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Shawn Green (game Designer)
Shawn C. Green is an American video game developer who is best known for his work in the '' Doom'' and '' Hexen'' series for id Software and for Raven Software. He also worked on '' Daikatana'' and '' Anachronox'' as a programmer for Ion Storm in Dallas, Texas. He has also worked for Gearbox Software Gearbox Software, L.L.C is an American video game developer, video game development company based in Frisco, Texas. It was established as a limited liability company in February 1999 by five developers formerly of Rebel Boat Rocker. Randy Pitch ... making '' Halo: Combat Evolved'', as well as co-founding Escalation Studios. External links * Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century births Living people American video game designers Place of birth missing (living people) {{videogame-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doom (1993 Video Game)
''Doom'' is a 1993 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed and published by id Software for MS-DOS. It is the first installment in the Doom (franchise), ''Doom'' franchise. The player player character, assumes the role of a space marine, later unofficially referred to as Doomguy, fighting through hordes of undead humans and invading demons. The game begins on the moons of Mars and finishes in hell, with the player traversing each level to find its exit or defeat its Final boss (video games), final boss. It is an early example of 3D computer graphics, 3D graphics in video games, and has enemies and objects as 2D images, a technique sometimes referred to as 2.5D graphics. ''Doom'' was the third major independent release by id Software, after ''Commander Keen'' (1990–1991) and ''Wolfenstein 3D'' (1992). In May 1992, id started developing a darker game focused on fighting demons with technology, using a new 3D game engine from the lead programmer, John Carmack. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Heretic
Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed by Pernilla August, OT: ''Svinalängorna'' * ''Beyond'' (2012 film), an American thriller directed by Josef Rusnak * ''Beyond'' (2014 film), a British science fiction film *"Beyond", a segment of the short-film collection ''The Animatrix'' *''Star Trek Beyond'', a 2016 American science fiction film in the ''Star Trek'' film franchise Games *Beyond Games, a U.S. video game developer founded in 1992 *Beyond Software, a 1980s UK video game developer *'' Beyond: Two Souls'', a video game for the PlayStation 3 *'' Metroid Prime 4: Beyond'', a video game in the ''Metroid'' franchise *Stormfront Studios, a U.S. video game developer originally named Beyond Software (1988–1991) Music Groups *Beyond (band), a Hong Kong rock band formed in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Id Software
id Software LLC () is an American video game developer based in Richardson, Texas. It was founded on February 1, 1991, by four members of the computer company Softdisk: game programmer, programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack. id Software made important technological developments in video game technologies for the IBM PC compatible, PC (running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows, Windows), including work done for the ''Wolfenstein'', ''Doom (franchise), Doom'', and ''Quake (series), Quake'' franchises at the time. id's work was particularly important in 3D computer graphics technology and in game engines that are used throughout the video game industry. The company was involved in the creation of the first-person shooter (FPS) genre: ''Wolfenstein 3D'' is often considered to be the first true FPS; ''Doom (1993 video game), Doom'' is a game that popularized the genre and PC gaming in general; and ''Quake (video game), Quake'' was id' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven Software
Raven Software Corporation (trade name: Raven; formerly Raven Software, Inc.) is an American video game developer based in Middleton, Wisconsin, and part of Activision. Founded in May 1990 by brothers Brian and Steve Raffel, the company is most known for the dark fantasy franchise '' Heretic/Hexen'', the first two '' Soldier of Fortune'' games, as well as licensed titles based in the '' Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' series and Marvel Comics's X-Men characters, including 2006's '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''. Since 2011, Raven has been working on multiple ''Call of Duty'' games as both lead and support developer. Raven's first game, '' Black Crypt'' (1992), was conceived in the late 1980s by Raffel brothers to be a paper-and-pen role-playing game, until the two retooled the project from scratch to become a video game. While it did not perform well commercially, its positive reception by critics and technology efforts led to John Romero approaching Raven to develop new titles for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daikatana
''Daikatana'' is a first-person shooter game developed by Ion Storm. It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64. Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikatana, a powerful sword tied to the fate of the world. ''Daikatana'' was directed by Ion Storm co-founder John Romero, a co-developer of the influential first-person shooters ''Wolfenstein 3D'' (1992), ''Doom'' (1993), and '' Quake'' (1996). Announced in 1997 as Romero's first game after leaving id Software, it underwent a troubled development that saw a change in its engine, release date delays, and the departure of several staff members. The protracted development, combined with promotion that focused on Romero's involvement over the game itself, resulted in negative publicity for ''Daikatana'' prior to its release. Released in May 2000, ''Daikatana'' received generally negative reviews for its outdated graphics, gameplay, repetitive sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anachronox
''Anachronox'' is a 2001 role-playing video game produced by Tom Hall and the Dallas Ion Storm games studio. The game is centered on Sylvester "Sly Boots" Bucelli, a down-and-out private investigator who looks for work in the slums of Anachronox, a once-abandoned planet near the galaxy's jumpgate hub. He travels to other planets, amasses an unlikely group of friends, and unravels a mystery that threatens the fate of the universe. The game's science fiction story was influenced by cyberpunk, film noir, and unconventional humor. The story features a theme of working through the troubles of one's past. Gameplay in ''Anachronox'' is a mix of real-time exploration and turn-based combat; the player controls a party of up to three characters as they explore a 3D environment of futuristic cities, space vessels, and outdoor areas. Inspirations for the game include older role-playing video games such as ''Chrono Trigger'' and the ''Final Fantasy'' series, animator Chuck Jones and the nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Storm
Ion Storm, L.P. was an American video game developer founded in Dallas, Texas in November 1996 by John Romero and Tom Hall, both formerly of id Software ; a branch in Austin, Texas was opened in 1997. In April 1999, Eidos Interactive acquired 51% of the company in exchange for advances to the developers. Despite an impressive pedigree and high expectations, the company only produced one commercial and critical success, 2000's '' Deus Ex''. The Dallas studio closed in July 2001, leaving the Austin studio as the new headquarters. After financial struggles at Eidos Interactive, the Austin studio followed with its own closure in February 2005. History Formation Ion Storm was founded by John Romero, Tom Hall, Todd Porter and Jerry O'Flaherty on November 15, 1996, with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Hall came up with the name, the "Storm" part coming from Porter's first project for the company. The company had signed a licensing deal with Eidos Interactive for six games, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gearbox Software
Gearbox Software, L.L.C is an American video game developer, video game development company based in Frisco, Texas. It was established as a limited liability company in February 1999 by five developers formerly of Rebel Boat Rocker. Randy Pitchford, one of the founders, serves as President (corporate title), president and chief executive officer. Gearbox initially created expansions for the Valve Corporation, Valve game ''Half-Life (series), Half-Life'', then ported that game and others to console platforms. In 2005, Gearbox launched its first independent set of games, ''Brothers in Arms (video game series), Brothers in Arms'', on console and mobile devices. It became their flagship franchise and spun off a comic book series, television documentary, books, and action figures. Their second original game series, ''Borderlands (series), Borderlands'', commenced in 2009, and by 2015 had sold over 26 million copies. The company also owns the intellectual property of ''Duke Nukem'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Evolved
''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is a 2001 First-person shooter game, first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox (console), Xbox. The game was ported to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X in 2003. It was later released as a downloadable Xbox Original for the Xbox 360. ''Halo'' is set in the 26th century, with the player assuming the role of Master Chief (Halo), Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier. Master Chief is accompanied by Cortana (Halo), Cortana, an artificial intelligence. Players battle extraterrestrials in fiction, aliens as they attempt to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo, a ring-shaped artificial world. Bungie began the development of what would eventually become ''Halo'' in 1997. Initially, the game was a real-time strategy game that morphed into a third-person shooter before becoming a first-person shooter. During development, Microsoft acquired Bungie and turned ''Halo'' into a launch game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
