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F-Zero GX is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo GameCube console. The first video game collaboration between Nintendo and Sega, it was released in Japan, North America and Europe in 2003. F-Zero AX (pictured), the arcade counterpart of GX, uses hardware conceived from a business alliance between Nintendo, Namco and Sega. F-Zero GX runs on an enhanced version of the engine used in Super Monkey Ball. The game continues the difficult, high-speed racing style of the F-Zero series, retaining the basic gameplay and control system from the Nintendo 64 game. A heavy emphasis is placed on track memorization and reflexes, which aids in completing the game. GX introduces a "story mode" element, where the player assumes the role of F-Zero pilot Captain Falcon through nine chapters while completing various missions. The game received critical acclaim as one of the best racers of its time and the greatest racer on the GameCube platform. Overall, the game was well received by critics for its visuals, intense action, high sense of speed and track design. Complaints centered on its sharp increase in difficulty that may alienate players. (Full article...)

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A train crash (damage pictured) in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, kills more than 75 people.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a son, Prince George of Cambridge, third in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth II.

A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, Gansu, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.

Clashes between the Colombian government and FARC rebels kill 19 soldiers and 6 FARC combatants.

Following the abdication of his father Albert II, Philippe becomes King of the Belgians.

American golfer Phil Mickelson wins the Open Championship at Muirfield.

British cyclist Chris Froome wins the Tour de France.

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July 25: Commonwealth Constitution Day in Puerto Rico (1952)

306 – Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops after the death of Constantius Chlorus.

1893 – The Corinth Canal was formally opened, connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth in the Aegean Sea.

1943 – The Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini (pictured), who was arrested the same day by King Victor Emmanuel III and replaced by Pietro Badoglio.

1978 – Two Puerto Rican pro-independence activists were killed by police at Cerro Maravilla in Villalba.

1993 – Israeli forces launched a week-long attack against Lebanon to make it difficult for Hezbollah to use southern Lebanon as a base for striking Israel.

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DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828) was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and the sixth and eighth Governor of New York. He was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.

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