Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is an adventure video game developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft. Released in November 2003, the title is the fourth game in the Myst canon. Departing from previous games of the franchise, Uru takes place in the modern era and allows players to customize their onscreen avatars. Players use their avatars to explore the abandoned city of an ancient race known as the D'ni, uncover story clues and solve puzzles. Uru took five years and $12 million to complete. It was initially conceived as a multiplayer game, but the multiplayer component was delayed and eventually canceled, although an online version (Myst Online: Uru Live) was available in 2007 and 2008. Uru was not as well received as previous Myst titles. Critics admired the visuals and new features of the game but criticized the lack of multiplayer in the retail version and clunky controls. Uru sold poorly, while the first three games had sold millions of copies each. The game was a critical and commercial disappointment for Cyan, causing the company financial troubles; nevertheless, it has attracted a cult following.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1386:
Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur captured and sacked the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, forcing King Bagrat V to convert to Islam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur%27s_invasions_of_Georgia
1918:
Polish troops and civilians began a three-day pogrom against Jews and Ukrainian Christians in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lw%C3%B3w_pogrom_(1918)
1962:
The Sino-Indian War ended after the Chinese People's Liberation Army declared a unilateral ceasefire and withdrew to the prewar Line of Actual Control, returning all the territory they had captured during the conflict. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War
1996:
A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store in Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, killed 33 people and wounded 69 others when the building collapsed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Vidal_explosion
2006:
Lebanese politician Pierre Amine Gemayel (pictured), a vocal critic of Syria's military presence in and political domination of Lebanon, was assassinated in Jdeideh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Amine_Gemayel
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
yana: (Buddhism) Any of the three modes or methods of Buddhist spiritual practice; Mahayana, Hinayana and Vajrayana. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yana
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
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