Killer7 is an action-adventure video game developed by Grasshopper
Manufacture and published by Capcom. Suda51 wrote and directed the game,
his first to be released outside Japan on July 7, 2005. Killer7 features
first-person shooter elements and a unique "on rails" control scheme,
but the core adventure-style gameplay has been compared to Myst and
Snatcher. The game follows an elite group of assassins called the
"killer7". The assassins, physical manifestations of one man Harman
Smith, perform hits on behalf of the United States government. Through
these missions, the killer7 uncover a deeper conspiracy regarding the
role of Japan in US politics and secrets about the nature of their
organization. The game received polarized reviews due to its
unconventional control scheme and complex noir plot. Jack Thompson, an
outspoken video game activist, alleged that the game contains "full-
blown sex sequences", but his claims were ultimately refuted. Despite
these setbacks, Killer7's cult appeal led to remakes of Suda51's older
works and the successful launch of No More Heroes.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer7>
_______________________________
Today's selected anniversaries:
1777:
American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with
American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga and captured over 200 men.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hubbardton>
1897:
The Philippine revolutionary secret society Katipunan (co-
founder Andres Bonifacio pictured) was founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos
in Manila.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katipunan>
1928:
The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, first
produced sliced bread, advertised as "the greatest forward step in the
baking industry since bread was wrapped", which then led to the popular
phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread>
1994:
Troops from the former North Yemen captured Aden, ending the
Yemeni civil war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_civil_war_in_Yemen>
2007:
Pope Benedict XVI issued the Apostolic Letter Summorum
Pontificum, removing restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summorum_Pontificum>
_____________________________
Wiktionary's word of the day:
sanguinary:
1. Attended with bloodshed.
2. Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
3. Consisting of, covered with or similar in appearance to blood.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sanguinary>
___________________________
Wikiquote quote of the day:
Sin is cruelty and injustice, all else is peccadillo. Oh, a sense of sin
comes from violating the customs of your tribe. But breaking custom is
not sin even when it feels so; sin is wronging another person. in
--Glory Road
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Glory_Road>