God of War III is a third person action-adventure video game released in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 console, with a remastered version released for PlayStation 4 on July 14, 2015. The player controls Kratos, the former God of War, who was betrayed by his father Zeus. Reigniting the War of the Titans, Kratos ascends Mount Olympus and battles monsters, gods, and Titans in a quest to open Pandora's Box, defeat Zeus, and end the reign of the Olympian Gods. The gameplay focuses on combo-based combat and features quick time events to defeat stronger enemies and bosses. The game also features magical attacks, puzzles, and platforming elements. Critically acclaimed upon release, it won several awards, including "Most Anticipated Game of 2010" and "Best PS3 Game" at the 2009 and 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, respectively, and the "Artistic Achievement" award at the 2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Video Game Awards. It is the best-selling game in the God of War series and ninth among all PlayStation 3 games, with nearly 5.2 million copies sold worldwide.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1799:
French soldiers uncovered the Rosetta Stone in Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone
1815:
Aboard HMS Bellerophon, Napoleon surrendered to Royal Navy Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland to finally end the Napoleonic Wars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bellerophon_(1786)
1910:
In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gave a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease
1959:
Five hundred thousand American steelworkers went on strike, closing nearly every steel mill in the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_strike_of_1959
1997:
American serial killer Andrew Cunanan gunned down fashion designer Gianni Versace in Miami, Florida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Versace
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dollop: 1. (transitive) To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops. 2. (intransitive) To drip in a viscous form. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dollop
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
We know that the Jews were prohibited from investigating the future. The Torah and the prayers instruct them in remembrance, however. This stripped the future of its magic, to which all those succumb who turn to the soothsayers for enlightenment. This did not imply, however, that for the Jews the future turned into homogeneous empty time. For every second of time was the strait gate through which the Messiah might enter. --Walter Benjamin https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin