Xbox Game StudiosAmerican video game publisherXbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher based in Redmond, Washington. It formed part of Microsoft's new Gaming division in 2022, while founded as a division of the company itself.
Brian FargoFrank Brian Fargo is an American video game designer, producer, programmer and executive, and founder of Interplay Entertainment, inXile Entertainment and Robot Cache. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.
The Bard's Tale (2004 video game)The Bard's Tale is an action role-playing game developed and published by inXile Entertainment in 2004. The game was marketed as a humorous spoof of fantasy role-playing video games. It is neither a remake nor a sequel to Interplay Productions' Tales of the Unknown, Volume I: The Bard's Tale (1985). The Bard's Tale was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in October 2004, and for Microsoft Windows in June 2005. The game was re-released on Steam in December 2009.
Interplay EntertainmentInterplay Entertainment Corp. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Los Angeles. The company was founded in 1983 as Interplay Productions by developers Brian Fargo, Jay Patel, Troy Worrell, and Rebecca Heineman, as well as investor Chris Wells. As a developer, Interplay is best known as the creator of the Fallout series and as a publisher for the Baldur's Gate and Descent series.
Role-playing video gameRole-playing video games (RPGs), also known as computer role-playing games (CRPGs), comprise a broad video game genre generally defined by a detailed story and character advancement (often through increasing characters' levels or other skills).
Video game developerA video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with employee responsibilities split between individual disciplines, such as programmers, designers, artists, etc. Most game development companies have video game publisher financial and usually marketing support.
Tustin, CaliforniaTustin is a city in Orange County, California, United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In 2020, Tustin had a population of 80,276. HistoryPresently known as Red Hill, it was previously called the Katuktu hill by the indigenous while the Spanish also came up with the name "Cerrito de las ranas" which translates to little hill of frogs due to the quantity of frogs inhabiting the area.Fantastic Contraption (2008 video game)Fantastic Contraption is a Flash-based physics game created by Canadian indie developer Colin Northway, released September 16, 2008. Northway sold the rights to the game to inXile Entertainment who released the game for iOS on January 26, 2009. A sequel, Fantastic Contraption 2, was released July 27, 2010. It was released for iOS on November 5, 2010. In February 2015, inXile discontinued their Sparkworkz web-games division, ending all server support for the games.
IosIos (also spelled Io or Nio;Greek: Ίος, Greek pronunciation:; Ancient Greek: Ἴος; locally Nios, Νιός) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. The island is largely hilly, with cliffs descending steeply to the sea on most sides. It is situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. Ios measures about 18 kilometres (11 miles) in length and 10 kilometres (6 miles) in width, and covers an area of 109.024 square kilometres (42.094 sq mi).
FantasyFantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or magical elements, often including completely imaginary realms and creatures. The genre's roots lie in fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression fantastic literature is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics.
Adobe FlashDiscontinued multimedia platform used to add animation and interactivity to websitesAdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich Internet applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players.
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fictionGenre of fictionAlbert Goodwin's painting Apocalypse (1903)Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction are subgenres of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another place's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.