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On this day in 2022

• EVENTS
• 37th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo; Duran Duran; Eminem; Eurythmics; Dolly Parton; Lionel Richie; Carly Simon; Judas Priest; Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Harry Belafonte; Elizabeth Cotten; Allen Grubman; Jimmy Iovine; and Sylvia Robinson.
• DEATHS
• Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, accidently drowns in his bathtub while under the influence of prescription sedatives and non-medicinal inhalants at 34.
• SPORTS
• Alex Ovechkin scores 787th career goal for the Washington Capitals surpassing Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, for all-time NHL record for most goals scored for a single team, in 3-2 loss to Arizona Coyotes.

On this day in 2021

• EVENTS
• Eight people crushed to death and 13 hospitalized in a crowd surge during a Travis Scott performance at Astroworld Festival, Houston, Texas.
• NFL Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rogers admits in interview he is unvaccinated and taking unapproved treatment after testing positive for COVID-19 pandemic and in isolation.
• DEATHS
• Marília Mendonça, Brazilian Sertaneja singer-songwriter, who died in a plane crash at 26.
• Charlie Burns, Canadian ice hockey forward (world champion Whitby Dunlops 1958) and coach (Minnesota North Stars), who died at 85.
• Ryszard Grzegorczyk, Polish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Polonia Bytom, RC Lens), who died at 82.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Spencer is released. December,1991: The Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage has long since grown cold. Though rumoursof affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. This year, things will be a whole lot different.
• All Is Forgiven (2007) is released. In Vienna,1995, we meet writer and covert heroin addict Victor (Paul Blain); his partner, Annette (Marie-Christine Friedrich); and their young daughter, Pamela (Victoire Rousseau). After capturing this family unit on the verge of crisis in cutting, incisive scenes that track the signs of domestic and personal breakdown as they surface in everyday life, Hansen-Løve audaciously leaps across the span of eleven years with a single title card, shifting the film’s focus to a now-adolescent Pamela (Constance Rousseau), living in Paris, as she attempts to sift through the wreckage of her parents’ relationship and mend fences with her long-absent father. [Metrograph]
• Beans is released. Twelve-year-old Beans (Kiawentiio Tarbell) is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and delinquent adolescence; forced to grow up fast to become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Indigenous uprising known as The Oka Crisis, which tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990.
• Hive is released. Hive is based on the true story of Fahrije, who, like many of the other women in her patriarchal village, has lived with fading hope and burgeoning grief since her husband went missing during the war in Kosovo. In order to provide for her struggling family, she pulls the other widows in her community together to launch a business selling a local food product. Together, they find healing and solace in considering a future without their husbands—but their will to begin living independently is met with hostility. The men in the village condemn Fahrije’s efforts to empower herself and the women around her, starting a feud that threatens their newfound sovereignty—and the financial future of Fahrije’s family. Against the backdrop of Eastern Europe’s civil unrest and lingering misogyny, Fahrije and the women of her village join in a struggle to find hope in the face of an uncertain future.
• Mark, Mary & Some Other People is released. A comedy about a young couple exploring an open relationship.
• MOVIES: NOVEMBER 5 2021
• Love Hard is released. An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished. This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love.
• MOVIES: NR
• The Beta Test is released. A married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, murder, and infidelity.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Red Notice is released. When an Interpol-issued Red Notice — the highest level warrant to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted— goes out, the FBI’s top profiler John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) is on the case. His global pursuit finds him smack dab in the middle of a daring heist where he’s forced to partner with the world’s greatest art thief Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds) in order to catch the world’s most wanted art thief, “The Bishop” (Gal Gadot).
• Eternals is released. Eternals follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who have protected Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.
• Finch is released. Finch (Tom Hanks) is a man who embarks on a moving and powerful journey to find a new home for his unlikely family—his beloved dog and a newly created robot—in a dangerous and ravaged world.
• MOVIES: R
• 7 Prisoners is released. To provide a better life for his family in the country,18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca. But when he and a few other boys become trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking, Mateus will be forced to decide between working for the very man who imprisoned him or risk his and his family’s future.
• ALBUMS
• Queens of the Summer Hotel was released by Aimee Mann. The latest full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter was originally part of a planned stage musical adaptation of Girl, Interrupted.
• Engine of Hell was released by Emma Ruth Rundle. The latest full-length solo studio release for the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter was written while staying in Wales.
• Christfucker was released by Portrayal of Guilt. The third full-length release for the Austin hardcore band was produced by Ben Greenberg.
• Still Over It was released by Summer Walker. The second full-length release for the Atlanta R&B artist features guest appearances from Cardi B, Ciara, JT, Ari Lennox, Lil Durk, Omarion, and Pharrell Williams.
• The Future was released by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. The third full-length release for Nathaniel Rateliff and his band was produced by Brad Cook and R.M.B.(Rateliff, Patrick Meese, and James Barone).
• Thank You was released by Diana Ross. The first new full-length studio release in more than 20 years for the artist known as Queen of Motown was produced with Jack Antonoff.
• Valentine was released by Snail Mail. The second full-length release for the Lindsey Jordan's indie rock project was co-produced by Brad Cook.
• Voyage was released by ABBA. This is the first new studio release of new songs in 40 years for the Swedish pop quartet.
• Which Way to Happy was released by Penelope Isles. The second full-length release for the British sibling duo of Jack and Lily Wolter was mixed by Dave Fridmann.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 5
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy for PlayStation 5 is released. Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy tells the story of the “Noisy Fairy”—a secret unit led by Alma and under the direct control of Kycilia of the Principality of Zeon. During the “One Year War, ” the unit struggles to break through the North America continent. The game features the top-notch action of Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2, while providing a deep and extensive side story for both fans and newcomers alike. Explore the world of Code Fairy as unbreakable bonds are formed in the midst of the brutality of war.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise for Switch is released. Expand your horizons with DLC and help create vacation homes for clients on resort islands. Clients with different dream vacation requests will visit a new resort area located in an archipelago, made up of several different islands, where the Paradise Planning team is located. You can talk to a client and find out the details of their requests for a vacation home, and then make their dreams happen.
• GAMING: XBOX SERIES X
• Forza Horizon 5 for Xbox Series X is released. Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
• SPORTS
• Roger Zatkoff, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1954,55,56; First Team All Pro 1954,55; Green Bay Packers), who died at 90.
• Russell Ebert, Australian rules footballer midfielder,1968-85,4X Magarey Medals (Port Adelaide), and coach,1983-90, who died of leukemia at 72.

On this day in 2020

• DEATHS
• Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter and producer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp" ; solo - "1-2-3"), who died of bone marrow cancer at 78.
• Geoffrey Palmer, British actor (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Madness of King George, Butterflies), who died at 93.
• TV SERIES
• B Positive: Season 1 is released. Recently divorced therapist Drew (Thomas Middleditch) is in need of a kidney donor when he runs into old high school classmate Gina (Annaleigh Ashford), who impulsively volunteers to donate hers in this Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette comedy.
• GAMING: PC
• Chicken Police - Paint it RED! for PC is released. Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once legendary detective partners in Clawville PD. Predatory division, nicknamed as the Chicken Police. But that was a decade ago and time had passed them by... Sonny is a semi-alcoholic wreck of a bird on paid leave, while Marty still hides behind the facade of a star-detective.On the night of New Year's Eve, a mysterious woman visits Sonny with an errand which goes back to a dark corner of his past. Now, Sonny and Marty are back together again on a case stranger than anything they've ever encountered before!Chicken Police is an "Orwellesque Buddycop Noir Adventure", with a carefully crafted world, a gritty, dark story, and absurd humor. The game mixes elements of story-rich adventures with visual novel style dialogue-heavy storytelling, complete with a complex interrogation system, detective gameplay, and an ever-changing city.
• The Last Show of Mr. Chardish for PC is released. Decades have passed and the Actress, Ella, returns to the abandoned theatre to uncover a preserved collection of extraordinary performances. Explore a variety of magical, hand-painted worlds as you collect the lost pieces of the past.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• TENS! for Switch is released. The ultimate dice puzzle. Combining sudoku-style number puzzles and block-dropping gameplay, the aim of TENS! is simple: place dice on the board, make ‘tens’ in any row or column and clear the board to win. TENS! is a relaxing puzzle game which offers tons of gameplay styles for you to choose from including: an immersive single-player Adventure mode, a local Multiplayer mode where you can challenge your friends and family, and an Endless mode which challenges your skill level.In TENS! there’s something for everyone to enjoy!TENS! Features:- Explore your way through Adventure Mode and experience the world of TENS!- Keep beating your high score and learning new skills in Endless Mode- Challenge your friends with local multiplayer to see who has the top TENS! talent- Add dice skins to your collection by playing through the game your way- Battle bosses through your adventure and unlock new characters- Relaxing gameplay for everyone to enjoy!
• Seven Knights -Time Wanderer- for Switch is released. Seven Knights - Time Wanderer - focuses on the story of the eighth member of the Seven Knights, Vanessa, and her ultimate magical equipment, a sentient hourglass known as Sandy, as she embarks on a journey to return safely home after falling into the twists of space and time.
• YesterMorrow for Switch is released. YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
• Cafe Enchante for Switch is released. When Kotone inherits her grandfather’s Tokyo café, she discovers the shop holds more secrets than anyone could imagine. The café is a meeting spot for beings from multiple, mystical worlds. You’ll meet the king of demons, a humanoid beast, a fallen angel, and more. And when government agents monitoring non-human activities show up at your door, your new café is about to become a lot more colorful.

On this day in 2019

• EVENTS
• Actress Emma Watson interviewed in Vogue magazine says she is happy to be single "I call it being self-partnered" launching worldwide discussion on the term.
• TV SERIES
• The Little Mermaid Live!: Season 1 is released. ABC's live musical adaptation of The Little Mermaid will feature Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula and Shaggy as Sebastian.
• GAMING: PC
• Planet Zoo for PC is released. Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim, featuring authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them. Experience a globe-trotting campaign or let your imagination run wild in the freedom of Sandbox mode. Create unique habitats and vast landscapes, make big decisions and meaningful choices, and nurture your animals as you construct and manage the world's wildest zoos. Meet a world of incredible animals. From playful lion cubs to mighty elephants, every animal in Planet Zoo is a thinking, feeling individual with a distinctive look and personality of their own. Craft detailed habitats to bring your animals' natural environments home, research and manage each species to allow them to thrive, and help your animals raise families to pass their genes onto future generations. Manage an amazing living world that responds to every decision you make. Focus on the big picture or go hands-on and control the smallest details. Thrill visitors with iconic exhibits, develop your zoo with new research, and release new generations of your animals back into the wild. Your choices come alive in a world where animal welfare and conservation comes first.
• Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC is released. America,1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed.After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.
• Audica for PC is released. Audica™ is a VR “rhythm shooter” that combines Harmonix’s award-winning music gameplay with precision shooting mechanics and a killer soundtrack, all set in a mesmerizing cosmic arena.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Blacksad: Under the Skin for PlayStation 4 is released. A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!The 50s, New York City: Joe Dunn, owner of a boxing club, is found dead. Meanwhile, rising star Bobby Yale, due to take to the ring for the most important fight of his career, has mysteriously disappeared. Sonia Dunn, Joe's daughter, takes over the gym and must deal with its financial woes. She hires private detective John Blacksad to investigate Yale's disappearance. This sinister case will take our investigator to the darkest, most dismal depths of New York.With its anthropomorphic characters and its incredible 1950s feel, BLACKSAD: Under the Skin promises all the eerily dark adventure of a detective novel, just like the eponymous comic book series.Conduct the investigation in your own way. Make use of your feline senses as you hunt for new clues. Make decisions on behalf of Blacksad and influence the outcome of the case.
• Conception Plus: Maidens of the Twelve Stars for PlayStation 4 is released. The baby boom is back as this Star-Filled RPG is reborn on Steam!The main protagonist, Itsuki Yuge, is suddenly summoned to the magical world of Granvania to save it from evil Impurities. As the savior from another world known as "God's Gift, "Itsuki and his Star Children, born between him and the 12 Star Maidens, are the only ones capable of banishing these Impurities. To return to his own world, he must save this one with the help of his Star Children!KEY FEATURES* The Stars Have Aligned Deepen your bonds with the 12 Star Maidens to birth a new generation of Star Children with updated graphics!* Bred to Fight Form a party up to 13 characters strong and fight through stimulating positioning-based battles!* Adapt and Conquer with the Power of the Stars Featuring Stardust Labyrinths that transform every time you step inside!* The More, the Merrier Flourish a new bond with a newly conceived character, Alfie the trainer!
• Valfaris for PlayStation 4 is released. Set in the far reaches of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for Switch is released. Join Mario, Sonic and friends for their greatest adventure yet at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Go for gold as you compete in action-packed sports games, including 4 brand new events to Tokyo 2020Skateboarding, Karate, Surfing, and Sport Climbing, as well as a large selection of classic events.Features:* Get the party started on your Nintendo Switch with a variety of ways to play, including button play and motion controls in multiplayer game modes that support up to 4 locally and up to 8 online.* Play as Mario, Sonic, Yoshi, Amy Rose, Luigi, Dr. Eggman, and many more of your favorite characters. Stay tuned for more information!
• Just Dance 2020 for Switch is released. Gather your friends and family and Just Dance like nobody's watching with Just Dance 2020! The 1 Music Video Game Franchise of All Time, with over 67 million units sold, is back this Fall. The newest, freshest Just Dance celebrates 10 years of bringing people together with 40 new hot tracks, more stunning universes and exclusive surprises for the players to discover!Join a community of more than 120 million players around the world and get ready to set the dancefloor on fire. Whether there's something to celebrate or for no reason at all, Just Dance is there for every occasion! Fan favourite features are back in Just Dance 2020, along with 40 new songs from the top of the charts for the whole family to enjoy!Features:* From chart-topping hits to family favourites, viral internet sensations, and the latest emerging artists, there is something for everyone to have fun in Just Dance.* Enjoy a wide range of creative universes, created using new production techniques, never before seen in Just Dance.* Track your calories burnt, time spent dancing, and keep yourself motivated while having fun with the fan favourite Sweat mode!
• POLITICS
• Chinese government set new rules for gaming for young people to try to curb gaming addiction, including maximum 90 mins a day.

On this day in 2018

• EVENTS
• BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalists.
• More than 80 students and teachers kidnapped from a boarding school in Bamenda, Cameroon.
• NASA's Voyager 2 probe leaves the solar system, becoming the second human-made object to reach interstellar space.
• " Big Brother" reality show has its last episode in the UK on Channel 5, having run since 2000.
• Taskforce set up to identify and punish LGBT people in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
• Spice Girls announce a new tour but without "Posh Spice", Victoria Beckham.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Moonlighter for Switch is released. Become Will, a fearless shopkeeper from the town of Rynoka setting off on the greatest adventure of his life.By day, you run the shop. By night, you explore hostile dungeons in search of new merchandise, doing all you can to keep your business afloat. After all, when it is all said and done... every adventure has to pay off.
• POLITICS
• Child suicide rate in Japan at 30-year high with 250 taking their lives 2016/17 according to Government Ministry.

On this day in 2017

• EVENTS
• Bodies of 26 migrant teenage girls recovered from the Mediterranean, another 400 migrants rescued.
• American singer Robert Knight died age 72. He is best known for the 1967 US Top 20 hit 'Everlasting Love'. In the UK the song was an even bigger hit the following year when a version by Love Affair reached No.1, preventing Knight's version from progressing further than No. 40..
• Paradise Papers are leaked; 13.4 million documents from offshore investment firm Appleby, mentioning Queen Elizabeth and Wilbur Ross US Secretary of Commerce.
• New York City Marathon: Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya wins men's race in 2:10:53,3 seconds ahead of Wilson Kipsang; Shalane Flanagan (2:26:53) first American to win women's race since 1977.
• Gunman shoots 26 dead and injures 20 at a church in Sunderland Springs, Texas.
• Typhoon Damrey strikes Vietnam's south-central coast killing at least 27, leaving others missing.
• BIRTHS
• Talitha Maria Sotto, Family Member, born in Philippines.
• DEATHS
• Robert Knight, American pop singer (" Everlasting Love"), who died at 79.
• TV SERIES
• SMILF: Season 1 is released. 20-something Bridgette (Frankie Shaw) tries to balance relationships, work, sex, and life as single mother in this comedy based on Shaw's 2015 Sundance Film Festival Jury award-winning short film of the same name.
• POLITICS
• US President Donald Trump begins a 12-day trip to Asia in Toyko, Japan.

On this day in 2015

• EVENTS
• Japan's 1st officially recognized same-sex couple union - Koyuki Higashi and Hiroko Matsuhara in Tokyo.
• Fundão dam in Brazil collapses, killing about 23, causing a second dam to fail, releasing a massive flood of mud down the Rio Dulce.
• Collins Dictionary name "binge-watch" the word of the year, followed by "transgender".
• DEATHS
• Dan Press, Race Car Driver.
• Guido Masanetz, German composer (In Frisco ist der Teufel Los), who died at 101.
• TV SERIES
• One Mississippi: Season 1 is released. Tig (Tig Notaro) returns to her hometown after the death of her mother and is reunited with her older brother (Noah Harpster) and her stepfather (John Rothman) in this dark comedy loosely based on the comedian's own life.
• GAMING: PC
• Clandestine for PC is released. Clandestine is a 2-player or singleplayer stealth/hacking game set in 1996. Asymmetrical co-op allows one player to take the role of the spy while a friend provides overwatch and assistance as the hacker, and unravel a post-Cold War espionage conspiracy.
• GAMING: WII U
• Electronic Super Joy for Wii U is released. Visually stunning platforming. Run and jump to pulse-pounding music. Brutally Challenging.Visually stunning, hilarious, and infinitely challenging.Critically acclaimed, adored for its style and praised for its spot-on platforming, the original Electronic Super Joy is legendary. Now you can play it on Wii U!Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash and fly your way through weird and different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters and swarming missiles.Features:-Levels designed around the music, not the other way around.-60 levels,6 worlds,4 bosses.-Wii U version Includes all bonus levels and the Micro Hell DLC-8+ hours of gameplay.-Double jump, ground-pound, flying, spaceship piloting, low gravity, you name it!-Over an hour and a half of unique electronic music!

On this day in 2014

• EVENTS
• 48th CMT Music Awards: Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, and Miranda Lambert win.
• The funeral for Jack Bruce was held in London, attended by Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and noted musicians Phil Manzanera, Gary Brooker, Vernon Reid and Nitin Sawhney among others. Dozens assembled at the Golders Green Crematorium paying a last tribute singing "Morning Has Broken", "Strawberry Fields Forever"and "Theme for an Imaginary Western". The Scottish-born bass player and singer had died last month as a result of liver disease..
• BIRTHS
• Stella The Stella Show, YouTube Star, born in United States.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• National Gallery is released. The National Gallery in London is one of the great museums of the world with 2400 paintings from the 13th to the end of the 19th century. Almost every human experience is represented in one or the other of the paintings. The sequences of the film show the public in various galleries; the education programs, and the scholars, scientists and curators, studying, restoring and planning the exhibitions. The relation between painting and storytelling is explored.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Interstellar is released. With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars. [Paramount Pictures]
• TV SERIES
• The Game (2014): Season 1 is released. In 1972, The head of MI5 (Brian Cox) sets up a secret committee that includes interrogator Joe Lambe (Tom Hughes), Bobby Waterhouse (Paul Ritter), detective Jim Fenchurch (Shaun Dooley) and secretary Wendy Straw (Chloe Pirrie), Sarah Montag (Victoria Hamilton), and her husband Alan (Jonathan Aris), to locate sleeper agents for the Soviets in this six-part British miniseries written by Toby Whithouse.
• POLITICS
• Lane Evans, American politician (Rep-D-IL,1983-2007), who died at 63.
• New Zealand Prime Minister John Key rules out sending troops to fight against Islamic State, but claims there are 40 New Zealanders on 'terror watchlist'.

On this day in 2013

• EVENTS
• 4 people are killed after a 4-story building under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria.
• Lady Gaga split from Troy Carter, who had managed her since 2007. Carter was credited with masterminding some of Gaga’s success, including her massive social media audience. She had 60 million Facebook fans and was amongst the top figures on Twitter with 40 million followers..
• Bill de Blasio is elected New York City Mayor.
• DEATHS
• Lee Crystal [Sackett], American drummer (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock'n'Roll"), who died at 57.
• ALBUMS
• Magic Hour was released by Luscious Jackson. The alternative rock trio returns with its Pledgemusic fan-funded release produced by Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz.
• Moon Landing was released by James Blunt. The fourth full-length studio release for the British singer-songwriter includes production from Steve Mac, Tom Rothrock, Ryan Tedder, and Martin Terefe.
• Matangi was released by M.I.A.. The fourth full-length studio release for the British singer/rapper features a guest appearance from The Weekend as well as production from Danja, Doc McKinney, Hit-Boy, Illangelo, The Partysquad, and Switch.
• Bryce Dessner: Aheym was released by Kronos Quartet. The string quartet worked with National guitarist Bryce Dessner, who composed the four tracks.
• Avril Lavigne was released by Avril Lavigne. The fifth full-length studio release for the Canadian pop singer features songs co-written with her husband, Chad Kroeger of Nickelback.
• Antiphon was released by Midlake. The fourth full-length release for the Texas rock band is its first without singer Tim Smith, who left in November 2012.
• Divided & United: Songs of the Civil War was released by Various Artists. Randall Poster produced the two-disc set that includes artists such as Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill, Joe Henry, Del McCoury, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dolly Parton, Pokey Lafarge, Shovels & Rope, Chris Thile, and Lee Ann Womack interpreting Civil War songs.
• Free Your Mind was released by Cut Copy. Inspired by the Summer of Loves (1967 in San Francisco and 1988-89 in the UK), the fourth full-length release for the Australian dance-rock quartet was mixed in New York by Dave Fridmann.
• Caramel was released by Connan Mockasin. The second full-length release for the New Zealand singer includes influences from funk, jazz, and psychedelic pop.
• The Coincidentalist was released by Howe Gelb. Bonnie "Prince"Billy, Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, KT Tunstall, and M. Ward appear as guests on the latest Arizona-inspired solo release from the Giant Sand founder.
• The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was released by Eminem. Executive produced by Dr. Dre & Rick Rubin, the eight studio release for the rapper features guest appearances from Skylar Grey, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, and Nate Ruess of fun.
• Tres Cabrones was released by Melvins. The latest release for the sludge metal band led by Buzz Osborne features the return of original drummer Mike Dillard, with Dale Crover taking over bass duties.
• Surfing Strange was released by Swearin'. This is the second full-length release for the alternative rock band that includes Allison Crutchfield (her twin sister's solo project is Waxahatchee), Kyle Gilbride, and Jeff Bolt.
• GAMING: 3DS
• Saban's Power Rangers Megaforce for 3DS is released. In this new chapter of the popular Power Rangers video game series, fans play as their favorite Megaforce Ranger while the supporting Power Rangers provide their boundless advice and encouragement to players as they battle their way through challenge after challenge. The Rangers' vocal and physical support will prove valuable as challenging situations and conditions arise in an attempt to foil players' advancement. Power Rangers MEGAFORCE will plunge players into intense battles against repulsive enemies, but by forming gigantic Megazords, the Rangers will be able to implement powerful combos to help get them on the path to victory.
• GAMING: PC
• State of Decay for PC is released. The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents. The open, sandbox world develops in real-time, shaped by your actions, dynamically generating content based on your choices and the ever-increasing zombie threat.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 3
• The Guided Fate Paradox for PlayStation 3 is released. Players take on the role of high school student Renya Kagurazaka who has become a god by winning a lottery in a mall! Renya must travel through the Copy World in order to affect changes in the Original World and make people's wishes come true. But is there some other force at work?
• Final Exam for PlayStation 3 is released. Playable alone and in cooperative mode (local & online), Obscure lets you play as one of four unlikely heroes; students, each with unique skills and abilities that develop throughout the adventure. Geared toward action and all-out brawling, Obscure's combat emphasizes combos, follow-up attacks, and score-multipliers! Survive against packs of monsters trying to skin you alive, discover new weapons, and complete objectives throughout a variety of huge, non-linear levels. Overshooting the scores will earn you experience points to level your character up, unlocking new weapons, skills, and other devastating abilities! At any time, you can even get back to some of earlier levels to try your new toys and beat your scores!
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION VITA
• CastleStorm for PlayStation Vita is released. CastleStorm features medieval ballista weaponry, allowing players to launch an assortment of explosive weapons including Morningstars, Apple Grenades, Homing Eagles, and even flying sheep to defeat an onslaught of enemies trying to capture your flag and destroy your castle. Deploy a fearsome ground attack of swordsmen, knights, and donkey riders in order to protect your castle games, and if all else fails, call upon powerful spells to help keep the enemy at bay.