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What happened in history on this day: December 10?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1993 - id Software releases the Doom game for MS-DOS to the public, via the ftp site on the University of Wisconsin's computer system. The game's name was inspired by a scene in the movie The Color of Money.
- 1993 - SunSoft (a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems) ships the first version of WABI, providing Microsoft Windows application compatibility on Solaris, Intel, and Sparc versions of UNIX.
- 1993 - Paramount Pictures releases the film Wayne's World 2 to theaters in the USA. A character in the film wears an Amiga Video Toaster t-shirt.
- 1994 - Netscape Communications serves notice of its lawsuit against Spyglass and the University of Illinois.
Video Game history:
- 1982 - Imagic postpones its public stock offering from mid-December to early next year due to "unsettled market conditions".
- 1982 - Mattel loses one-third of its market value in heavy stock trading.
- 1998 - Acclaim releases the Turok 2: Seeds of Evil video game for the Nintendo 64.
- 2005 - Microsoft launches the Xbox 360 video game system in Japan.
- 2005 - The Spike TV network airs Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2005 show.
- Best Action Game: God of War by Sony CEA.
- Best Cast: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.
- Best Driving Game: Burnout Revenge.
- Best Game Based on a Movie: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.
- Best Handheld Game: Lumines by Ubisoft.
- Best Individual Sports Game: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, by Activision Publishing.
- Best Military Game: Call of Duty 2 by Activision.
- Best Multiplayer Game: World of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment.
- Best Original Song: "Maybe We Crazy" by 50 Cent, in 50 Cent Bulletproof.
- Best Performance by a Human Female: Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux.
- Best Performance by a Human Male: Jack Black in Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.
- Best Team Sports Game: Madden NFL 06.
- Best Wireless Game: Marc Echo Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.
- Cybervixen of the Year: Maria Menounosa Eve in James Bond 007 From Russia With Love.
- Designer of the Year: David Jaffe, for God of War.
- Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4.
- Most Addictive Game: World of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment.
- 2010 - Electronic Arts releases the Medal of Honor video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2011 - Nintendo releases the Circle Pad Pro for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. The accessory adds a second analog Circle Pad controller, and a second set of shoulder buttons. Price is 1500 yen (US$20).
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