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Today in Gaming History: 10/29/2013

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October 29, 2003: Call of Duty released
Care to wish Call of Duty a happy 10th birthday? Or maybe you think it’s 9 years too old? Either way, as the world gets ready to say hello to the series 10th entry, Call of Duty: Ghosts, we’re here to mark the release of the very first Call of Duty game. First developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, this first person shooter was set during World War II; and the idea behind it was to immerse players in true-to-life combat situations during that war. CoD offered three campaigns (American, British, and Soviet), and each campaign held a series of objectives that the player had to meet to advance. The battlefield simulations offered in the game helped set it about from other FPSs of the time. CoD’s rise to fame is well documented since the release of this first game, which was very well received. It was given a number of Game of the Year nods and launched the franchise into stardom (or infamy, depending on your point of view).

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Today in Gaming History: 10/20/2013

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October 2003: Video games and violence argument surfaces again
Ten years ago, the families of Aaron Hamel and Kimberly Bede, both shot by teen stepbrothers William and Josh Buckner, filed a $246 million lawsuit against Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive Software, Wal-Mart, Sony Computer Entertainment America.  At the heart of the lawsuit was Grand Theft Auto III, which the Buckners claimed inspired their actions. Hamel was killed and Bede was injured as the Buckners randomly shot at tractor-trailers on the highway. The Grand Theft Auto series as seen its share of controversy over the years, and has time and again been linked to a number of violent crimes.  In the case of Buckners, they eventually pleaded guilty.

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Today in Gaming History: 10/11/2013

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2003: Data East bids farewell
BurgerTime, RoboCop, Karate Champ…these are just a few of the incredibly popular arcade games that were created by Data East, a Japanese electronics company founded by Tetsuo Fukuda in 1976. (Fukuda would go on to help create titles in the Metal Max series, as well as a few Guilty Gear games.) While Data East had success with creating their own games, their licensing options were even more fruitful. For example, they licensed  and published a version of Dragon’s Lair for the SNES in 1992. They also licensed and distributed Commando for Capcom.

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