DOTA

“Dota” redirects here. For other uses, see DOTA (disambiguation).

The scenario was developed with the “World Editor” of Reign of Chaos, and was updated upon the release of its expansion, The Frozen Throne. There have been many variations of the original concept; the most popular being DotA Allstars, which eventually was simplified to DotA with the release of version 6.68.^[2] This specific scenario has been maintained by several authors during development, the latest of whom is the anonymous developer known as “IceFrog” who has developed the game since 2005.Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is a multiplayer online battle arena mod for the video game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the “Aeon of Strife” map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is for each team to destroy the opponents’ Ancient, heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters. As in role-playing games, players level up their heroes and use gold to buy equipment during the mission.^[1]

Since its original release, DotA has become a feature at several worldwide tournaments, including Blizzard Entertainment‘s BlizzCon and the Asian World Cyber Games, as well as the Cyberathlete Amateur and CyberEvolution leagues; in a 2008 article of video game industry website Gamasutra, the article’s author claimed that DotA was probably “the most popular and most-discussed free, non-supported game mod in the world”.^[3] DotA is largely attributed to being the most significant inspiration for the multiplayer online battle arena genre.^[4] Valve Corporation acquired the intellectual property rights to DotA to develop and release a stand-alone sequel, Dota 2.^[5]

assassins creed

This article is about the series. For the first game in the series, see Assassin’s Creed (video game). For the book series, see Assassin’s Creed (book series).

The main games in the franchise were developed by Ubisoft Montreal for the single player and Ubisoft Annecy for the multiplayer, with the handheld titles developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios, with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal. The series has been well received by the public and critics, and has sold over 73 million copies as of April 2014, becoming Ubisoft’s best selling franchise.^[2] The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol,^[3] and are considered by some to be the spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series.^[4]Assassin’s Creed is a historical fiction action-adventure open world stealth video game series that consists of eight main games and a number of supporting materials, as of 2013. The games have appeared on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, iOS, HP webOS,^[1] Android, Nokia Symbian Windows Phone platforms, and the Wii U.

GTA

Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly^[3] the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series is derived from a term referring to motor vehicle theft.

Most games in the series are set in fictional locales modelled on American cities, usually either Liberty City, Vice City, or San Andreas, which are stand-ins for New York City, Miami, and Southern California, respectively. The first 2D titles encompassed three fictional cities, while 3D and HD titles tend to emphasise a single city and its outlying areas. Gameplay focuses on an open world where the player can choose missions to progress an overall story, as well as engaging in side activities, all consisting of action-adventure, driving, third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth, and racing elements. The series also has elements of the earlier beat ’em up games from the 16-bit era. The series has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes. The series focuses around many different protagonists who attempt to rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. The antagonists are commonly characters who have betrayed the protagonist or his organisation, or characters who have the most impact impeding the protagonist’s progress.

POKEMON

Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon^?, /ˈpoʊkeɪmɒn/ PO-key-mon)^[1][2] is a media franchise owned by The Pokémon Company,^[3] and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995. It is centered on fictional creatures called “Pokémon”, which humans capture and train to fight each other for sport.

The franchise began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy, developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. The franchise now spans video games, trading card games, animated television shows and movies, comic books, and toys. Pokémon is the second-most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, behind only Nintendo’s Mario franchise.^[4]

DEAD SPACE

For the game for mobile devices, see Dead Space (mobile).

The game was met with widespread critical acclaim, and has sold over 2 million copies. Dead Space 2 and Dead Space 3 were released on January 25, 2011^[5][6] and February 5, 2013, respectively.^[7]Dead Space is a 2008 science fiction survival horror video game developed by EA Redwood Shores (now Visceral Games) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on all platforms through October 2008.^[3] The game puts the player in control of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles the Necromorphs, reanimated human corpses, aboard an interstellar mining ship, the USG Ishimura.^[4]

MARIO BROS

Mario (Japanese: マリオ Hepburn: Mario^?) is a fictional character in the Mario video game franchise, created by Nintendo‘s Japanese video game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as the company’s mascot and the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center upon rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. His younger brother is Luigi.