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Satellite Award For Outstanding Mobile Game
The Satellite Award for Outstanding Mobile Game is an annual award given by the International Press Academy as one of its Satellite Awards. Winners and nominees References External links International Press Academy website {{DEFAULTSORT:Satellite Award for Outstanding Mobile Game Satellite Awards, Mobile Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Press Academy
The International Press Academy (IPA) is an American association of professional entertainment journalists, representing both domestic and foreign markets in print, television, radio, cable and new media outlets. Its members have annually been giving what are now known as the Satellite Awards since January 1997. All full-time entertainment journalists are eligible to join; membership is open to journalists listed in the MPAA directory and to those working journalists who submit at least six entertainment-related clips to be considered by the board. The academy was founded in 1996 by Mirjana Van Blaricom. Awards The IPA annually recognizes achievements in the fields of cinema, television and new media through the Satellite Awards (originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards). Special achievement awards presented by the IPA include the ''Mary Pickford Award'' (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry Entertainment is a form of activity that holds t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (stylized as [adult swim] and [as]) is an American adult-oriented television programming block that airs on Cartoon Network which broadcasts during the evening, prime time, and Late-night television, late-night Dayparting, dayparts. The channel features stylistically varied Adult animation, animated and live-action series targeting an adult audience. The block's content includes List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim, original programming, which are particularly comedies and action series, broadcast syndication, syndicated series, and short films with generally minimal or no editing for content. Adult Swim is programmed by Williams Street, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Television Studios that also produces much of the block's original programming. Launched on September 2, 2001, Adult Swim has frequently aired animated sitcoms, adult animation features, parody, satire, Mockumentary, mockumentaries, sketch comedy, and Television pilot, pilots, with many of its programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridiculous Fishing
''Ridiculous Fishing'' is a fishing video game developed and published by Vlambeer. In the game, players use motion and touch controls to catch fish and subsequently shoot them out of the sky for cash. The game was released for iOS on March 13, 2013, then later that year for Android. Players cast a fishing line into the ocean and use motion controls to avoid fish as the hook sinks and to catch as many fish as possible as the reel retracts. Players then touch the screen to shoot fish out of the sky for money that can be spent on upgrades. The game was first released as a Flash game ''Radical Fishing'' with the same basic mechanics. A year after Vlambeer began their iOS development, Gamenauts released ''Ninja Fishing'', a clone of the game. The team worked on other games and spoke publicly about the situation to a standing ovation at the 2012 Game Developers Conference before resolving to scrap the majority of their work and finish the game. Artist Greg Wohlwend moved in with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feral Interactive
Feral Interactive Limited is a British video games developer and publisher for macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Meta Quest and Microsoft Windows platforms. It was founded in 1996 to bring games to Mac and specialises in porting games to different platforms. Feral have partnered with publishers like Square Enix Europe, 2K Games, Sega Europe, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Codemasters to port and publish their games for platforms that the publishers themselves are not supporting. It has offered its games on digital download services like Direct2Drive since 2011. History From 1996 to 2013, Feral Interactive published games exclusively for macOS. In June 2014, Feral released its first game for Linux, '' XCOM: Enemy Unknown''. In November 2016, Feral released its first game for iOS, '' Rome: Total War'' for iPad, following in November 2017 with its first iOS release simultaneously for both iPhone and iPad, '' GRID Autosport''. Feral's first Android ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Sparks, Maryland. The company was founded in May 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds (game designer), Brian Reynolds following their departure from MicroProse, Meier's earlier venture. They were acquired by Take-Two Interactive in August 2005, and subsequently became part of the publisher's 2K (company), 2K label. Firaxis Games is best known for developing the ''Civilization (series), Civilization'' and ''XCOM'' series, as well as many other games bearing Meier's name. History Firaxis Software was founded on May 1, 1996, by Sid Meier, Brian Reynolds (game designer), Brian Reynolds and Jeff Briggs, three video game designers formerly employed by MicroProse, a video game venture founded by Meier and partner Bill Stealey in 1982. The name "Firaxis", a portmanteau of "fiery" and "axis", was derived from the name of a piece of music created by Briggs. Briggs explained that they decided to stay in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy Unknown
An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of designating a particular entity as a threat, thereby invoking an intense emotional response to that entity.Martha L. Cottam, Beth Dietz-Uhler, Elena Mastors, ''Introduction to Political Psychology'' (2009), p. 54. The state of being or having an enemy is enmity, foehood or foeship. Terms Enemy comes from the 9th century Latin word ''inimi'', derived from Latin for "bad friend" () through French. "Enemy" is a strong word, and "emotions associated with the enemy would include anger, hatred, frustration, envy, jealousy, fear, distrust, and possibly grudging respect". As a political concept, an enemy is likely to be met with hate, violence, battle and war. The opposite of an enemy is a friend or ally. Because the term "the enemy" is a bit be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badland (video Game)
''Badland'' (stylized ''BADLAND'') is a video game developed and published by Frogmind (now HypeHype). It was first released on iOS and Android in 2013. It was released on Windows Phone 8 in June 2014. There is also a ''Game of the Year Edition'' that was released in May 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U and Steam for Linux, Microsoft Windows and OS X, and in August 2021 for Nintendo Switch by Untold Tales. In December 2015, its sequel '' Badland 2'' was released on iOS and Android. For the same platforms, a real-time strategy spin-off, ''Badland Brawl'', was released in September 2018, where gameplay is a mash-up between ''Angry Birds'' and ''Clash Royale''. A multiplayer party game spin-off, ''Badland Party'' was released in May 2022 on iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade. Gameplay The player controls a little black creature called a Clony (the plural is Clonies and groups of them are called Clones) through the woods of the game. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellite Awards 2013
The 18th Satellite Awards ceremony, honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, was presented by the International Press Academy at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles, as part of the 2013–14 film awards season. The nominations were announced on December 2, 2013. The winners were announced on February 23, 2014. Special achievement awards * Auteur Award (for singular vision and unique artistic control over the elements of production) – Guillermo del Toro * Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Mike Medavoy * Nikola Tesla Award (for visionary achievement in filmmaking technology) – Garrett Brown * Honorary Satellite Award – Ryan Coogler (''Fruitvale Station'') * Independent Producer of the Year Award – Gabrielle Tana * Newcomer Award – Michael B. Jordan (''Fruitvale Station'') and Sophie Nélisse (''The Book Thief'') Motion picture wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gameloft
Gameloft SE is a French video game company based in Paris, founded in December 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot. The company operates 18 development studios worldwide, and publishes games for mobile devices, video game consoles, and Personal computer, PC. Formerly a public company traded at the Euronext Paris, Paris Bourse, Gameloft was acquired by media conglomerate Vivendi in 2016. History Game development strategy Gameloft was founded by Michel Guillemot, one of the five founders of Ubisoft, on 14 December 1999. By February 2009, Gameloft had shipped over 200 million copies of its games since its IPO, as well as 2 million daily downloads of its games via the App Store (iOS), App Store for iOS. Gameloft's chief financial officer (CFO), Alexandre de Rochefort, noted that the company's games generated about 400 times more revenue on iOS than on Android (operating system), Android, partially because Google did not develop its Google Play storefront to "entice custo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Blood (video Game)
''Wild Blood'' is an action game developed and published by Gameloft for iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android in 2012. Gameplay ''Wild Blood'' is a hack and slash game where the main weapons are a sword, axe, and bow, each with various combo moves, plus magic attacks with mainly three elements (fire, ice, and thunder). Players have to kill a certain number of enemies in order to pass to the other side of a level. Players can save their progress at fountains, where they can also buy new weapons and armours. The game also has a four-on-four online multiplayer with Capture the Flag and Team Deathmatch modes. Plot ''Wild Blood'' is inspired by Arthurian legends. In the game, the player controls Sir Lancelot in his fight against the jealous and mad King Arthur who, enraged by Lancelot's affair with Queen Guinevere, has given the power over the kingdom to his evil sorceress sister Morgana to punish his wife and his former friend. The dark witch in turn opened a portal to Hell, unleashing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zynga
Zynga Inc. () is an American video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher known for its social video game services. It was founded in April 2007, with headquarters in San Mateo, California. The company primarily focuses on mobile and social networking platforms. Zynga states its mission as "connecting the world through games". Zynga launched ''FarmVille'' on Facebook in June 2009, reaching ten million daily active users (DAU) within six weeks. As of August 2017, Zynga had thirty million monthly active users (MAU). In 2017, its most successful games were ''Zynga Poker'' and ''Words with Friends 2'', with about 57 million games being played at any given moment; and ''CSR Racing 2'', the most popular racing game on mobile devices. Zynga began trading on NASDAQ on December 16, 2011, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn (video Game)
''Horn'' is an iOS and Android game by American developer Phosphor Studios and published by Zynga on August 16, 2012. Gameplay and plot The game's plot and gameplay were, according to Gamezebo, inspired by '' Zelda'', '' Infinity Blade'', and ''Fable''. Critical reception The game has a Metacritic score of 86 based on 19 critic reviews. IGN's Justin Davis praised the game "as an impressive example of what can be accomplished when a talented team takes full advantage of modern mobile devices". Gamezebo described it as "what Ico would look like if Peter Molyneux made it (after an all night '' Infinity Blade''/''Zelda'' binge)", "a beautiful mobile adventure that no gamer should be without", and a "mobile masterpiece". Several reviewers commented on difficulties with the games exploration controls. James Stephanie Sterling writing "touching the ground in a fully 3D world is about as clumsy as you might expect. Between Horn not responding to input, getting stuck on corners, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
