early light international ( holdings ) ltd. ( 旭日國際控股有限公司 ) , through its subsidiary early light industrial co. , limited 旭日實業有限公司 , is the largest manufacturer of toys in the world and a significant player in the consumer products sector .

the company was founded by current ceo and chairman , dr. francis choi .

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former director of coates group holdings pty ltd ( from january 2008 to july 2013 ) .
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1962 - aviation furnishings international ltd was founded in dorking , uk by mr macintosh .
he recently bought into hong kong - listed town health international holdings , becoming its vice chairman .
early light international ( holdings ) ltd group has secured 100 percent interest in the iconic australian exchange centre , in the heart of sydney’s financial core for $ 335 million on a fully leased 4 . 5 percent yield from an offshore institutional investor , managed by investa .
further expansion in china , early light had grown to become one of the largest toys manufactures in the world . the total factory area of early light in china reached 20 million square feet with over 70 , 000 employees during peak production periods .
beginning in 1972 , the history of early light international ( holdings ) ltd . spans nearly four decades of sustained growth . from our core manufacturing business , we have evolved a strategically diverse portfolio that also includes property , jewelry and the automotive industry . these are some of the milestones we have achieved since our founding .
hong kong - mattel’s latest recall has jolted the business empire of hong kong toy tycoon francis choi chee ming . the billionaire’s early light
international art center is not the family’s only corporate entity with mossack fonseca . giuseppe nahmad also created swinton international ltd , which was registered in the british virgin islands in august 1992 .
early light industrial co was established in hong kong as a manufacturer of toys . our first factory was located in the kwun tong industrial area .
2013 - in october 2013 , maccarthy aviation holdings announced that the business and assets had been purchased by berwick industries ltd , part of the berwick group .
goodyear sells nearly all of its food and industrial films business to huntsman holdings corporation .
goodyear and pacific dunlop ltd . form south pacific tyres ltd . , with manufacturing and retailing operations in australia , new zealand , and new guinea .
1964 . the russell and abney report on the action of light on water colours .
choi claims his employees became suspicious early last summer when they realized that a subcontractor had failed repeatedly to pick up the approved paint that it was required to buy from early light . mattel says it tested early light ' s sarge die - cast toy cars as part of an annual protocol and found traces of lead , also confirmed by early light ' s own tests . mattel then recalled 436 , 000 tainted sarge cars . the problem was worse at the rival factory that was shut down ; it had made 1 . 5 million fisher - price character toys recalled by mattel .
born in guangdong province , which borders hong kong , choi owes much of his rise in business to mattel . his early days as a sale agent and manufacturer of snoopy products allowed him to set up early light international holdings in 1994 , the core of his toy empire . in recent years , he made bundles of cash by branching out into hong kongs resurgent real estate sector and making bets on pharmaceutical and health products .
gadsden , alabama plant begins an expansion to keep up with demand for light truck tires .
goodyear ultra grip ice wrt winter tire for suvs and light trucks introduced in north america .
ventia is a dedicated services company created in early 2015 through the integration . . .
mattel said his company early light subcontracted the painting of parts of the cars toys to another china - based vendor , hong li da . the use of paint containing lead resulted from hong li das decision to source paint from a non - authorized third - party supplier , in violation of mattels requirement for it to use paint supplied directly by early light .
according to ben azar , director of capital transactions and cross border investments at savills , “this asset generated immediate interest from our high net worth network of offshore investors from china , hong kong , singapore and japan , due to its long wale , strong tenant covenant and 100 percent freehold interest” . dr francis choi chee - ming , is the founder and chairman of the early light international ( holdings ) ltd group , which has a solid presence in hong kong and mainland china , servicing international and local needs .
the recall of the sarge toy results from mattel’s increased investigation and ongoing testing procedures following the 2 august recall of select fisher - price toys . the toy was produced by early light industrial co . , ltd ( early light ) , one of mattel’s contract manufacturing facilities in china , which subcontracted the painting of parts of the toy to another vendor , hong li da plastic cement products facility ( hld ) , also in china . while the painting subcontractor , hld , was required to utilise paint supplied directly from early light , it instead violated mattel’s standards and utilised paint from a non - authorised third - party supplier .
a joint venture is announced with india ' s ceat ltd . to build tires .
former director of gresham partners holdings limited and gresham partners group limited ( from 2009 to 2017 ) .
early the next year , at a sotheby’s auction in london , a company called tricornio holdings sold a painting by pierre bonnard called “dans le cabinet de toilette . ” another company , heredia holdings , signed an agreement with sotheby’s to sell a painting by marc chagall , “”les comédiens . ” a third company , talara holdings , put up for auction a chagall painting called “le violoniste bleu . ”
oct 2010 d . light named 100th object in “a history of the world in 100 objects” .
the mossack fonseca records indicate the nahmads were early adopters of the benefits of offshoring art .
national flag carrier iceland air has awarded mac interiors ( formerly maccarthy aviation holdings ltd ) a significant contract to provide lavatory upgrade kits for two b737 - 800 and one b737 - 700 aircraft .
goodyear wins tire manufacturing innovation of the year award from tire technology international magazine .
cimic group limited ( formerly leighton holdings limited ) was founded in 1949 , listed on the . . .
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application for approval of the westmont aged care services ltd , anmf and hsu enterprise agreement 2018 .
the nahmads are not the only prominent art collecting clan that has found their offshore holdings embroiled in legal actions .
debica launches passio passenger car tire for sale in poland and other international export markets .
former director of qwest communications international inc ( from september 2005 to april 2011 ) .
the above method can be adopted anywhere , indoors or out , when the light is poor .
the paintings all arrived by summer 1941 . photo by kind permission of brb ( residuary ) ltd .
the market for the highly popular aquatred tire expands with introduction of the wrangler aquatred for light trucks and suvs .
q8 : seeking international growth often has both high moments and dark ( low ) moments . briefly describe one high moment and one dark ( low ) moment in seeking international growth .
under the jct standard terms , once the first default notice has been served , the architect / ca has no right to serve a further default notice if the default is repeated , but it is entitled to terminate the contract : robin ellis ltd v vinexsa international ltd [ 2003 ] blr 372 .
new type of blimp built for u . s . navy for use in aircraft early - warning system .
arizona holdings , including goodyear farms , litchfield park , and westinghouse - goodyear properties , are sold to suncor development corporation .
licence creative commons attribution - pas d ' utilisation commerciale - pas de modification 4 . 0 international
application for approval of the 3m australia pty ltd - distrubution centre & national union of workers collective agreement 2017 .
francis choi , chief executive officer of early light international holdings limited , albert yeung , chairman of emperor group , stanley ho , managing director of sociedade de jogos de macau , and hong kong action film star jackie chan push button during the lighting ceremony for the hotel animacao imperial and companhia de telecomunicacoes de macau ( ctm ) at the tower and convention center in macau , 25 august 2005 . the hotel animacao imperial will be inaugurated at the end of the year .
cimic group limited ( asx : cim ) is one of the world’s leading international contractors . . .
the billionaires early light industrial co . was named tuesday by mattel as the supplier of nearly half a million die - cast vehicles found to contain impermissible levels of lead ,  which can lead to brain damage and other health risks for children .
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atul gupta – the middle brother business position : managing director , sahara holdings , non - executive director , comair , executive chairperson , tna media . stakes : sahara holdings : 16 % , oakbay investments : 30 % , islandsite investment : 25 % oakbay investments : 40 %
in the absence of such a clause , the position seems unclear . it has been held that a party may , prima facie , rely both on its contractual and common law rights , without thereby affirming the contract . see : stocznia gdynia sa v gearbulk holdings ltd [ 2009 ] ewca civ 75 , dalkia utilities services plc v celtech international ltd [ 2006 ] 1 lloyd‘s rep . 599 , shell egypt west manzala gmbh v dana gas egypt ltd [ 2010 ] ewhc 465 ( comm ) . however , each of these cases is fact specific and careful consideration should be given to the principles applied in each of these authorities .
air treads forms a joint venture with mitsui & company ltd . of japan to serve the expanding aviation tire business in asia .
the address is gratispool co ltd , william street , glasgow c3 . the slogan is now
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3 . basrah petroleum co . , ltd . , 75 - year concession covering the province of basrah , granted in 1938 .
mr . lo yuk sui is executive chairman of the board , chief executive officer , managing director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . mr . lo has been the managing director and the chairman of the predecessor listed company of the group since 1984 and 1987 respectively . mr . lo was designated as the chief executive officer of the company in 2007 . he is also an executive director , the chairman and the chief executive officer of century city international holdings limited ( “ccihl” ) ( the ultimate listed holding company of the company ) , paliburg holdings limited ( “phl” ) ( the immediate listed holding company of the company ) and cosmopolitan international holdings limited ( “cosmopolitan” ) ( the listed fellow subsidiary of the company ) , and a non - executive director and the chairman of regal portfolio management limited ( ”rpml” ) , the manager of regal real estate investment trust ( the listed subsidiary of the company ) . mr . lo is a qualified architect . in his capacity as the chief executive officer , mr . lo oversees the overall policy and decision making of the group .
mr . wong chi keung is independent non - executive director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . mr . wong is also an independent non - executive director of ccihl and phl . he holds a master’s degree in business administration from the university of adelaide in australia . he is a fellow member of hong kong institute of certified public accountants , the association of chartered certified accountants and cpa australia and an associate member of the institute of chartered secretaries and administrators and the chartered institute of management accountants . mr . wong is also a responsible officer for asset management , advising on securities and advising on corporate finance for greater china capital limited under the sfo . mr . wong was an executive director , the deputy general manager , group financial controller and company secretary of guangzhou investment company limited ( now known as “yuexiu property company limited” ) , a company listed on the stock exchange , for over ten years . he is also an independent non - executive director and a member of the audit committee of asia orient holdings limited , asia standard international group limited , china nickel resources holdings company limited , china ting group holdings limited , enm holdings limited , golden eagle retail group limited , tpv technology limited , yuan heng gas holdings limited and zhuguang holdings group company limited , all of which are companies listed on the stock exchange . mr . wong has over 31 years of experience in finance , accounting and management .
where the contract requires service of a default notice prior to a termination notice , there must be a “sensible connection” between the two notices both in content and time : architectural installation services ltd v james gibbons windows ltd 46 b . l . r . 91 .
one of the transactions provides a clue to the identity of marie voridis . on october 22 , 2004 , voridis transferred all rights to an oil painting by pierre - auguste renoir known in english as “the seamstress” to talara holdings . a few weeks later , talara holdings transferred the painting back to voridis .
in less than two years after entering international racing competition , goodyear wins the 24 hours of le mans , france .
acquired halewinner ltd . and fastwheel motors , strengthening the group ' s strategically diverse portfolio . all plants awarded iso9001 : 2008 certification .
orix ' s initial expansion occurred during the period of sustained economic growth in japan during the 1960s and lasted through to the early 1970s .
our vast product range covers all aircraft interiors , and is diversified from original aircraft production offerings to the light weight replacement components and easy maintenance alternatives .
any action taken to determine the nature or properties of materials used in any kinds of cultural holdings or in their housing , handling or treatment , any action taken to understand and control the causes of deterioration and any action taken to better the condition of such holdings . [ author’s emphasis ] ( bewer 2010 , 250 )
early light is one of the world ' s leading original equipment manufacturers ( oem ) and original design manufacturers ( odm ) of toys and consumer products , serving a variety of prominent global clients since 1972 . the company ' s advanced manufacturing facilities in shenzhen and shaoguan cover approximately 25 million square feet , with a peak capacity of over 450 assembly lines and 70 , 000 skilled workers . early light is further vertically integrated to incorporate manufacturing - related services such as prototyping models and tool making . in tandem with its r & d department , the company strives to innovate new products backed by iso9001 : 2008 certification and in compliance with the care process of the international council of toy industries ( icti ) .
in 1957 the gratispool ' ultra rapid ' film was credited with a speed of 100asa in daylight and 25asa in tungsten light . this implies the film was more sensitive to blue than to red light i . e . orthochromatic ( not equally sensitive to all visible wavelengths i . e . not panchromatic ) .
goodyear wins the tire technology of the year award from the publishers of tire technology international for the goodyear ultragrip ice + tire .
32 . concessions held by the general asphalt co . date from as early as 1910 . control of these concessions passed to a subsidiary of royal dutch - shell , burlington investment co . , ltd . . in the income of which general asphalt . owned a 24 . 8 percent interest . burlington controlled the caribbean petroleum co . ( 100 percent ) , colon developrnent co . , ltd . ( 75 percent ) . and venezuelan oil concessions , ltd . ( extent of control not stated ) . shell ' s venezuelan interests have since been held by these companies and their successors . a minority interest ( 25 percent ) in the colon development co . , ltd . , was held during the 1920 ' s by an american company , carib syndicate . ltd . , and an attiliate . general asphalt ' s interest in shell ' s properties was reduced to a royalty basis in 1923 .
ms . kan lai kuen , cpa , is independent non - executive director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . she is also an independent non - executive director of cosmopolitan . ms . kan is a shareholder and the managing director of asia investment management limited providing corporate advisory and investment management services and asia investment research limited involving in research work in hong kong and china based companies . she is a licensed investment adviser under the securities and futures ordinance of hong kong ( the “sfo” ) and a responsible officer of asia investment management limited , asia investment research limited and lotus asset management limited . she will cease to be a responsible officer of lotus asset management limited with effect from 1st april , 2015 . she has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and is well experienced in both the equity and debt markets . she held various senior positions in international and local banks and financial institutions . ms . kan is a fellow member of the association of chartered certified accountants , a fellow member of the cpa australia and an associate member of the hong kong institute of certified public accountants . she is a fellow member of the hong kong institute of directors . ms . kan is also an independent non - executive director of china energine international ( holdings ) limited , shimao property holdings limited and shougang concord international enterprises company limited , all of which are companies listed on the stock exchange , and an independent director of avic international maritime holdings limited , a company listed on singapore exchange securities trading limited .
as for new business , orix launched the concession * 2 business in 2015 , obtaining the rights to operate kansai international airport and osaka international airport jointly with the french airport operator vinci airports , establishing kansai airports , and taking part in the operation of both airports .
it is believed gratispool purchased their light sensitised ' fast ' bromide paper negative ' film ' material from criterion , a company based at the arclight works of e . n . mason & sons , ltd , colchester ( formed in 1905 ) . at some later date , post - world war ii , it is understood to have come from kodak . later still , around the mid - 1960s , gratispool black & white film became a conventional celluloid type , printable by transmitted light .
mr . ng kwai kai is executive director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . he joined the group in 1985 and appointed to the board in 1998 . mr . ng is a chartered secretary and is in charge of the corporate finance , company secretarial and administrative functions of the century city group . he is also an executive director and the chief operating officer of ccihl , an executive director of phl and cosmopolitan , and a non - executive director of rpml .
ii . anglo - iranian oil co . , ltd . ( originally anglo - persian oil co . , ltd . ) , original concession to william d ' arcy in 1901 revised to a 60 - year concession in 1933 covering 100 , 000 square miles in iran . the company is owned by - -
iii . kuwait oil co . ltd . , 75 - year concession granted in 1934 , covering all of sheikhdom of kuwait . company is owned by - -
new speedwalk / speedramp installations completed at cleveland hopkins international airport ; standiford field in louisville , kentucky , and meriden square in meriden , connecticut .
if the nahmads had signed the documents as the owners of international art center , they would have likely lost the legal protection the company provided .
in 1951 , gratispool ltd were operating out of 207 william street , glasgow , c . 3 ( pre - dates the st margaret ' s place address ) .
simsbury international appears to have been created solely for the ganz transaction . it was incorporated in april 1997 . a month later it purchased the collection .
giuseppe nahmad registered international art center sa in 1995 through the swiss bank ubs and the geneva office of mossack fonseca . it may have existed in another form prior to that date . a document in the mossack fonseca files mentions international art center acquiring the pastel “danseuses” by edgar degas in october 1989 .
the pictures alongside are believed to show the clydeholm premises . the version far left was taken in 1998 , and sent to me by john waco of bbc sound & light , scotland .
mr . wan tze wai is executive director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . , since march 1 , 2010 . mr . wan has been with the century city group for over 20 years and is the group financial controller of the century city group . mr . wan holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the university of new south wales in australia . he is a member of hong kong institute of certified public accountants and cpa australia . mr . wan has over 30 years of experience in finance and accounting field .
in 1981 , the gratispool company was sold to 3m ' s photographic division , the date presumably reflecting the year of geoffrey & edrei stead ' s 50th wedding anniversary . 3m continued to use the company name gratispool international holdings ltd , but only kept the organisation until the end of october 1986 before selling off the various parts of the business . 3m attempted to operate the finglas laboratory ( dublin ) for a while but eventually shut it down . mail - orders were then transferred to the glasgow laboratory at clydeholm road .
the bulk sensitised paper was made up into roll film ' spools ' , by hand . although the ' spools ' could be developed by most anyone using normal film developer etc . the resulting ' paper ' negatives had to be printed by gratispool ' s own purpose designed reflected light enlargers ( richard stead recalls that his father ' s reflected light enlargers used 1000watt bulbs ) .
professor japhet sebastian law is independent non - executive director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . , effective june 18 , 2012 . professor law obtained his ph . d . in mechanical / industrial engineering from the university of texas at austin in 1976 . he joined the chinese university of hong kong in 1986 and was a professor in the department of decision sciences and managerial economics and the director of the aviation policy and research center until his retirement since august 2012 . he was also the associate dean and subsequently the dean of the faculty of business administration of the chinese university of hong kong from 1993 to 2002 . prior to returning to hong kong , professor law was the director of operations research at the cullen college of engineering and director of graduate studies in industrial engineering at the university of houston , and he was also involved with the united states space program in his career with mcdonnell douglas and ford aerospace in the united states . professor law has acted as a consultant for various corporations in hong kong and overseas . . professor law is currently an independent non - executive director of beijing capital international airport company limited , binhai investment company limited , global digital creations holdings limited , shanghai la chapelle fashion co . , ltd . , shougang fushan resources group limited , tianjin binhai teda logistics ( group ) corporation limited and tianjin port development holdings limited , all of which are companies listed on the stock exchange . professor law has also served on various committees and boards of international organisations , including the association to advance collegiate schools of business , graduate management admission council and oxfam international .
largest installation to date of memory belt completed at the u . s . postal department ' s new air mail facility at san francisco ' s international airport .
dating from 1977 through 2015 , the files include the biggest known cache of inside information on the connections between the international trade in art and offshore secrecy jurisdictions .
geoff has been an active member of the international bar association ( international litigation ) and is currently the australian chair of that committee . geoff has also been a member of the new south wales law society professional conduct review tribunal and undertaken work for a range of charitable and not - for - profit organisations over many years .
tozun : “in the early days , to preserve capital , we chose not to hire senior , local management – we did everything ourselves , and travelled almost non - stop to develop new markets . we achieved early success , but it was only after we recruited experienced , local management who were continuously engaged with local partners in our markets that we could begin to scale rapidly . ”
washington - - the u . s . consumer product safety commission has issued a voluntary recall for off - road motorcycles manufactured by ktm and action figure sets from toy century industrial ltd .
icom - cc [ international council of museums – conservation committee ] . 2008 . icom - cc resolution on terminology – english . paris : icom - cc . urltoken
possibly gratispool found it difficult to print dense paper negatives by reflected light and so the warning may have been as much to help gratispool ' s printers as it was to help the users of the film .
by the latter 1930s , it is believed at least three companies were in existence , being geoffery ' s modern studios ltd , the pc developing and printing company and also the fledgling gratispool .
the offshore entities are interconnected , their use a family affair . giuseppe nahmad had power of attorney over international art center’s ubs bank account as early as 1995 . david and ezra could also sign for the company’s bank account at ubs . for a company bank account with citibank two years later , giuseppe co - signed with his brother ezra nahmad , the documents show .
in the early 1800s , the united states witnessed the birth of the railroad industry and along with it , dramatic changes in american society and business . what was life like before and after the railroads ?
around the early twenties , however , an entirely new set of factors led the standard oil companies to reverse their traditional policy of disinterestedness in foreign reserves . these new factors may be summarized as follows :
in respect of the content of the notice , it is advisable to refer specifically to the clauses of the contract as well as their content when drafting notices , as although a purposive interpretation will be given to notices , a reasonable recipient of the notice must be left in no doubt as to its meaning ( see reinwood ltd v l brown & sons ltd [ 2008 ] ukhl 12 ) .
it is not by chance that the protagonists of this early history of preventive conservation ended up working on this common project and vision for the profession . they all recognized that interdisciplinary collaboration was paramount to ensuring the long - term conservation of museum collections and cultural heritage at large . although the integration of the work of curators with that of scientists had been slow and at times uneasy throughout the 19th and early 20
goodyear introduces the 300 series unisteel commercial truck tire system , several new light truck tires , a broad market touring tire , automotive and industrial hose products with environmental benefits , and quieter , more efficient v - belts .
mr . fan tung is executive director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . he was appointed to the board in 2002 . mr . fan is a qualified architect . he has been with the group since 1987 and is primarily in charge of the property investment and development businesses and the hotel project works of the group . mr . fan is also an executive director of ccihl , an executive director and the chief operating officer of phl and a non - executive director of rpml . mr . fan is involved in the property development , architectural design and project management functions as well as overseeing the building construction business of the phl group .
post - 1975 , ron houslip , while on the gratispool board in his capacity as sales director of the merged company ~ gratispool international holdings ~ pushed for the creation of what became a successful chain of small shops called ' supasnaps ' . these outlets were rapidly set up ; the aim was 12 stores a month . the first shop opened in wokingham in 1978 and by the end of 1984 there were 350 shops nationwide .
the sale came with a side - deal . if the auction for the works brought a higher price , the owner of simsbury international and spink & son would share in the difference .
because of these national and colonial policies , therefore , attempts by american companies to obtain crude oil concessions in asia had been largely unsuccessful , and , in 1920 , the holdings of these companies were negligible in both europe and asia . in the foreign countries of the western hemisphere , however , similar political and private barriers did not exist , and in the early 1920 ' s american companies became actively interested in oil concessions in venezuela , colombia , and peru .
gerry connolly ( aka mr coronet ) tells me it is a rebranded coronet conway ' popular ' , actually made by standard cameras ltd . , birmingham ,
who were part of coronet ' s empire
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orix corporation was established on april 17 , 1964 in osaka , japan as orient leasing co . , ltd . by three trading companies and five banks that included nichimen , nissho and iwai ( presently sojitz corporation ) , the sanwa bank ( presently mufg bank , ltd . ) , toyo trust & banking ( presently mitsubishi ufj trust and bank corporation ) , the industrial bank of japan and nippon kangyo bank ( presently mizuho bank , ltd . ) , and the bank of kobe ( presently sumitomo mitsui banking corporation ) . the company ' s name was changed to orix corporation in 1989 . orix began operations with a 13 - member staff , including current senior chairman yoshihiko miyauchi , who at the time had just recently learned the leasing business through a cooperative arrangement with u . s . leasing international inc . in the united states .
tozun : “an entirely new group of ‘social impact investors’ emerged in response to our focus on deploying for - profit , private sector approaches to solve poverty and economic development problems in the developing world . the early leaders in impact investing – gray ghost ventures , the acumen fund and the omidyar network – were among d . light’s early investors . established venture capital firms like nexus and draper fisher jurvetson were attracted to these innovative models . catalytic philanthropic and grant capital was deployed in certain high - risk or long time frame areas of market formation . the emergence of a ‘new generation’ of young professionals who want to express their values through their work has created a dynamic pool of educated , talented professionals . d . light is packed with skilled , passionate people attracted by the chance to work with a high calibre team of committed professionals making a transformative difference in our customers’ lives – and to create an entirely new market . ”
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in 1988 , orix acquired the hankyu braves , one of 12 professional baseball teams in japan , now called the orix buffaloes , which helps to raise name recognition and promote orix ' s corporate image . in 1989 , orix introduced a corporate identity program and changed its name to orix corporation from orient leasing co . , ltd . to reflect its increasingly international profile and diversification into financial services other than leasing .
a typical subcontractor for choi operates on a big scale . it might employ 1 , 000 workers and own 30 massive injection - molding machines . at the height in 2006 early light subcontractors were responsible for as much as 40 % of its production capacity . that share fell to 25 % last year after choi ' s second factory opened . the goal is to lower that share to 10 % this year before eliminating the subcontractors and putting all production under one roof .
also in attendance was essop pahad , former minister in the presidency under thabo mbeki , who serves on the board of sahara holdings . pahad once held a seat on the board of tna media . his magazine , the thinker , received funding from the guptas .
gratispool was arguably the first , and certainly the most famous , of the uk photographic film processing companies that dealt directly with the public via mail order . in various guises they operated from the early 1930s through to the early 1980s , whereafter the company was sold to a succession of new owners over the next 20years , during which time the gratispool brand name disappeared . increasing competition from high street colour printing facilities , and ultimately the digital era , lead to the demise of what had once been a substantial international organisation . i must thank farquhar mckenzie , a former gratispool emloyee , for providing much of the information on the post - 1981 dissolution of the previous gratispool ' empire ' . the early history of gratispool , through to the 1970s , has come to me from martin and richard stead , and michael adler and suzanne lipschitz ( née adler ) , all being offspring of gratispool ' s originators .
in 1995 , swinton international authorized david nahmad to negotiate the sale of five paintings it owned - an oil on panel by picasso , “danseuses” by degas , two oils on canvas by henri matisse and an oil on canvas by raoul dufy . some of the paintings subsequently went on auction at sotheby’s identified as being from a “private collection . ” two of the paintings had been the property of international art center .
the system consisted of a single 25 - meter pipe mounted 5 meters from the floor , fitted with fish - tail gas jets on either side . the jets were ignited by a pilot light that travelled on a track below ( fig . 3 ) .
( 1956 ) . building on scott’s approach , plenderleith developed new preventive conservation guidance in relation to storage conditions , temperature , relative humidity , light , dust , biological attacks , damage caused by the public and on the importance of on - going collections maintenance .
but secret records obtained by the international consortium of investigative journalists , the german newspaper süddeutsche zeitung and other media partners suggests the statement is a legal sleight of hand designed to obscure the true owners of the painting .
as the case progressed , emails flew back and forth between glanc and mossack fonseca , the leaked documents show . every time a motion came from international art center , the stand - in directors had to sign .
coronet made a box camera named ' conway ' between the 1930s and 1955 but with several face - lifts that changed its appearance . i believe this one is the final appearance , so the gratispool camera might date from the early to mid 1950s .
the images in the row above and to the right are by courtesy of tony pritchard . the are front & rear ( and side ) views taken from early gratispool 8mm cine film boxes , as used to return the film for processing after exposure .
the nahmads have insisted in federal and state court in new york that the family does not possess the modigliani . an offshore company called international art center , registered by a little - known panamanian law firm , does .
tozun : “early support from angel investors enabled us to win a prestigious us $ 250 , 000 draper fisher jurvetson business plan competition , which launched the company and catalyzed series a funding with an ideal mix of venture capital and ‘patient capital’ impact investors . ”
diane joined bhp in 2015 and was appointed chief technology officer in february , 2016 . prior to joining the company , diane was based in china for nearly 10 years , serving as board member and managing director of shanghai onstar telematics company in addition to prior roles as chief information officer and strategy board member for general motors’ international and china operations . diane’s early career was with the boeing company where she worked for 12 years in engineering , information technology and business development leadership roles .
william mckinley was popular , successful , re - elected and assassinated . he shaped money ' s influence in politics , and transformed the united states into an international power . why isn ' t the 25th president better known ?
at least as early as 1902 , colonial oil co . of new jersey , which prior to the dissolution was a subsidiary of the old standard oil co . ( new jersey ) , applied to the government of burma for a license to prospect for oil . this application was refused . in the same year anglo - american oil co . , ltd . , a british subsidiary of standard oil co . of new jersey , was likewise refused a license to prospect for oil in india with the explanation that - -
some items of ffs literature ( left and above ) found on this web page . notice that on the yellow ffs ' guide to better pictures ' , another name , speedisnaps ltd is mentioned - maybe a forerunner to supasnaps ? ( see below ) .
in the early years of the new millennium , several of orix ' s bi - lateral expansions came to fruition . domestic and overseas expansion , expansion of corporate and retails businesses , and the expansion of asset and fee businesses have resulted in a solid revenue base .
tozun : “the lowest points have been hiring decisions that for one reason or another didn’t work out ; unfortunately many of our early hires are not with us today . on the other hand , seeing our products dramatically improving millions of customers’ lives is incredibly satisfying . ”
david muir , who sent me this image , tells me the couple were married in south africa in early 1944 but the lady is as known to have never been to glasgow . hence , the writing on the mount of this print is something of a mystery .
this is the first australian property purchased by the group known as hong kong’s leading toy manufacturer , which also specialises in property management , medical and health services , hotel service , watch and jewellery retail and international pre - schools .
probably dating from around 1957 is this undated letter which was sent accompanying first free films sent on request to would be users of the gratispool service . directors of the gratispool co . ltd . are named as g . w . stead and e . stead .
mr . lo chun to is executive director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . , since 1999 . he is appointed to the board in 1999 . mr . jimmy lo is also an executive director and a vice chairman of ccihl , an executive director , the vice chairman and the managing director of phl , an executive director and a vice chairman and the managing director of cosmopolitan , and a non - executive director of rpml . mr . jimmy lo graduated from cornell university , new york , the united states , with a degree in architecture . he joined the century city group in 1998 . mr . jimmy lo is primarily involved in overseeing the group’s property projects in the people’s republic of china ( the “prc” ) and , in addition , undertakes responsibilities in the business development of the century city group
1 . iraq petroleum co . , ltd . ( formerly turkish petroleum co . ) , 75 - year concession in provinces of bagdad and mosul east of the tigris river granted in 1925 as a revival and revision of concessions granted by turkey before world war i .
the ganzes were collectors of works by pablo picasso , early champions of frank stella and friends and patrons of jasper johns , robert rauschenberg and eva hesse . after the couple died , their children were forced to sell a collection that had adorned the walls of their childhood home .
some information relating to gratispool is contained on the directfoto web site . directfoto is a guernsey based technology retail shop , offering both digital and conventional film processing . it is run by john houslip , the son of ron houslip ( ron houslip died in early august 2008 ) .
in persia , the anglo - persian oil co . , ltd . , obtained concessions through its subsidiary , north - persian oil co . , ltd . , under which it claimed control of a territory of 500 , 000 square miles containing the most promising oil - bearing lands of persia . persian production , developed by the british largely to support the oil - burning british vessels during world war i , amounted to 16 , 673 , 000 barrels of crude in 1921 . 28 the british government participated in this development directly through its part ownership of anglo - persian oil co . , ltd . in southern persia , also , anglo - persian oil co . , ltd . , held a 60 - year concession granted in 1901 to w . k . d ' arcy . control of the northern persian concessions , however , was rendered insecure following world war i by the claim of the persian government that the grant was invalid . 29 iraq was not yet an important producer and the bahrein island , saudi arabia , kuwait , and qatar fields had not vet been discovered . 30
the cspc is also recalling 3 , 000 invincibles transport converters toy sets . the manufacturer , toy century industrial ltd . , says that the surface paint on the toys contains high levels of lead that can be toxic when ingested . no incidents or injuries have been reported .
contrastingly mode of service is not likely to be critical to validity of the notice , provided an equally efficacious mode of service is adopted and the notice actually reaches the recipient , see sun alliance and london assurance co ltd v hayman [ 1975 ] 1 all er 248 ca .
gratispool free film for black & white pictures from around 1965 . a 125asa panchromatic , believed to be a conventional celluloid base - no longer paper . but the carton still says
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when confronted with documentation that showed the nahmads owned international art center , david nahmad’s lawyer , richard golub , said “whoever owns iac is irrelevant . the main thing is what are the issues in the case , and can the plaintiff prove them ? ”
dixons sold the gratispool laboratories in a management buy - out ( mbo ) but retained the supasnaps stores . subsequently dixons sold supasnaps to sketchley ( part of johnsons cleaners uk ltd ) who took some advantage that the dry cleaning season tends to be the opposite of the amateur photography market .
in short , practically all of venezuela ' s production and its most promising concessions came to be held by royal dutch - shell , the first important oil interest in venezuela , and by two american companies , jersey standard and gulf , which had built up their holdings by purchase , merger , and lease of the outstanding independent companies .
despite the diplomatic fallout , deputy international affairs minister ebrahim ebrahim also attended the wedding as did former government spokesperson jimmy manyi who once defended ministers who attended the guptas at their home and berated reporters who asked questions about the visits saying they were being “unethical” .
a breach of an intermediate or innominate term ( i . e . neither a condition nor a warranty ) only justifies termination if the breach is sufficiently serious . it must
go to the root of the contract
,
frustrate the commercial purpose
of the contract or
deprive the party not in default of substantially the whole benefit” of the contract : hong kong fir shipping co . ltd v kawasaki kisen kaisha ltd [ 1962 ] 2 qb 26 . in every case , the court will look at the nature and consequences of the breach to decide whether termination is justified .
after the war , strengthened by new experiences in large - scale coordination , new technical knowledge and positive examples of international collaboration , stout and his colleagues from the us ( r . j . gettens , r . d . buck , w . g . constable , m . pease ) , the uk ( f . i . g . rawlins , h . j . plenderleith , w . akers , h . ruhemann ) , the netherlands ( a . van schendel ) and belgium ( p . coremans ) began to work on a project that would launch conservation into the international sphere : the founding of the organization that would later become known as the international institute for conservation of historic and artistic works ( iic ) , whose adopted definition of “conservation” would give prominence to prevention :
note that the jct suite of contracts provide that notice of termination of a contractor’s employment shall not be given
unreasonably
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. in john jarvis ltd v rockdale housing association ltd ( 1986 ) 10 conlr 51 , the court held that “when used in a legal context , the adverb ' vexatiously ' connotes an ulterior motive to oppress , harass or annoy… ' unreasonably ' … is a general term which can include anything which can be objectively judged to be unreasonable” . however , a notice is unlikely to qualify as unreasonable simply because it turns out to stem from a mistaken decision .
unknown until now is that the ganz heirs appear to have sold the collection months before the auction . the key player in the transaction was a corporation based on niue , a speck of an island in the south pacific . the company was named simsbury international corp .
ms . lo po man is executive vice chairman of the board , managing director of regal hotels international holdings ltd . ms . lo joined the group group in 2000 and was appointed to the board as an executive director in 2004 . she graduated from duke university , north carolina , u . s . a . with a bachelor’s degree in psychology . miss lo is an experienced executive in sales and marketing and corporate management . she oversees the sales and marketing functions of the group and directed the marketing campaign of the group’s luxury residential development , regalia bay in stanley , hong kong , and undertakes responsibilities in the business development of the group . miss lo is an executive director of century city and paliburg and a non - executive director of rpml . she has also taken up the roles of a vice chairman of century city , the vice chairman of rpml and an executive director and a vice chairman of cosmopolitan on 18th december , 2013 .
when the politically connected guptas landed a chartered jet carrying 200 - odd wedding guests at waterkloof air force base , a national keypoint , without anyone seeming to know who had authorised the landing , political heavyweights who had long ignored the comfortable connections between the guptas and the ruling elite were forced to examine the relationship in the light of day .
gratispool means literally free film ( roll films were called ' spools ' at that time ) , but the free film that first made gratispool famous , was a low cost paper based type , not celluloid based as sold by e . g . ilford and kodak . this not only enabled gratispool to operate profitably despite ' giving away ' a film with each returned set of prints , but also ' locked ' the customer into using gratispool for their future developing and printing ( d & p ) needs , since the paper negatives from the ' free ' film could only be printed using special reflected light enlargers , not by ' contact ' or other conventional transmitted light printing procedures .


fireproof studios is a british video game company formed in 2008 and based in guildford .

the company is best known for the bafta award winning and multi-million selling the room which it published in 2012 , the game was developed by sub-label fireproof games .

fireproof studios

fireproof studios is a british game studio that provides outsourced assets for other developers .
fireproof studios : fire ( proof ) sales : the room games surpass 11 . 5m copies sold
fireproof studios : fireproof games ' the room series generated $ 3 . 3 million from each game in their first 12 months of release
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sleeper hit ios puzzler the room has accrued over 2 million sales since its september 2012 launch , fireproof studios commercial director barry meade announced at today ' s game horizon conference , as reported by joystiq .
“the room three is fireproof games’ most ambitious , rewarding puzzle game yet . ”
so what next ? fireproof studios now has 12 artists and two programmers on its team , and will continue its outsourcing work – not least because the room has been a great showcase for the company ' s skills in that area .
chinese puzzle boxes are amazing objects that fireproof studios has made not one but two entire games about . with the melding of touch controls and intricate 3d imagery , the room and the room 2 games use lovecraftian atmosphere to create a sense of menace and tension , which only serves to crank up the atmosphere of an already absorbing pair of games . show host chris oregan chats to barry meade of fireproof studios about the room games as well as barrys own history in developing games , which started in the early 1990s .
some have taken this as a sign that paid apps are history , but british developer fireproof studios would disagree . the company tells the guardian that it has sold more than 1m copies of its ipad physical - puzzler the room since its release in september 2012 .
described as
gun - porn 2 . 0 ,
bodycount is codemasters studios guildford ' s arcade style first - person shooter for the xbox 360 and playstation 3 .
the fireproof games division of the company is dedicated to in - house development of original games .
the room developer fireproof games has revealed its upcoming fourth entry in the puzzle series called . . .
earlier this march , fireproof games announced the shock reveal of the upcoming and much awaited next . . .
fresh off the release of the room : old sins , fireproof games ' barry meade chats with gamasutra about . . .
fireproof games has released the room : old sins , the long - awaited fourth entry in its wonderfully spo . . .
graduating in computer animation from teeside university in 2000 chris worked in many roles from storyboards to scene modelling & animation before joining criterion games in 2005 . while working on burnout revenge , burnout dominator & burnout paradise he progressed from graduate artist / tea monkey to track & gameplay designer / artist before leaving in 2008 to co - found fireproof studios .
“exactly what fans have been hoping for , fireproof games has knocked it out of the park once more . 4 . 5 / 5”
the room : old sins is the title for fireproof games ' next masterpiece for ios . it will be the fourth . . .
each game in fireproof ' s the room series earned roughly $ 3 . 3 million during their first 12 months aft . . .
british studio fireproof games , reports today ( via infographic ) that it ' s sold over 11 . 5 million copi . . .
fireproof is flexible on this point , though , as its adoption of a freemium model for the iphone version of the room shows .
welcome to the room : old sins , the new 3d puzzle adventure by fireproof games , creators of the award winning ‘the room’ trilogy .
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dave started his video game career in sep ' 2003 when he moved to guildford after he was hired as a graduate artist at criterion games . he cut his teeth on burnout 3 : takedown , and went on to make burnout revenge & burnout paradise as a senior environment artist . he was also a level lead on criterion ' s first fps , black . dave left criterion games in 2008 to form fireproof studios with 5 other mates .
after studying architecture & engineering at strathclyde university mark realised that 3d modelling was far more interesting than building regulations and bredem calculations , so he applied for a job at criterion games . with an offer of a no guarantee placement mark quit and left sunny scotland behind . at criterion he moved up through the ranks from junior artist on burnout 3 to senior artist on burnout paradise before leaving in 2008 with 5 other senior artists to form fireproof studios .
derek entered the games industry in 1998 at bits studio and worked on constantine and die hard vendetta . he then joined the environment team at criterion games in 2005 creating artwork for burnout revenge , burnout paradise and harry potter & the half blood prince for ea bright light . in 2009 derek joined slightly mad studios where he worked on need for speed shift and need for speed shift 2 unleashed . he then joined fireproof in 2011 and made the magic happen .
lyndon studied games design at teesside university in 2000 . his first games job was at reflections in newcastle in 2003 working on the fmv sequences and animation for driv3r as part of his four year course . after university lyndon started at criterion games in 2004 as a previs artist / animator , producing animated sequences , gameplay design & trailer work on burnout revenge , burnout paradise , black , need for speed hot pursuit . in 2010 lyndon left criterion to join fireproof studios .
barry’s career began in dublin in 1992 working on ' edutainment ' titles for snes , amiga and pc . in 1994 he joined bullfrog in the uk as lead designer and artist / animator on magic carpet , syndicate wars , dungeon keeper and many others . game designer roles followed at acclaim , negative productions & mucky foot before joining criterion in 2004 working on black and subsequently burnouts 3 , 4 and paradise . in 2008 barry and five friends left criterion to form fireproof studios .
the room is a 3d puzzle game from fireproof games . to uncover the secrets held within a mysterious safe , you must solve a series of intricate puzzles using physical manipulation .
daisy ' s career began as a traditional artist and obsessive doodler , commissioned to paint portraits to fund an addiction to stationary and her dream of becoming a game artist at staffordshire university . after graduating and moving around the country for various freelance projects , remode studios was where it all began as an in - house concept artist and pencil hoarder by the sea . shortly after , daisy become a lecturer in game arts and spent almost 3 years passionately game jamming , oil painting and annoying students to draw more , until jumping at the chance to join the team at fireproof as a junior 3d artist .
fireproof ' s six co - founders met while working at british console software firm criterion software on its burnout franchise , and quit in 2008 to launch their own studio outsourcing artwork – environments , assets and characters – for other developers .
that said , fireproof worked hard to ensure that the room felt immersive on the ipad , sucking people into the puzzles and gameplay – a desire that meade says does come from the company ' s experience on console and pc games .
developed by a team of two people while the rest of fireproof cracked on with their outsourcing jobs , the room was a labour of love – but also an attempt to get a minimum viable product onto the app store to see how it did .
welcome to fireproof games ! explore a deviously complex dollhouse which transforms at your fingertips in ‘the room : old sins’ , the 4th entry in the critically acclaimed game series . available now on ios from the app store and on android from google play & amazon .
the income from the game does mean fireproof can devote more resources to making a follow - up , as well as looking at other platforms – meade says the studio intends to release the room for android , and is exploring the best way to do it .
the room is a decidedly simple game . in each level you ' re presented with an intricately designed puzzle box , and you just need to figure out how to open it . it uses familiar controls — you pinch , swipe , and drag your fingers along the screen to scrutinize the 3d object from every angle as you attempt to unravel its secrets . but the simple premise turned into an incredibly compelling experience , thanks to the room ' s clever puzzles , gorgeous visuals , and spooky atmosphere . it went on to be named the ipad ' s game of the year by apple — not bad for fireproof studios ' first release . now the developer is back with the room 2 , and it ' s everything a sequel should be : bigger , better , and more beautiful .
damien’s videogames career began at rebellion , where he worked on the first sniper elite game on ps2 & xbox . in 2004 damien joined criterion games and found himself working on the critically acclaimed burnout series and black . in 2008 damien and 5 friends decided to set up fireproof to make games of their own .
rob started out working for codemasters in 2001 , working on the race driver series of games . in 2005 he moved to criterion where he specialised in destruction , working on the physics for black and car deformation on burnout . he joined fireproof games in late 2011 , releasing the room less than a year later .
luke began as a physicist , completing a masters course and two whole years of a phd before calling it a day in 2013 . after that he retrained himself as a games programmer and hasn ' t looked back since . he spent a year working as an indie developer on mobile and vr games before joining fireproof in 2016 .
graduating in computer animation from bournemouth university in 2008 , tom started work at animation studio blue zoo , though harboured ambitions of working in the games industry . so in 2010 he joined supermassive games , working as an animator on start the party and walking with dinosaurs followed by design on littlebigplanet vita dlc . tom joined fireproof in 2014 , and is still finding out what a technical designer does .
and a lot of the new features are things that the studio simply wasn ' t able to fit into the original game due to a number of constraints . though the room was fireproof ' s first original game , it isn ' t exactly a new studio — it was formed in 2008 by industry veterans from burnout developer criterion games , and since then has served as a work - for - hire studio creating art for games as diverse as littlebigplanet and killzone shadow fall . the plan was to use the money from those projects to fund original games .
we were always successful , we were always in work , but even four years later we still hadn ' t really made that much money ,
explains meade . but when mobile gaming became a viable path , fireproof finally took a chance .
graduating from warwick university in 2004 , simon began his games career at ea , working on the harry potter game series . after 4 years of programming character into harry potter , he ' d had enough of wizardry and joined supermassive games , where he worked on the start the party games and the bbc title walking with dinosaurs . in 2013 , with the attraction of working within a small company simon made his move to fireproof .
jeremy’s career in the games industry began at supermassive games where he worked as designer on tumble ( the finest motion controlled , block - stacking physics puzzle game on ps3 ) and start the party : save the world ( the finest start the party game since start the party ) . he joined fireproof in 2013 because they said he could and that was just fine by him . his free time is spent playing games , arguing and playing games which involve arguing .
in 1998 roger graduated in graphic design from leeds university and worked in london for 6 years at a variety of media companies before joining criterion games in 2004 as a previs and ui artist , where he created ui concepts and motion graphics for the burnout games and black . in 2008 roger joined the codemasters guildford studio as ui lead working primarily on bodycount , but left in 2010 to join his chums and head up the one man graphic design department at fireproof .
in 2006 dave was forced into making video games to pay off his online poker debts . he first started at criterion coding physics on burnout paradise , and developing car crashing tech with rob . since then he shipped need for speed : hot pursuit and was physics lead on need for speed : most wanted . after 7 years of coding physics and car handling he was thoroughly bored of driving games , and jumped at the chance to reunite with the team at fireproof .
doomed to a life of boredom as an engineer , vasileios couldn ' t believe his luck when global recession and the ensuing chaos forced him to make a new start . so , he attended solent university to learn the ways of video game art . in the meantime , he interned at local start up company called rogue sun . there , he attained a glowing recommendation which he used to charm his way into fireproof , thus realizing a life - long dream of working in the games industry .
the room was a runaway hit , but it didn ' t do much to change the way the studio approached the sequel . with much of the staff focused on work - for - hire projects — fireproof spent the last 12 months building multiplayer maps for the most recent killzone games on the playstation 4 and vita — it again fell on a small team to build the room 2 . the studio was able to throw a few more artists at the project , but otherwise the development process was remarkably similar .
tony began his career in art so far back now ( though not as far back as barry ) that he can’t really remember how it all started . during the course of his career he has worked for a several game companies , some that he would prefer not to mention , working on titles that he’d also prefer not to mention . then he joined criterion , creating artwork for the burnout games and black . since co - founding fireproof he has worked on almost a million ( estimated figure ) other awesome games .
after graduating from abertay university ' s game design and production management course in 2014 , tom joined up with glasgow based mobile developer one thumb mobile as quality assurance on celtic heroes . after a year he moved south of the wall to work as part of the production team at london vfx studio jellyfish pictures . he gained credits on multiple projects including rogue one : a star wars story and star wars episode viii : the last jedi before deciding he missed the games industry too much . with that being the case , fireproof answered the call to adopt him in 2018 .
there ' s also more variety to the locations , as you ' ll find yourself locked everywhere from the hold of a ship to a creepy seance room . the new puzzles , locations , and extended play time ( the room 2 is probably about twice as long as the original ) make the sequel feel like a much meatier experience .
we wanted to expand what we knew worked ,
says fireproof ' s barry mead .
we thought the game was really successful , and we thought ' right , we can do that bigger and better next time . '
the sequel is a game absolutely brimming with new ideas — perhaps surprising considering how basic the series ' s core concept is .
we certainly thought when we made the room that the game had legs ,
says meade .
we always knew that there was a lot more that we couldn ' t put in that game that we wanted to do .
the room 2 is proof of this , with its inventive and mentally taxing new puzzles and scenarios . and there may be even more puzzle boxes in our future , as fireproof plans to develop two new games concurrently next year , including a brand new property . but the studio ' s focus will remain the same no matter what game it ' s developing .
the room was crafted by a single programmer and a few artists — it cost fireproof the wages of three people for six months to build .
the game that we ended up with was really just a consequence of the practical decisions we made ,
explains meade . the studio only had enough money to hire that one programmer , and so it had to craft an experience with a focus on art — something that was already the team ' s strong suit . inspiration for the core concept came from a variety of places , including early ios hit zen bound , as well the lemarchand ' s box from the hellraiser series of horror films .
when i was a kid i remember everyone thinking that device just looked cool ,
says meade .
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like the original , each level of the room 2 locks you in a single location and tasks you with solving a series of connected puzzles . but this time around they ' re much more complex . puzzle boxes are still in place , of course , and they ' re as intricate as ever , but the challenges now include everything from working typewriters and crossbows to model pirate ships and tarot card tables . each room has multiple objects to interact with , and you ' ll be moving back and forth between them constantly — opening a panel on one object could have an effect on the other side of the room , and figuring out how these things interact with one another is immensely satisfying . when you solve a puzzle in the room 2 , it really makes you feel clever .
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says meade .
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previously , it hit the 1 million mark in january , just after winning apple ' s ipad game of the year award .
meade attributed the game ' s success to its originality .
we did not want to do a better version of someone else ' s game , or an update of a genre ,
he said .
we thought we ' re not doing our jobs properly if we don ' t add to what ' s out there . as a game creator that ' s your responsibility . if you ' re not doing that , if you ' re chasing what other people are doing , you don ' t deserve success because you ' re not showing respect to the audience .
the room is getting free dlc this summer before its full sequel is released this autumn .
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welcome to the room , a physical puzzler , wrapped in a mystery game , inside a beautifully tactile 3d world .
we’re a team of 18 based in guildford , uk and since 2012 we’ve been creating our own games , beginning with the multi - award winning ios , android & pc game “the room” , followed by the critically acclaimed ios , android & pc title “the room two” and “the room three” for ios & android . our virtual reality jetpack game “omega agent” is available for htc vive , oculus rift & samsung gear vr .
following many requests , you can now buy t - shirts , mugs and phone cases from design by humans and get them shipped internationally . take a look here . we’ve updated the press kit for the room : old sins which contains hi - resolution logos , artwork and screenshots .
if you’re interested in how we actually go about creating our games , then head over to our flickr page to take a peek into the development of the room three . this in - depth slideshow describes how an initial idea can transform itself from a sketch book doodle through an iterative whitebox prototype to end up as the final design as seen in the room three . we hope you enjoy it : )
explore our website for more info about us and all our previous games and don’t forget to check out our downloads page where you’ll find shiny new wallpapers for your devices featuring artwork from all our games , all - new papercraft objects from the room three for you to build , the theme music from the room & omega agent , and a press kit for each of our games containing logos , artwork & screenshots .
lured to a remote island , you must draw upon all your puzzle - solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by the mysterious “craftsman” .
follow a trail of cryptic letters into a compelling world of mystery and exploration in this widely acclaimed sequel .
the multi - award winning first entry in this spectacular series , the room immerses you in its mysterious world and doesn ' t let go until the very end .
strap on a prototype nuclear - powered jetpack and blast around a remote island training facility in vr filled with exciting events and daring missions .
take a look at our new range of t - shirts based on artwork from our games .
explore a deviously complex dollhouse which transforms at your fingertips in the 4th entry in the critically acclaimed game series .
enter the room : old sins and be transported to a place where tactile exploration meets challenging puzzles and a captivating story . explore a deviously complex dollhouse which transforms at your fingertips in ‘the room : old sins’ , the 4th entry in the critically acclaimed game series . the room : old sins is available now on ios , android & amazon kindle fire .
the sudden disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high - society wife provokes the hunt for a precious artefact . the trail leads to the attic of their home , and the discovery of an old , peculiar dollhouse… explore unsettling locations , follow obscure clues and manipulate bizarre contraptions as you uncover the mysteries within waldegrave manor…
“an incredible game , sets the bar of quality for this kind of experience ridiculously high . ”
explore a deviously complex dollhouse which transforms at your fingertips . each intricate room is a portal to a new , stunning environment .
“packed full of the best puzzling on mobile , old sins sits beyond its contemporaries . ★★★★★”
you can also download a wallpaper featuring the artwork from the room : old sins by following this link .
the eagerly awaited sequel to the bafta award winning ‘the room’ ( apple game of the year 2012 ) and ‘the room two’ ( app store best of 2013 - 14 ) is out now on ios & android devices .
continuing the story from the room two , your obsessive search for the null results with being lured to ‘grey holm’ , a mysterious mansion located on a remote island . you must use all your puzzle - solving abilities to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “the craftsman” .
the room three is significantly larger than our previous games , taking place in a variety of stunning new environments , each spanning multiple areas . new for the room three is the new eyepiece ability which allows you to explore the world in miniature , and also for the first time in the room series you are able to return to grey holm between chapters and solve its unique puzzles which will decide your fate and determine which of the alternate endings you will experience .
“this is a game stuffed full of atmosphere and style . it drips with creepy spectacle - 90 % ”
“the best puzzle game on mobile & one of the genre’s best entries of all time . a genuine masterpiece”
“outdoes both of its predecessors by far , this should be on your ios device right now . ”
take the room with you wherever you go with a themed wallpaper available across all devices .
welcome to the room , a physical puzzler , wrapped in a mystery game , inside a beautifully tactile 3d world . begin a mind - bending journey filled with beauty , peril and mystery in equal measure . be transported into a unique space that blends spellbinding visuals with intriguing problems to solve .
the most unsettlingly realistic and natural looking visuals ever seen on a mobile device .
intuitive controls so natural you can play with one digit , to fully navigate this mysteriously beautiful 3d world .
easy to start , hard to put down , the secrets of the room will immerse you before you even know you’re playing .
an intriguing story revealed in layers ; think you know what you’re looking at ? think again .
hauntingly beautiful audio which really draws you in ; playing with headphones strongly recommended .
“savor every last morsel this wonderful gem serves up . a must play indeed . ”
as an artist - heavy studio we were inspired by beautiful craftsmanship and the wonder of discovery which led to developing innovative camera controls for navigating 3d scenes & objects . we wanted players to capitalise on the unique touch controls afforded by mobile devices to explore haunting locations , examine detailed objects and solve tactile puzzles in an effort to unravel a compelling mystery .
the room was released in september 2012 and swiftly climbed the charts , reaching # 1 in over 60 countries . within 6 months following release we were stunned to see the room win ‘ipad game of the year 2012’ from apple , the bafta for british game and the gdc award for best handheld / mobile game .
critical and commercial success continued with the room two in late 2013 and the room three in 2015 , the combined sales of the room trilogy reaching 12 million units and counting with over 1 . 5 million 5★ player ratings .
for the 4 th game in the room series we wanted to return to the tighter focus of the first game ; revolving around one detailed object unfolding and changing in surprising ways as the player solves it’s devious puzzles . in previous titles we had revolved the story around the conceit of the gameplay , dealing purely with the mythology of these supernatural mechanical boxes the player was solving . with the room : old sins we set the game inside a house and so wanted to evoke something more personal and human . so came the idea came of the player using discovered diaries to piece together the lives of the house’s former occupants and in so doing , learning that the strange artefact the player chases was no prize to this loving couple but rather came to haunt and finally corrupt their happy home .
we released ‘the room : old sins’ in early 2018 on ios & android and were thrilled to see it reach # 1 all over the world and receive over 30 , 000 5★ player ratings .
as a 100 % independent / privately owned company of 18 developers we believe our continued success is down to several factors ; we put the player at the centre of everything we do , iterating design , graphics , gameplay & audio until they feel as slick as they deserve to be , so the player enjoys a polished experience from the first tap of the screen . as gamers ourselves it’s important for us to make games that we want to play and deliver an experience on a mobile phone which feels as polished as a aaa console game . ultimately we try to treat mobile devices as not just a market , but also a fascinating piece of gaming hardware , the scope of which isn’t limited to this week’s top ten games but to the more generous capacities of imagination .
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i ' m four years late to the party here , but i bought the room on a whim and it ' s excellent . immensely clever , atmospheric puzzle game . and currently only 99p on steam .
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crash through buildings and takedown the opposition in bugbear ' s very different take on namco ' s ridge racer franchise .
dj hero 2 adds freestyle scratching and crossfading , as well as scored vocal gameplay to the mix in this dj - ing rhythm game .
bizarre creations ' blur mixes the driving of the project gotham racing series with explosive weaponry and allows players to race up to 20 online opponents .
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lead the way as a player - created sackperson in the highly customizable side - scrolling world of littlebigplanet , where players can play , create , and share 2 . 5d levels with their friends and the whole psn community .
the third entry in the acclaimed the room series continues the mystery of the previous games , featuring new locations and puzzle - solving abilities for navigating a series of trials and uncovering alternate endings .
the room two , sequel to the award - winning mobile hit the room , is a physical puzzler , wrapped in a mystery game , inside a tactile 3d world .
littlebigplanet 2 expands the creation tools introduced in the first game , allowing user levels to diverge even more from the base gameplay . it also features a new story mode .
the room two continues the time - spanning journey of its predecessor while significantly expanding its unique puzzle gameplay . follow a trail of cryptic letters from an enigmatic scientist known only as “as” into a compelling world of challenging mystery and tactile exploration .
enter the room : old sins and be transported to a place where tactile exploration meets challenging puzzles and a captivating story . the sudden disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high - society wife provokes the hunt for a precious artefact . the trail leads to the attic of their home , and the discovery of an old , peculiar dollhouse… explore unsettling locations , follow obscure clues and manipulate bizarre contraptions as you uncover the mysteries within waldegrave manor .
the ultimate puzzle box explore a deviously complex dollhouse which transforms at your fingertips . each intricate room is a portal to a new , stunning environment . pick - up - and - play design easy to begin yet hard to put down , enjoy a unique mix of intriguing puzzles with a simple user interface .
intuitive touch controls a tactile experience so natural you can almost feel the surface of each object .
intricate objects examine dozens of detailed objects to discover which of them conceal hidden mechanisms .
atmospheric audio a haunting soundtrack coupled with dynamic sound effects create an unforgettable soundscape .
multi language support available in english , french , italian , german , spanish , brazilian portuguese , turkish and russian .
freemium games are hugely lucrative on ios and android : 17 of the 20 top - grossing iphone and ipad games in the uk at the time of writing are free - to - play .
the game launched for £2 . 99 on ipad , before shifting to £1 . 49 in late october and remaining at that price ever since . even at the lower price , the 1m sales would mean just under £1 . 5m of gross revenues , and £1m after apple ' s 30 % cut .
the game cost us £60k to make ,
says the guildford - based developer ' s commercial director barry meade .
we were happy if we made our money back , but we did that within a week . our next target was to pay for the development of the next one , and after that it ' s all gravy .
the separate the room pocket version for iphone , which is a free download with one playable level and the rest unlocked with a £1 . 49 in - app purchase , is not included in the 1m sales figure . that app has been downloaded more than 2m times though .
they worked on both littlebigplanet games as well as titles including dj hero , split second and blur .
the real goal was always to make our own video - games though ,
says meade .
when ios happened , that made it possible for someone with our means to make something small and just get it out there . we saved up our money for three years , used it to hire a coder in january last year , and by february we were making the room .
the game itself is excellent . released initially on ipad with the separate iphone version the room pocket following in december , it sees you completing puzzles to unlock a safe , blending impressive graphics with intuitive touchscreen controls .
we wanted to make the best ios game we could , not just try to make a big console game for ios ,
says meade .
a real games - maker will design their game around the resources they have and the platform they ' re going on . it ' s quite a practical equation .
hence the emphasis on gestural controls as you push , pull and twist objects to solve puzzles , while zooming in and out on objects in the virtual room .
meade has strong views on the importance of designing for the touchscreen rather than harking back to controllers on other platforms .
it ' s the height of laziness to make a game that involves a d - pad for the ipad ,
he says .
no matter how good your production values are , it shows a lack of respect for the platform . all these so - called outliers that [ games industry ] people sneer at – angry birds and cut the rope etc – these are true touchscreen games , and that ' s why they ' re so successful .
people say that ' s what can ' t be done with an ipad game : that you ' ll never get the same sense of immersion , but i think they ' re forgetting what a difference touch makes ,
he says .
once you ' ve got your audio and your visuals , the touchscreen is now a new method of immersion . people have really gotten off on the tactility of the room and these objects . immersion is key for people to take games seriously on the platform .
apple clearly agrees . the company has heavily promoted the room on its app store , and in december awarded it ipad game of the year in the app store ' s best of 2012 promotion – something that sent the game ' s sales soaring .
the room ' s success is also a sign that paid games aren ' t history , even if they aren ' t trousering the kind of revenues that the top freemium games are – developer supercell is thought to be making $ 1m of revenue a day from its clash of clans and hay day games , for example .
when we were number one in the us ipad charts , we weren ' t even breaking the top 100 in the top grossing chart ,
says meade .
but we ' re doing very well . there ' s absolutely room for premium games on ios . people aren ' t not going to buy something because it ' s not free - to - play .
long term it would be amazing to have done well enough that we can work solely on our own games , but time will tell ,
he says .
when we made the room , we had no backers , no publishing , marketing or pr people to care about , no investors . just us spending the only money we had to make the best thing we possibly could . we came into work smiling every day !
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kostas zarifis , former fable programmer , has launched his indie studio kinesthetic games , and explained why he decided to leave lionhead to do it .
the studio was founded in july 2011 by zarifis , codemasters ' alasdair martin and fellow lionhead veteran anish antony , but has just announced its first project , motion control game kung fu superstar . zarifis decided to go it alone after showing the project to lionhead .
it wasn ' t turned down per se ,
he told eurogamer .
there were various investigations about how it could be developed . unless you ' ve actually developed something to a level where people can clearly see what you ' re trying to do , then there ' s a lot of room for misinterpretation about what it could be and how it could be developed .
the game did have one big supporter , peter molyneux . he told zarifis he loved the project .
it propagated to quite high up but it was obvious it either wasn ' t going to happen at lionhead or it would take a long time .
the game is currently being developed by a team of 15 with publishing deals under negotiation . no platform has been announced , but zarifis ' contacts make microsoft ' s kinect a fairly safe bet . and he ' s worked with the device in the past .