Microsoft Windows. It was designed by Marc Michalik and Walter Wright
and developed at GameFX, a small studio composed of former members of
Looking Glass Studios. Originally titled Out of the Void, the project at
first had no relationship to Sinistar, which was released by Williams in
1982. After licensing the franchise from Midway Games, GameFX developed
the game as a sequel. The player's goal in both installments is to use
starships, weapons and power-ups to destroy the Sinistar, a large bio-
mechanical machine. Unlike its predecessor, the sequel has full three-
dimensional graphics and gameplay. Sinistar: Unleashed got a mixed
reception when released: some critics lauded its graphics and new
features, and several journalists felt that it stayed true to the feel
of the original game, but other critics faulted the boss characters and
repetitiveness of the gameplay.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistar:_Unleashed>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1560:
Scotland and England signed the Treaty of Edinburgh to formally
conclude the Siege of Leith and replace the Scottish–French Auld
Alliance.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Edinburgh>
1777:
American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga
in New York retreated from the advancing British forces, causing an
uproar in the American public since the fort was widely believed to be
virtually impregnable.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Ticonderoga_(1777)>
1940:
The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in
Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Queensland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Bridge>
1997:
The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of
unrest began in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_nationalist_riots_in_Northern_Ireland>
2006:
Nathu La, a mountain pass in the Himalayas connecting India and
China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opened for trade after more
than 40 years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathu_La>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Higgs boson:
(physics) A hypothetical elementary particle predicted by the Standard
Model; a boson with zero spin, it is thought to give mass to other
particles.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Higgs_boson>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
With the ever-growing impact of science on our lives, religion
and spirituality have a greater role to play by reminding us of our
humanity. There is no contradiction between the two. Each gives us
valuable insights into the other. Both science and the teachings of the
Buddha tell us of the fundamental unity of all things. This
understanding is crucial if we are to take positive and decisive action
on the pressing global concern with the environment. I believe all
religions pursue the same goals, that of cultivating human goodness and
bringing happiness to all human beings. Though the means might appear
different the ends are the same.
--Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso,_14th_Dalai_Lama>
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