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    This Day in Gaming, July 9th

    1997: Dark Horse Comics announces a new 4-part series based upon the game Myst, 'Myst: The Book of the Black Ships'. Hmmm...Myst in comic form. Exciting panels of valves, levers and lighthouses...the whole idea reeks of a bad Thomas Kinkade prints.

    2004: The Federal Trade Commission publishes an undercover investigation where they found that 69% of UNDER-17-year-olds were able to purchase games rated M without adult consent. And then the PTA attacked the FTC for their perversion of statistics.

    2007: TDIG hits its 365th day on Kotaku and enters early retirement. Because shuffleboard is the ultimate game.

    11:40 AM on Mon Jul 9 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    1,261 views, 24 comments

    Latest by thespyderboy: TDIG must continue, even if it must be in zombie form. Surely there must be more than two or three more »

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    This Day in Gaming, July 8th

    2002: Nintendo announces Game Boy Advance Latias/Latios editions. They are special versions released to commemorate (read: promote) the new Pokemon movie. Because nothing says commemorate like ugly purple and pink GBAs.

    2003: Playmore Corporation changes their name to SNK Playmore Corporation. We know you don't care, but it might be on the quiz. Do you care now? Good. Because we were just making that quiz stuff up. We would never do that to you. OK, we would, but it would involve large heads of industry "giants."

    12:40 PM on Sun Jul 8 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    1,536 views, 10 comments

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    This Day in Gaming, July 7th

    1987: Konami releases Metal Gear for MSX2 in Japan. This is the first release in the famous/revolutionary/uberawesome Metal Gear series—so let's commemorate it right. What is your favorite Metal Gear moment in any of the titles? Then let's dream about how great the PS4 PS3 version will be when it finally comes out.

    2000: Square Co. releases Final Fantasy 9 for PS in Japan. The game sells less than the previous two FF titles, even though it receives rave reviews and overall positive reception. I think it's an issue with cover art that alters the mass appeal of FF titles, because the die hards buy the game no matter what, and obviously the reviews have little to do with the success.

    12:30 PM on Sat Jul 7 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    2,297 views, 62 comments

    Latest by DeathKloK30: Snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake! 'nuff said more »

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    This Day in Gaming, July 6th

    1998: Prima Publishing releases Lara's Story: Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenon. More than just a compendium of strategy guides, the paperback features a hefty collection of Lara Croft pictures and "facts". Though we're sure prepubescents everywhere bought this literature for the articles.

    2000: The 3DO Company releases Vegas Games Midnight Madness: Table Games for PC in the US. Why is it "midnight madness"? Because you are up late. Because you are cool. That's why.

    12:00 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    705 views, 10 comments

    Latest by Ravana: @icepick314: Me included :) more »

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    This Day in Gaming, July 5th

    1991: Hudson Soft releases Final Soldier for TG in the US. It looks like a great title, a space shooter allowing you to change weapons between levels. Of course, I remembered Bonk as pretty awesome until I recently loaded it up on VC. More »

    12:00 PM on Thu Jul 5 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    1,357 views, 12 comments

    Latest by alu: there was some great shooters on this system.. also check out super star soldier, gates of thunder, and lords of more »

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    This Day in Gaming, July 3rd

    2003: KCET releases Silent Hill 3 for PS2 in Japan. You'd think by the third incarnation of the game, people would know to stay away from scary-looking places that are quite quiet. Horror movies rarely take place in the middle of a Starbucks during the morning rush hour, which is probably one reason they are so popular. Hmmm...grande mocha lattes attack...prices are too high for hungry patrons to eat so they eat one another...screw that, I'll take my scary old mansions and ghoul carnivals any day.

    12:00 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    1,405 views, 27 comments

    Latest by Kermi: @HenryTownshend: And Henry from SH4 lived near Silent Hill in south Ashfield. It's not his fault his apartment used to more »

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    This Day in Gaming, July 2nd

    1997: After Star Wing failed miserably (the European version of Star Fox), Nintendo decides to release Star Fox 64 under the name Lylat War. Because that sounds so MUCH better. Apparently, a company named Star Vox prevents a more normal/successful titling of the series in the area. Looking at the box is like being trapped in a bad episode of Sliders. More »

    12:00 PM on Mon Jul 2 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    3,076 views, 32 comments

    Latest by L_K_M: @Mark Wilson: Then the Gamespot article was wrong. Assault is definitively a "true" StarFox title. more »

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    This Day in Gaming, July 1st

    1987: Capcom releases Section Z for NES in the US. It's a port of their arcade game by the same name, and I'm not sure how many Kotakuites have played it, but the game is trippy for impressionable youth. More »

    12:00 PM on Sun Jul 1 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    2,427 views, 21 comments

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    This Day in Gaming, June 30th

    2000: Activision releases Dark Reign 2 for PC in the US. Why do some franchises feel forced to reinvent instead of simply improve? Here's hoping for a Dark Reign 3 the way we all wanted Dark Reign 2.

    2005: Atlus releases Trauma Center: Under the Knife for DS in Japan. I seriously just looked at this game and thought, "That was released only last year?" Then I remembered, it's 2007 and half-way to 2008. And I'm never going to med school to please my parents.

    12:30 PM on Sat Jun 30 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    1,003 views, 8 comments

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    This Day in Gaming, June 29th

    2000: Blizzard releases Diablo II for PC/Mac in the US. If there was ever a sequel that was the epitome of good sequels, or a game that was an argument for the necessity of sequels in gaming (even if they are horribly overused), it's Diablo II. More »

    12:00 PM on Fri Jun 29 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    2,360 views, 53 comments

    Latest by CapnCru: ahhh Diablo 2... all i can say is WoW. This game likely stole a solid years worth of hours. (8760 more »