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Gears Of War
''Gears of War'' (also referred to as ''Gears'') is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition (company), The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter video games, which has been supplemented by spin-off video game titles, a DC comic book series, eight novels, a board game adaptation and various merchandise. The original trilogy focuses on the conflict between humanity and the subterranean reptilian humanoid known as the Locust Horde on the world of Sera. The first installment, ''Gears of War (video game), Gears of War'', was released on November 7, 2006, for the Xbox 360. The game follows protagonist Marcus Fenix, a soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments tasked to lead a last-ditch effort to destroy the Locust Horde and save humanity. Two subsequent titles, ''Gears of War 2'' (2008) and ''Gears of War 3'' (2011), featured a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gears Of War 2
''Gears of War 2'' is a 2008 third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War, ''Gears of War'' series, with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia on November 7, 2008, and was released in Japan on July 30, 2009. The game expands technically on the Gears of War (video game), previous game by using a modified Unreal Engine 3. The development team brought in comic book writer Joshua Ortega to help write the plot for the game. In ''Gears of War 2'', the COG continues its fight against the Locust, who are attempting to sink all of the cities on the planet Sera. Sergeant Marcus Fenix leads Delta Squad into the depths of the planet to try to stop the Locust during the assault upon Locust territory. The player controls Fenix in the main mission campaign, with the ability to play cooperatively with a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Can Fly
People Can Fly is a Polish video game developer based in Warsaw. The studio was founded in February 2002 by Adrian Chmielarz, previously the co-founder of Metropolis Software, together with acquaintances Michał Kosieradzki and Andrzej Poznański. The studio's first game was ''Painkiller'' (2004). Its success led to a deal with THQ for the game ''Come Midnight'', which allowed the studio to expand. After the game was cancelled, People Can Fly found itself in financial trouble. Epic Games acquired a majority share in People Can Fly in August 2007 and collaborated with the studio on projects such as '' Bulletstorm'' (2011) and '' Gears of War: Judgment'' (2013). Epic bought the studio outright in August 2012. Chmielarz, Kosieradzki and Poznański subsequently left the studio and later founded The Astronauts. People Can Fly was rebranded Epic Games Poland in November 2013. The studio spun off under its former name and logo in June 2015 under the lead of chief executive officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Switch (video Game)
''Kill Switch'' (stylized as ''kill.switch'') is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Namco Hometek for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A port for Microsoft Windows was released in 2004 while an abridged Game Boy Advance port developed by Visual Impact was released the same year. The PAL release of the PS2 port came with a demo of '' SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs'' on a separate disc, as Sony Computer Entertainment released the game in Europe. The most distinguishing characteristic of ''Kill Switch'' is its cover system, a mechanic that has the player character taking cover behind objects and around corners in a manner similar to Namco's own ''Time Crisis'' series of light gun shooters as well as Koei's third-person shooter '' WinBack'' and Hideo Kojima's stealth game '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''. Story Protagonist Nick Bishop (voiced by Marcus McCollum) is a super-soldier remotely controlled via direct neural connection by a man known only as "Control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resident Evil 4
''Resident Evil 4'' is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Players control the special agent Leon S. Kennedy on a mission to rescue the US president's daughter, Ashley Graham (Resident Evil), Ashley Graham, who has been kidnapped by a religious cult in rural Spain. Leon fights hordes of enemies infected by a mind-controlling parasite and reunites with the spy Ada Wong. In a departure from the fixed camera angles and slower gameplay of previous ''Resident Evil'' games, ''Resident Evil 4'' features a dynamic camera system and action-oriented gameplay. Development on ''Resident Evil 4'' began for the PlayStation 2 in 1999. Four proposed versions were discarded; the first was directed by Hideki Kamiya, but series creator Shinji Mikami felt it was too great a departure from the previous games, so it was spun off as ''Devil May Cry (video game), Devil May Cry'' (2001). Other versions were scrapped until Mikami took directorial duties for wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Bleszinski
Cliff Bleszinski (; born February 12, 1975), popularly known as CliffyB, is an American video game designer, known for his work on the '' Unreal'' and ''Gears of War'' series while at Epic Games. After leaving Epic in 2012, he co-founded Boss Key Productions in 2014 which closed in 2018 after the commercial failure of the multiplayer shooter '' LawBreakers''. Since Boss Key's closure, Bleszinski has spent his time with theater and writing. Career Bleszinski's first game was '' The Palace of Deceit'', an adventure title he started at the age of 15. Programmed in Visual Basic, its second version came out when he was 16. Epic Games (1992–2012) Bleszinski got his start at Epic Games in 1992, after submitting his game ''Dare to Dream'' to the company's CEO, Tim Sweeney. Though ''Dare to Dream'' did not achieve a great success, it led Bleszinski to work on '' Jazz Jackrabbit'', a platformer co-developed by demoscene coder Arjan Brussee. The title, which came out in 1994, beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gears Of War (video Game)
''Gears of War'' is a 2006 third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Game Studios. It is the first installment of the Gears of War, ''Gears of War'' series, and was initially released as an exclusive title for the Xbox 360 in November 2006. A Microsoft Windows version, developed in conjunction with People Can Fly, was released in November 2007. The game's main story, which can be played in single or co-operative play, focuses on a squad of troops who assist in completing a desperate, last-ditch attempt to end a war against a genocidal subterranean enemy, the Locust, and save the remaining human inhabitants of their planet Sera. The game's multiplayer mode allows up to eight players to control characters from one of the two factions in a variety of online game modes. Gameplay features players using Cover system, cover and strategic fire in order to win battles. The game was a commercial success, selling over three million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
