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Today's featured article Killer7 is an action-adventure video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Capcom. Suda51 wrote and directed the game, his first to be released outside Japan on July 7, 2005. Killer7 features first-person shooter elements and a unique "on rails" control scheme, but the core adventure-style gameplay has been compared to Myst and Snatcher. The game follows an elite group of assassins called the "killer7". The assassins, physical manifestations of one man Harman Smith, perform hits on behalf of the United States government. Through these missions, the killer7 uncover a deeper conspiracy regarding the role of Japan in US politics and secrets about the nature of their organization. The game received polarized reviews due to its unconventional control scheme and complex noir plot. Jack Thompson, an outspoken video game activist, alleged that the game contains "full-blown sex sequences", but his claims were ultimately refuted. Despite these setbacks, Killer7's cult appeal led to remakes of Suda51's older works and the successful launch of No More Heroes. (more...) Recently featured: Calgary Stampede – Hygeberht – Garret Hobart Did you know... From Wikipedia's newest content: ... that architect Aston Webb, who expanded The Hendre (pictured) in Wales, originally a hunting lodge for John Rolls, also redesigned the east facade of Buckingham Palace? ... that in Hoffman Estates v. The Flipside, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether the proximity of High Times, National Lampoon, and Rolling Stone to drug paraphernalia was marketing for illegal use? ... that Pink performs "energetic and vengeful as ever" on her new single "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"? ... that during a five-year shutdown, there arose a thriving enterprise selling the buildings of Romania's Călăraşi steel works for scrap? ... that Peter Finn considered contesting the Wakatipu electorate in the 1879 New Zealand general election, but he let his brother Hugh run instead, who was successful? ... that for her memoir Opium Nation, Fariba Nawa placed her life in jeopardy to collect stories from women involved in opium production in Afghanistan? ... that in the alternate history of Richard Schenkman's 2012 mockbuster film Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, John Wilkes Booth is a Confederate agent planted within Lincoln's secret service staff?

In the news The Shard (pictured) in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft). In association football, the Copa Libertadores concludes with Corinthians defeating Boca Juniors in the Finals. CERN announces the discovery of a new particle with properties consistent with the Higgs boson after experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. GlaxoSmithKline pleads guilty to criminal charges of health care fraud and is fined a record US$3 billion. In association football, UEFA Euro 2012 concludes with Spain defeating Italy in the final to win a second consecutive European Football Championship. On this day... July 7: Tanabata in Japan; Independence Day in the Solomon Islands (1978) 1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga and captured over 200 men. 1897 – The Philippine revolutionary secret society Katipunan (co-founder Andres Bonifacio pictured) was founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila. 1928 – The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, first produced sliced bread, advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped", which then led to the popular phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread". 1994 – Troops from the former North Yemen captured Aden, ending the Yemeni civil war. 2007 – Pope Benedict XVI issued the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum, removing restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass. More anniversaries: July 6 – July 7 – July 8 It is now July 7, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

Today's featured picture The West Indian sea egg (Tripneustes ventricosus) is a species of sea urchin found in the Caribbean Sea and neighboring parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is dark in colour, usually black, dark purple, or reddish brown, with white spines 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) long, and can grow to 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) in diameter. Photo: Nick Hobgood Recently featured: Pulmonata – Incahuasi Island, Bolivia – PET scan with radiopharmaceuticals

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