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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1933, Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012) was born. In 1943, Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (died 2022) was born. In 1948, Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer and actor (died 2024) was born. In 1955, Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) was born. In 1961, ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. In 1984, Gareth Gates, English singer-songwriter was born. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. In 1995, Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast was born. In 2001, Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. In 2008, Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
A year on from its launch, former Blizzard devs' Wildgate only has one last update left, but it's not shutting down
Welp, almost a year on from its launch, Wildgate's story is coming to an end. For a refresher, this is the sci-fi shooter from Moonshot Games led by Starcraft 2 lead designer Dustin Browder. This obviously all sounds a bit sad, and it will be for some out there, but this final update isn't as doomy and gloomy as it could be. Read more
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Rock Paper Shotgun
· Jun 25, 2026
A year on from its launch, former Blizzard devs' Wildgate only has one last update left, but it's not shutting down
Welp, almost a year on from its launch, Wildgate's story is coming to an end. For a refresher, this is the sci-fi shooter from Moonshot Games led by Starcraft 2 lead designer Dustin Browder. This obviously all sounds a bit sad, and it will be for some out there, but this final update isn't as doomy and gloomy as it could be. Read more
DualShockers
· Jul 9, 2026
Eighteen Years Ago Today, Shareholders Voted to Create Activision Blizzard
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· Jun 23, 2026
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BoingBoing
· Jul 2, 2026
Starlog returns in November after 17 years out of print
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