On This Day in Gaming: August 6

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

August 6

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Star Fox Command cover11 Years Ago

Star Fox Command

Wii UEurope

Star Fox Command lets you hop into your fight through a unique branching storyline of missions, all rendered in gorgeous 3-D. This game brings a whole new strategic element to the series, with a commander's view of the mission.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition cover17 Years Ago

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition

RemasterPCWorldwide

The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares.

Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians cover13 Years Ago

Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

PCLinuxMacWorldwideNorth America

Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality.

Sagebrush cover7 Years Ago

Sagebrush

PS4Europe

A first-person narrative adventure game about exploring a cult compound in the remote New Mexico desert. Discover the lives of the former inhabitants -- what brought them together, what they believed, and why they ended it all.

Super Bunny Man coverThis year

Super Bunny Man

PS4PS5Worldwide

A physics-based couch-coop platformer about a guy in a rabbit costume. Beat levels, time attacks, find hidden carrots, all while evading spikes, boulders, pitfalls, and other challenges.

Pokémon Uranium cover10 Years Ago

Pokémon Uranium

PCWorldwide

Pokemon Uranium takes place in the tropical Tandor region, home to over a hundred new and unique species of Pokemon.

StepMania cover23 Years Ago

StepMania

MacWorldwide

StepMania is a cross-platform rhythm video game and engine. It was originally developed as a simulator of Konami's arcade game series Dance Dance Revolution, and has since evolved into an extensible rhythm game engine capable of supporting a variety of rhythm-based game types.

Aero the Acro-Bat 2 cover16 Years Ago

Aero the Acro-Bat 2

WiiEuropeAustralia

In the sequel to Aero the Acro-Bat you have to defeat evil industrialist Edgar Ektor once again. He is back and again with bad ideas, so you - in the role of Aero - have to find and destroy him before he carries out his diabolical "Plan B".

DK: Jungle Climber cover11 Years Ago

DK: Jungle Climber

Wii UEurope

DK: Jungle Climber is the sequel to DK: King of Swing (2005) for the Game Boy Advance, featuring similar gameplay. However, the visuals have been designed to more closely resemble Donkey Kong Country and add dual screen support.

Ashes Cricket 2009 cover17 Years Ago

Ashes Cricket 2009

PS3Australia

Ashes Cricket 2009, is a cricket video game developed by Transmission Games and published by Codemasters in the UK and by Atari in Australia. It has been released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.

Fantasy Wars cover16 Years Ago

Fantasy Wars

PCWorldwide

Fantasy Wars is a classic turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world.

Silver Chains cover7 Years Ago

Silver Chains

PCWorldwide

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened here.

No Thing cover5 Years Ago

No Thing

Xbox OneNorth America

The year is 1994 and it is the future. No Thing is a minimalistic surreal action game set in totalitarian regime of future. Tells the story of an office clerk who is sent with important message to the Queen of Ice.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls coverThis year

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

PCPS5Worldwide

Assemble your team of legendary Marvel characters in the ultimate 4v4 tag team fighter from PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works and Marvel Games.

Metal Wolf Chaos XD cover7 Years Ago

Metal Wolf Chaos XD

Expanded editionXbox OnePS4PCWorldwide

The country is in peril as President Michael Wilson defends the nation against a full-scale rebellion lead by Vice-President Richard Hawk and the mechanized legions he commands.

Cygni: All Guns Blazing cover2 Years Ago

Cygni: All Guns Blazing

PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide

It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups.

Symphony cover14 Years Ago

Symphony

LinuxMacPCWorldwide

Your music is under attack… You must liberate it! In Symphony, you fight through levels uniquely generated by your own song collection, discover items and vanquish bosses to defeat the evil within!

Bleak Faith: Forsaken cover2 Years Ago

Bleak Faith: Forsaken

PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide

A third-person open world survival horror action RPG set in a universe you've never experienced before. Play as one of the Forsaken, the last frontier of humanity against the growing horrors of the Omnistructure.

Rag Doll Kung Fu cover17 Years Ago

Rag Doll Kung Fu

PS3Europe

It's a fighting computer game where you have string dolls fighting each other 1 Vs 1. You control your fighter by mouse. All moves are done by dragging your fighter body part (hand, leg or even head) Rag Doll Kung Fu was the first 3rd party games to be sold on Steam.

MagnaCarta 2 cover17 Years Ago

MagnaCarta 2

Xbox 360Japan

Magnacarta 2 introduces an original new storyline driven by intense themes of love, hate, politics, betrayal and the ultimate question of choosing one’s own fate.

Mighty Gunvolt cover11 Years Ago

Mighty Gunvolt

PS4PS VitaJapan

The Steam version and the Japanese only PlayStation Network port of the game includes the Nintendo 3DS DLC levels. "Get ready for a blast from the 8-bit past with the all-new 2D action/platforming game, MIGHTY GUNVOLT!

RuneScape Classic cover8 Years Ago

RuneScape Classic

PCWorldwide

RuneScape Classic (also known as RSC, RS1 or RS Classic) was the first official release of RuneScape (DeviousMUD being the precursor). RuneScape Classic was publicly released on 4 January 2001. It was later replaced on 29 March 2004, with what was then known as RuneScape 2.

Cliff Empire cover7 Years Ago

Cliff Empire

PCWorldwide

After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!

Superfrog HD cover13 Years Ago

Superfrog HD

RemasterPS3PS VitaNorth AmericaWorldwide

Superfrog HD is a remaster of the original Superfrog, released in 1993. The game has new, enhanced high definition cartoon style artwork, 24 new levels (including bosses) from six different worlds, and an endless runner mode called Frog Trials.

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