Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2014 survival horror game developed by
Scott Cawthon. The player takes the role of Mike Schmidt, a night
security guard at a family pizzeria. Schmidt must complete his shifts
without being caught by the homicidal animatronic characters (Freddy
Fazbear cosplayer pictured) that wander the restaurant at night. Cawthon
conceived Five Nights at Freddy's based on criticism of Chipper & Sons
Lumber Co., his previous game. Reviewers complained of its
unintentionally frightening characters, inspiring Cawthon to create an
intentionally scarier experience. Five Nights at Freddy's was first
released for Windows on August 8, 2014. It received positive reviews,
and became the subject of Let's Play videos on YouTube, gaining a large
fan following. The game's success inspired its own media franchise, and
its popularity led to thousands of imitations and fan games. A film
adaptation by Blumhouse Productions was released in 2023.
Read more:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s_%28video_game%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1941:
More than 101 crew members of the USS Reuben James perished
when their vessel became the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by hostile action
during World War II after it was torpedoed by the German submarine
U-552.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_%28DD-245%29>
1963:
A gas explosion at the
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Indiana_State_Fairgrounds_Coliseum_gas_explosion>
2003:
After 22 years in power, Tun Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime
Minister of Malaysia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad>
2015:
Shortly after takeoff, Metrojet Flight 9268 exploded and then
crashed into the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrojet_Flight_9268>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
mallgoth:
1. (countable) Originally (derogatory), an inauthentic or trendy goth;
now, a person who dresses in goth-inspired clothes, is interested in
industrial metal and nu metal music, etc.
2. (uncountable) The culture or fashion style adopted by such a person.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mallgoth>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
In spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From
our dark spirits.
--John Keats
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Keats>