What happened in history on this day: August 30?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1999 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 500 MHz K6-2 processor. Price is US$167 in 1000-unit quantities.
Video Game history:
- 1995 - Nintendo releases the Killer Instinct video game for the Super NES in the USA.
- 2000 - Activision releases the Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 2004 - Acclaim Entertainment files for Chapter 7 final bankuptcy, with debt over US$100 million.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Pikmin 2 video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases the Mario Superstar Baseball video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Namco releases the Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US. Included games are Ms. Pac-Man, Xevious, Galaga, Sky Kid, and Bosconian.
- 2011 - Ubisoft releases the Driver: Renegade video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the US.
- 2011 - Majesco releases the BloodRayne: Betrayed video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 12 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
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