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Wizard101 is a 2008 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by KingsIsle Entertainment. Players take on the role of student wizards who must save the Spiral, the fictional universe in which the game is set, from various threats.
KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Round Rock, Texas. Founded in January 2005 by Elie Akilian, the company operates a development studio in Round Rock, Texas, which hosts the majority of its staff. KingsIsle is best known for its massively multiplayer online role-playing games, Wizard101 and Pirate101.
The player does quests for Avery in order to earn their keep, eventually being sent to discover pieces of a map to El Dorado, a long-lost world made entirely of gold. The player travels to various worlds of the Spiral—such as the imperial China -themed MooShu and the American frontier -themed Cool Ranch—in search of the map pieces.
Thanatos is a character in the 2020 video game Hades.He is based on the Greek mythological figure of the same name, who is described as a "peaceful death."He is dispatched by the game's antagonist, Hades, to prevent Zagreus from leaving, and challenges him to see who could defeat the most enemies.
Hades also was the first game to be awarded a Hugo Award as part of a special video games category introduced for the 2021 Hugo Awards. [69] In a review of Hades in Black Gate, John ONeill said of its Hugo Award win, "I hope the WSFS decides to continue this category. Video games have become a solid reservoir for powerful storytelling, and 16 ...
Zagreus is the protagonist of the 2020 video game Hades. In it, his goal is to escape the Underworld, which is ruled by his father, Hades, with the aspiration of meeting his demigoddess mother, Persephone, on the surface. Along the way, he does battle with the forces of Hades, including the Fury Sister Megaera and the hero Theseus.
Megaera is a character in Hades, based on the mythological figure of the same name in Greek mythology. [citation needed] Her design was created by Jen Zee.[citation needed] When asked why the character designs in the game were so attractive, Hades creative director Greg Kasavin attributed this to Jen Zee, the game's character artist.
At the same time, it was announced that the Hades story arc would be adapted. [15] [16] The game was showcased at Japan Expo 2006, on the Bandai Namco stand, [17] and at the Games Convention in Leipzig in August 2006. [18] Saint Seiya: The Hades was released in France on September 29, 2006, [19] [20] before the Japanese release in 2007.