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Jurassic World Alive
Numerous video games based on the ''Jurassic Park'' franchise have been released. Developers Ocean Software, BlueSky Software and Sega produced various games in 1993, coinciding with the first film, ''Jurassic Park''. In 1997, several developers, including DreamWorks Interactive and Appaloosa Interactive, produced various games for nine different platforms to coincide with the release of the film '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park''. For the 2001 film, ''Jurassic Park III'', a total of seven games were produced, including three for the Game Boy Advance and three PC games. A park-building game, '' Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'', was released in 2003. '' Jurassic Park: The Game'', released in 2011, takes place after the events of the first film. '' Lego Jurassic World'' was released in 2015 and is based on the first four films. Subsequent games have continued to use the ''Jurassic World'' name, including '' Jurassic World Evolution'', another park-building game that was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on 15 July 1983 as the and was later released as the redesigned NES in several test markets in the United States beginning on 18 October 1985, followed by a nationwide launch on 27 September 1986. The NES was distributed in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia throughout the 1980s under various names. As a third-generation console, it mainly competed with Sega's Master System. Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi called for a simple, cheap console that could run arcade games on cartridges. The Famicom was designed by lead architect Masayuki Uemura, with its controller design reused from Nintendo's portable Game & Watch hardware. The western model was redesigned by Nintendo of America designers Lance Barr and Don James to resemble a video cassette recorder. Nintendo released add-ons such as the NES Zapper, a light gun for shootin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It is the successor to the PlayStation 2, and both are part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. The PS3 was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, followed by November 17 in North America and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia. It competed primarily with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. The PlayStation 3 was built around the custom-designed Cell Broadband Engine processor, co-developed with IBM and Toshiba. SCE president Ken Kutaragi envisioned the console as a supercomputer for the living room, capable of handling complex multimedia tasks. It was the first console to use the Blu-ray disc as its primary storage medium, the first to be equipped with an HDMI port, and the first capable of outputting games in 1080p (Full HD) resolution. It also launched alongside the PlayStation Network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Interactive
Universal Interactive (formerly Universal Interactive Studios until 2001) was an American video game publisher. The company was established on January 4, 1994, and led by Skip Paul and Robert Biniaz of MCA. It was best known for producing the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro'' platform game franchises. In 2000, the merger of Vivendi and Universal Studios consolidated the division into Vivendi's Havas Interactive, which was renamed Vivendi Universal Games the next year. Universal Interactive continued as a label until 2003, when Vivendi began divesting ownership of Universal Studios, retaining the newly renamed Vivendi Games. History Predecessors (1982–1993) MCA, Universal's parent company from 1962 to 1990, initially licensed video games directly as merchandise. In 1982, Atari licensed and released ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', a tie-in game cited as one of the biggest commercial failures in video game history. The licensing deal united director Steven Spielberg and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Of America
is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several multi-million-selling game franchises for arcades and consoles, including ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', '' Angry Birds'', '' Phantasy Star'', '' Puyo Puyo'', ''Super Monkey Ball'', ''Total War'', ''Virtua Fighter'', ''Megami Tensei'', '' Sakura Wars'', ''Persona'', '' The House of the Dead'' and '' Yakuza''. From 1983 until 2001, Sega also developed its own consoles. Sega was founded by Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart in Hawaii as on June 3, 1960. Shortly after, it acquired the assets of its predecessor, Service Games of Japan. In 1965, it became known as Sega Enterprises, Ltd., after acquiring Rosen Enterprises, an importer of coin-operated games. Sega developed its first coin-operated game, ''Periscope'', in 1966. Sega was sold to Gulf and Western Industries in 1969. Following a downturn in the arcade business in the early 1980s, Sega began to develop vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlueSky Software
BlueSky Software was an American video game developer based in California. Formed in 1988, BlueSky closed in March 2001 when parent company, Titus Interactive, was in financial trouble. Titus retained ownership of the BlueSky trademark until their bankruptcy in 2004. Games Atari 7800 * '' Basketbrawl'' (1990) * '' Mat Mania Challenge'' (1990) * '' Mean 18'' (1989) * ''Motor Psycho'' (1990) * '' Ninja Golf'' (1990) * '' Scrapyard Dog'' (1990) * '' Xenophobe'' (1989) Atari Lynx * '' Cyberball 2072'' (1991) * '' NFL Football'' (1992) * '' Ninja Gaiden'' (1990) Amiga * '' Hare Raising Havoc'' (1991) * '' PGA Tour Golf'' (1990) Commodore 64 * ''Arachnophobia'' (1991) * '' Avoid the Noid'' (1989) IBM PC compatibles * ''Arachnophobia'' (1991) * '' ASSASSIN 2015'' (1996) * '' Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant'' (1997) * '' Hare Raising Havoc'' (1991) * '' PC USA'' * '' PC Globe'' (1990) * '' Relativity'' (1998) * '' Total Control Football'' (1996) Master System * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Software
Ocean Software Limited was a British software development company that became one of the biggest European video game developers and publishers of the 1980s and 1990s. The company was founded by David Ward and Jon Woods and was based in Manchester. Ocean developed dozens of games for a variety of home computer systems such as the ZX Spectrum, Oric 1, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Atari ST, Amiga, IBM PC, BBC Micro and video game consoles, such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. History Jon Woods and David Ward created Spectrum Games as a mail-order business in 1983 after being inspired by the success of Liverpool-based software houses Imagine Software, Bug-Byte and Software Projects. Their initial catalogue was based around clones of arcade video games like '' Frogger'' and '' Missile Command'' for various home computers including the ZX81, ZX Spectrum and VIC-20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oculus Quest 2
Quest 2 is a standalone virtual reality headset developed by Reality Labs, a division of Meta Platforms. It was unveiled on September 16, 2020, and released on October 13, 2020 as the Oculus Quest 2. It was then rebranded as the Meta Quest 2 in 2022, as part of a company-wide phase-out of the Oculus brand following the rebranding of Facebook, Inc. as Meta. It is an evolution of the original Oculus Quest with a similar design, but with a lighter weight, updated internal specifications, a display with a higher refresh rate and per-eye resolution, and updated Oculus Touch controllers with improved battery life. As with its predecessor, the Quest 2 can run as either a standalone headset with an internal, Android-based operating system, or with Oculus Rift-compatible VR software running on a personal computer. The Quest 2 received mostly positive reviews as an incremental update to the Quest, but some of its changes faced criticism, including its stock head strap, reduced int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oculus Quest
The first-generation Oculus Quest is a discontinued virtual reality headset developed by Oculus (now Reality Labs), a brand of Meta Platforms, and released on May 21, 2019. Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go, it is a standalone device, that can run games and software wirelessly under an Android-based operating system. It supports positional tracking with six degrees of freedom, using internal sensors and an array of cameras in the front of the headset rather than external sensors. The cameras are also used as part of the safety feature "Passthrough", which shows a view from the cameras when the user exits their designated boundary area known as "Guardian". A later software update added "Oculus Link", a feature that allows the Quest to be connected to a computer via USB, enabling use with Oculus Rift-compatible software and games. The Oculus Quest received praise for its price and convenience, and for having improved graphical fidelity and tracking over Oculus Go, but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Switch
The is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. Released in the middle of the Eighth generation of video game consoles, eighth generation of home consoles, the Switch succeeded the Wii U and competed with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One; it also competes with the Ninth generation of video game consoles, ninth generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox Series X/S. The Switch is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for home video game console, home console use or used as a handheld game console, portable device, making it a Video game console#Hybrid video game consoles, hybrid console. Its wireless Joy-Con controllers function as two halves of a standard controller and alternatively as individual controllers, featuring buttons, directional analog sticks for user input, motion sensing, and tactile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox#Consoles, Xbox series. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America in November 2013 and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014. It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. Microsoft marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system", hence the name "Xbox One". An Eighth generation of video game consoles, eighth-generation console, it mainly competed against Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U and later the Nintendo Switch. Moving away from its predecessor's PowerPC-based Computer architecture, architecture, the Xbox One marks a shift back to the x86 architecture used in the Xbox (console), original Xbox; it features an AMD APU, Accelerated Processing U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wii U
The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support HD graphics. The system's primary controller is the Wii U GamePad, which features an embedded touchscreen, a D-pad, analog sticks, and action buttons. The screen can be used either as a supplement to the main display or in supported games to play the game directly on the GamePad. The Wii U is backward compatible with Wii software and accessories. Games can support any combination of the GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Balance Board, or Classic Controller. Online functionality centered around the Nintendo Network platform and Miiverse, an integrated social networking service which allowed users to share content in game-specific communities. Critical response to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation Vita
The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 17, 2011, then in other international territories on February 22, 2012, and was produced until discontinuation on March 1, 2019. The console is the successor to the PlayStation Portable (PSP), and a part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices; as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles, it primarily competed with the Nintendo 3DS. The original model of the handheld includes a OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, a rear touchpad, two analog stick, analog joysticks, and front and shoulder push-button input, and supports Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi as standard while a variant model was sold with an additional 3G modem. The Vita features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU and a quad-core PowerVR SGXMP, SGX543MP GPU. The PS Vita 2000 series, a revised version of the system, was released across 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
