Myst III: Exile is the third title in the Myst series of graphic adventure puzzle video games, after Myst and Riven. Exile was developed by Presto Studios and published by Ubi Soft. The game was released on four compact discs for both Mac OS and Microsoft Windows on May 8, 2001; versions for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 were released in late 2002. As in previous games, the player assumes the role of a friend of Atrus, a member of the D'ni race. Atrus can create links to other worlds, called Ages, by writing descriptive books. In Exile, Atrus has created a link for the D'ni to rebuild their civilization. When the book is stolen, the player pursues the thief to reclaim it. Presto Studios sought to develop a diverse and logical approach to puzzles and Ages, and worked to make the villain sympathetically multifaceted. Despite selling more than one million copies in the first year of release, Exile fared worse commercially than Myst and Riven, which had sold more than 10 million copies combined.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1927:
French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc, attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight, took off from Paris for New York, only to disappear before arrival. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Oiseau_Blanc
1942:
World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Kerch_Peninsula
1963:
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesākha, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%E1%BA%BF_Ph%E1%BA%ADt_%C4%90%E1%BA%A3n_shootings
1972:
Four members of Black September hijacked Sabena Flight 571 to demand the release of 315 convicted Palestinian terrorists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_571
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
megapolitan: Of or pertaining to a megapolis (“a very large city or urban complex”). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/megapolitan
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. --Friedrich Hayek https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek