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What happened in history on this day: November 23?
On November 23 in ...
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Personal Computer history:
- 2004 - Blizzard Entertainment releases the World of Warcraft game for personal computers in the US. 240,000 copies are sold in the first 24 hours, making it the most successful PC game launch to date.
Video Game history:
- 1982 - Eric Olofson scores a world record 500,774 on the Alpine Ski arcade game.
- 1991 - Square releases the Final Fantasy II video game for the Super NES in the US. This is the same game as Final Fantasy IV in Japan.
- 1993 - Sega releases the Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos video game for the Game Gear in the US.
- 2001 - Sega ships the final Dreamcast systems to North American retailers.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Two children play a home video game system and game called "Hockey Dad".
- 2004 - The American National Institute on Media and the Family releases its 9th MediaWise Video Game Report Card on the video-game industry's self-policing policies: ESRB Ratings Accuracy: B-, Ratings Education: C-, Retailers' Policy and Employee Training: B, Retailers' Enforcement: D, Screen time related to overweight: F.
- 2010 - Namco Bandai releases the Pac-Man Championship Edition DX video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
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