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MercurySteam
Mercury Steam Entertainment S.L., doing business as MercurySteam, is a Spanish video game developer based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid. It was founded by former members of Rebel Act Studios, who had developed '' Severance: Blade of Darkness'' in 2001. Dave Cox, a producer at Konami, assisted MercurySteam during the '' Castlevania: Lords of Shadow'' trilogy. After MercurySteam pitched a remake of the 2002 game ''Metroid Fusion'' to Nintendo, the producer, Yoshio Sakamoto, hired them to create a remake of '' Metroid II'' instead. MercurySteam collaborated with Nintendo again to develop a new game, '' Metroid Dread'', for the Nintendo Switch. In December 2020, Nordisk Film Nordisk Film A/S () is a Danish entertainment company involved in film production and distribution and a subsidiary of Egmont Group. The multimedia entertainment company is also involved in television production, cinemas, computer games and ..., under their Nordisk Games division, purchased a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samus Returns
''Metroid: Samus Returns'' is a 2017 action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and Nintendo EPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. It is a remake of the 1991 Game Boy game '' Metroid II: Return of Samus''. Players control series protagonist Samus Aran, a bounty hunter who is contracted by the Galactic Federation to exterminate the parasitic Metroid species on their home planet of SR388. While the story and structure parallel the original game, ''Samus Returns'' features redone graphics, updated controls and user interface, and new gameplay mechanics not seen in previous 2D ''Metroid'' titles, such as a melee counterattack and the ability to aim freely at any angle. Development began in 2015, overseen by longtime producer Yoshio Sakamoto and directed by Takehiko Hosokawa, a game designer in the series. MercurySteam originally pitched a remake of ''Metroid Fusion'' before Sakamoto suggested remaking ''Metroid II''. New gameplay features an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lords Of Shadow
''Castlevania: Lords of Shadow'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and published by Konami. It was released on October 5, 2010, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a PC version released on August 27, 2013. The game is a reboot of the ''Castlevania'' series. Set in Southern Europe during the Middle Ages, the story focuses on Gabriel Belmont and his quest to defeat a malevolent order known as the Lords of Shadow and resurrect his wife. The player controls Gabriel in 3D environments as he uses melee skills to defeat enemies and solves puzzles to move through the game. The game was originally announced as ''Lords of Shadow'' with no connection to the ''Castlevania'' series mentioned. This was done to keep their plans to radically change the direction of the ''Castlevania'' mythos a secret and to prevent the announcement of the game from upstaging another series release, ''Castlevania Judgment''. Hideo Kojima, creator of the ''Metal Gear'' series, help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metroid Dread
''Metroid Dread'' is a 2021 action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and Nintendo EPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released on October 8, 2021. Set after ''Metroid Fusion'' (2002), players control the bounty hunter Samus Aran as she investigates the source of a mysterious transmission on the planet ZDR. It retains the side-scrolling gameplay of previous 2D ''Metroid'' games and incorporates stealth elements. The ''Metroid'' producer, Yoshio Sakamoto, conceived ''Dread'' for the Nintendo DS in the mid-2000s, but development ended due to technical limitations. Industry commentators expressed interest in a new 2D ''Metroid'' game, and listed ''Dread'' in their "most wanted" lists. After their work on '' Metroid: Samus Returns'' in 2017, Sakamoto appointed MercurySteam to develop ''Dread'', the first original side-scrolling ''Metroid'' game since ''Metroid Fusion''. It was announced at E3 2021. ''Metroid Dread'' was named one of the best games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scrapland
''American McGee Presents: Scrapland'' is a 2004 action-adventure video game developed by MercurySteam, with American McGee as an executive producer and published by Enlight Software. A remastered version was released for Windows on December 13, 2021. Setting ''Scrapland''s story is set in the robot-populated world of the same name, also known by the inhabitants as Chimera, which seems like a giant asteroid vastly industrialized as a metropolis and surrounded by a world-scaled energy field and an orbital ring, both used to control entrance and exit of the planet. Development and release According to American McGee, the game was designed and produced by Enrique Alvarez, the studio head at MercurySteam. McGee does not take credit for the game's development, referring to himself as "just the marketing tool". Alvarez pitched the idea for ''Scrapland'' to McGee while McGee was working as an executive producer at Enlight. The game was in development for 2 years. The game was initi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Barker's Jericho
''Clive Barker's Jericho'' is a horror first-person shooter video game developed by MercurySteam and Alchemic Productions and published by Codemasters. It is produced by Clive Barker. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2007. Gameplay ''Jericho''s core gameplay consists of leading the game's seven-man team codenamed Jericho, allowing control of all team members by jumping to each character during certain points in the game, through various environments that have been warped by the Firstborn while fighting off a variety of twisted creatures. The game also features several quick time events where the player must press the corresponding buttons or keys shown on screen in order to successfully survive. Additionally, each team member has both a primary and a secondary attack, either in the form of an alternate fire such as a grenade launcher on a rifle, or a secondary weapon such as a sword or pistol that can be dual wielded. While the gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film A/S () is a Danish entertainment company involved in film production and distribution and a subsidiary of Egmont Group. The multimedia entertainment company is also involved in television production, cinemas, computer games and advertising. The film studio was established in 1906 in Valby, Copenhagen, by filmmaker Ole Olsen. It is the fourth-oldest film studio in the world behind Gaumont, Pathé, and Titanus, and the oldest studio to be continuously active. The logo consists of a polar bear standing on the globe, and currently distributes films from various companies including Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment among others. History Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name "Ole Olsen's Film Factory," but soon changed it to the Nordisk Films Kompagnie. In 1908, Olsen opened an affiliate branch in New York, the Great Northern Film Company, to handle the distribution of his films to the American ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enlight Software
Enlight Software is a Hong Kong developer and publisher of video games. The company was founded by Trevor Chan in 1993, and their first project was the economic strategy game ''Capitalism'', which was published by Interactive Magic in 1995. In 1997, they released '' Capitalism Plus'' (an updated version of ''Capitalism'') and the real-time strategy game '' Seven Kingdoms''. Later games include ''Virtual U'', '' Capitalism II'', '' Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc'', '' Seven Kingdoms II'', '' Hotel Giant'', '' Restaurant Empire'', '' Zoo Empire'', ''Marine Park Empire'', '' Restaurant Empire II'' and ''Hotel Giant II''. In addition to developing their own games, Enlight have released several games from third-party developers in the United States, including: MercurySteam's ''American McGee Presents: Scrapland'', Nadeo's '' TrackMania'', and Egosoft's '' X2: The Threat''. Enlight's latest game is ''Capitalism Lab'', a new expanded version of '' Capitalism II''. It has an impro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián De Los Reyes
San Sebastián de los Reyes (, colloquially called "Sanse") is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located north of Madrid. Geography It forms an urban continuum with the neighboring Alcobendas, Transport San Sebastián de los Reyes, having direct communication with the A-1 motorway, has a connection with several bus lines that connect the city with Madrid and several towns in the Sierra Norte of Madrid. This line buses, along with urban ones, are the following: * Urban line 2: Alcobendas - La Moraleja (by Paseo de Alcobendas) (Interbús) * Urban line 4: Sports Center - Moscatelares (Interbús) * Urban line 5: San Sebastián de los Reyes - Alcobendas - El Soto de la Moraleja (Interbús) * Urban line 7: Alcobendas train station - Polígonos - Alcobendas train station (Interbús) * Urban line 8: Alcobendas (train station) - Alcobendas (Arroyo de la Vega) (Interbús) * 151: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) - Alcobendas (Interbús) * 152C: Madri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metroid II
is a 1991 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. The first ''Metroid'' game for a handheld game console, it was released in North America in November 1991 and in Japan and Europe in 1992. It follows the bounty hunter Samus Aran on her mission to eradicate the Metroid (fictional species), Metroids from their home planet, SR388, before the Space Pirates can obtain them. Players must find and exterminate the Metroids to progress. Like the original ''Metroid (video game), Metroid'', released in 1986 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, ''Metroid II'' was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 and produced by Gunpei Yokoi. It introduced several features that became staples of the series, including Samus's Space Jump, Spazer Beam and the Spider Ball, and round-shouldered Varia Suit. ''Metroid II'' received positive reviews, with praise for its story, setting, and improved gameplay, but was criticized for its graphics and audio. By late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windows
Windows is a Product lining, product line of Proprietary software, proprietary graphical user interface, graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. It is grouped into families and subfamilies that cater to particular sectors of the computing industry – Windows (unqualified) for a consumer or corporate workstation, Windows Server for a Server (computing), server and Windows IoT for an embedded system. Windows is sold as either a consumer retail product or licensed to Original equipment manufacturer, third-party hardware manufacturers who sell products Software bundles, bundled with Windows. The first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, was released on November 20, 1985, as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The name "Windows" is a reference to the windowing system in GUIs. The 1990 release of Windows 3.0 catapulted its market success and led to various other product families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xbox (console)
The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was released as Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15, 2001, in North America, followed by Australia, Europe and Japan in 2002. It is classified as a sixth-generation console, competing with Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's GameCube. It was also the first major console produced by an American company since the release of the Atari Jaguar in 1993. The console was announced in March 2000. With the release of the PlayStation 2, which featured the ability to playback CD-ROMs and DVDs in addition to playing games, Microsoft became concerned that game consoles would threaten the personal computer as an entertainment device for living rooms. Whereas most games consoles to that point were built from custom hardware components, the Xbox was built around standard personal computer components, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Silver
Deep Silver is an Austrian video game publisher and a division of Plaion. History Deep Silver was announced in November 2002, with their first release to be '' Anarchy Online: The Notum Wars''. According to Craig McNichol, who ran Koch Media's England branch, the idea behind Deep Silver was to have a business segment that would develop games that would complement the games Koch Media was distributing on behalf of other publishers. McNichol also stated that Deep Silver's name was subject to much internal discussion. Koch Media invested in Deep Silver in July 2003, and in November 2003, all of Koch Media's game publishing operations (excluding distribution) were reallocated to Deep Silver. The division had been continuously active since, primarily in Europe. In April 2008, Koch Media opened Deep Silver, Inc., a subsidiary branch based in Los Angeles, under Deep Silver's name. In August 2007, Games That Matter, a studio founded by former Rockstar Vienna employees in 2006, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
