Although this was its primary business for years, its place in videogame folklore was cemented by its ambitious and ultimately ill-fated plans to release its own video game console, the Konix Multisystem.

Such art can be an image, sound, animation, video, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, videogame, web site, algorithm, performance or gallery installation.

* Damocles ( video game ), a 1990 science fiction videogame

The Johnny Mnemonic videogame, which was developed by Evolutionary Publishing, Inc. and directed by Douglas Gayeton, offered an innovative interface and 90 minutes of full motion video storytelling and puzzles.

The Astrocade is an early video game console and simple computer system designed by a team at Midway, the videogame division of Bally.

In the late 1970s Midway contracted Dave Nutting Associates to design a video display chip that could be used in all of their videogame systems, from standup arcade games, to a home computer system.

* Sentient ( video game ), a videogame developed by Psygnosis in 1997 for the PlayStation and PC

Jaleco Holding spokespersons stated " an increasing competition in recent years in the videogame market " as the reason for their retirement from the video game industry, and that risk factors for their profitability will be removed after their withdrawal

In 2008, she was featured in play magazine's " Girls of Gaming " as one of the staff's top girls of PC gaming, placing tenth on their list, The Boston Phoenix ranked the number one greatest boss in video game history, while GamePro ranked her as the 12th " most diabolical " video game villain of all time, calling her " far more crafty than Skynet or the machines of the Matrix, simply because she's omnipresent and constantly taunting " and adding, " Simply put: you'll want to kill SHODAN more than you've ever wanted to kill any videogame enemy.

Such art can be an image, sound, animation, video, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, videogame, web site, algorithm, performance or gallery installation.

Today, the video game industry has a major impact on the economy through the sales of major systems and games such as, Call of Duty: Black Ops, which took in over USD $ 650 million of sales in the game's first five days, which set a five-day global record for a movie, book or videogame.

* Pitman ( video game ), a videogame for the Game Boy

* Sengoku ( 2011 video game ), a videogame for Microsoft Windows

The company also manufactured a unique arcade videogame item in 1975 called Super Flipper, which was essentially a video game simulation of pinball with a display monitor housed in a miniature pinball cabinet.

Despite their criticism, IGN ranked Barret fourth " Top 10 " best sidekick characters in video games, stating that he " took the videogame world by storm " when introduced and noting that his portrayal was also appealing, adding that his past made him a visibly loyal character.

However, video game journalist Alec Meer remembered the briefings as " one of videogame history's greatest atmosphere-spoilers " for their flat deliveries.

" Story of My Life " is a playable song in the videogame Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, " Story of My Life " and " Ring of Fire " were later released as downloadable content for the Rock Band, " Ring of Fire " also appears in the soundtrack of Shaun White Snowboarding and " Ball and Chain " is featured on the video game Saint's Row: The Third.

It currently is critical of the Fianna Fáil government, pro Seanad reform and was opposed to the June 2007 decision of the Irish Film Censor's Office to ban the videogame Manhunt 2 This is the first time a video game has been refused certification by the IFCO.

The Spanish company Topo Soft developed a side-scrolling Gremlins 2: The New Batch video game for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, Amstrad CPC and the ZX Spectrum, distributed by Erbe Software in Spain and by Elite abroad, being the first time a Spanish video game company got an exclusive license from a Hollywood movie to make a videogame.

In 2009, he was inducted into Diehard GameFANs list of top ten video game vampires ( as " Not A Vampire # 2 "), and was included as one of GameSpot's 64 All Time Greatest Game Heroes ( where he, however, lost in the first round of user voting elimination to Donkey Kong ), while Thunderbolt ranked him as ninth on their list of the top videogame anti-heroes.

The Warner Brothers and Sister first begin the game by telling the player " welcome to our videogame ", before arguing on the absurdity of how they can be in a video game when they are cartoon characters, not video game characters.

" Video game " ( or " videogame ") has evolved into a catchall phrase that encompasses the aforementioned along with any game made for any other device, including, but not limited to, mobile phones, PDAs, advanced calculators, etc.

EA Square, on the other hand, was somewhat less successful, and struggled to make an impact on the Asian videogame market, which has been traditionally difficult for American game developers to break into.

" " Cars " was featured on the soundtrack for the blockbuster 2002 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as part of the New Wave radio station Wave 103, although it did not appear on the soundtrack CD release for the game.

Don Bluth's company had been driven to bankruptcy twice: once, as Don Bluth Productions, after the disappointing box office take of The Secret of NIMH coincided with an animator's strike ; and again, as the Bluth Group, after the Video game crash of 1983 — when Cinematronics, in an attempt to cut its losses, charged fees and royalties of over $ 3 million ($ adjusted for inflation ) to Bluth's company while it was working on a sequel to the laserdisc-based animated arcade videogame Dragon's Lair.

The song " Lose Control " was featured in the game Gran Turismo: the first time one of the band's songs was used in a videogame ( it was later followed by " Burn Baby Burn " from the album Free All Angels, featured in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, and by " Orpheus " from the album Meltdown, featured in Burnout 3: Takedown ).

Its products were controversial backup and development units for videogame consoles, which could allow the user to play a game without owning the original cartridge.

We can also treat the fictional world as a set of signs that the game presents, and we can treat the fictional world as something that the game cues the player into imagining and that players then imagine in their own ways ( Juul, 2005 ).” Bogost ’ s comparative approach to videogame criticism also stands out as one of the more recent steps in the direction of proposing new ways of studying and theorizing about games.

From an industry perspective, a lot of game studies research can be seen as the academic response to the videogame industry ’ s questions regarding the products it creates and sells.

The Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition lists it as the videogame with the largest voice cast, with 861 credited voice actors, including 174 actors and 687 additional performers, many of those performers being fans of the series who wanted to appear on the game.

In 2009, Wired included the game in its list of " The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade " at # 13, concluding that every " videogame story that subverts a player ’ s expectations owes a debt to the ground broken by Metal Gear Solid 2.

Kim argued that Panzer Dragoon could be seen as a " lyrical and exhilarating epic ", a " story, not just a game " which could pave the way for a " transformation " of the videogame industry.

For Blood Omen 2, although critics expressed disappointment with the game itself, they praised Kain's character nevertheless ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin branded him " a very intriguing protagonist " and " as memorable of a main character as they come ", while IGN's Douglass C. Perry felt he was " incredibly likeable ", and " in a very true sense [...] a great videogame character ".

* Affinity ( Fire Emblem ), the numerous bonuses units in the videogame Fire Emblem have from sharing support conversations with one another

Some of these were serious attempts at levels ( one even attempted to recreate a popular deathmatch level ( 1-5 ) from the videogame Doom ), and some were not ( like one where you played inside the popular videogame character Dopefish ).

Consumer electronics include personal digital assistants ( PDAs ), mp3 players, mobile phones, videogame consoles, digital cameras, DVD players, GPS receivers, and printers.

* In the videogame series Harvest Moon ( series ), an ore and item upgrade level is named ' Adamantite '.

* Retrograde ( videogame ), in entertainment, a shooter published in 1989 by Thalamus Ltd for the Commodore64

* Rasputin ( World Heroes ), character in the videogame World Heroes

* Ramon Salazar ( Resident Evil 4 ), fictional character in the videogame Resident Evil 4

* Salomé in Low Land ( 2006 ), an animated short film by Christian Zagler using low-tech videogame style combined with opera music.

* Sequence ( videogame ), a video-game developed by Iridium Studios

Since its opening, the Student Center has featured free-use billiards tables, ping pong tables, a growing videogame arcade, air hockey, foosball, board games, two concert venues ( the main Student Center stage, and Whitson's Memorial Greeting Hall ), and a film screening area.

Grand Theft Auto ( Joyride ), the title song for the original Grand Theft Auto videogame.

* Pulse ( TV series ), a videogame news program aired on G4TV

* Mike Wilson ( CEO ), videogame industry executive, film producer, and actor

* Red mercury also plays a central role in the plot of the videogame Splinter Cell: Double Agent, when Emile Dufraisne, head of John Brown's Army ( JBA ), seeks to acquire some in order to build a bomb capable of destroying the greater NYC area.

* Marvel Super Heroes ( arcade game ), a 1995 arcade videogame

* Central City ( Sonic the Hedgehog ), a capital in the Sonic the Hedgehog videogame series

* Prime Mover ( videogame ), a videogame published by Psygnosis in 1993

In the short film series, Assassin's Creed: Lineage ( a live-action short film set in the Assassin's Creed videogame franchise ), the Duke's assassination is depicted with some liberties, with the protagonist Giovanni Auditore arriving only in time to see Lampugnani stab Sforza in the abdomen.