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What happened in history on this day: October 13?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1994 - Microsoft announces plans to buy Intuit (maker of Quicken) for US$1.5 billion stock swap.
- 1997 - DMA Design releases the Grand Theft Auto game for the PC in the UK.
- 1998 - At the Microprocessor Forum, Advanced Micro Devices gives details of its K7 processor. Initial speed will be 500 MHz, with 200 MHz system bus, multiprocessing capability, and 512 kB to 8 MB secondary cache.
Video Game history:
- 1992 - Nintendo and Sony reach an agreement on a standard for CD-ROM players for a new video game system that can play Super NES cartridges and CD-ROMs. Nintendo will license all game software, and Sony will license, through Nintendo, all other software types.
- 1996 - Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat Trilogy video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Kirby's Air Ride video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2004 - Video game Halo 2 is illegally released to the Internet prior to official release, in PAL format with French text.
- 2009 - Majesco releases the A Boy and His Blob video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2009 - Electronic Arts releases the Brutal Legend video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2017 - Bethesda Softworks releases The Evil Within 2 video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for the USA.
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