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Buzz!
''Buzz!'' is a series of video games developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles. It was conceptualized by restaurant owner Stewart Jones, who sold the concept to Sony. They are quiz games that see the players answering trivia questions while competing in the fictional game show ''Buzz!''. Created specifically with multi-player Party game, party gaming in mind, the series launched in October 2005 and to date comprises 18 games; including 13 in the ''Buzz!'' series and five ''Buzz! Junior'' titles. The series made the transition to the PlayStation 3 with ''Buzz!: Quiz TV'' in 2008. In 2006 the second game in the Buzz series, ''Buzz!: The BIG Quiz'', won the British Academy Video Games Awards, BAFTA award for ''Best Casual and Social'' game. ''Buzz!: Quiz TV'' has been nominated in the ''Best Social Game'' and ''Best Multiplayer Game'' categorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relentless Software
Relentless Software was a British video game developer based in Brighton. Founded in 2003, the company was best known for developing most games in Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's ''Buzz!'' series from 2005 to 2010. Relentless released its first self-published title, ''Blue Toad Murder Files'' on PC and PSN in 2009 and ''Quiz Climber Rivals'', for iPhone in 2011. Relentless has also developed ''Air Band'' and ''Mutation Station'', for the ''Kinect Fun Labs'' series. In 2012 it released ''Kinect Nat Geo TV'', after which co-founder David Amor left the studio. In 2014 the studio released ''Murder Files: The Enigma Express'' on iOS, Google Play, Google Chrome and Kindle Fire. In 2016, the studio was shut down. The studio was working on an unannounced title for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One prior to its closure. History Relentless Software was founded in 2003 by David Amor & Andrew Eades, who had previously worked together at the Brighton office of Computer Artworks. Computer Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Quiz
''Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz'' is a party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the fifth instalment in the ''Buzz!'' series. Players have to answer questions asked by the quiz master (the eponymous Buzz) using the four Buzz! remote controls. There are two games available in the single player mode, which are Time Builder, where answering questions will gain time in the final round, and Hotseat, where players must answer as many questions as they can, using the time they accumulated in Round 1. To gain points, players must bank when appropriate. If they get a question wrong, they lose all the points they did not bank. Rounds Hollywood Stars Similar to 'Point Picker', players choose a category on a big wheel to determine the next questions to be asked. Then each player answers the question to earn points. Fastest Finger A photo clue appears on screen and players then have to buzz in with the corre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mega Quiz
''Buzz!: The Mega Quiz'' is a 2007 party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth instalment in the ''Buzz!'' series. ''Buzz! The Mega Quiz'' has over 5,000 questions. Along with '' Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party'', this was one of the first Buzz games released in North America, also the first game in the series to have a 12+ rating by PEGI. Rounds Multiplayer Rounds Point Picker A little similar to ''Point Builder'' in the other Buzz! games, in that it is usually the first round, but players can choose the question topic. Winner Stays On In this round a question is asked and two pictures are shown. Once all the players have answered, those who answered the question incorrectly are eliminated and the others are given points. This repeats until the questions have been asked four times or one or fewer players remain. Fastest Finger Exactly the same as the namesake round in other Buzz! games. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music Quiz
''Buzz!: The Music Quiz'' is a party music video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the first instalment of the ''Buzz!'' series and was released exclusively in Europe. In ''The Music Quiz'', players answer questions asked by the host, Buzz, by using the four Buzz! buzzers. Gameplay ''Buzz!: The Music Quiz'' is a music quiz trivia game for up to four players. The game is set in a fictional TV studio, and hosted by the characters Buzz and his assistant Rose. Each copy of the game comes with a total of four buzzer controllers, which are plugged into the USB slots on the Sony PlayStation 2 console. They feature a sizable red button on top and four colored buttons below, sorted in descending order. Buzz can pick around 5000 questions from a 50-year period of pop music, supported by 1000 music clips which represent parts of the original songs processed by a synthesizer, and appear without any lyrics or vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robo Jam
''Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam'' is a party video game developed by Magenta Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the second instalment in the ''Buzz! Junior'' series, It is the second game to be developed by FreeStyleGames, who developed the minigames. Cohort Studios developed a PlayStation 3 version. Gameplay comprises multiple mini-games, each quite simple and straightforward to play using the four Buzz! controllers. It is primarily aimed at the family market but offers appealing entertainment to almost anyone of any age. Simple game play allows young children to participate while still being entertaining enough for older children and adults. The game is similar in concept to Jungle Party, with robot based mini-games in a space-themed environment. One of the main differences between Jungle Party and Robo Jam is the introduction of AI, allowing players to play against the computer. Unlike Jungle Party there is no solo game mode. A full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sports Quiz
''Buzz!: The Sports Quiz'' is a 2006 party video game developed by Kuju Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the third instalment in the ''Buzz!'' series and the first not to be developed by Relentless Software. Like the previous two games in the series, it was released only in Europe. Players answer questions asked by the Quizmaster (Buzz) using their Buzz! buzzers. Gameplay The game is very similar to an actual game show, fit with the eponymous Quizmaster, his 'delicious' sidekick (Rose), buzzers, a theme song and an audience which claps and laughs. In every type of game, players must choose from easy mode or hard mode. Players can choose from the 16 avatars, each representing different sports. These include an auto racing driver, a darts player, a tennis player, a basketball player, a footballer/soccer player, an ice hockey goalie, a shotputter, a volleyball player, a sumo wrestler, a skier, a rugby player, a golfer, a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rumble
''Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble'' (known as ''Buzz! Junior: Monster Rally'' in North America) is a 2007 party video game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the third instalment in the ''Buzz! Junior'' series of games. Magenta Software developed the minigames while FreeStyleGames provided primary development, a direct inversion on their work on '' Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam''. The game was later ported to PlayStation 3 by Cohort Studios and was released on 3 September 2009 as a download from the PlayStation Store. It includes trophy support and the ability to use a DualShock wireless controller instead of Buzzers. Reception Ellie Gibson of Eurogamer ''Eurogamer'' is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network. In 2008, it started in the formerly eponymous trade fair EGX (Eurogamer Expo until 2013) organised by its parent company. Fr ... gave the game a 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pop Quiz
''Buzz!: The Pop Quiz'' is a 2008 party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the sixth instalment in the ''Buzz! ''Buzz!'' is a series of video games developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles. It was conceptualized by ...'' series. The game features music from the 1990s to the present day. To coincide with the release of the game, Sony launched a new website called letsplaybuzz.com which allows users to take part in a short 10 question sample game. Rounds *Name that Band- Listen carefully to an audio clip and identify the band. *Musical Squares- One player chooses a subject and everyone answers questions. *Pass the Bomb!- One person answers a question and when the get it right they pass the bomb to the next player. *Video Stars- Watch a video of pop stars and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curve Studios
Curve Games Limited (formerly Curve Digital Limited and Curve Studios Limited) is a British video game publisher and former video game developer based in London, founded in 2005 by Jason Perkins. It focuses on the publishing of indie games. History Curve Studios was the successor to Blue52, who released the games '' Stolen'' and '' Peter Pan: The Legend of Never Land'' before shutting down, with the core team migrating to what would become Curve Studios after the development of the former. They would form close relationships with Sony Computer Entertainment and Nintendo in their early years, developing instalments in the ''Buzz!'' series for the former and creating '' Fluidity'' for the latter. In 2013, Curve Studios announced that they would begin publishing games, marking their transition to a video game publisher of indie games. In January 2016, Curve Digital was acquired by Catalis Group. Catalis was then sold to NorthEdge Capital in October 2019. In March 2019, Curve D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Donovan
Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap ''Neighbours'', playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records. His debut album '' Ten Good Reasons'' was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989, with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had four UK No. 1 singles. He has also appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead role of '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' in the early 1990s. Early life Jason Donovan was born on Saturday, 1 June 1968 in the Melbourne suburb Malvern, Victoria. He is the son of Australian actress Sue McIntosh (née Menlove) and British-born veteran stage and television actor Terence Donovan (who also appeared in ''Neighbours'') who has English and Irish heritage. Following his parents' separation and divorce, his father was awarded full custody of him in 1973 and brought him up on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTN Buzztime
NTN Buzztime is a company that produces interactive entertainment across many different platforms. Its most well-known product, simply called Buzztime, and formerly known as the NTN Network, since 1985, broadcasts trivia and other games via broadband over a national network to over 3,800 bars and restaurants in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Operations in the UK were discontinued in 2008. Typically, independently owned bars and restaurants offer Buzztime. It is, however, offered by each outlet of two major U.S. chains, Buffalo Wild Wings and Damon's Grill. As of August 2021, Buffalo Wild Wings only carries Buzztime in 7 U.S. locations in 5 different states. It is also carried at limited T.G.I. Friday's and Applebee's locations. Buzztime offers several different kinds of trivia games based on a variety of subjects, including pop culture, entertainment, world history, geography, sports and music, as well as general trivia games with questions in many categories. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is an American video game and digital entertainment company that is a major subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation. It primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments. In 1993, Sony and Sony Music Entertainment Japan jointly established Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) in Tokyo, which released the video game console PlayStation (console), PlayStation in Japan the following year and subsequently in the United States and Europe the year after. In 2010, Sony underwent a corporate split and established Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI) in California, which provided gaming-related services through the PlayStation Network as well as other media through Sony Entertainment Network, including the sale of game titles and content on the PlayStation Store, as well as offering Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
