Crackdown is an open world, third-person shooter video game for the
Xbox 360. Released in 2007, Crackdown was developed by Realtime Worlds,
and distributed by Microsoft Game Studios. It was conceived by Realtime
Worlds' founder, David Jones (pictured), who also created Grand Theft
Auto and Lemmings. Set in the fictional Pacific City, the player
controls a cybernetically enhanced Agent, whose abilities improve by
defeating the crime lords and their organized crime syndicates, as well
as by completing optional activities, such as street races and
scavenger hunts. The gameplay is nonlinear: instead of following a
rigid mission sequence, players are free to select the approach to
completing their missions and activities. The game features a
two-player cooperative play mode via Xbox Live. Crackdown, initially
planned for release on the original Xbox console, was envisioned as a
vast world in which players could experiment and explore freely.
Microsoft Game Studios bundled Crackdown with an access code to the
multiplayer test version of the much-anticipated Halo 3 Beta. The game
sold 1.5 million copies in its first six months of release. Crackdown
received positive reviews and has garnered several awards for its
innovative gameplay.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
306:
Constantine I was proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops after the
death of Constantius Chlorus.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I>
1567:
Caracas, today the capital and largest city of Venezuela, was founded
as Santiago de Leon de Caracas by Spanish explorer Diego de Losada.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas>
1948:
In Test cricket, Australia set a world record for the highest
successful run-chase in history during the Fourth Test of The Ashes
series against England.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Test%2C_1948_Ashes_series>
1957:
More than a year after obtaining independence from France, Tunisia
abolished its monarchy, the Husainid Dynasty, and became a republic.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia>
1978:
Two Puerto Rican pro-independence activists were killed by police at
Cerro Maravilla in Villalba, Puerto Rico, sparking a series of
political controversies where the officers were eventually convicted of
murder, and several high-ranking local government officials were
accused of planning or covering up the incident.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Maravilla_Incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dilettante (n):
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest
rather than as a profession or serious interest
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dilettante>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Good and evil grow up together and are bound in an equilibrium that
cannot be sundered. The most we can do is try to tilt the equilibrium
toward the good.
--Eric Hoffer
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