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Gears Of War 4
''Gears of War 4'' is a 2016 third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows and Xbox One. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Gears of War'' series, and the first mainline entry not to be developed by Epic Games. The game was released worldwide on October 11, 2016. The sequel, '' Gears 5'', was released on September 10, 2019. Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the game's combat, visuals and set pieces, while criticism was directed towards the campaign and writing. The game was also the first ''Gears of War'' title since the original to be released for Windows. Gameplay Many gameplay elements from the previous games are reintroduced, along with new elements such as the Dropshot weapon that fires explosive drills and the Buzzkill that fires ricocheting sawblades at enemies. Players can also perform a short distance shoulder charge, knocking enemies off balance and en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coalition (company)
The Coalition (formerly Zipline Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver and Black Tusk Studios) is a Canadian video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Vancouver. The Coalition is best known for developing games in the '' Gears of War'' series after the franchise's acquisition by Xbox Game Studios from Epic Games. History The studio was formed in February 2010 as Zipline Studios, and under that name developed the Facebook game ''Relic Rescue''. In May 2011, the studio was renamed Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver as it shifted its focus away from social games, instead working on ''Microsoft Flight'' and Kinect shooter game ''Project Columbia''. On July 25, 2012, ''Project Columbia'' and further development on ''Microsoft Flight'' were cancelled, with all 35 employees being laid off. On November 29, 2012, the studio was renamed Black Tusk Studios, and tasked with creating a new major franchise for Microsoft Studios to rival their popular ''Halo'' franch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon (website)
''Polygon'' is an American entertainment website that publishes blogs, reviews, guides, videos, and news primarily covering video games, as well as movies, comics, television and books. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, ''Polygon'' sought to distinguish itself from competitors by focusing on the stories of the people behind the games instead of the games themselves. It also produced long-form magazine-style feature articles, invested in video content, and chose to let their review scores be updated as the game changed. The site was built over the course of ten months, and its 16-person founding staff included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites '' Joystiq'', '' Kotaku'' and '' The Escapist''. Its design was built to HTML5 responsive standards with a pink color scheme, and its advertisements focused on direct sponsorship of specific kinds of content. Vox Media produced a documentary series on the founding of the site. History The gaming blog ''Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama '' L.A. Law'', NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s-2000s police drama ''NYPD Blue'', Matt Santos on the political drama ''The West Wing'', and for appearing in ''Switch'' (1991), ''My Family'' (1995), '' The Jane Austen Book Club'' (2007), and ''In the Heights'' (2021). He also appeared as Bail Organa in the ''Star Wars'' franchise and as ADA Miguel Prado in ''Dexter''. From 2012 to 2014, he joined the main cast of ''Sons of Anarchy'' as Nero Padilla. Smits also portrayed Elijah Strait in the NBC drama series ''Bluff City Law''. Early life Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York. Smits's father, Cornelis Leendert Smits (1929–2015), was from Paramaribo, Suriname, and was of Dutch descent. Smits's mother, Emilina (née Pola; 1930–2015), was Puerto Rican, born in Peñuelas. He and his two sisters, Yvonne and Diana, grew up in a workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three-dimensional Printing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, with material being added together (such as plastics, liquids or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer. In the 1980s, 3D printing techniques were considered suitable only for the production of functional or aesthetic prototypes, and a more appropriate term for it at the time was rapid prototyping. , the precision, repeatability, and material range of 3D printing have increased to the point that some 3D printing processes are considered viable as an industrial-production technology, whereby the term ''additive manufacturing'' can be used synonymously with ''3D printing''. One of the key advantages of 3D printing is the ability to produce very complex shapes or geometries that would be otherwise impossible to constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justina Machado
Justina Milagros Machado (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress, known for her roles as Penelope Alvarez on the Netflix and Pop TV sitcom '' One Day at a Time'', Darci Factor in The CW dramedy ''Jane the Virgin'', Vanessa Diaz on the HBO drama '' Six Feet Under'', and Brenda on the USA drama '' Queen of the South''. Early life Machado was born in Chicago, Illinois, one of two children of Alicia Morales Ruiz and Ismael Machado. Her mother was born in Puerto Rico and her father was born to Puerto Rican parents. They subsequently divorced and her mother remarried and had three children. Her family roots are in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico and Barrio Jagual, Patillas, Puerto Rico, and her ancestry includes Afro-Latino. As Machado is of Hispanic descent, she had a traditional quinceañera, with chambelanes as well as damas. She said her family was poor, and she grew up in the Northwest Side of Chicago. Machado was raised Catholic. Machado was very active in drama, always par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several Proprietary software, proprietary graphical user interface, graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for servers, and Windows IoT for embedded systems. Defunct Windows families include Windows 9x, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone. The first version of Windows was released on November 20, 1985, as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, with Usage share of operating systems, 75% market share , according to StatCounter. However, Windows is not the most used operating system when including both mobile and desktop OSes, due to Android (operating system), Android's massive growth. , the most recent version of Windows is Windows 11 for consumer Personal compu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Desai
Angel Desai is an American actress. Early life and education Desai was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Binghamton, New York. Her parents are physicians; her father is Indian and her mother is Filipina. She cultivated an early interest in performance and was active in the musical and acting life of her schools. After graduating from high school in 1990, she attended and graduated from Oberlin College. In 1997, she earned her MFA at New York University in its Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program. Stage career Desai has performed in many Off-Broadway productions, including ''The Winter’s Tale'' (2003), playing opposite David Strathairn, and '' The Tempest'' (2008), starring Mandy Patinkin. Her Broadway debut was playing Marta in the Tony Award winning 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim’s ''Company'', in which her rendition of the show-stopping “Another Hundred People” met with critical praise. Other stage performances include David Schulner's '' An Infi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Bailey (voice Actress)
Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her anime debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Her other anime credits include Emily / Glitter Lucky in ''Glitter Force'', Tohru Honda in ''Fruits Basket'', Lust in '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' and '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', the title character in the Funimation dub of '' Shin-Chan'', and Maka Albarn in '' Soul Eater''. She is a cast member of the web series ''Critical Role'', playing Vex'ahlia ("Vex"), Jester Lavorre, and Imogen Temult. In video games, Bailey has voiced Rayne in the '' BloodRayne'' franchise, Kira Carsen in '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'', Jaina Proudmoore in ''World of Warcraft'', Rise Kujikawa in ''Persona 4'', the Female Protagonist in Persona 3 Portable, Chun-Li in ''Street Fighter'', Serah Farron in ''Final Fantasy XIII'', the title role in '' Catherine'', Serana in '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard'', Oriana Lawson in ''Mass Effect 3'', Lucina in ''Fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kait Diaz
Kait Diaz is a fictional character in the ''Gears of War'' franchise. She first appeared in '' Gears of War 4'' as a supporting character, and is the main protagonist of '' Gears 5''. Within the series, she is originally a member of the Outsiders, a loosely organized faction of rebel human settlers who live outside of the walled city states of the supranational and intergovernmental military collective known as the Coalition of Ordered Governments ("COG"), following the conclusion of humanity's war with the Locust Horde on the planet Sera. By the events of ''Gears 5'', she has enlisted with the COG armed forces and has attained the rank of corporal. The character is voiced by Laura Bailey in each of her appearances. Outside of the video game series, Kait has appeared in the novels ''Gears of War: Ascendance'' and ''Gears of War: Bloodlines''. Kait Diaz is the first lead female character of the ''Gears of War'' video game franchise, which is predominantly known for its hypermascul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''. Early life Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993. Career Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film '' My Little Girl'' in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include ''Dead Man,'' ''Demon Island,'' '' Sleepers,'' '' 8 Mile,'' ''Lift'' and '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.'' He had the lead role in '' Confess,'' for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival. He also collaborated with longtime friends Will Fuller, Jerry Della Salla and Clay Von Thomas for a film titled ''The Barracks''. Byrd had a guest spot on the Nickelodeon series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', playing a teenage prankster named Weeds in the episode "The Tale of the Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam McIntyre
Liam James McIntyre (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian actor, best known for playing the lead role on the Starz television series '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' War of the Damned'' and as Mark Mardon / Weather Wizard on ''The Flash''. He has also voiced JD Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Captain Boomerang in the DC Animated Movie Universe, Commander Pyre on ''Star Wars Resistance'' and Taron Malicos in '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order''. In 2016, he collaborated with Smosh Games to promote his card game ''Monster Lab''. In 2020, he partnered with ''Spartacus'' co-star Todd Lasance to create the gaming series ''Get Good'' for the ''CouchSoup'' YouTube channel following a charity livestream benefiting Black Summer. Career McIntyre began his career appearing mainly in short films, before performing guest roles in Australian television series '' Rush'' and ''Neighbours''. He made his American television debut on the HBO miniseries '' The Pacific''. After actor Andy W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Law
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to an emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory. Use Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public, as seen in multiple countries listed below. Such incidents may occur after a coup d'état ( Thailand in 2006 and 2014, and Egypt in 2013); when threatened by popular protest (China, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989); to suppress political opposition ( martial law in Poland in 1981); or to stabilize insurrections or perceived insurrections. Martial law may be declared in cases of major natural disasters; however, most countries use a different legal construct, such as a state of emergency. Martial law has also been imposed during conflicts, and in cases of occupations, where the absence of any other civil government provides for an unstable population. Examples of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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