Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare
and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows
and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010, and for PlayStation 3 a year later.
This sequel to Mass Effect is set in our galaxy in the 22nd century,
when humanity is threatened by the insectoid Collectors. BioWare
emphasized third-person shooter aspects in the sequel, including limited
ammunition and regenerable health. A variety of downloadable content
packs extend the game with new character outfits and missions. Mass
Effect 2 was a commercial success and received considerable acclaim from
video game publications, including a score of 96 out of 100 for the Xbox
360 version at the review aggregate website Metacritic. Critics praised
the interactive storytelling, characterization, and combat, but some
reviewers expressed concerns about the sequel's simplified gameplay. The
game received numerous year-end awards, including Game of the Year at
the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards and the 2011 BAFTA Games
Award. It is frequently cited in top-100 lists of video games.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect_2>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1699:
The signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz to conclude the Austro-
Ottoman War marked the end of Ottoman control in much of Central Europe
and the rise of the Habsburg Monarchy as the dominant power in the
region.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Karlowitz>
1856:
Puget Sound War: United States Marines from the USS Decatur
defeated Native American forces after an all-day battle with settlers in
Seattle, Washington.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Seattle_(1856)>
1918:
A group of Red Guards hung a red lantern atop the tower of
Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the Finnish
Civil War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War>
1966:
The three Beaumont children disappeared from a beach in
Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever
police investigations.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont_children_disappearance>
1991:
Factions led by warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and his rebel
group, the United Somali Congress, ousted President of Somalia Siad
Barre from office.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siad_Barre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
beyond the black stump:
(Australia, informal, idiomatic) In an extremely isolated place, remote
from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer
to outback areas.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beyond_the_black_stump>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Everybody should fear only one person, and that person should be
himself.
--Philip José Farmer
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_Jos%C3%A9_Farmer>