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Scribblenauts
''Scribblenauts'' is a series of Action game, action Puzzle video game, puzzle video games primarily developed by independent studio 5th Cell. The series is owned and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The first game in the series was titled ''Scribblenauts (video game), Scribblenauts'' and was first released on September 15, 2009, in North America, exclusively on the Nintendo DS. Since the release of the first game, five other ''Scribblenauts'' games have been released, in addition to two Video game compilation, compilations and two comic adaptations. The ''Scribblenauts'' series primarily sees the player as Maxwell, a boy who has a magical notebook that summons anything he writes in it. Players are tasked with solving puzzles by summoning different items and creatures using the notebook, leading to Emergent gameplay, emergent gameplay elements. The sixth and latest installment in the series, ''Scribblenauts Showdown'', has significantly different gameplay than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scribblenauts (video Game)
''Scribblenauts'' is an emergent gameplay, emergent puzzle video game, puzzle action game, action video game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in 2009 in all regions except Japan, and in 2011 in Japan as by Konami. It is the third Nintendo DS video game made by 5th Cell, the first two being ''Drawn to Life'' and ''Lock's Quest''. The objective of ''Scribblenauts'', as implied by its catchphrase "Write Anything, Solve Everything", is to complete puzzles to collect "Starites", helped by the player's ability to summon any object (from a database of tens of thousands) by writing its name on the touchscreen. The game is considered by its developers to help promote emergent gameplay by challenging the player to solve its puzzles within certain limitations or through multiple solutions. Jeremiah Slaczka, creator and director of ''Scribblenauts'', envisioned the game as a combination of solving life s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scribblenauts Unlimited
''Scribblenauts Unlimited'' is a puzzle sandbox video game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android. It is the fourth title in the ''Scribblenauts'' series, as a launch title for the Wii U console. The game was later released alongside its successor '' Scribblenauts Unmasked'' in ''Scribblenauts Mega Pack'' in 2018 with extra content. Gameplay The gameplay in ''Scribblenauts Unlimited'' is largely similar to previous entries in the series. Maxwell returns as the player character and the objective is still to collect Starites by using objects the player creates to complete various tasks. ''Scribblenauts Unlimited'' is more adventure-based than ''Scribblenauts'' and '' Super Scribblenauts''. One of the primary differences with this game is that it takes place in a large overworld that is open to exploration, as opposed to the first two games in the series, where the player had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scribblenauts Showdown
''Scribblenauts Showdown'' is a 2018 party video game developed by Shiver Entertainment and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is the sixth and most recent installment in the ''Scribblenauts'' series and the first to not be developed by 5th Cell. ''Showdown'' sees players playing minigames against other players or CPUs. ''Showdown'' received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for the game's "lack of imagination" and praise the game's sandbox mode for being more alike to prior ''Scribblenauts'' games. Gameplay ''Scribblenauts Showdown'''s main mode, Showdown, has players competing against opponents in different minigames. Prior to starting a minigame, players must select a noun that they will use to try to win the game. Before selecting a word, the game spins a wheel, which will decide what letter the player's words will start with. In Showdown mode, players play on different boards, akin to N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Cell
5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Falhbusch. The company is most well known for creating the '' Drawn to Life'' and ''Scribblenauts'' series. Overview Founded on August 28, 2003, by Joseph M. Tringali, Jeremiah Slaczka and Brett Caird, the company started out developing mobile games working with such publishers as THQ Wireless, JAMDAT Mobile (now EA Mobile) and UIEvolution (a former subsidiary of Square Enix). On August 2, 2004, THQ Wireless announced it would publish 5th Cell's first three original mobile games: ''Siege'', ''SEAL Team 6'' and ''Mini Poccha''. In 2006, 5th Cell transitioned into Nintendo DS and casual game development. While they have worked with licenses and work for hire in the past, the core focus has moved completely onto building innovative, original video games. In an IGN interview with Michael Thomsen, Jeremiah Slaczka, the company's creative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Scribblenauts
''Super Scribblenauts'' is an emergent action puzzle game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. The game was released on October 12, 2010. It is the sequel to the Nintendo DS game ''Scribblenauts''. The object of the game is to solve puzzles by writing or typing any object which exists in the game's vocabulary, in order to interact with other parts of the level. The vocabulary includes numerous adjectives that can give the object special properties that may be needed to solve a puzzle. Gameplay ''Super Scribblenauts'' is a side-scrolling action-oriented puzzle game that requires players to collect magic star-shaped tokens called Starites by inputting words, such as "ladder" or "fire", in order to collect these objects. One of ''Super Scribblenauts'' features is the ability to add characteristics to objects, such as a "green refrigerator" or " anthropomorphic antimatter". More than one adject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scribblenauts Remix
''Scribblenauts Remix'' is an emergent action puzzle video game developed by 5th Cell and Iron Galaxy Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was released on iOS on October 12, 2011, and Android on December 10, 2012. The game provides forty levels from both ''Scribblenauts'' and its sequel, ''Super Scribblenauts'' along with ten new levels for iOS and Android. The mechanics of the game are based on ''Super Scribblenauts'', allowing for the use of adjectives in addition to nouns. The game uses built-in features of iOS, such as the touch keyboard, and was released simultaneously with iOS version 5, incorporating new features such as cloud storage via iCloud to play the game across multiple devices. The game also features Game Center integration. As a result of a price drop to approximately one dollar, ''Scribblenauts Remix'' took the top sales spot for iOS games during the week of November 14, 2011, knocking long-term favorite '' Angry Birds'' from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Slaczka
Jeremiah D Slaczka, also known by his nickname Miah, is an American video game designer/creative director and co-founder of 5th Cell, a video game developer in Bellevue, Washington. He is best known for being the concept creator and Director of ''Scribblenauts'' as well as the million-seller hit video game '' Drawn to Life'' and 5th Cell's critically acclaimed '' Lock's Quest'', all for the Nintendo DS. Slaczka is credited as the Director, Lead Designer, Story Writer, Original Concept Creator and Art Director for both ''Drawn to Life'' and ''Lock's Quest''. ''Scribblenauts'' was the first handheld game ever to win a "Best of Show Overall" award (across all platforms) at E3 from IGN, GameSpot and GameSpy. ''Drawn to Life'' has since gone on to spawn a franchise involving two sequels, accompanied by a Wii console version, all three titles published by THQ. His previous works for 5th Cell were in mobile games, using both original and licensed work. In 2000, Slaczka, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E3 2009
The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 (E3 2009) was the 15th E3 held. The event took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. It began on June 2, 2009, and ended on June 4, 2009, with 41,000 total attendees. Major hardware announcements during the show included Microsoft's Project Natal and both Sony's PSP Go and PlayStation Move, while major software announcements included '' Left 4 Dead 2'', '' Metal Gear Solid: Rising'', '' Halo: Reach'', '' Final Fantasy XIV'', '' New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', '' Super Mario Galaxy 2'', and '' Monado: Beginning of the World''. History The E3 2009 was greatly expanded in terms of size from the previous two years as it was reopened to all qualified computer and gaming audiences. In 2007, the E3 was restructured, downsized and renamed to the E3 Media and Business Summit. The move was widely criticized by those both within and outside the gaming industry. The following 2007 and 2008 E3 summits attracted very few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiver Entertainment
Nintendo is one of the world's biggest video game development companies, having created several successful franchises. Because of its storied history, the developer employs a methodical system of software and hardware development that is mainly centralized within its offices in Kyoto and Tokyo, in cooperation with its division Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington. The company also owns several worldwide subsidiaries and funds partner affiliates that contribute technology and software for the Nintendo brand. Main offices Nintendo (NCL) has a central office located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan () and a nearby building, its pre-2000 headquarters, now serving as a research and development building, located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (). Its original Kyoto headquarters can still be found at (). Additionally, Nintendo has a third operation in Tokyo, Japan, where research and development and manufacturing are conducted. All three offices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emergent Gameplay
Emergent gameplay refers to complex situations in video games, board games, or role-playing games that emerge from the interaction of relatively simple game mechanics. Designers have attempted to encourage emergent play by providing tools to players such as placing web browsers within the game engine (such as in '' Eve Online'', '' The Matrix Online''), providing XML integration tools and programming languages (''Second Life''), fixing exchange rates ('' Entropia Universe''), and allowing a player to spawn any object they desire to solve a puzzle (''Scribblenauts ''Scribblenauts'' is a series of Action game, action Puzzle video game, puzzle video games primarily developed by independent studio 5th Cell. The series is owned and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The first game in the seri ...''). Intentional emergence Intentional emergence occurs when some creative uses of the game are intended by the game designers. Since the 1970s and 1980s board games and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wii U
The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support HD graphics. The system's primary controller is the Wii U GamePad, which features an embedded touchscreen, a D-pad, analog sticks, and action buttons. The screen can be used either as a supplement to the main display or in supported games to play the game directly on the GamePad. The Wii U is backward compatible with Wii software and accessories. Games can support any combination of the GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Balance Board, or Classic Controller. Online functionality centered around the Nintendo Network platform and Miiverse, an integrated social networking service which allowed users to share content in game-specific communities. Critical response to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Corporation
The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Formerly incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia, the company was re-incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law following a successful shareholder vote on November 12, 2004; it had since been headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. On June 28, 2012, after concerns from shareholders in response to its 2011 News Corporation scandals, recent controversies and to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value", Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be restructured into two publicly traded companies, one oriented towards media, and the other towards publishing. The formal split was completed on June 28, 2013; the original News Corp. was renamed 21st Century Fox and consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
