This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
July 5

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What happened in history on this day: July 5?

On July 5 in ...

Personal Computer history:

  • 1989 - Fujitsu buys 38% of Poqet Computer.
Video Game history:

  • 1991 - In San Francisco, California, US District Court Judge Fern Smith rules in favor of Lewis Galoob Toys over Nintendo, allowing the manufacture and sale of the Game Genie. Nintendo maintains that the product does infringe its copyrights, and plans to appeal the decision.
  • 1996 - Sega releases the NiGHTS Into Dreams video game for the Sega Saturn in Japan.
  • 2005 - Majesco releases the Psychonauts video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
  • 2005 - Microsoft releases the Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack for the Xbox in the US.
  • 2006 - Electronic Arts releases the The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.

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