Who was the publisher of the series of games that sold thirty million copies worldwide and planned to release a new video game codenamed Maverick Hunter?
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Maverick Hunter Maverick Hunter is the codename for a cancelled first-person shooter video game in the "Mega Man" franchise that would have been developed by Armature Studio and published by Capcom. It was intended to be a darker entry in the "Mega Man X" series. "Mega Man" artist and producer Keiji Inafune was responsible for establishing the western-designed game and Adi Granov was responsible for X's new design. It was intended to be the first of a trilogy of games, where players controlled its protagonist X in the first two games and then as Zero for the third. The game would have had similar platform elements found in earlier "Mega Man X" titles. It had a lifespan of about six months in 2010 before it was ultimately cancelled due to the aforementioned internal disagreements around the same time as Inafune departed from Capcom and other "Mega Man" titles were cancelled.
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Mega Man Mega Man, alternatively written as Megaman and MegaMan, known as Rockman (ロックマン , Rokkuman ) in Japan, is a video game franchise created by Capcom, starring the robot character Mega Man, or one of his many counterparts. "Mega Man", released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, was the first in a series of over 50 games on multiple systems. By March 2015, the series had sold approximately thirty million copies worldwide,
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List of Square Enix video game franchises Square Enix is a Japanese video game development and publishing company formed from the merger of video game developer Square and publisher Enix on April 1, 2003. The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the "Final Fantasy" series, the "Dragon Quest" series, and the action role-playing "Kingdom Hearts" series. Since its inception, the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems. Of its properties, the "Final Fantasy" franchise is the best-selling, with a total worldwide sales of over 110 million units. The "Dragon Quest" series has shipped over 66 million units worldwide and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan, while the "Kingdom Hearts" series has shipped over 22 million copies worldwide.
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Take-Two Interactive Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American multinational publisher and distributor of video games and video game peripherals. Take-Two wholly owns publishers Rockstar Games and 2K Games. The company's headquarters are in New York City, with international headquarters in Windsor, United Kingdom. Development studio locations include San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto and Novato, California. Notable game series published by Take-Two include "Grand Theft Auto", "Civilization", "NBA 2K", "BioShock" and "Borderlands". As owner of 2K Games, Take-Two publishes its 2K Sports titles, and creates free-to-play mobile titles through Social Point. It also acted as the publisher of Bethesda Softworks's 2006 game, "". As of September 2017, it is the third largest publicly-traded game company (after Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts) in the Americas and Europe.
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Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon is a series of business simulation video games. The games focus around building and running successful zoo scenarios. The series was initially developed by Blue Fang Games and published by Microsoft Studios who later in 2001-2008 went on to create two stand-alone video games and seven expansion packs for PC and Macintosh platforms. In 2013, Microsoft Studios released a new "Zoo Tycoon" game, developed by Frontier Developments for Xbox One and Xbox 360. An enhanced version of the Xbox game, "", is planned to release for Windows 10 and the Xbox One on October 31, 2017.
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BioShock (series) BioShock is a first-person shooter video game series developed by Irrational Games—the first under the name 2K Boston/2K Australia—and designed by Ken Levine. The first game in the series was released for the Windows operating system and Xbox 360 video game console on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later (August 24) in Europe and Australia. A PlayStation 3 version of the game, which was developed by 2K Marin, was released internationally on October 17, 2008 and in North America on October 21, 2008 with some additional features. The game was also released for the Mac OS X operating system on October 7, 2009. A version of the game for mobile platforms has also been developed by IG Fun. A sequel, "BioShock 2", was released on February 9, 2010. On August 12, 2010, Irrational Games unveiled a trailer for a new game titled "BioShock Infinite", released on March 26, 2013. With the release of "BioShock Infinite" selling over 11 million copies as of May 2015, the three games combined have more than 25 million copies sold.
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Cyborg Hunter Cyborg Hunter is a horizontal scrolling, action video game released in 1988 on the Sega Master System. It was both developed and published by Sega in Japan and Europe, and published by Activision for the North American market.
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Marvel vs. Capcom Marvel vs. Capcom (Japanese: マーヴル VS. カプコン , Hepburn: Māvuru bāsasu Kapukon ) is a series of crossover fighting games developed and published by Capcom, featuring characters from their own video game franchises and comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series originated as coin-operated arcade games, though later releases would be specifically developed for home consoles, handhelds, and personal computers.
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Vectorman Vectorman is a series of run and gun platform games developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The first game in the series was released on October 24, 1995 in North America and on November 30, 1995 in Europe. The games have since appeared on several game compilations, including the "Sega Genesis Collection" for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, the "Sonic Gems Collection" for the Nintendo GameCube, and "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection" for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. "Vectorman" was added to the Wii Virtual Console on February 27, 2007, in Japan and April 5, 2007, in Europe, and in North America on September 22, 2008. It was also released on the digital distribution service Steam as part of the "SEGA Genesis Classics Pack" and as a standalone title.
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Chaos Code Chaos Code (カオスコード , Kaosu Kōdo ) is a fighting game developed by FK Digital and published by Arc System Works. The game was released for Sega's RingWide arcade system board on August 4, 2011. A port for the PlayStation 3 was first released on December 19, 2012 on Hong Kong's PlayStation Network, followed by subsequent home releases in both Japan and North America in 2013 and Europe in 2014.
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Combat Mission Combat Mission is the name of a successful series of computer games simulating tactical battles. The series has progressed through two distinct game engines. The original game engine, referred to as 'CMx1' by the developer, Battlefront.com, powered a trio of games set in the Second World War. "Combat Mission:Shock Force" was released in July 2007 as the debut of the 'CMx2' game engine. The "Combat Mission" games are a mixture of turn-based strategy and simultaneous real-time execution. The game environment is fully three-dimensional, with a "Wego" style of play wherein each player enters their orders into the computer simultaneously during pauses in the action, and then are powerless to intervene during the action phase. More familiar turn-based games use an "I-go/You-go" system of play.
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Square Enix Montreal Square Enix Montreal is a Montreal-based studio under video game developer Square Enix best known for creating the "Go" series of turn-based puzzle games for smartphones and tablets based on former Eidos Interactive intellectual properties. Founded in November 2011 as a traditional studio with plans to create a new "Hitman" series game for consoles and employ several hundred people, its mandate changed in 2013 when it became its parent company's choice studio to produce mobile games, beginning with the "Hitman" franchise. The company developed prototypes for two mobile "Hitman" games, which became the board game-inspired puzzle game "Hitman Go" (2014) and the shooter "" (2015). The commercial success of the latter and the critical success of the former led to two additional titles in the "Go" series: "Lara Croft Go" (2015), based on the "Tomb Raider" series, and "Deus Ex Go" (2016), based on the "Deus Ex" series.
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a 2009 action-adventure game based on the "Ghostbusters" media franchise. Terminal Reality developed the Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions, while Red Fly Studio developed the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Wii versions, and Zen Studios developed the Nintendo DS version. The game was released after several delays in development and multiple publisher changes. In North America, all versions of the game were published by Atari, while publishing in Europe for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 versions was handled by Sony Computer Entertainment.
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MX vs. ATV Supercross MX vs. ATV Supercross is a racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Nordic Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. This is the fifth game of the "MX vs. ATV" franchise and it is the first game developed after the original creator of the franchise, Rainbow Studios, separated from their most recent publisher THQ due to bankruptcy. An updated version, known as MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore, was released for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows on October 27, 2015, and for Xbox One on July 15, 2016.
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Super Thunder Blade Super Thunder Blade (スーパーサンダーブレード ) is a shooter for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console, published by Sega. It was one of the two launch titles for the console in Japan (the other one being "Space Harrier II"), as well as being one of the six launch titles for the console for its U.S. launch. It is a follow-up to the 1987 arcade game "Thunder Blade". It was released for the Virtual Console on September 17, 2007. It was also included in the "Sega Genesis Collection" for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable in 2007 and in "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection" for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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D3 Publisher D3 Publisher Inc. (株式会社ディースリー・パブリッシャー , "Kabushiki-gaisha D3 Paburisshā" ) (also known as D3 Go! in North America) is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its "Simple" series of low-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube, Wii, Xbox 360 and Wii U. The name stands for "Domain 3" and refers to the three publishing "domains" the company originally intended to enter - video games, music and books - although the company now exclusively publishes video games.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Windows. It is the sixth installment of the "Call of Duty series" and the direct sequel to "", continuing the same storyline, with "" ending the storyline. It was released in conjunction with two other "Call of Duty" games: "" for the Nintendo DS, and "", a port of "Call of Duty 4" adapted by Treyarch for the Wii console.
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PlatinumGames PlatinumGames Inc. (プラチナゲームズ株式会社 , Purachina Gēmuzu Kabushiki Gaisha ) is a Japanese video game development company. The company was founded in October 2007, as result of the merger between Seeds Inc. and Odd Inc. The following year, video game publisher Sega announced that it would be publishing four unique properties developed by the company, which included "MadWorld", "Infinite Space", "Bayonetta", and "Vanquish". Their partnership later extended to include "Anarchy Reigns". However, none of these were a commercial success, even though most of them received high critical praise.
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Ace Combat Ace Combat (エースコンバット; "Ēsu Konbatto" ) is a hybrid flight simulation action video game series featuring 18 games published by the Japanese company Bandai Namco Games and produced by Project Aces, an internal development team. The series emphasizes fast-paced action and dramatic plots, and has established itself as one of the longest running arcade flight action franchises.
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Metal Gear Metal Gear (Japanese: メタルギア , Hepburn: Metaru Gia ) is a series of action-adventure stealth video games, created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The first game, "Metal Gear", was released in 1987 for the MSX home computer architecture. The player takes control of a special forces operative (usually either Solid Snake or Big Boss), who is assigned to find the titular superweapon "Metal Gear", a bipedal walking tank with the ability to launch nuclear weapons. Several sequels have been released for multiple consoles, which have expanded the original game's plot adding characters opposing and supporting Snake, while there have also been a few prequels exploring the origins of the Metal Gear and recurring characters.
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VideoGames &amp; Computer Entertainment VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (abbreviated as VG&CE) was an American magazine dedicated to covering video games on computers, home consoles and arcades. It was published by LFP, Inc. from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s. Offering game reviews, previews, game strategies and cheat codes as well as coverage of the general industry, "VG&CE" was also one of the first magazines to cover both home console and computer games. The magazine gave out annual awards in a variety of categories, divided between the best of home video games and computer video games. The magazine was known for its artwork by Alan Hunter and other freelance artists.
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Mega Man (video game) Mega Man, known as Rockman (ロックマン , Rokkuman ) in Japan, is a 1987 action-platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was directed by Akira Kitamura, with Nobuyuki Matsushima as lead programmer, and is the first game of the "Mega Man" franchise and the original video game series. "Mega Man" was produced by a small team specifically for the home console market, a first for Capcom, who previously focused on arcade titles.