Video games have become a part of pop culture. With many titles gaining worldwide recognition and a rapid fanbase.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about these famous video game series.
- Hitman is a stealth video game series
- It is developed by the Danish developer IO Interactive, previously published by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix
- IO Interactive remained a subsidiary of Square Enix until 2017
- Then Square Enix started seeking buyers for the studio, IO Interactive completed a management buyout, regaining their independent status and retaining the rights for Hitman, in June 2017
- The series is available on Microsoft Windows as well as several video game consoles, including the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Playstation 5
- The franchise also includes two novels and a graphic novel: Hitman: Enemy Within written by William C. Dietz, followed by Hitman: Damnation written by Raymond Benson
- As well as a comic prequel Agent 47: Birth Of A Hitman
- A film adaptation in 2007, which is loosely based on the storyline of the games, was negatively received, but became a financial success
- Another film, Hitman: Agent 47 was released in 2015, also to negative reviews
- The games revolve around Agent 47, a cloned contract killer, whose flawless record places him in high demand among the wealthy and elite, as he assassinates numerous high-profile criminals across the globe
- The first original scriptwriter was Morten Iversen, who wrote the scripts for Hitman: Codename 47 and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
- He also contributed to Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money
- The games feature a mix of orchestral and electronica musical scores, composed by Jesper Kyd
- A fifth installment of the series, Hitman: Absolution, was released on 20 November 2012
- With it, a spin-off has been released for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 called Hitman: Sniper Challenge
- For mobile and tablet, a spin-off game developed by Square Enix Montreal was released as a turn-based strategy game, titled Hitman Go
- Another game released for mobile, Hitman: Sniper, consists of first-person sniping gameplay
- The sixth game, titled Hitman, was released episodically
- The first episode of which released in March 2016, and the last in December 2016
- The seventh game, Hitman 2, was released in November 2018
- An eighth game, Hitman 3, is set to be released in January 2021
- Infamous is a series of action-adventure platformer video games
- It is developed by Sucker Punch Productions
- It is published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4
- The series follows the adventures of Cole MacGrath, Delsin Rowe and Abigail ‘Fetch’ Walker, super-powered ‘Conduits’ who must decide their own destinies of becoming either good or evil
- The series includes Infamous, its sequel Infamous 2, the non-canon downloadable game called Infamous: Festival of Blood, the DC Comics comic book series of the same name, the third main entry for Infamous Second Son and a stand-alone expansion Infamous First Light
- Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square)
- It is a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney
- The game is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Enix employee
- Kingdom Hearts is a crossover between Square Enix and Disney based in a fictional universe
- The series centers on the main character, Sora, and his journey and experiences with various Disney, Square Enix and Pixar characters
- The heroes of the series clash against the multiple incarnations of the primary antagonist, Xehanort, throughout the series
- The series consists of thirteen games available for multiple platforms and future titles are planned
- Most of the games in the series have been positively received and commercially successful, despite criticism for its storyline
- As of June 2019, the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped more than 32 million copies worldwide
- A wide variety of related merchandise has been released along with the games, including soundtracks, figurines, companion books, light novels, a collectible card game, manga series and an upcoming TV series
- The Last of Us is a 2013 action-adventure game
- It was developed by Naughty Dog
- It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment
- Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States
- The Last of Us is played from a third-person perspective
- Players use firearms and improvised weapons, and can use stealth to defend against hostile humans and cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus
- In the online multiplayer mode, up to eight players engage in cooperative and competitive gamepl
- Development of The Last of Us began in 2009, soon after the release of Naughty Dog’s previous game, Uncharted 2: Among Thieve
- For the first time in the company’s history, Naughty Dog split into two teams;
- While one team developed Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, the other half developed The Last of Us
- The relationship between Joel and Ellie became the focus, with all other elements developed around it
- Actors Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson portrayed Joel and Ellie respectively through voice and motion capture, and assisted creative director Neil Druckmann with the development of the characters and story
- The original score was composed and performed by Gustavo Santaolalla
- Following its announcement in December 2011, The Last of Us was widely anticipated
- It was released for the PlayStation 3 in June 2013
- A remastered version was released for the PlayStation 4 in July 2014
- It was praised for its narrative, gameplay, visuals, sound design, characterization, and depiction of female characters
- The Last of Us became one of the best-selling video games of all time
- Selling over 1.3 million units in its first week and 17 million by April 2018
- The game won year-end accolades, including multiple Game of the Year awards, from several gaming publications, critics, and game award ceremonies
- It has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made
- After the game’s release, Naughty Dog released several downloadable content additions
- The Last of Us: Left Behind adds a single-player campaign following Ellie and her best friend Riley
- A sequel, The Last of Us Part II, was released in June 2020
- The Legend of Zelda is an action-adventure video game franchise
- It is created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka
- It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo
- Although some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Capcom, Vanpool, and Grezzo
- The gameplay incorporates action-adventure and elements of action RPG games
- The series centers on the various incarnations of Link; a courageous young man, with pointy elf-like ears and Princess Zelda; the mortal reincarnation of the goddess Hylia
- Although his origins and backstory differ from game to game, Link is often given the task of rescuing the kingdom of Hyrule from Ganon, an evil warlord turned demon who is the principal antagonist of the series
- However, other settings and antagonists have appeared in several games
- The plots commonly involve the Triforce, a sacred relic left behind by goddesses that created Hyrule
- Din, Farore and Nayru, representing the virtues of Courage, Wisdom and Power that when combined together are omnipotent
- Since the original Legend of Zelda was released in 1986, the series has expanded to include 19 entries on all of Nintendo’s major game consoles
- As well as a number of spin-offs
- An American animated TV series based on the games aired in 1989 and individual manga adaptations commissioned by Nintendo have been produced in Japan since 1997
- The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s most prominent and successful franchises
- Several of its entries are considered to be among the greatest video games of all time
- Mario is a Japanese media franchise
- It is published and produced by video game company Nintendo
- Starring the fictional Italian character Mario
- It is primarily a video game franchise, with the franchise’s other forms of media including several television series and a feature film
- It was originally created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto with the arcade game Donkey Kong, released on July 9, 1981
- The games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Hudson Soft, and AlphaDream
- Most Mario games have been released for Nintendo’s various video game consoles and handhelds, from the third generation onward
- The main series in the franchise is the Super Mario series of platform games which mostly follows Mario’s adventures in the fictional world of the Mushroom Kingdom
- These games typically rely on Mario’s jumping ability to allow him to progress through levels
- The franchise has spawned more than 200 games of various genres and series, including Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, and Mario Golf
- The Mario series is one of Nintendo’s most renowned and successful franchises
- Many games in its series, specifically the “Super Mario” portion, are considered to be some of the greatest video games ever made
- By 2011, the core Super Mario video games had grossed an estimated US$12 billion in sales
- More than 600 million copies of Mario games have been sold
- Making it the best-selling video game franchise of all time
- It is also the 9th highest-grossing media franchise of all time
- With an estimated revenue above $36 billion
- The Super Mario games follow Mario’s adventures, typically in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom with Mario as the player character
- He is often joined by his brother, Luigi, and occasionally by other members of the Mario cast
- As in platform video games, the player runs and jumps across platforms and atop enemies in themed levels
- The games have simple plots, typically with Mario rescuing the kidnapped Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser
- The first game in the series, Super Mario Bros., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985
- This game established gameplay concepts and elements prevalent in nearly every Super Mario game released since
- These include a multitude of power-ups and items that give Mario special powers such as fireball-throwing and size-changing into both giant and miniature sizes
- Over 330 million Super Mario games have been sold worldwide
Video games trivia | 100 did you know facts about famous series (part 5)
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