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Spil Games
Spil Games was a Dutch video game developer based in Hilversum. The company publishes free-to-play games for Android and iOS devices, as well as for the Facebook Platform. History Peter Driessen and Bennie Eeftink founded Spill Group in 2001. The company launched its first games website, spelletjes.nl, in 2004. In 2007, Spill Group acquired a majority share in the Chinese game development company zLong and began producing games. That same year, the company also expanded its portals to the US and UK. The 2008 acquisition of the MMO (massive multiplayer online) site/community, onrpg.com, moved the company into the MMORPG segment. In July 2008, Spill group changed the company name and rebranded to Spil Games. In 2012, it was reported that Spil Games' U.S.-based tween girl GirlsGoGames.com was one of the top websites that U.S. girls visited when online. Girls most frequently played games that involved cooking, dress-up, and quizzes. The most popular game girls played on Girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creatures (video Game Series)
''Creatures'' is an artificial life video game series created in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Steve Grand (roboticist), Steve Grand while working for the Cambridge video game developer Guerrilla Cambridge, Millennium Interactive. The gameplay focuses on raising alien creatures known as Norns, teaching them to survive, helping them explore their world, defending them against other species, and breeding them. Words can be taught to the creatures by a learning computer (for verbs) or by repeating the name of the object while the creature looks at it. Once a creature understands language, the player can instruct their creature by typing in instructions, which the creature can choose to obey. A complete life cycle is modeled for the creatures - childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and senescence, each with its own unique needs. The gameplay is designed to foster an emotional bond between the player and their creatures. Rather than taking a scripted approach, the games in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |