Wipeout 3 is a racing video game developed by Psygnosis and published by
Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation console, first released
on 8 September 1999. In this third game in the Wipeout series, players
control extremely fast anti-gravity ships in a futuristic setting and
use weapons to force other contenders out of the race. Psygnosis hired
the British design studio Designers Republic to develop the game's look
and feel, wanting a futuristic yet plausible setting. The game's
soundtrack was assembled from electronica artists including The Chemical
Brothers and Orbital, as well as other performers. Critics praised
Wipeout 3's audiovisual presentation, with complaints leveled at the
game's unforgiving learning curve and controls. Despite overall positive
reception, the game was a financial disappointment. Wipeout 3 Special
Edition, featuring additional content, was released in 2000, and the
next entry in the series, Wipeout Fusion, was released for the
PlayStation 2 in 2002.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_3>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1831:
William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned king and
queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Saxe-Meiningen>
1900:
The Great Galveston hurricane, the deadliest disaster in U.S.
history, struck Galveston, Texas, with estimated winds of 135 miles per
hour (215 km/h) at landfall, killing at least 6,000 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane>
1966:
Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it
marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_Bridge>
1994:
USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh
International Airport, resulting in 132 deaths and the longest accident
investigation in the history of the National Transportation Safety
Board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAir_Flight_427>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
bottle episode:
(originally US, television) An episode of a television series designed
to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast
members, etc.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bottle_episode>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Little tornado You and the hurricane Close your eyes and go
campaign Make it go faster Baby go faster Make it go twice the speed
of you and me
--Aimee Mann
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aimee_Mann>
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