwide. The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , video games generated annually in global sales. In the US, it earned about in 2007, in 2008, and 2010, according to the ESA annual report. Research from Ampere Analysis indicated three points: the sector has consistently grown since at least 2015 and expanded 26% from 2019 to 2021, to a record ; the global games and services market is forecast to shrink 1.2% annually to in 2022; the industry is not recession-proof. The industry has influenced the advance of personal computers with sound cards, graphics cards and 3D graphic accelerators, CPUs, and co-processors like PhysX. Sound cards, for example, were originally developed for games and then improved for the music industry. Industry overview Size In 2017 in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desktop Dungeons
''Desktop Dungeons'' is a single-player video game, single-player roguelike-like puzzle video game developed and published by QCF Design. Released in November 2013, the game underwent a lengthy public beta phase, during which it was available to customers who pre-ordered the game. In the game, players navigate a dungeon filled with monsters before battling a final dungeon boss. The game has qualities of a puzzle as players must find the best methods to use items, spells, and upgrades to reach the final boss without losing too much of their character's health. ''Desktop Dungeons'' has been compared to a roguelike but with condensed gameplay. ''Desktop Dungeons'' received an award for Excellence in Design at the 2011 Independent Games Festival. The game is available for Microsoft Windows, Windows, Mac (computer), Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android (operating system), Android. A video game remake titled ''Desktop Dungeons: Rewind'' was announced in 2022 and released April 18, 2023. Gameplay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telkom (South Africa)
Telkom SA SOC Limited is a South African wireline and wireless telecommunications provider, operating in more than 38 countries across the African continent. Telkom is majority state-owned (55.3%) with the South African government owning 40.5% of Telkom, while another 14.8% is owned by another state-owned company - the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which is closely linked to the South African government. History of telecommunications in South Africa The first use of telecommunication in South Africa happened in April 1860 was a single line telegraph connecting Cape Town and Simonstown. In 1879, the first undersea links were introduced, first connecting Durban and Europe. In the 1960s, South Africa was connected to 72 nations and total outgoing annual international calls numbered over 28,800. In 1994, South Africa launched its mobile operations, underwritten by Telkom in partnership with Vodafone. This subsidiary grew to be Vodacom, which Telkom sold in late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MWEB
Mweb is an Internet Service Provider based in South Africa since 1997. Mweb is a division of Internet Solutions Digital (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Dimension Data, and its headquarters are located in the Mweb Building in Parow, Cape Town. History As one of the first Internet Service Providers in South Africa, Mweb launched dial-up internet in South Africa with the Big Black Box in 1997, which was issued with a copy of tech expert Arthur Goldstuck's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet, the bestselling tech book in South Africa at the time. In 2004 it also launched Polka, a low cost ISP. A year later, the South African division of Italian-owned ISP Tiscali was acquired by Mweb. In 2006 its 3G mobile data offerings were launched and the company resold products from two of SA's largest mobile networks. The company was later first to launch Uncapped ADSL in South Africa, in 2010, and brought the global Fon WiFi network to South Africa in 2014. Also in 2014, Mweb launched its fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Nil
''Terra Nil'' is a strategy video game developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released for Windows, iOS and Android on March 28, 2023; the mobile port was released as part of the Netflix subscription service. Ports for macOS, Linux, and the Nintendo Switch were released later in 2023. While the gameplay focuses on placing buildings, as is common in city-building games, ''Terra Nil'' is the reverse – focusing instead on ecosystem reconstruction. Rather than promoting the consumption of resources to expand, the game is inspired by the rewilding movement and the climate crisis, and seeks to restore nature rather than exploit it. Gameplay Players are tasked with turning a barren wasteland into an ecological paradise with a variety of flora and fauna. This is achieved by placing a number of buildings on the landscape which allow you to terraform. Wind turbines provide power, but can only be placed on stone tiles. These are used to power toxin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemesis Island
In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( grc, Ῥαμνουσία, Rhamnousía, the goddess of Rhamnous), was the goddess who personifies retribution, a central concept in the Greek world view. Etymology The name ''Nemesis'' is related to the Greek word νέμειν ''némein'', meaning "to give what is due", from Proto-Indo-European ''nem-'' "distribute". Family Nemesis has been described as the daughter of Oceanus, Erebus, or Zeus, but according to Hyginus she was a child of Erebus and Nyx. She has also been described, by Hesiod, as the daughter of Nyx alone. In the Theogony, Nemesis is the sister of the Moirai (the Fates), the Keres (Black Fates), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Eris (Discord) and Apate (Deception). Some made her the daughter of Zeus by an unnamed mother. In several traditions, Nemesis was seen as the mother of Helen of Troy by Zeus, adopted and raised by Leda and Tyndareus. According to the poet Bacchylides, she was the mother o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorn (video Game)
''Gorn'' (stylized as ''GORN'') is a 2019 virtual reality game developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital. The player is a gladiator who fights opponents to death in arena using weapons at their disposal. The game was launched in early access in 2016, and had a full release on July 18, 2019 for Microsoft Windows. A PlayStation VR version released in 2020 and an Oculus Quest port followed in 2021. An updated version for the PlayStation VR2 was released March 16, 2023. Gameplay In the menu, the player can choose which warrior to play as, each with different strengths. ''Gorn'' is a wave based game; the player has to clear the arena of enemies to progress. At the start of each wave, the player is offered a choice between weapons. ''Gorn'' has weapons such as spears, sledgehammers, and crab claws that can be used to dispatch opponents. The game features a dismemberment system, which allows the player to chop a limb off to disable or kill an enemy. Clearing a certain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semblance (video Game)
''Semblance'' is a puzzle-platform game developed by Nyamakop, a South African game development studio, and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. It was released on July 24, 2018 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Nintendo Switch. Gameplay ''Semblance'' is a 2D platform game A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action game, action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform game ... where the player can deform parts of the platforms, which are made out of Play-Doh. Through a disaster, the blob-like creature the player controls the world of hardness that has infected the normally soft world. The deforming terrain enables the player to avoid dangerous obstacles and reach higher places. Release The game was released on July 24, 2018. References External links * {{Official website, http://semblance-game.com/ Cooperative video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Lives
Free Lives (Pty) Ltd is an independent South African video game developer based in Cape Town. Founded in April 2012 and led by creative director Evan Greenwood, Free Lives is best known for creating the video game '' Broforce'' and has also developed the comedy game '' Genital Jousting'' and the virtual reality game ''Gorn''. Free Lives is primarily published through the American publisher Devolver Digital. History Background Free Lives was founded in April 2012 by video game programmer and creative director Evan Greenwood and is based on a property that is part studio, part house in Cape Town, South Africa. The titles developed by Free Lives do not sell well on the African continent and the studio's audience lies predominantly in the United States, as well as Europe, South America, and China. Free Lives staff have showcased their products at various North American and European game conventions, and was part of the Sony press conference at E3 2017. As of 2017, some of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destiny Of Ancient Kingdoms
''Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms'' more commonly known as ''DOAK'', is the first South African free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) to be released on Steam. ''DOAK'' was created with the purpose of giving South Africans a PC game that they can truly call their own. ''Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms'' was developed and distributed by Utopia Dream Entertainment Alliance (UDEA) in South Africa. The story for ''Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms'' begins in a prehistoric age after Giants and Gods battled each other to decide the fate of the world. The game is currently shut down, along with the primary website. Development The open beta was made available to the public on 5 December 2015, with one server available “Utopia-1” that offers a combined PvE PVE may refer to: * Places ** Beech River Regional Airport, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States ** Palos Verdes Estates, California ** Prairie Vista Elementary School, Granger, Indiana, United States * Scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscera Cleanup Detail
''Viscera Cleanup Detail'' is a science fiction simulation video game where players are tasked to clean up the bloody aftermath of a successfully repelled alien invasion, zombie outbreak and many other types of disasters. The game was developed and published by South Africa-based indie developer studio RuneStorm and was released on 4 April 2014 through Steam Early Access. The full release became available on 23 October 2015. Gameplay In ''Viscera Cleanup Detail'', players are given the role of "Space-Station Janitors", tasked with cleaning and repairing facilities that have been the scene of bloody battles during an alien invasion or another form of disaster. Tasks include gathering and disposing of debris, including, dismembered bodies of aliens and humans, spent shell casings and broken glass, restocking of wall-mounted first aid kits, repairing bullet holes in walls, and cleaning of blood splatter and soot marks from floors, walls and ceilings, as well as secondary bonus tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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