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Wizarbox Games
Wizarbox was a video game developer based in Sèvres, France, southwest of Paris. They are notable for their graphic adventure games developed by industry veterans, such as the ''So Blonde'' series by Steve Ince (lead designer of ''Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon'') and ''Gray Matter (video game), Gray Matter'' by Jane Jensen (lead designer of the Gabriel Knight, ''Gabriel Knight'' series). The company declared bankruptcy in December 2012 and was placed in receivership by a French court. Interaction-Games later acquired Wizarbox. Background Wizarbox had been porting video games by other companies to consoles since 2002's ''Arx Fatalis''. In 2007, they released their first in-house developed video game, ''So Blonde'', written and designed by industry veteran Steve Ince. The success of ''So Blonde'' led to the development of ''So Blonde: Back to the Island'', an Parallel universe (fiction), alternate reality scenario set during the events of the original game, and the spin-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sèvres
Sèvres (, ) is a French Communes of France, commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a population of 23,251 as of 2018, is known for its famous porcelain production at the ''Manufacture nationale de Sèvres'', which was also where the Treaty of Sèvres (1920) was signed. Geography Situation Sèvres is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, to the southwest of the centre of Paris, with an eastern edge by the river Seine. The commune borders Île Seguin, an island in the Seine, in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt, adjoining Sèvres. File:Map commune FR insee code 92072.png, Map of the commune File:Sèvres map.svg, View of the commune of Sèvres in red on the map of Paris and the "Petite Couronne" File:SEVRES - L'Embarcadaire.jpg, Banks of the Seine in the early 20th century. At that time, the river was an important transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
