Real world history/2000s: Difference between revisions

::{{Icon|Med2}} The winners and runners-up of the [[MediEvil 2 Competition]] were to be contacted by this date and had 1 week to respond.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/shocked/game/rules.html|MediEvil 2 Competition}}

:'''April 21''':  

::{{Icon|Med2}} ''[[MediEvil 2]]'' is released in Europe.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} ''MediEvil 2'' "Need A Hand..?" print advertisement. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2000.</ref><ref name="TheSunPromo">{{Cite web|title=Win Sony PlayStation games and MediEvil 2|newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|published= April 21, 2000|quote=We have teamed up with Sony PlayStation, the world's leading games console, to give you lucky readers the chance to win a copy of MediEvil 2 which is released in the shops today.}}</ref>  

::{{Icon|Med2}} [[wikipedia:The Sun (United Kingdom)|''The Sun'']] teams up with SONY to give away 50 copies of ''MediEvil 2'' alongside Sony PlayStation consoles with DualShock controllers.<ref name="TheSunPromo"/>

::{{Icon|Med2}} The winner of the [[HAUNTED HALLOWEEN IN SALEM, USA MediEvil 2 Competition]] is chosen on this date.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}

:'''September 15 - November 30''':  

::{{Icon|Med2}} As part of a partnership between SONY and Hershey Foods Corporation, people in the US could send four proof-of-purchase labels from various Hershey's products to SONY and receive free [[MediEvil II Strategy Tip Cards|strategy tip cards]] for ''[[MediEvil II]]''. Tips were also available on the [[MediEvil II Tip of the Week|Hershey's website]].<ref name="Hersheys">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-computer-entertainment-america-inc/2000/sony-computer-entertainment-america-and-hershey-foods-corporation-teamup-for-a-tantalizing-halloween-promotion.html|site=Sony Corporation of America|published=September 18, 2000|title=Sony Computer Entertainment America and Hershey Foods Corporation Team-Up For a Tantalizing Halloween Promotion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20001017194301/http://www.hersheys.com/trickortreats/sony_cards.html|site=Hershey's Halloween (archived version)|title=Free PlayStation Tip Cards|retrieved=February 17, 2024|quote=Offer good until November 30, 2000}}</ref>

:'''October 2''':  

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:'''May 11 - May 14''':  

::{{Icon|Resurrection}} A preview of ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' appears at [[E3 2004|E3]].<ref>{{Cite web|site=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/11/e3-2004-psp-games-shown-in-action|title=E3 2004: PSP Games Shown in Action|published=May 11, 2004}}</ref>

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::{{Icon|Resurrection}} ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'' is released in Europe as a launch title for the PSP.<ref name="pspeu"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://uk.playstation.com/psp/games/detail/item46237/MediEvil-Resurrection/|site=Official PlayStation website (archived version)|title=PlayStation Games - MediEvil: Resurrection|retrieved=April 20, 2023}}</ref>

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:'''March 7''':  

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