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29 Apr 2008: GTA IV (Special Edition) released on PS3 & 360 (UK).

MiniFact: 3.6m copies / $310m in 24h, $500m+ first week — biggest entertainment launch then.

UK: 631k+ sold in 24h.

#GTAIV #PS3 #RockstarGames #FPFacts

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28 Apr 1995: Virtual Hydlide released on SEGA Saturn (Japan).

MiniFact: randomised world system = 25+ billion possible layouts (with replay codes).

Ambitious 3D ARPG…
but mixed reviews + clunky camera/controls.

#VirtualHydlide #SegaSaturn #RetroGaming #FPFacts

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28 Apr 1993: Super Bomberman released on Super Famicom (Japan).

MiniFact: Famitsu lifetime sales in Japan - 497k.

Bomberman rule: solo is practice.
Multiplayer is war.

#SuperBomberman #SNES #RetroGaming #FPFacts

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27 Apr 1992: Kirby’s Dream Land released on Game Boy (Japan).

MiniFact: Kirby’s first game (Sakurai) + 5.13M+ sold worldwide, Kirby’s best-seller for 30 years.

#Kirby #GameBoy #Nintendo #RetroGaming #FPFacts

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27 Apr 2000: Majora’s Mask released on N64 in Japan.

MiniFact: made fast...15 months, reusing OoT engine/assets. Nintendo literally challenged them to build a new Zelda in about a year.

Anxiety: the videogame.

#Zelda #MajorasMask #N64 #FPFacts

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26 Apr 1989: Game Freak is incorporated in Japan.

MiniFact: began as a DIY games magazine…
and their first game was Quinty (aka Mendel Palace), not Pokémon.

Pokémon didn’t drop until 1996. Mad timeline.

#GameFreak #Nintendo #Pokemon #GamingHistory #FPFacts

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25 Apr 1989: Devilman released on Famicom (Japan).

MiniFact: Namco published (dev: ISCO) + it never got a Western release.

A bit cryptic/harsh like a lot of late-80s games… but as Devilman history? Love it.

#Devilman #NES #RetroGaming #FPFacts

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25 Apr 1989: River City Ransom (Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari) released in Japan on Famicom.

FPFact: early beat ’em up + RPG stats + non-linear “roam” design.

Later became a cult classic.

#RiverCityRansom #NES #RetroGaming #FPFacts

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24 Apr 1986: Mighty Bomb Jack released on Famicom (Japan).

Huge seller (1.5M+ by ’87).

Also: pure “trial & error until you’re raging” NES design, later re-reviews were not kind.

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24 Apr 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dropped on Steam (WW).

Turn-based… but with real-time timing/parry stuff, so you’re not asleep at the wheel.

Went gold 33 days pre-launch (of course). 500k sold in 24h. #FPFacts

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23 April 1998: The Pokémon Company was established.

From Game Boy RPG to global media juggernaut.

Fun fact: Pokémon is now one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

#OnThisDay #Pokemon #GamingHistory

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23 April 2013: Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen hit Xbox 360 in the US.
Base game + Bitterblack Isle.

Fun fact: Bitterblack became one of the most praised endgame expansions of that gen.

#OnThisDay #DragonsDogma #Xbox360 #GamingHistory

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23 April 1993: Sega Classics Arcade Collection hit SEGA CD in Japan.

Arcade ports on a shiny new disc format.
Fun fact: it bundled titles like Golden Axe and Streets of Rage! ✊️💦.

#OnThisDay #SEGA #SegaCD #RetroGaming

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22 April 2013: THQ Nordic acquired multiple IPs from the THQ bankruptcy sale.

Darksiders. Red Faction. Titan Quest.

Fun fact: THQ Nordic wasn’t the original THQ, they later bought the name and rebranded.

#OnThisDay #THQNordic #GamingHistory

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22 April 2025: Oblivion Remastered dropped on Windows worldwide.

Cyrodiil’s back, shinier, smoother, and still full of skeletons in robes.

Fun fact: it bundles all the OG DLC's and modernises visuals with Unreal Engine 5.

#OnThisDay #OblivionRemastered #PCGaming

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21 April 2023: Dead Island 2 launched digitally on PS4 in the US.

A sequel that survived nearly a decade of development turmoil.

Fun fact: it changed studios multiple times before finally releasing.

#OnThisDay #DeadIsland2 #PS4 #GamingHistory

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21 April 1989: Alleyway launched on Game Boy in Japan.

A simple brick-breaking title starring Mario’s spaceship.

Fun fact: it was one of the original Game Boy launch titles.

#OnThisDay #Alleyway #GameBoy #Nintendo

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21 April 2009: Square Enix completed its takeover of Eidos.

Bringing franchises like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex under its umbrella.

A major East-meets-West publishing shift.

#OnThisDay #SquareEnix #Eidos #GamingIndustry

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21 April 1984: Duck Hunt launched on the Famicom in Japan.

Nintendo bringing light gun shooting into the home.

Fun fact: it later became one of the best-selling NES titles ever thanks to bundle packs.

#OnThisDay #DuckHunt #Famicom #Nintendo

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20 April 2018: God of War (Digital Deluxe Edition) launched on PS4 in the US.

A full reinvention of the franchise.

Fun fact: it sold over 3.1 million copies in just three days.

#OnThisDay #GodOfWar #PS4 #GamingHistory