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989 Studios
989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their games include ''EverQuest'', '' Twisted Metal III'', '' Twisted Metal 4'', '' Syphon Filter'', ''Syphon Filter 2'', '' Jet Moto 3'', '' Bust a Groove'', and others. History The 989 Sports name developed from a long history of name changes and corporate shuffling within Sony centered around operations in Foster City, California. In August 1995, the video game business of Sony Imagesoft was merged with the product development branch of SCEA, becoming Sony Interactive Studios America (SISA) In 1998, SISA was spun off from SCEA and was renamed 989 Studios. On April 1, 2000, 989 Studios was merged back into SCEA as a first party development group, in order to prepare for the then-upcoming PlayStation 2. SCEA continued to release sports games under the 989 Sports brand until the brand was retired in 2005. Games As Sony Interacti ... [...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] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA ShootOut 98
''NBA ShootOut 98'', known in Europe as ''Total NBA 98'', is a video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1998. It is the third installment of the ''NBA ShootOut'' series. The cover features Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets. Gameplay ShootOut 98 features rosters from the 1997–98 NBA season. For the first time in the series, Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley were both added to the game, although Michael Jordan did not appear in the game, and was still represented by a custom player named "Roster Guard" on the Chicago Bulls. The game introduces a system called "icon cutting", which allows players to control cutters, screens, and double teams. Reception ''NBA ShootOut 98'' met with divisive reviews; while ''IGN'' and ''GamePro'' hailed it as the best basketball game on the market, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' (EGM), ''GameSpot'', and ''Game Revolution'' all regarded it as a disappointi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLB '99
''MLB '99'' is a 1998 baseball video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Dave Campbell provided the color commentary while Vin Scully is the play-by-play announcer. Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken Jr. is featured on the cover. It was preceded by ''MLB '98'' and succeeded by '' MLB 2000''. Gameplay This installment of the series introduces a Spring Training mode, in addition to the incumbent exhibition, season, playoff, and home run derby modes. The game uses a cursor interface for pitching and batting. The player can adjust the batter's position and stance at the plate. As with previous installments, players can create and trade ball players. Reception The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Six months after the game was released, ''Next Generation Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLB '98
''MLB ‘98'' is a 1997 baseball video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It precedes '' MLB '99'' and is the sequel to ''MLB Pennant Race''. Gameplay Games are called by public address announcer Mike Carlucci. New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams was featured on the cover. Some of its features are the 30 Major League Baseball clubs, six playing modes, complete statistic tracking, and creating players. It has been succeeded by '' MLB '99'', where Vin Scully began calling the games. Starting with ''MLB 2000'', joining him is infielder Dave Campbell on color commentary. Reception ''MLB '98'' received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Most critics praised the fluid animation, comprehensive licensing, extensive features, and the usually fast pace of the games. The two sports reviewers of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' both gave it a 9 out of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLB Pennant Race
''MLB Pennant Race'' is a baseball video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. The game takes place during the 1996 Major League Baseball season; rosters and statistics are accurate as of the 1995 Major League Baseball season. The game was followed by the 989 Sports Major League Baseball series as well as the ''MLB: The Show'' franchise. Reception ''MLB Pennant Race'' experienced exceptionally long delays, and some critics felt that it greatly suffered as a result, being a game with 1995 stats released when the 1996 MLB season was over. Other common criticisms were the slowness of the games and scorekeeper bugs such as counting swung-on strikes as balls. However, reviewers complimented the large selection of options and modes and the easy, accurate batting interface and controls. Opinions varied concerning the graphics; Hugh Sterbakov of ''GameSpot'' said they were excellent, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet Moto 2
''Jet Moto 2'' (known as ''Jet Rider 2'' in Europe and ''Jet Moto '98'' in Japan) is a Racing game, racing video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. It is the second installment in the ''Jet Moto'' series and the sequel to the 1996 game ''Jet Moto (video game), Jet Moto''. It was released in North America on November 11, 1997, in Europe in April 1998, and in Japan on August 6, 1998. In January 2008 ''Jet Moto 2'' was made available for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network. The PlayStation Greatest Hits version, branded within the game as ''Jet Moto 2: Championship Edition'', is slightly different from the original in that the framerate is increased, the number of competitors is limited to four, and all the original ''Jet Moto'' tracks are unlocked from the start. As with ''Jet Moto'', gameplay in ''Jet Moto 2'' revolves around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet Moto (video Game)
''Jet Moto'' (known as ''Jet Rider'' in Europe) is a 1996 racing video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in North America on October 31, 1996; in 1997 for Europe in February and Japan on August 7. A Windows version was released only in North America on November 13, 1997 by Sony Interactive Studios America. ''Jet Moto'' was made available for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network in February 2007. Developers chose fictional hovering bikes instead of wheeled motorcycles initially to resolve performance concerns. Other performance concerns led the team to develop two different physics systems—one for the player, and one for the 19 computer racers. Gameplay in ''Jet Moto'' revolves around the use of hoverbikes to traverse a race course, similar to modern day motocross, but with the added ability to traverse water. Reviews for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN Extreme Games
''ESPN Extreme Games'' (released in Japan as ''ESPN Street Games'') is a game released for the PlayStation in 1995. A version was released for MS-DOS a short time later. The game featured all the sports included in the Summer X-Games of 1995, but it did not feature events such as the half pipe in skateboarding. It was similar to ''Road Rash'', which was a game published by Electronic Arts. The game was followed by two sequels, '' 2Xtreme'' and ''3Xtreme''. Like other titles released during the console's early life, the game was available in a large CD jewel case, like the ones used for the Sega CD and Sega Saturn games. The game was subsequently re-released under the title of ''1Xtreme'' (as a way of indicating it's a predecessor to 2Xtreme) under the Greatest Hits line, as the ESPN license had expired. The ESPN logo and company name were removed from its title, and game content referring to ESPN was removed as well. Gameplay The game featured many different sports, including sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CART World Series
''CART World Series'' is a 1997 racing video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is based on the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) open-wheel racing series. Gameplay This game is licensed and features many notable drivers from the late 1990s, such as Greg Moore, Al Unser Jr. and Paul Tracy. The game also features realistic handling and damage. Players can compete in a full year's worth of races competing for points in each race or in simple single races. There are two game modes: arcade and simulation. Arcade mode allows re-spawning of damaged vehicle parts. In Simulation mode, all damage is permanent for the race. The game supports the analog controller. The player can make many modifications to a car's performance. The player can adjust the tires to fit the road (hard for ovals or soft for road courses), as well as modify gear ratios and aerodynamics. Moving the front of the car down or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blasto (video Game)
''Blasto'' is a 1998 3D third-person shooter platform game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Phil Hartman voiced Captain Blasto, an extremely muscular, alien-fighting, dimwitted captain. Gameplay The game is a 3D third-person shooter platformer. The enemies are aliens that teleport in around the player based on events that are triggered as the player explores the environment. The game has a strong platforming factor, with elements such as rotating 3D sections which have to be navigated while shooting at aliens. Puzzle elements tend to be limited to simple "find the switch to proceed" scenarios. However, some of the elements within the game require the player to utilize different weaponry in certain situations in order to advance to the next area. Blasto is one of the few PlayStation games to use both control sticks. The left stick offers better movement control than the D-Pad and the right stick can b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2Xtreme
''2Xtreme'' (released as ''Street Games '97'' in Japan) is a racing video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is a sequel to '' ESPN Extreme Games'' and unlike its predecessor, the game does not bear ESPN licensing. In it, the player races against others in various events around the world using Rollerblading, skateboarding, biking, and snowboarding. A sequel, '' 3Xtreme'', was released in 1999. Gameplay Players compete on 12 courses with different vehicles. Points are awarded for performing tricks, passing through special gates, and knocking down opponents. Health dictates how easily a player can be knocked over by an obstacle or another racer, and decreases when a player accelerates. ''2Xtreme'' has four different difficulty levels. A player can choose in the options to race without the other computer characters, and also turn off fighting. On ''2Xtreme'' a player can either do a normal 'Exhibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
