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August in Gaming History

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August 12 events · Super Mario All-Stars launches in North America August 21 event · ABZÛ dives onto Windows and PS4 August 32 events · Doom 3 launches in North America August 42 events · Rare Replay celebrates 30 years of Rare August 51 event · Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 launches in the West August 62 events · Metroid launches in Japan August 72 events · Alien Hominid debuts as a Flash game August 81 event · Dead Rising launches in North America August 92 events · Harvest Moon launches in Japan August 102 events · Madden NFL 11 kicks off August 113 events · Chrono Trigger reaches North America August 122 events · Famicom Wars launches in Japan August 132 events · Doom 3 launches in Europe August 142 events · Sleeping Dogs launches in North America August 153 events · Starflight launches August 162 events · Dungeon Siege II launches in North America August 172 events · Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days launches in North America August 181 event · Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) takes off August 191 event · Age of Empires: Definitive Edition arrives on Steam August 201 event · Black Myth: Wukong launches August 211 event · Counter-Strike: Global Offensive launches August 222 events · The Legend of Zelda launches on NES in North America August 231 event · Super Nintendo launches in North America August 241 event · Mafia II launches in North America August 252 events · GoldenEye 007 launches in North America August 262 events · Super Mario Sunshine launches in North America August 271 event · Castle Crashers storms Xbox Live Arcade August 281 event · Guild Wars 2 launches August 291 event · Pokémon Masters launches worldwide August 302 events · Street Fighter debuts in Japanese arcades August 311 event · Guild Wars: Eye of the North launches
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