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2003 In Video Gaming
2003 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Tony Hawk's Underground'', '' Madden NFL 2004'', '' NBA Live 2004'', '' ESPN NBA Basketball'', '' Saya no Uta: The Song of Saya'', '' Final Fantasy X-2'', '' Mario Kart: Double Dash'', '' Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', '' Sonic Heroes'', '' Postal 2'', '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'', '' Uru: Ages Beyond Myst'', and '' WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain''. New intellectual properties included '' Beyond Good & Evil'', ''Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand'', ''Call of Duty'', ''Disgaea'', ''Drakengard'', '' Manhunt'', '' PlanetSide'', ''TrackMania'', '' True Crime: Streets of LA'', and '' Viewtiful Joe''. The year's best-selling video game worldwide was '' Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire'', the fifth time a ''Pokémon'' games was the annual worldwide top-seller ( since 1998). Events *February 27 – Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Is In Your Hand
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
The ''6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards'' was the 6th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2002. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on February 27, 2003 as part of the Academy's 2003 D.I.C.E. Summit. It was hosted by Dave Foley with presenters including Cliff Bleszinski, Xander Berkeley, Don James, Shigeru Miyamoto, Julie Benz, Blue Man Group, Tony Hawk, Ed Fries, Kelly Hu, David Jones, Nina Kaczorowski, Doug Lowenstein, Syd Mead, Mike Metzger, Vince Neil, Tommy Tallarico, Amy Weber and Victor Webster. It had musical performances by Unwritten Law and The Players Band. The Academy introduced the genre awards for " First-Person Action Game of the Year" for both console and computer. "Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year" was also introduced. Originally se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is a non-profit organization of video game industry professionals. It organizes the annual Design Innovate Communicate Entertain Summit, better known as D.I.C.E., which includes the presentations of the D.I.C.E. Awards. History Andrew S. Zucker, an attorney in the entertainment industry, founded the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences in 1991 and served as its first president. AIAS co-promoted numerous events with organizations such as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America, and Women in Film. Their first awards show program, '' Cybermania '94'', which was hosted by Leslie Nielsen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, was broadcast on TBS in 1994. While a second show was run in 1995 and was the first awards program to be streamed over the Web, it drew far fewer audiences than the first. Video game industry leaders decided that they wanted to reform AIAS as a non-profit organization for the vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Video Games
1998 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as '' F-Zero X'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom'', '' The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', ''Resident Evil 2'', '' Metal Gear Solid'', '' Glover'', '' Crash Bandicoot: Warped'', ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', '' Gex: Enter the Gecko'', ''Fallout 2'', '' Return to Krondor'' and ''Tomb Raider III'', along with new titles such as ''Banjo-Kazooie, Dance Dance Revolution,'' ''Half-Life'', '' MediEvil'', '' Radiant Silvergun'', ''Spyro the Dragon'', ''StarCraft'' and ''Xenogears''. In Japan, Sega released the Dreamcast which was the first console of the sixth generation and also the company's last-ever console. The year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most influential in video game history due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and genres at the time. The year's best-selling video game console was the PlayStation for the third year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon (video Game Series)
is a Japanese series of video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company under the ''Pokémon'' franchise. It was created by Satoshi Tajiri with assistance from Ken Sugimori. The first games, ''Pocket Monsters Red'' and ''Green'', were released in 1996 in Japan for the Game Boy, later released outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue, ''Pokémon Red Version'' and ''Blue Version''. The main series of role-playing video games (RPGs), referred as the "core series" by their developers, has continued on each generation of Nintendo's handhelds. The most recently released core series games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, ''Pokémon Scarlet'' and ''Violet'', were released on November 18, 2022, for the Nintendo Switch. In addition to Game Freak's development, Creatures (company), Creatures provides support through their Pokémon CG Studio, which creates 3D models for the Pokémon in the games, and also develops some spin-off titles. In 1998, Nintendo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon Ruby And Sapphire
and are 2002 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. They are the first installments in the third generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series, also known as the "advanced generation". After years of Nintendo being the sole publisher of the franchise in all regions, The Pokémon Company co-published the games for the first time since the establishment of the joint-owned company in 1998. They were first released in Japan in late 2002, and internationally in 2003. '' Pokémon Emerald'', a third version, was released two years later in each region. Remakes of the two games, titled ''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'', were released for the Nintendo 3DS worldwide in November 2014, exactly twelve years to the date of the original ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' release date, with the exception of Europe, where it released a week later. The gameplay is mostly unchanged from the previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viewtiful Joe
is a side scrolling beat 'em up video game franchise created by Japanese game designer Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom and its subsidiary Clover Studio. Games ''Viewtiful Joe'' (2003) The first game in the series was directed by Hideki Kamiya, who had previously directed ''Resident Evil 2'' and ''Devil May Cry''. It was the second title to be released under the Capcom Five, developed by a team of developers within Capcom Production Studio 4 known as Team Viewtiful. The game was released for the GameCube on June 26, 2003, in Japan, and in October 2003 in North America and Europe. ''Viewtiful Joe'' centers around the avid movie-goer Joe, who is thrust into Movie Land, transforms into the superhero " Viewtiful Joe" and sets out to rescue his girlfriend Silvia. The gameplay features traditional 2D platform side-scrolling intermixed with 3D cel-shaded graphics. A PlayStation 2 version was developed in 2004 by Clover Studio featuring Dante from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets Of LA
Streets is the plural of street, a type of road. Streets or The Streets may also refer to: Music * Streets (band), a rock band fronted by Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh * ''Streets'' (punk album), a 1977 compilation album of various early UK punk bands * '' Streets...'', a 1975 album by Ralph McTell * '' Streets: A Rock Opera'', a 1991 album by Savatage * "Streets" (Doja Cat song), from the album ''Hot Pink'' (2019) * "Streets", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from the album ''Sounding the Seventh Trumpet'' (2001) * The Streets, alias of Mike Skinner, a British rapper * "The Streets" (song) by WC featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, from the album ''Ghetto Heisman'' (2002) Other uses * ''Streets'' (film), a 1990 American horror film * Streets (ice cream), an Australian ice cream brand owned by Unilever * Streets (solitaire), a variant of the solitaire game Napoleon at St Helena * Tai Streets (born 1977), American football player * Will Streets (1886–1916), English soldier and poet o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TrackMania (2003 Video Game)
''TrackMania'' is a racing video game developed by Nadeo and published by Focus Home Interactive. It is the first game in the ''TrackMania'' series. Gameplay ''TrackMania'' includes some pre-constructed tracks that players can race on to unlock "coppers", the in-game currency. These can be used to buy different building blocks, usually called "blocks", for their track, including regular roads, checkpoints, long bends, loop-the-loops, and jumps, which all snap to a grid automatically. Regular roads can be dragged to create straight sections as well as 90 degree corners. Most other blocks are automatically connected by placing them next to each other. There are three environments to choose from: Rally (Countryside), Snow (Alpine), and Desert (Speed), each of which offers a unique car and handling characteristics. There are also three modes: Race, Puzzle, and Survival, each of which features an equal number of tracks for each environment. The "Survival" mode does not appear in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlanetSide (video Game)
''PlanetSide'' is a discontinued 2003 massively-multiplayer online first-person-shooter video game developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment. ''PlanetSide'' chronicles the efforts of three factions as they fight for territorial control over ten different continents on the planet Auraxis. Players take on the role of individual soldiers fighting for one of the three factions within the game, and can specialize in various fields such as combat vehicle crewman, infantry, invisible infiltrator or a variety of combat support roles; such as combat medic or combat engineer. The game is played primarily in a first person perspective, with the option of third-person. Unlike most shooting games, in which small-scale matches take place in essentially an instanced map, ''PlanetSide'' battles can involve hundreds of players in a single fight. ''PlanetSide'' battles concern control over territory and strategic points, and can cause repercussions to all three factions. To date, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhunt (video Game)
''Manhunt'' is a 2003 stealth game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2003, followed by Microsoft Windows and Xbox releases in April 2004. Set within the fictional Carcer City, players control a death row inmate who is forced to participate in a series of snuff films by killing criminal gang members sent to hunt him on camera. The game received positive reviews from critics, with praise towards its dark tone and violent gameplay, although the combat and level design were criticized. Due to its graphic violence, ''Manhunt'' was subject to a significant video game controversy and banned in several countries. It was also implicated in a murder by the UK media, although this accusation was later rejected by the police and courts. While not a commercial hit, ''Manhunt'' developed a substantial cult following and was followed by a stand-alone sequel, '' Manhunt 2'', in 2007. The game was re-released through t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
