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Playdius
Plug In Digital is a French video game publisher and distributor. They were founded in 2012 and established two subsidiaries since then: Dear Villagers (formerly Playdius), who publish mid-market games for personal computers and consoles, and PID Games, who publish games of all varieties. History Francis Ingrand founded Plug In Digital in 2012 in Paris. Seven years later, they relocated to Montpellier. They initially focused on assisting studios and video game publishers with digital distribution. They handle sales, marketing, and other distribution issues. They expanded into China in 2019. They acquired Black Shell Media's publishing operations in 2021 and took over their contracts. They announced an NFT program in 2022 but canceled it due to a backlash. In 2023, they acquired game development studio Celsius Online. Subsidiaries In 2017, Plug In Digital established Playdius, a subsidiary specializing in publishing independent video games for personal computers, mobile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Normal Lost Phone
''A Normal Lost Phone'' is a 2017 puzzle video game developed by Accidental Queens and published by Playdius and Plug In Digital, released on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. The game was programmed by Diane Landais. In September 2017, a spiritual sequel to the game was released, entitled ''Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story''. The games explore themes of LGBT identity and domestic abuse by asking the player to investigate the phone of a stranger. Development Originally developed during a game jam, the team would retrospectively identify design mistakes that were rectified in the sequel. Gameplay Both games are played entirely as a simulation of a cell phone. In each game, the player is tasked with voyeuristically searching through a lost cell phone, in order to discover what happened to its owner. Each game features puzzles where the player will have to use clues inferred from one part of the phone to unlock another, such as figuring out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead In Vinland
''Dead in Vinland'' is a survival game developed by CCCP and published in 2018 by Dear Villagers. Players control a Viking family who shipwrecks on an island. A Nintendo Switch version was released in 2019. It was renamed to ''Dead in Vinland: True Viking Edition''. Gameplay A Viking family becomes shipwrecked on an island named Vinland, a reference to the historical Vinland settlement in North America. As they attempt to survive in the wilderness, the warlord Bjorn demands they give him tribute. Players control the four Viking family members, each of whom has their own skills, as in role-playing video games. Surviving requires resource management, both to provide for their own needs and collect whatever random tribute Bjorn requires of them. After exploring the island, they can find other shipwrecked survivors and invite them to their camp. Collecting resources can impact their mental and physical health; performing the same task repetitively without break can lead to cripp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury Me, My Love
''Bury Me, My Love'' is a visual novel developed by The Pixel Hunt and published by Arte France. The story follows Syrian couple Nour and Majd as Nour tries to flee the Syrian civil war to Europe. Gameplay The player chooses Majd's texting replies to Nour and gives her advice. Development The game was developed by French studio The Pixel Hunt with design studio Figs and was published by Arte France for Android and iOS on 25 October 2017. The Nintendo Switch and Windows versions were released on 10 January 2019 by Playdius Entertainment. A free prequel was made available on the website on November 3. It uses interactive fiction language ink by Inkle. Reception '' Pocket Gamer'' called it a "must-play" for its emotional storytelling, but criticised the Switch conversion. ''Polygon'' recommended it for its "brilliant storytelling". ''GameSpot'' praised it for exploring "uncharted territory", but criticised replaying choices to be tedious. At the British Academy Games Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer. They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer (the publisher calls this ''external development'') and sometimes by paying an internal staff of developers called a ''studio''. The large video game publishers also distribute the games they publish, while some smaller publishers instead hire distribution companies (or larger video game publishers) to distribute the games they publish. Other functions usually performed by the publisher include deciding on and paying for any licenses used by the game; paying for localization; layout, printing, and possibly the writing of the user manual; and the creation of graphic design elements such as the box design. Some large publishers with vertical structure also own publishing subsidiaries (labels). Large publishers may also attempt to boost eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Paper Shotgun
''Rock Paper Shotgun'' (also rendered ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun''; short ''RPS'') is a UK-based website for reporting on video games, primarily for PC. Originally launched on 13 July 2007 as an independent site, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was acquired and brought into the Gamer Network, a network of sites led by ''Eurogamer'' in May 2017. Its editor-in-chief is Katharine Castle and its deputy editor is Alice Bell. Contributors ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was founded by Kieron Gillen, Jim Rossignol, Alec Meer and John Walker in 2007. All four were freelancing for Future Publishing, and decided they wanted to create a website focused entirely on games for PC. Gillen announced that he would no longer be involved in posting the day-to-day content of ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' in 2010, focusing more on his work with Marvel Comics, but would continue to act as a director and occasionally write essay pieces for the site. Rossignol founded his own game studio Big Robot in 2010, but also conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wildlife Adventure
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abandon Ship (video Game)
''Abandon Ship'' is a 2018 video game developed by Fireblade Software and published by Plug In Digital. The game is a strategy title set in the Age of Sail in which the player manages a crew of a ship as they explore the ocean and fight other ships and mythological monsters. Development of ''Abandon Ship'' was led by Gary Burchall, a former member of Climax Studios. Upon release, the game received average to mixed reviews from critics, with many reviewers comparing the game against the similar 2012 game '' FTL: Faster Than Light''. Gameplay ''Abandon Ship'' is a narrative-based strategy game in which the player creates a character who escapes from prison and captains a crew of a vessel escaping from a cult that worships a monster named the Kraken. The player navigates the vessel on a procedurally-generated map, containing random ports, event locations and enemies. The player will be required to encounter and survive a set of events before they can pass a gate to the next area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamepressure
''Gry-Online'' is a group of Polish websites devoted to computer games and electronic entertainment. Founded by Mariusz Klamra, Wojciech Antonowicz and Rafał Swaczyna, the group has grown to include Gry-Online, TVGry.pl, Gameplay.pl, and Gamepressure. In 2017, the German branch of the French publisher Webedia Group bought Gry-OnLine from Empik, thereby entering the Polish market. The group won the 2010 Wings of Business award in the category of "Micro-reliable and dynamic company". Gry-Online.pl The paramount member of the group is the website Gry-Online.pl, which was launched January 1, 2001, and has undergone numerous overhauls and redesigns since. Its editor-in-chief is currently Krystian "U.V. Impaler" Smoszna. The position was formerly occupied by Borys "Shuck" Zajączkowski and Łukasz "Verminus" Malik. Gry-Online.pl publishes information and articles about video games for PC, Xbox (360 and Xbox One), PlayStation (PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splasher (video Game)
''Splasher'' is a 2017 platform game developed by Splashteam and published by Dear Villagers. Players control a purple-haired Inkorp employee, who needs to save splashers from the evil Docteur, who wants to do deadly experiments on them. It was released on February 7, 2017, for Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows. Ports for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch were released later the same year, which were published by Plug In Digital. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics. Gameplay Main campaign ''Splasher'' is a 2D platform game in which the player controls a purple-haired character who has to go through 22 levels, all of which take place inside of the Inkorp factory and involve the use of the splasher's paint gun. Each of the levels consist of seven of the protagonist's fellow workers to collect, which are known as splashers. Six of the splashers are hidden throughout the levels, while the seventh is at the end of every level and requires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Gamers
''Adventure Gamers'' is a computer game website created by Marek Bronstring in March 1998 dedicated to the genre of adventure games. It publishes reviews and previews of adventure games, as well as opinion articles and interviews with game designers. The site's reviews have been quoted on many adventure game box covers, and it is listed as a trusted reviewer on CNET's Metacritic and GameRankings. ''Adventure Gamers'' was also referenced in the print book '' Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts''. ''Adventure Gamers'' is respected by developers of adventure games. Ragnar Tornquist, the creator of the adventure games ''The Longest Journey ''The Longest Journey'' ( nb, Den Lengste Reisen) is a magical realism, magical realist Adventure game, point-and-click adventure video game developed by Norway, Norwegian studio Funcom for Microsoft Windows and released in 1999. The game was a ...'' and '' Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'', has stated that the reviews on ''Adventure Gamer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souldiers
''Souldiers'' is a 2022 Metroidvania video game with role-playing elements developed by Retro Forge and published by Dear Villagers. It released on 2 June 2022 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Gameplay ''Souldiers'' is a 2D action-adventure metroidvania with soulslike combat. The player can select one of three classes at the beginning of the game, Scout, Archer, and Caster, each with different abilities and combat styles. The player has access to light and heavy attacks, a dodge ability, and class-specific utility abilities. Throughout the story the player gains the ability to infuse their attacks with different elements, allowing them to deal more damage to enemies of a certain element in exchange for taking more damage from others. The available elements are: Fire, Earth, Lightning, Water, and Wind. The exploration options are limited by the character's abilities. Thus, the player unlocks new areas as they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revita
''Revita'' is a 2022 platform video game developed by BenStar and published by Dear Villagers. Gameplay Players control an amnesic child who attempts to recover their memories in a clock tower. Each level is procedurally generated and is based on one of the five stages of grief. Players can trade their health for bonuses, such as increased damage. Health can be recovered by defeating enemies. ''Revita'' is a side-scrolling platform game that uses twin-stick shooter controls and has pixel art graphics. Development Developer BenStar is based in Germany. After the game entered early access in 2021, Dear Villagers released ''Revita'' for Windows and Switch on April 21, 2022. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 20, 2023. A physical edition, published by Red Art Games, was announced in 2023. Reception ''Revita'' received positive reviews on Metacritic. ''Push Square'' praised the amount of unlockable content, music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
