All articles tagged with #anniversary
President Donald Trump allegedly blew up over photos showing a far smaller turnout at the Great American State Fair than his 45,000-strong boast, prompting White House staff to delete images from official and personal social media accounts; with heavy security, soaring heat and a late start, aides worry a similar weak turnout could dampen optics for an upcoming July 4 National Mall celebration.
To celebrate 225 years since the tourbillon patent, Breguet launches three new tourbillon watches: the Classique Tourbillon Sidereal 7255PT in platinum with a black aventurine dial (limited to 50, CHF 223,000); the Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT with fusee-and-chain (limited to 25, CHF 246,300); and the Marine Tourbillon Equation Marchante 5887PT in platinum with a luminescent sky dial (limited to 25, CHF 292,300 on rubber or CHF 370,700 on platinum bracelet).
Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition at Xbox Games Showcase 2026, a transparent green 1TB console to celebrate 25 years of Xbox, with a matching translucent X25 controller; attendees with FAN badges will receive the console for free, while pricing and preorder details are expected to be announced soon.
Diablo IV marks the Sanctuary anniversary with a two-part celebration: June 2–9 features Mother's Blessing XP boosts in Seasonal and Eternal realms, the March of the Goblins event, and a reputation board unlocking the Regalia of the Sacred Creed; plus daily free weapon-skin gifts in the in-game shop from June 1–6 (claim by June 9) including Blood Raven's Talon, King Kanai's Last Stand, Nangari Wounder, Overlord's Odium, and Flamefinger's Claws.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary by releasing a collection of reportedly never-before-seen wedding photos, including behind-the-scenes moments from the Windsor ceremony and the Frogmore reception where Elton John performed for guests; Meghan wore a Givenchy gown designed in near-total secrecy and later changed into a Stella McCartney silk crepe gown for the reception, with about 600 guests in attendance and roughly 1.9 billion viewers watching worldwide.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is celebrating its first anniversary with a Luke Preece x Billelis art collaboration and a limited Capsule Collection (canvas prints, wall banners, lithographs, a throw blanket, and a wearable bomber jacket) available through the Bethesda Gear Store, plus a wearable Helmet Replica. Id Software also marks its 35th anniversary and QuakeCon 2026 with founder guests John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack, and Tom Hall attending. The game remains available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC and is now on Game Pass, with an One Year Anniversary Stream on Bethesda’s Twitch channel and more details at DOOM.com.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii announced a May 27 anniversary live stream that may include a reveal about the series’ next game, fueling speculation about Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate, though no official details have been released.
A photo gallery marks 15 years of Prince William and Catherine's marriage, retracing their courtship and milestone moments—from the 2011 wedding and engagement to the birth of their children and multiple high-profile appearances, highlighting their lives together as members of the royal family.
William and Catherine released a Cornwall-shot family portrait to mark 15 years of marriage, featuring their children and dog; the photo, taken by Matt Porteous during Easter, recalls their 2011 Westminster Abbey wedding and William’s RAF days during their Anglesey years.
To celebrate its first anniversary, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy announces a stage play (Aug 8–16, 2026 in Tokyo), a winter 2026 manga serialization on Manga UP! (Tsukueni and Ejeu), and an official setting materials book; a lyric video for 'Sedum' was released with spoilers. The game remains on Switch and Steam with a two-in-one collection, a new combat difficulty, and premium tickets including a prequel novel supervised by Kazutaka Kodaka.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 celebrates its first anniversary with a free PS5 patch that adds Anniversary haircuts for all playable characters, obtainable from Gestral Merchants on the World Map. The update also fixes several bugs (UI visibility for Danseuse, rest-point access during dialogue, collisions) and tweaks some achievement text. Since revealing 8 million copies sold, the game has nearly doubled its sales from 4.4M earlier in 2025, signaling a strong post-launch run.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 marks its first anniversary with a free patch adding anniversary haircuts for all playable characters (accessible via Gestral Merchants near Stone Wave Cliffs and near Grosse Tête on the World Map), plus minor fixes including Danseuse outfit visibility, rest-point access during in-world dialogues, collision tweaks, and a slight update to achievement text.
SNK marks Metal Slug's 30th anniversary with a retrospective video and an anniversary site that teases a rebooted future and new gaming ventures, including a Mission Reboot nod; the series is available on Switch via Hamster's ACA Neo Geo, with an exclusive Neo Geo+ AES Anniversary Edition cartridge planned and more announcements expected.
Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 3.0.2 for Switch and Switch 2 to celebrate the series’ 25th anniversary, adding a commemorative Leaf Object via mail, plus numerous bug fixes (from hotel room exits and DIY material checks to rock hits and villager placement) and DLC fixes for Happy Home Paradise; the update also brings anniversary artwork and the GameCube soundtrack to Nintendo Music.
Nintendo Life surveys its two-decade archive to list every game it gave a 10/10 score, totaling 69 titles after removing re-releases and ports. The piece highlights that this equates to roughly 3.5 flawless games per year amid a growing archive of 7,599 reviews, reflects on how the site’s criteria for a “10/10” has evolved, and notes that the list spans classic era titles through modern releases while explaining scoring philosophy and how reviews have shifted from a “we” to an “I” voice in later generations.