GameFly is a private American company that offers an online video game rental service. It focuses on providing games for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft systems, including those from the sixth generation and newer. Its business model is similar to Netflix and Blockbuster’s DVD-by-mail subscription service.
Fanaticism is a strong belief or behavior that lacks thoughtful consideration and shows extreme excitement about something. The political theorist Zachary R. Goldsmith explains fanaticism using a “cluster account,” which groups ten main characteristics that together define it: believing in a mission of great importance, not using logic or thinking carefully, focusing on ideas instead of real situations, wanting new and different things, trying to achieve perfect results, rejecting limits or boundaries, supporting the use of violence, being completely sure about one’s beliefs, showing too much intense emotion, and being appealing to people who study or work in intellectual fields.
Green Man Gaming is an online store owned by Green Man, a British company that sells, distributes, and publishes video games. Since it was launched in 2010, the platform has attracted 4.7 million users.
Child’s Play is a nonprofit group that gives toys and games to children’s hospitals around the world. It was started in 2003 by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, who are the creators of the well-known webcomic Penny Arcade. The charity aims to show that gamers are not violent or antisocial, as some people in the media believe.
Penny Arcade is a webcomic about video games and the culture around them. It was created by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic first appeared in 1998 on the website loonygames.com.
Phil Harrison is a British video game and business leader. He was part of the original PlayStation team at Sony Computer Entertainment before and after the PlayStation’s launch. He held positions in its European, American, and global departments until 2008.
Adam Joseph Boyes was born on November 1, 1990. He is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Redcar Athletic. Boyes started his career in the youth team of York City.
Giovanni Corsi was born on February 5, 1600, and died on March 11, 1661. He was an Italian nobleman who held several important positions, including marquis, knight, patron, ambassador, and senator of Florence in 1637. He became the second Marquis of Caiazzo after inheriting the title following the death of Bardo Corsi in 1624.
Shuhei Yoshida (吉田 修平, Yoshida Shuhei; born February 11, 1964) is a Japanese businessman and experienced professional in the gaming industry. He served as the President of SIE Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) from 2008 to 2019. From 2019 until his retirement in 2025, he led PlayStation Indies.
James Edward Ryan was born on September 21, 1966. He is an American law expert. From August 1, 2018, to July 11, 2025, he worked as the 9th president of the University of Virginia.