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Kitfox Games
Kitfox Games is an indie game development studio based in Montreal, Canada. It was co-founded by Tanya X. Short, Jongwoo Kim, Xin Ran Liu, and Mike Ditchburn in June 2013. History According to Short, the founders never worked together before and knew each other as semi-acquaintances at local independent developer meetup in Montreal. After forming a studio, the team participated in a game jam in which they created and submitted their jam entry ''Sculptorgeist'' which became a winning finalist. Kitfox Games began development of their first game ''Shattered Planet'' as a procedural death labyrinth game. ''Shattered Planet'' was released on iOS and later Android, Microsoft Windows, and MacOS in 2014. As of 2019, the studio had eight employees. In March 2019, Kitfox Games partnered with Bay 12 Games to be its publisher for the Steam and itch.io version of ''Dwarf Fortress''. According to a frequently asked questions post, Kitfox Games would manage its relationship with Steam and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwarf Fortress
''Dwarf Fortress'' (officially called ''Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress'') is a construction and management simulation and roguelike indie video game created by Bay 12 Games. Available as freeware and in development since 2002, its first alpha version was released in 2006 and received attention for being a two-member project surviving donationware, solely on donations. The primary game mode is set in a procedurally generated fantasy world in which the player indirectly controls a group of Dwarf (mythology), dwarves, and attempts to construct a successful and wealthy fortress. Critics praised its complex and emergent gameplay but had mixed reactions to its difficulty. The game influenced ''Minecraft'', ''Rimworld'', and others, and was selected List of works in the Museum of Modern Art#Video games, among other games to be featured in the Museum of Modern Art to show the history of video gaming in 2012. The game has Text-based game, text-based graphics (usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Companies Established In 2013
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Montreal
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Video Game Developers
Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board-based, video, or otherwise) published or produced outside mainstream means; a subset of third party game ** Indie Fund, an organization created by several independent game developers to help fund budding indie video game development ** Indie Game Jam, an effort to rapidly prototype video game designs and inject new ideas into the game industry ** Indie role-playing game, a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means *** Indie RPG Awards, annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing game products Music * Independent music, subculture music that is independent of major producers **Indie dance, or alternative dance, a type of dance music rooted in indie rock and indie pop ** Indie electronic, a music genre * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Companies Of Canada
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupperazzi
''Pupperazzi'' is a photography game developed by Sundae Month and published by Kitfox Games. The game was released on January 20, 2022 for macOS, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. A Nintendo Switch port was released on April 6, 2023. Players control a humanoid camera, earning followers by taking photos and sharing them on the in-game social media site, dogNET. ''Pupperazzi'' received mixed reviews upon release. Gameplay ''Pupperazzi'' is a photography game played in a first-person view. Players control a humanoid camera, earning followers by taking photos and sharing them on the in-game social media site, dogNET. Players get feedback on photos that they share on dogNET, receiving comments from their followers. Photos can be shared as many times as the player wants, but sharing too many results in followers calling them spam. To progress through the game, the player needs to earn followers, which unlocks upgrades, locations, and different times of the day. Players can acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyfriend Dungeon
''Boyfriend Dungeon'' is a dungeon crawler-dating sim developed and published by Kitfox Games. Taking place in an urban fantasy setting, the player character must fight through dungeons with the help of a human partner who can transform into a sentient weapon. Outside of dungeons, the player can date their partner in visual novel-style sequences that increase their power in combat. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows on August 11, 2021, followed by a PlayStation 5 version on February 14, 2023. Plot The player character, whose pronouns are selectable and can be he/him, she/her, or they/them, lives in Verona Beach, a city in a contemporary fantasy world where monsters pose a danger to people. Through dating, the player character meets various people who can turn into weapons. Together, they fight monsters in dungeons created from the player character's anxieties, known as "dunj" in the world's slang. Gameplay The game's combat takes place i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucifer Within Us
Lucifer is one of various figures in folklore associated with the planet Venus. The entity's name was subsequently absorbed into Christianity as a name for the devil. Modern scholarship generally translates the term in the relevant Bible passage ( Isaiah 14:12), where the Greek Septuagint reads ὁ ἑωσφόρος ὁ πρωὶ, as "morning star" or "shining one" rather than as a proper noun, Lucifer, as found in the Latin Vulgate. As a name for the Devil in Christian theology, the more common meaning in English, "Lucifer" is the rendering of the Hebrew word he, הֵילֵל, hêlēl, label=none, (pronunciation: ''hay-lale'') in Isaiah given in the King James Version of the Bible. The translators of this version took the word from the Latin Vulgate, Originally published New York: The MacMillan Co., 1923. which translated by the Latin word (uncapitalized), meaning "the morning star", "the planet Venus", or, as an adjective, "light-bringing". As a name for the planet in its m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shrouded Isle
''The Shrouded Isle'' is a management simulation video game developed and published by Kitfox Games. Gameplay ''The Shrouded Isle'' is a Lovecraftian-themed management simulation video game, in which the player is placed in charge of a sacrificial village cult that worships a god who intends to bring about an apocalypse in three years. The player is in charge of five families that occupy the village; their personalities, habits, and vices are procedurally generated. Development and release ''The Shrouded Isle'' was developed by Kitfox Games. It is the third product from the four-person independent video game development studio. It is based on ''The Sacrifice'', a game the team had created for a game jam in 2015. ''The Shrouded Isle'' was announced in October 2016 with a scheduled released date of February 2017, however the game was released a later date of 4 August 2017 for Windows and macOS. The game was subsequently released for Nintendo Switch on 17 January 2019. Reception '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Hunters
''Moon Hunters'' is an Action role-playing game developed and published by Kitfox Games. It was released on March 10, 2016 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux through the download service Steam, for PlayStation 4 on July 19, 2016, Xbox One on July 19, 2017 and the Nintendo Switch on October 26, 2017. The game received mixed critical reception, which praised the game's unique gameplay, graphical style and storytelling, but criticized the short length and lack of combat depth. Gameplay A co-op, roguelike action role-playing game that is described by the developer as a " personality test RPG", ''Moon Hunters'' lets up to four players choose from one of six different characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. They must set out on a dangerous journey to bring the moon back to the fantasy land of Issaria and stop the evil Sun Cult. The game's endings can differ widely depending on the choices the characters make during the journey, and the outcome of the final battle. The ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarn Adams
Tarn Adams (born April 17, 1978) is an American computer game programmer, best known for his work on ''Dwarf Fortress.'' He has been working on the game since 2002 together with his older brother Zach. He learned programming in his childhood, and took up designing computer games as a hobby. In 2006, he quit during his first year of a mathematics post doctorate at Texas A&M University to focus on game development. Early life and education Tarn was born in Silverdale, in the U.S. state of Washington, in 1978. His father, Dan, worked at a waste water treatment plant and used to work in data management. He taught his sons the rudiments of coding at an early age and this shared interest allowed the brothers Tarn and Zach to remain close to each other despite their family's constant shifting due to their father's work. The brothers grew up playing computer games and, notebooks in hand, drawing their own renditions of the randomly generated creatures they encountered and logging their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
