God of War: Ghost of Sparta is a third-person action-adventure video game for the PlayStation Portable, first released on November 2, 2010. Loosely based on Greek mythology, it is the sixth installment in the God of War series and the fourth chronologically. The player controls Kratos, a Spartan warrior who became the God of War. Haunted by visions of his mortal past, he journeys to the Domain of Death to rescue his brother Deimos, then teams up with him to battle the God of Death, Thanatos. The gameplay focuses on combo-based combat and includes quick time events that require the player to complete game controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies. The game also features magical attacks, puzzles, and platforming elements. Critics praised its story, gameplay, and graphics, and the game won awards at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo and the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards. By June 2012, it had sold nearly 1.2 million copies worldwide. A remastered version was released for the PlayStation 3, included in the 2011 and 2012 God of War video game collections.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1917:
British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued a declaration proclaiming British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration
1943:
World War II: A U.S. Navy task force was able to turn away an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, thus protecting the landings at Cape Torokina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay
1990:
Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merged to form BSkyB, currently the largest pay-TV broadcaster in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_plc
2000:
Aboard Expedition 1, American astronaut William Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko (all pictured) became the first resident crew to arrive at the International Space Station. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_1
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
homily: 1. A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter. 2. A moralizing lecture. 3. A platitude. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/homily
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I was suddenly arrested by what seemed to be an awful voice proclaiming the words, "Eternity! Eternity! Eternity!" It reached my very soul — my whole man shook — it brought me like Saul to the ground. The great depravity and sinfulness of my heart were set before me, and the gulf of everlasting destruction to which I was verging. I was made to bitterly cry out, "If there is no God — doubtless there is a hell." I found myself in the midst of it. --Stephen Grellet https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stephen_Grellet
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