On This Day in Gaming: May 28

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

May 28

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Blur cover16 Years Ago

Blur

PS3PCXbox 360EuropeWorldwide

Made by the masters behind Project Gotham Racing and Metropolis Street Racer, Blur is a racing project by Bizarre Creations that aims to take arcade-style action and realistic driving physics to a whole new level.

Alpha Protocol cover16 Years Ago

Alpha Protocol

PCPS3Xbox 360Europe

A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe. To do so means he must cut himself off from the very people he is sworn to protect.

Little Misfortune cover6 Years Ago

Little Misfortune

SwitchEurope

Little Misfortune is an interactive story, focused on exploration and characters, both sweet and dark, where your choices have consequences.

MultiVersus cover2 Years Ago

MultiVersus

PCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide

MultiVersus is a free-to-play platform fighter that brings the depth of iconic WB stars to life across the nearly endless possibilities of play.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch cover11 Years Ago

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

PS4PS VitaAustraliaEurope

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life.

Stranglehold cover17 Years Ago

Stranglehold

PS3Japan

John Woo Presents Stranglehold stars martial arts star Chow Yun-Fat as Inspector Tequila, a detective in Hong Kong's police force who is traveling the globe in search of his kidnapped daughter.

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle cover16 Years Ago

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

WiiEurope

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle continues the tale of punk anti-hero Travis Touchdown, the Japanese anime Otaku, and pro wrestling-obsessed assassin. Travis finds himself at the bottom of the UAA (United Assassins Association) rankings and must wage war to become the No.

The Warriors cover13 Years Ago

The Warriors

PS3North America

Based on the 1979 movie of the same name. A battle on the New York streets. The armies of the night number 60,000 strong, and tonight they're all after The Warriors - a street gang wrongly accused of killing a rival gang leader.

Layers of Fear 2 cover7 Years Ago

Layers of Fear 2

PCPS4Xbox OneWorldwide

Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story. Players control a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of an enigmatic director to take on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner.

Scarface: The World Is Yours cover19 Years Ago

Scarface: The World Is Yours

WiiNorth America

The game begins in the film's final scene, with Tony Montana's (Andre Sogliuzzo) mansion being raided by Alejandro Sosa's assassins. But this is the point of divergence from the film. Instead of being killed by the Skull, Tony manages to sense him and shoots him down.

ActRaiser cover19 Years Ago

ActRaiser

WiiNorth America

ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console download service.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar cover8 Years Ago

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

LinuxWorldwide

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an American made JPRG and dungeon-crawler, based on the best-selling Battle Chasers comic series by Joe Maduriera and inspired by JPRG greats such as Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Chrono Trigger, and Phantasy Star.

Void Bastards cover7 Years Ago

Void Bastards

PCMacWorldwide

"Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?"

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X cover17 Years Ago

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X

PS3Japan

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. is primed to revolutionize the way we think about combat in the sky. Cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights award this new title a deserving place in the prestigious Tom Clancy Franchise.

Turmoil cover6 Years Ago

Turmoil

SwitchNorth AmericaEurope

Turmoil is a simulation game set during the 19th century oil rush in North America. Get a taste of the rush and rivalry of the time as you earn your way to become a successful oil entrepreneur. As you make money digging up and selling oil, the town will grow along with you.

Ion Fury cover6 Years Ago

Ion Fury

SwitchEurope

Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison takes on a quest to slay evil transhumanist mastermind Dr. Jadus Heskel in the streets of Neo DC.

Mega Man Zero 3 cover11 Years Ago

Mega Man Zero 3

Wii UNorth America

It's the third chapter in the Mega Man Zero action adventure series for the Game Boy Advance.

Escape the Backrooms coverThis year

Escape the Backrooms

PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide

Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with danger along the way.

Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives cover2 Years Ago

Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives

visionOSWorldwide

Robots cook, clean, service, and rule organize the world with precision and speed. Human occupations are now memories of the past; long gone are the blue collar jobs that ran the old world.

Kid Chameleon cover19 Years Ago

Kid Chameleon

WiiNorth America

Kid Chameleon is a 1992 platform game released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The premise of the game is that the main character, Casey, can use masks to change into different characters in order to use different abilities. It was later released in Japan as Chameleon Kid.

Sludge Life cover6 Years Ago

Sludge Life

PCWorldwide

Sludge Life is a first-person open world vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

Shantae and the Seven Sirens cover6 Years Ago

Shantae and the Seven Sirens

SwitchPCPS4Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America

Formerly referred to as Shantae 5, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sends the belly-dancing, hair-whipping, half-genie hero to a tropical island where Shantae and her friends encounter other Half-Genie allies, but they soon learn there’s trouble in paradise.

Kung Fury: Street Rage cover11 Years Ago

Kung Fury: Street Rage

PCPS VitaNorth America

Get blown into another dimension as you experience the gut busting fun with the Kung Fury game. Beat the Nazis to stop Kung Führer and uphold the law! Become the action! Be. Kung. Fury!!!!

Always Sometimes Monsters cover11 Years Ago

Always Sometimes Monsters

iOSWorldwide

Always Sometimes Monsters is a unique role-playing game set in the modern world. You take on the life of your character for 30 days as you try and make it from the east coast to the west coast before your one true love marries someone else.

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