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British Academy Games Award For Debut Game
The British Academy Video Games Award for Debut Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor of the best first game from any studio or individual. Since its inception, the award has been given to eleven games. The category was first presented at the 8th British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony, held in 2012, with the Microsoft Studios-published title ''Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet'' as the inagurual recipient. The publishers Annapurna Interactive has received the most nominations in this category with six, followed by Xbox Game Studios with five. To date, no publisher has won in the category more than once. The current holder of the award is ''Tunic'', developed and published by Finji, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards The 19th British Academy Video Game Awards were hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 30 March 2023 to honour the best video games of 2022. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Of Film And Television Arts
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rift (video Game)
''Rift'' (previously known as ''Rift: Planes of Telara'', and as ''Heroes of Telara'' during Software release life cycle#Alpha, alpha testing) is a fantasy free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Trion Worlds. ''Rift'' takes place within the fantasy world of Telara. Two competing factions, composed of a selection of races and classes, battle each other and the enemies who emerge from dynamic "rifts". The game was released in March 2011. ''Rift'' received generally positive reviews from game critics. In August 2011, Trion announced that 1 million users/players have played the game and by January 2012 it had earned $100 million in total revenue. In March 2018, Trion launched the game's first progression server called ''Rift Prime'', which features sequential expansions unlocked throughout the year, minimal cosmetic item shop and a fresh start for all characters created. This server requires a monthly subscription to play. A month after launch in Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playground Games
Playground Games Limited is a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa, England. It is known for developing the '' Forza Horizon'' series, which is part of the larger ''Forza'' franchise. In 2018, Playground Games became part of Microsoft Studios (now known as Xbox Game Studios). They are also developing the next game in the '' Fable'' series. History Playground Games was founded by Gavin Raeburn, Trevor Williams and Ralph Fulton; the studio was announced in November 2009, with its opening scheduled for early 2010. Playground Games announced their first project, '' Forza Horizon'', in 2012. The title was developed in collaboration with Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360 in October that year. The studio released ''Forza Horizon 2'' on Xbox 360 and Xbox One in September 2014, and ''Forza Horizon 3'' on Xbox One and Microsoft Windows in September 2016. In February 2014, Playground Games announced that they were forming a new developm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forza Horizon
''Forza Horizon'' is a 2012 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 on 23 October 2012. The game is the fifth instalment of the ''Forza'' series, having originally spun-off from Turn 10 Studios' ''Forza Motorsport'' series. Taking place during the fictitious Horizon Festival, a street racing event, the player's aim is to progress via winning races, while also increasing their popularity level by performing stunts and activities. Unlike previous games in the ''Forza'' series, ''Forza Horizon'' takes place in an open-world that players can explore. Upon its release, ''Forza Horizon'' received critical acclaim. It has since spawned its own series, with four additional sequels to date: ''Forza Horizon 2'' in 2014, ''Forza Horizon 3'' in 2016, '' Forza Horizon 4'' in 2018, and '' Forza Horizon 5'' in 2021. The game was delisted from the Xbox 360 Marketplace on October 20, 2016, following the expiration of its car branding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chinese Room
The Chinese Room (formerly Thechineseroom) is a British video game developer based in Brighton that is best known for exploration games, such as '' Dear Esther''. The company originated as a mod team for '' Half-Life 2'', based at the University of Portsmouth in 2007, and is named after John Searle's Chinese room thought experiment. In August 2018, it became a subsidiary of Sumo Digital. History Early years (2007–2017) Thechineseroom's first three projects were two mods for ''Half-Life 2'', named ''Antlion Soccer'' and ''Dear Esther'', and a ''Doom 3'' mod titled ''Conscientious Objector''. The modding project was backed by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Of these, ''Dear Esther'' became a cult hit. In 2009, Thechineseroom developed ''Korsakovia'', which was a survival horror mod. After ''Korsakovia'', Thechineseroom worked with Robert Briscoe to develop a remake of ''Dear Esther'', this time as a full-fledged video game title, distributed through Valve's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Esther
''Dear Esther'' is a First-person (video games), first-person exploration and Adventure game, adventure video game developed by The Chinese Room for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Mac OS X, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. First released in 2008 as a free-to-play mod (video gaming), modification for the Source (game engine), Source game engine, the game was entirely redeveloped for a commercial release in 2012. Featuring minimalistic gameplay, the player's only objective in the game is to explore an unnamed island in the Hebrides, Scotland, listening to a troubled man read a series of letters to his deceased wife. Details of her mysterious death are revealed as the player moves throughout the island. The Chinese Room released a spiritual successor to ''Dear Esther'', titled ''Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'', in 2015. In 2017, an updated version, ''Dear Esther: Landmark Edition'' was released, based on the Unity (game engine), Unity engine. Gameplay and plot The gameplay in ''Dear Esther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tequila Works
Tequila Works S.L. is a Spanish video game developer located in Madrid, founded in 2009 by Raúl Rubio and Luz Sancho. The company is best known for developing ''Deadlight'' and ''Rime''. History Tequila Works was founded in Madrid in 2009 by Raúl Rubio Munárriz and Luz Sancho Rodríguez. On 18 January 2012, Tequila Works announced their first project, ''Deadlight''. Tequilla Works' next project was ''Rime'', a puzzle video game originally intended to be a PlayStation 4-exclusive game. However, the team decided to acquire the intellectual property from Sony in the middle of the game's development and bring the game to other platforms. ''Rime'' was released in May 2017. The company also collaborated with GameTrust Games on a virtual reality project named ''The Invisible Hours'', in which players will solve a murder mystery. In 2017, the company partnered with British developer Cavalier Game Studios to publish Cavalier's first game, '' The Sexy Brutale'', while providing ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadlight (video Game)
''Deadlight'' is a sidescrolling cinematic platforming survival horror video game developed by Tequila Works and published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was released for Xbox 360 in August 2012 via Xbox Live Arcade, and for Windows in October via Steam. In 2016, a Director's Cut version of the game was released for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, published by Deep Silver. The game is intended as a throwback and homage to classic sidescrolling cinematic platformers of the 1980s and early 1990s, such as ''Prince of Persia'', '' Another World'' and '' Flashback''. Set in Seattle in 1986, the game tells the story of Randall Wayne, a former park ranger who sets out to find his family in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. Separated from the group with whom he has joined, Wayne must attempt to traverse Seattle to get to the "safe zone", where he believes his family will be waiting. On the way however, he must avoid both zombie hordes, and a group o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal corporate entities: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE LLC) based in San Mateo, California, United States, and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (SIE Inc.), based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo-based SIE Inc. was originally founded as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI or SCE) in November 1993 to handle Sony's venture into video game development for the PlayStation systems. SIE LLC was established in San Mateo in April 2016, and is managed through Sony's American branch, Sony Corporation of America. Since the launch of the original PlayStation console in 1994, the company has been developing PlayStation home video game consoles, accessories and services. The company expanded from Japan into North America and Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica Studio
Santa Monica Studio is an American video game developer based in Los Angeles. A first-party studio for Sony Interactive Entertainment, it is best known for developing the '' God of War'' series. The studio was founded in 1999 by Allan Becker and was located in Santa Monica, California, until relocating to Playa Vista in 2014. History Santa Monica Studio was founded in 1999 by Allan Becker, a long-time Sony employee who wanted "to break out of the corporate Foster City group" of Sony Computer Entertainment. The studio was established in an office next to the developer Naughty Dog before moving into a brick building in the suburbs of Santa Monica, California. The building at Penn Station would be occupied for fifteen years. For its first game, the racing title '' Kinetica'', Santa Monica Studio decided to skip the PlayStation console and built the game for the console's then-upcoming successor, the PlayStation 2, instead. A game engine was developed "to give the layStation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Sparrow
Giant Sparrow is an American independent video game company based in Santa Monica, California, led by creative director Ian Dallas. Its first game, '' The Unfinished Swan'', was released in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and 2014 for PlayStation 4. The company's most recent project is ''What Remains of Edith Finch'', a PlayStation 4 and Windows game released in 2017. The game was published by Annapurna Interactive, a branch of Annapurna Pictures. Games '' The Unfinished Swan'' is a game set in a surreal, blank world, in which the player, a boy named Monroe, chases a swan that has escaped a painting. The player must throw paint at their white surroundings to reveal the world. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 on October 23, 2012 and subsequently for PlayStation 4 and Vita. ''What Remains of Edith Finch'' is a first-person narrative adventure game. It was released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 on April 25, 2017. On December 7, 2017, it was awarded the "Best Narrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unfinished Swan
''The Unfinished Swan'' is an adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and Giant Sparrow and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 in October 2012. The game starts with a completely white space in which the player, a boy named Monroe (voiced by Nicholas Marj), is chasing after a swan that has escaped a painting, while simultaneously learning the story of a lonely king (voiced by Terry Gilliam). The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions of the game, which was developed by Armature Studio, was released in October 2014. The game was released on Microsoft Windows and iOS by Annapurna Interactive in September 2020. Plot Monroe is a young boy whose mother has recently died. She was a painter who is known to have never finished a painting, having created over 300 incomplete works. Monroe is told by his orphanage that he is only allowed to keep one of her paintings, so he chooses her favorite, a painting of a swan missing its neck. One nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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