ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 3
The games released on this day in gaming history.
28 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
23 Years AgoSilent Hill 3
PS2Japan
Silent Hill 3 is the third installment in the Silent Hill series. Like the previous entries, Silent Hill 3 is a survival horror combining action-based combat and puzzle-solving, but is somewhat more combat-oriented than the preceding installments.
29 Years AgoDisney's Hercules Action Game
PlayStationNorth America
Disney's Hercules Action Game is a platform game mainly two-dimensional, although in many missions the player can walk to other planes via pathways or stairs. There are ten levels and three difficulty modes: Beginner, Medium, and Herculean.
17 Years AgoHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
PS2Europe
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince features the exploration of Hogwarts and casting spells on objects around the school, similar to its predecessor. The game also includes multiplayer games, classes, different times of day, Quidditch, Wizard Duels and Potion making.
18 Years AgoRatchet & Clank: Size Matters
PS2Japan
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (known as Ratchet & Clank 5 in Japan) is a 2007 platformer video game developed by High Impact Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2.
24 Years AgoDracula 2: The Last Sanctuary
PlayStationEurope
The blood-curdling sequel to Dracula: Resurrection brings an even scarier adventure to life. After saving Mina, Jonathan Harker and his beloved return to London carrying a mysterious Dragon Ring.
17 Years AgoBrain Challenge
Nintendo DSiEurope
An entertaining brain training program, Brain Challenge boosts brain activity and helps players develop stress-management skills thanks to a wide variety of games.
28 Years AgoBreakers Revenge
Expanded editionNeo Geo MVSNorth AmericaJapan
Breakers Revenge is an upgraded version of Breakers that was released exclusively for the arcades. It introduces one new character named Saizo and makes the final boss Bai-Hu into a playable character.
18 Years AgoNanashi no Game
Nintendo DSJapan
Nanashi no Game is a first-person survival horror video game developed by Epics and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. The game follows a university student who becomes cursed by the titular role-playing game, which causes people to die in seven days upon starting.
23 Years AgoRoboCop
PS2Japan
RoboCop allows the player to play as RoboCop and to uncover a sinister plot involving OCP, local gangsters dealing a deadly new synthetic drug and a powerful cyborg known only as MIND.
24 Years AgoEndgame
PS2Worldwide
Endgame is an futuristic action light-gun shooter which has been compared to Time Crisis games. The story is about an evil plot to use virtual reality mind-control to take over the world.
18 Years AgoChaos Wars
PS2North America
An immersive tactical role-playing experience featuring your favorite characters from such games as Growlanser, Shadow Hearts, Gungrave, Spectral Force, and many others.
18 Years AgoPersonal Trainer: Cooking
Nintendo DSAustralia
Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What To Eat? and the Nintendo DS Lite will allow you to experience a simple and convenient way to choose, prepare and cook a variety of 250 international dishes.
16 Years AgoMoto Racer DS
Nintendo DSWorldwide
In Moto Racer DS, the player races motorcycles in various settings in order to complete the game. The game has races on both dirt and paved roads, and contains a number of different game modes: Moto GP, Traffic, Supercross, and Freestyle.
34 Years AgoUrusei Yatsura: Miss Tomobiki wo Sagase!
Game BoyJapan
A Urusei Yatsura role-playing game for Game Boy.
34 Years AgoLight Fantasy
Super FamicomJapan
Light Fantasy is a role-playing game, developed by Advance Communication Company and published by Tonkin House, which was released in Japan in 1992.
34 Years AgoPrince of Persia
RemasterSuper FamicomJapan
The award winning computer software adventure that has people everywhere rattling their sabers is here for Super NES. And now the animation is more detailed, and the controls more responsive.
34 Years AgoParodius
PortSNESJapan
Parodius is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up developed and published by Konami. It is the home port of the arcade game Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai e, a parody of the Gradius series.
29 Years AgoAngel Blade: Neo Tokyo Guardians
PlayStationWorldwide
Angel Blade: Neo Tokyo Guardians is a Tactical RPG game based on the OVA of the same name, developed by Nippon Ichi Software, which was released in Japan in 1997.
29 Years AgoMad Stalker: Full Metal Force
RemakePlayStationJapan
Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force is a PS1 remake of Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth. It adapts the system so it’s closer to Panzer Bandit, also released by Fill-In Cafe in the same year. With the revamped controls, the action is much, much smoother.
23 Years AgoKa 2: Let's Go Hawaii
PS2Japan
Mr. Mosquito manages to follow the Yamadas as they vacation in Hawaii. He also encounters an American Mosquito who is pestering the Brown family, also on vacation in Hawaii.
23 Years Ago
23 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Road Rage
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
This is the Game Boy Advance version of The Simpsons: Road Rage that was first released in 2001 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. The game is based on the animated television series The Simpsons, and is part of a series of games based on the show.
18 Years AgoL no Kisetsu 2: Invisible Memories
PS2Japan
A sequel to L no Kisetsu: A Piece of Memories for PlayStation 2.
18 Years AgoReijou Tantei: Office Love Jikenbo
PS2Japan
Reijou Tantei - Office Love Jiken: When a female co-worker commits suicide, it's up to you to find out what really happened.Talk to fellow co-workers to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.