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Frogwares Games
Frogwares is a Ukrainian video game developer, video game development studio headquartered in Kyiv with subsidiary offices in Dublin, Ireland. The studio and its subsidiaries develop adventure games for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch as well as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, and mobile. Frogwares created the ''Sherlock Holmes (video game series), Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' series, which sold around seven million copies worldwide. The studio released its first open world investigation video game, ''The Sinking City'', inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft, in 2019. History Frogwares was founded in 2000 in Ukraine and Ireland by French expatriates. Waël Amr is the CEO. The name "Frogwares" comes from the derogatory term "froggies" to designate people of French origin. When it was created, the studio was made up of a team of six people which then expanded to reach eighty employees in 2018. The studio specialized i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expatriate
An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their native country. The term often refers to a professional, skilled worker, or student from an affluent country. However, it may also refer to retirees, artists and other individuals who have chosen to live outside their native country. The International Organization for Migration of the United Nations defines the term as 'a person who voluntarily renounces his or her nationality'. Historically, it also referred to exiles. The UAE is the country with the highest percentage of expatriates in the world after the Vatican City, with expatriates in the United Arab Emirates representing 88% of the population. Etymology The word ''expatriate'' comes from the Latin words and , from , . Semantics Dictionary definitions for the current meaning of the word include: :Expatriate: :* 'A person who lives outside their native country' (Oxford), or :* 'living in a foreign land' (Webster's). These definitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Home Video Game Consoles
A home video game console is a video game console that is designed to be connected to a display device, such as a television, and an external power source as to play video games. While initial consoles were dedicated units with only a few games fixed into the electronic circuits of the system, most consoles since support the use of swappable game media, either through game cartridges, optical discs, or through digital distribution to internal storage. There have been numerous home video game consoles since the first commercial unit, the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. Historically these consoles have been grouped into generations lasting each about six years based on common technical specifications. , there have been nine console generations, with the current leading manufacturers being Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, colloquially known as the "Big 3". Overview A home video game console is a pre- designed piece of electronic hardware that is meant to be placed at a fixed location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sinking City 2
''The Sinking City 2'' is an upcoming survival horror game developed by Frogwares and inspired by the works of horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft. The game is a sequel to ''The Sinking City'' and the story is set in the city of Arkham during the 1920s. ''The Sinking City 2'' is set to be released for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S in 2025. Gameplay ''The Sinking City 2'' is a semi-open world survival horror game with a focus on combat and exploration and increasing flood waters that will alter locations as the game progresses. The game will feature an inventory system and allow the player to collect resources as well as being able to use firearms as well as melee weapons against enemies. The game also features an optional investigation system that will give benefits to players and allow them to solve puzzles that will allow for alternate options, reveal lore and unlock secrets. Synopsis Setting ''The Sinking City 2'' takes place in the city of Arkham in the 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreal Engine 4
Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) is the fourth version of Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games. UE4 began development in 2003 and was released in March 2014, with the first game using UE4 being released in April 2014. UE4 introduced support for Physically based rendering, physically based materials and a new visual programming language called "Blueprints". It was succeeded by Unreal Engine 5. History In August 2005, Mark Rein (software executive), Mark Rein, the vice-president of Epic Games, revealed that Unreal Engine 4 had been in development for two years. "People don't realise this but we're already two years into development of Unreal Engine 4. It certainly doesn't have a full team yet, it's just one guy and you can probably guess who that guy is," he told ''C&VG''. Speaking in an interview in early 2008, Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, stated that he was basically the only person working on the engine, though he affirmed his research and development department would start to expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Awakened
Awaken or Awakened may refer to: Film and television * ''Awakened'' (film), a 2013 American thriller by Joycelyn Engle and Arno Malarone * ''The Awakened'', a 2009 film featuring Richard Kiel * ''Awoken'' (film), a 2019 Australian horror film * ''Awaken'' (TV series), a 2020–2021 South Korean drama series * "Awaken" (''12 oz. Mouse''), a television episode * "Awakened" (''Charmed''), a television episode Music * Awaken (band), a Belgian rock band Albums * ''Awaken'' (The Blood Divine album), 1996 * ''Awaken'' (The Empire Shall Fall album) or the title song, 2009 * ''Awaken'' (Koncept album) or the title song, 2012 * ''Awaken'' (Natalie Grant album) or the title song, 2005 * ''Awaken'' (NCT 127 album), 2019 * ''Awaken'' (Soulidium album), 2015 * ''Awaken'' (mixtape), by Keke Palmer, 2011 * ''Awaken'', by Jay Fung, 2020 * ''Awaken: The Surrounded Experience'', by Michael W. Smith, 2019 * ''Awakened'' (album), by As I Lay Dying, 2012 * ''Awakened'', by Vorvaň, 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War, military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, civilian casualties. As of 2025, Russian troops Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupy about 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians had been internally displaced and more than 8.2 million Ukrainian refugee crisis, had fled the country by April 2023, creating Europe's List of largest refugee crises, largest refugee crisis since World War II. In late 2021, Russia Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, massed troops near Ukraine's borders and December 2021 Russian ultimatum to NATO, issued demands to the Western world, West i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapter One
Chapter One usually refers to a first chapter in a book. Chapter One, Chapter 1 or Chapter I may also refer to: Albums * ''Chapter One'' (Collage album) (1994) * ''Chapter One'' (Ella Henderson album) (2014) * ''Chapter One'' (John Sykes album) (1998) * ''Chapter One'' (Viking Skull album) (2003) * ''Chapter 1'' (EP), by Kane Brown (2016) * ''Chapter 1'', by Mae Muller (2019) * '' Chapter One: Blue'', a 2017 EP by Bea Miller * '' Chapter One: Latin America'', a 1973 album by Gato Barbieri * '' Chapter One: Greatest Hits'' (2002), by Jay Z * ''Greatest Hits – Chapter One'' (Kelly Clarkson album) (2012) * ''The Hits – Chapter One'' (Backstreet Boys album) (2001) * ''The Hits Chapter 1'' (Sammy Kershaw album) (1995) * ''Soul Assassins, Chapter 1'' (1997), by Soul Assassins * ''Chapter One'' (2007), by the Olympic Symphonium Films * '' Bicchugatti: Chapter 1'', a 2020 Indian Kannada-language film * '' Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One'', a 2023 Indian Tamil-language film * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of Cthulhu (video Game)
''Call of Cthulhu'' is a role-playing survival horror video game developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The game features a semi-open world environment and incorporates themes of Lovecraftian and psychological horror into a story that includes elements of investigation and stealth. Despite its title, it is not a direct adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Call of Cthulhu" as it is mostly based on the Cthulhu Mythos along with the 1981 role-playing game of the same title. Plot In 1924 Boston, private investigator and war veteran Edward Pierce suffers from increasingly bizarre nightmares and self-medicates with sleeping pills and alcohol. He is soon contacted to look into the case of the Hawkins family, who mysteriously died in a fire. As the only clue is a strange picture painted by the wife, Sarah, shortly before her death, Edward has to set out to Darkwater Island off the coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Focus Home Interactive
Focus Entertainment (formerly Focus Home Interactive) is a French video game publisher based in Paris. It is a subsidiary of PulluP Entertainment Group. Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as ''Sherlock Holmes (video game series), Sherlock Holmes'', ''TrackMania'', ''Runaway: A Road Adventure, Runaway'', and sports games like ''Cycling Manager'' and ''Virtual Skipper''. History On 25 June 2010, it was announced that Focus had acquired the ''Cities XL'' franchise from now-defunct Monte Cristo (company), Monte Cristo. In 2012, Focus began working with Giants Software, the creator of ''Farming Simulator''. In April 2018, then-CEO Cédric Lagarrigue left the company after 20 years. In June 2020, the company acquired Deck13 for €7.1 million. In April 2021, Focus also acquired Streum On Studio. In August 2021, the company acquired Dotemu for approximately (). On 6 September 2021, Focus Home Interactive rebranded to Focus Entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portal (video Game)
''Portal'' is a 2007 Platformer#Puzzle-platformer, puzzle-platform game developed and published by Valve Corporation, Valve. It was originally released in a Video game compilation, bundle, ''The Orange Box,'' for Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and has been since ported to other systems, including Mac OS X, Linux, Android (operating system), Android (via Nvidia Shield), and Nintendo Switch. ''Portal'' consists primarily of a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player's character and simple objects using the "Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device", also referred to as the "portal gun", a device that can create intra-dimensional portals between two flat planes. The player-character, Chell (Portal), Chell, is challenged and taunted by an artificial intelligence construct named GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System) to complete each puzzle in the Aperture Science Enrichment Center using the portal gun with the promise of receiving cake when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
