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10 Years Of Asheron’s Call
6:00AM Mike Fahey | Can you believe Asheron’s Call is still running 10 years after its November 2nd, 1999 release? Turbine can, and it’s celebrating in style with events throughout the day for the diehard fans still grinding away. More »
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Happy 20th, Sega Genesis!
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Today marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. release of the Sega Genesis, the game console that briefly put Sega on the video game hardware map. More »
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Happy Birthday ESRB!
12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Happy Birthday ESRB! Fifteen years ago to the day, SEGA and Nintendo proposed the Entertainment Software Rating Board in the wake of the Mortal Kombat gore game controversy. More »
Culture
Happy 20th Birthday, MOTHER!
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | The hard-working kids at Starmen got in touch to let us know that today – July 27, 2009 – is the 20th birthday of the MOTHER series, otherwise known in the West as Earthbound. Happy birthday! More »
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EverCracked! The Phenomenon Of EverQuest
4:00AM Mike Fahey
Continuing the 10th anniversary celebration for EverQuest, Sony Online Entertainment is debuting a full-length documentary on the game at this year’s SOE Fan Faire, with Jace Hall adding flavour. More »
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Tetris Claymation Watches Tetris Orgy
12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | What better way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tetris than with a claymation Tetris block watching hot square on square action? There’s block masterbation. And moaning and “Korobeinki“. More »
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Another Take On Tetris’ 25th
5:00AM Owen Good | Time magazine weighs in on Tetris’ birthday, implying that it is by far the most lasting success of the Soviet Union. More »
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Tetris, 25 Years Later
3:30AM Brian Crecente | Today marks the 25th Anniversary of Tetris, the classic puzzle game made by Alexey Pajitnov in Russia. More »
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SingStar Turns 5, Sells 16 Million
11:00AM Luke Plunkett | This month, five years ago, the very first edition of SingStar was released upon an unsuspecting world. Now, after five years of (mainly European) success, Sony celebrates. More »
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