Description: Black Mesa Research Facility (BMRF) is the headquarters of the Black Mesa research corporation, and the primary setting of the Half-Life game and its 3 expansions. Black Mesa undertakes research in various fields from radiation, rocketry, theoretical physics, lasers, experimental propulsion, hydraulics, robotics, hydroelectricity, genetics, zoology, applied mathematics, and a very wide spectrum of research into chemistry and physics. It is located in New Mexico, and the chief competitor of Aperture Science.
Description: Black Mesa Research Facility (BMRF) is the headquarters of the Black Mesa research corporation, and the primary setting of the Half-Life game and its 3 expansions. Black Mesa undertakes research in various fields from radiation, rocketry, theoretical physics, lasers, experimental propulsion, hydraulics, robotics, hydroelectricity, genetics, zoology, applied mathematics, and a very wide spectrum of research into chemistry and physics. It is located in New Mexico, and the chief competitor of Aperture Science.
Description: The Combine, abbreviated as CMB and referred to as “Our Benefactors” in propaganda, is the title of an immense and powerful inter-dimensional organization, composed of a massive variety of both allied and enslaved species. It is the primary antagonistic force in Half-Life 2. The goal of the Combine is to build an inter-dimensional Empire known as the Universal Union and dominate the Multiverse.
Description: The Combine, abbreviated as CMB and referred to as “Our Benefactors” in propaganda, is the title of an immense and powerful inter-dimensional organization, composed of a massive variety of both allied and enslaved species. It is the primary antagonistic force in Half-Life 2. The goal of the Combine is to build an inter-dimensional Empire known as the Universal Union and dominate the Multiverse.
Description: Cerberus is a human paramilitary group led by the Illusive Man. Cerberus are often in conflict with the Systems Alliance for power amongst the races of the Citadel. In Mass Effect 2, Cerberus uses its resources to fund the Lazarus Project and bring Commander Shepard back to life after being killed by the Collectors in Mass Effect 1.
Description: Cerberus is a human paramilitary group led by the Illusive Man. Cerberus are often in conflict with the Systems Alliance for power amongst the races of the Citadel. In Mass Effect 2, Cerberus uses its resources to fund the Lazarus Project and bring Commander Shepard back to life after being killed by the Collectors in Mass Effect 1.
Description: The United Nations Global Defense Initiative (UNGDI), or Global Defense Initiative (GDI), is the global government of Earth in the Command & Conquer universe. It was founded in accordance with the United Nations Global Defense Act (UNGDA), on the date of October 12, 1995, as a formalized military branch of the United Nations and evolved into a supra-national state in its own right. The GDI’s initial goal was to preserve world order by combating global terrorism, epitomized by its nemesis the Brotherhood of Nod, but eventually outgrew its original mandate to become a world government.
Description: Blume Corporation is the fictional megacorporation from the Watch Dogs universe. They are described the world’s foremost innovator of high-tech, high-performance communications and security technology, and were responsible for implementing ctOS, the city-wide monitoring system.
Description: S.R. Hadden, owner of Hadden Industries, is buried in space after dying of cancer on Mir in the film Contact. This is different from the book the movie is adapted from, where Hadden is not terminally ill and voluntarily chooses to leave earth in a space-bound "casket" while still alive. The "casket" is actually a small spacecraft capable of leaving Earth orbit for deep space, although the lack of any kind of superluminal propulsion means Hadden will undergo cryogenic hibernation to allow him to survive the thousands of years needed to cover interstellar distances.
Description: The Soylent Corporation is an evil food processing corporation from the dystopic 1973 masterpiece known as Soylent Green and like many dystopic villains are a symbolism of sorts against the dangers of large companies, consumerism, overpopulation and a multitude of other political, social and ethical problems.
Description: The Soylent Corporation is an evil food processing corporation from the dystopic 1973 masterpiece known as Soylent Green and like many dystopic villains are a symbolism of sorts against the dangers of large companies, consumerism, overpopulation and a multitude of other political, social and ethical problems.