Limbo is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of
independent Danish game developer Playdead. The game was released in
July 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade, and was
later ported to the PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows via Steam.
Limbo is a 2D sidescroller, incorporating the physics system Box2D to
govern environmental objects and the player character. The player guides
an unnamed boy through dangerous environments and traps as the boy
searches for his sister. The developer built the game's puzzles
expecting the player to fail before finding the correct solution.
Playdead called the style of play "trial and death", and used visually
gruesome imagery for the boy's deaths to steer the player from
unworkable solutions. The game is presented primarily in monochromatic
black-and-white tones, using lighting, film grain effects and minimal
ambient sounds to create an eerie atmosphere often associated with the
horror genre. Limbo received positive reviews, but its minimal story
polarised critics. A common point of criticism from reviewers was that
the high cost of the game relative to its short length might deter
players from purchasing the title. The title was the third-highest
selling game on the Xbox Live Arcade service in 2010, generating around
$7.5 million in revenue. The title won several awards from industry
groups after its release, and was named as one of the top games for 2010
by several publications.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1846:
The United States declared war on Mexico after a series of
disputes in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, starting the
Mexican–American War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War>
1913:
Russian American Igor Sikorsky flew the world's first multi-
engine fixed-wing aircraft, the Russky Vityaz (pictured), which he
designed himself.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Sikorsky>
1967:
Zakir Hussain took office as the first elected Muslim President
of India.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(politician)>
1972:
The Troubles: A car bomb planted by loyalists exploded outside
a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning two days of gun
battles between the British Army, the Irish Republican Army, and the
Ulster Volunteer Force.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_at_Springmartin>
1981:
Mehmet Ali Ağca shot and critically wounded Pope John Paul II
in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II_assassination_attempt>
2000:
A fireworks factory in Enschede, the Netherlands, exploded,
resulting in 22 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enschede_fireworks_disaster>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
mama bear:
(slang) A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a
child or children.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mama_bear>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The thing that has never happened before is still happening. It is still
a miracle. in
--Lord of Light
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lord_of_Light>