What if there is a Canadian video game rush? In OTL, during the 1970s, U.S. teens would drive across the U.S.-Canadian for cheap alcohol. In the 1990s, seniors started going to go across the border for cheap medications.

Consider that while Canada is independent, it would still get products from the Anglo-French Union. As such, in the pre-Internet era, imagine Gamers go across the border to purchase Anglo-French Union...
 
What if there is a Canadian video game rush? In OTL, during the 1970s, U.S. teens would drive across the U.S.-Canadian for cheap alcohol. In the 1990s, seniors started going to go across the border for cheap medications.

Consider that while Canada is independent, it would still get products from the Anglo-French Union. As such, in the pre-Internet era, imagine Gamers go across the border to purchase Anglo-French Union...

I like it!

When will this happen and how?
 
I like it!

When will this happen and how?
Consider that it would be one of the things that gets brought up in 1982, due to the political tensions between the United States and Great Britain. American conservatives would accuse gamers of spreading "Anglo-French Union propaganda..."
 
Consider that it would be one of the things that gets brought up in 1982, due to the political tensions between the United States and Great Britain. American conservatives would accuse gamers of spreading "Anglo-French Union propaganda..."

Just another reason for conservatives to hate video games.

Also, the games from the Anglo-French Union will have to be THAT good to be worth going across the border for.
 
Just another reason for conservatives to hate video games.

Also, the games from the Anglo-French Union will have to be THAT good to be worth going across the border for.
Imagine this takes place as Canada is doing an ad campaign promoting tourism with geek-friendly stars like William Shatner , Dan Aykroyd, Michael J. Fox, and Lorne Green...
 
That could work.
Consider Niagara Falls as a major place for gamers. In OTL, Niagara Falls was quickly turning into a forgotten tourist ghost town. In the ATL, imagine Canadian businesses actively placing arcades and gaming stores along the border, to entice potential tourists.
 
Consider Niagara Falls as a major place for gamers. In OTL, Niagara Falls was quickly turning into a forgotten tourist ghost town. In the ATL, imagine Canadian businesses actively placing arcades and gaming stores along the border, to entice potential tourists.

Sure. And it'll be the first place Planet Arcadia (they're in New York City) is going to expand to.
 
You know, I always thought AVGN would be good for TV (in a heavily censored from of course) so consider this: G4-TV or a other TV network looked at Rolfe's videos back then he was known as 'The Angry Atari Nerd' and decides to give him a TV show or James Rolfe introducing the character on a another show and getting the TV show shortly after.

Also consider that Channel Awesome is founded by different people ITTL as an "alternative to the 'mainstream reviewers'"
 
You know, I always thought AVGN would be good for TV (in a heavily censored from of course) so consider this: G4-TV or a other TV network looked at Rolfe's videos back then he was known as 'The Angry Atari Nerd' and decides to give him a TV show or James Rolfe introducing the character on a another show and getting the TV show shortly after.

Also consider that Channel Awesome is founded by different people ITTL as an "alternative to the 'mainstream reviewers'"
That can certainly work. If anything, also consider it further flags the polarization of the electorate and the division of culture. Consider that with the 1990s, the rise of so many networks from the O-Network to Fox-Business, along with the rise of Internet channels, the idea of news sources being unified went out the window...
 
That can certainly work. If anything, also consider it further flags the polarization of the electorate and the division of culture. Consider that with the 1990s, the rise of so many networks from the O-Network to Fox-Business, along with the rise of Internet channels, the idea of news sources being unified went out the window...

It would also lead to each side accusing the other for being "fake news" like IOTL.
 
(insert date) 1981: Hindsight engineering revolutionizes data storage space with (insert megabyte) hard disk system for the Sinclair (insert computer name here).

(insert date) 1982: "Gateway to the Mind" ad campaign begins with celebrities (insert names) here promoting Mindvision games.
 
Well, here's the third draft of the TL:

POD: November 13, 1918: Virgo Publishing is founded by Edmund Tatee and Edvin Reevese shortly following the end of World War I, in New York City, New York, publishing a magazine focusing on the new genre of science fiction, Strange Tales,...

December 14, 1918:
Tiburon Entertainment is founded as Feline Follies Productions in Tiburon, California by Pat Sullivan to to produce animated cartoons, including his creation Felix the Cat.

February 17, 1928: H.P Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu novel is released, a book that lit the horror and sci-fi world on fire and put Virgo Publishing on the map,...

December 5, 1929: Warner Bros. releases the movie adaptation of the first novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series, A Princess of Mars, starring Errol Flynn as John Carter,...

July 20, 1929: Inspired by a fever dream, Frederick Graves writes the weird fiction piece Tuzur,...

May 8, 1933: Aubrey Terry Meskill writes the story Valley of Gapon, seen as rivaling Lovecraft in the emerging genre of weird fiction,...

October 13, 1932: MGM releases the movie adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu, directed by F.W. Murnau; while the film only got middling reviews, it did well enough at the box office to get MGM to continue the partnership with Virgo Publishing,...

December 7, 1941: John Carter of Mars (King Features Syndicate) by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs makes its hit comic strip debut,...

August 15, 1945: H.P. Lovecraft passed away in his house with Virgo Publishing and his family honoring the deceased author with his funeral at Swan Point Cemetery of Providence, Rhode Island,...

September 30, 1946: Virgo Publishing acquires a small but quickly-growing company by the name of DC Comics; In addition to their standard superhero comics, DC began to fill their line-up with horror and sci-fi comics,...

September 24, 1948: Treaty of Jinan; Partition of China into the Peoples' Democratic Republic of Manchuria (PDRM) with its capital in Changchun ; the Republic of China (ROC) is established with its capital in Nanjing, effectively dividing the country into two portions,...

May 19, 1949: President Chiang Kai-shek proclaims the "White Terror" of alleged socialists and communists in Nanjing, triggering international controversy,...

July 13, 1949: Student demonstrations erupt in Penghu, in opposition to the military draft of youth, sparking fears of an escalating border conflict,...

October 6, 1950: President Chiang Kai-shek orders troops into Tibet as part of the incorporation of the region into the Chinese Republic, sparking international attention,...

October 30, 1950: Jayuya Uprising; U.S. troops are deployed into Puerto Rico crushing an armed insurrection in San Juan, sparking international attention,...

March 9, 1951: British government is implicated in an unsuccessful plot against the government of Liaquat Ali Khan in Rawalpindi, fueling anti-British sentiment in the region,...

October 3, 1952: Great Britain detonates its first nuclear weapon at Monte Bello, Western Australia, sparking international attention and concern,...

July 26, 1953: President Fuglencio Bautista calls for U.S. military deployment in Cuba, after Communist rebels launch an armed insurrection in Havana, sparking international attention,...

September 21, 1954: British military forces install Ghulam Muhammad as head of the government in a military coup in Islamabad, fueling anti-British sentiment in the region,...

February 25, 1956: Mao Tse-tung proclaims a policy of "peaceful coexistence " with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow, fueling the Sino-Soviet Alliance, sparking international attention,...

October 29, 1956: Anglo-French Union is established in London and Paris, by Guy Mollet (Fr.) and Anthony Eden, proclaiming the need for political, economic and military alliances,...

February 10, 1957: John Carter Saves The Universe (Allied Artists) written and directed by Roger Corman, based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, stars teen sensation Fabian as the titular character, starring Beverly Garland as Dejah Thoris, makes its hit debut, despite low budget for B-grade special effects,....

July 1, 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaims the creation of Special Operations Command China (SOCC) in Nanjing, sparking international attention and concern,...

February 17, 1958: First major anti-war/ anti-draft protests against the Anglo-French Union occur at Westminster led by Bertrand Russell, Michael Foot, and J.B. Priestly, sparking national attention and concern,...

April 7, 1958: Easter March to Aldermaston; Anglo-French Union anti-French/ anti-war demonstrators march to Aldermaston, sparking international attention and concern,......

May 13, 1958: Anglo-French Union announces its detonation of a nuclear weapon in Reggane, Algeria, sparking international attention,...

March 31, 1959: Tibetan government-in-exile is established by the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharmasala, India, much to the embarrassment of President Chiang Kai-shek,...

October 8, 1959: Anglo-French Union leaders led by Harold Macmillan launch a massive crackdown on protesters, citing the threat to global interests posed by the civil disturbances, sparking international attention and concern,....

April 1, 1960: Anglo-French Union vetoes efforts to condemn the Sharpeville Massacre in Johannesburg before the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York City, sparking international controversy,...

July 17, 1960: Anglo-French Union vetoes efforts to condemn Belgian troops in the Congo before the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York City, sparking international controversy,...

December 8, 1960: The Color From Outer Space (20th Century Fox) based on the H.P. Lovecraft story, written, directed and produced by Ed Wood, narrated by Criswell, starring Lyle Talbot, Steve Reeves, and Tor Johnson, makes its hit debut, popularizing the genre, but savaged by film critics for cheesy acting, and over the top dialogue,....

January 17, 1961: Anglo-French Union forces are implicated in the death of African independence leader Patrice Lumumba is assassinated in Elisabethville, Katanga,...

April 17, 1961: U.S. capture Fidel Castro and his troops at Bahia de Cochinos, Cuba, sparking international attention and concern,...

April 21-26, 1961: French generals led by Andre Zeller, Raoul Salan, and Maurice Challe, demand French independence from the Anglo-French Union, in a failed coup attempt in Paris, sparking international attention,...

January 20, 1962: Chinese Republic detonates a nuclear weapon at Jiuquan, much to the embarrassment of American officials; Nikita Khrushchev orders the immediate deployment of nuclear weapons to Turkey,....

January 27, 1962: Anglo-French Union troops are deployed to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, after nationalist erupts in Ceylon,...

October 16, 1962: PDRM Premier Mao Tse-tung proclaims the annexation and incorporation of Mongolia at Ulan Bator, much to the concern of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, .....

January 20, 1963: Kalimantan Incident; U.S. and Australian military forces are attacked by Sarawak guerrillas of the Communist Party of Indonesia (CPI) and the North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA), sparking international attention,...

January 25, 1963: The Kalimantan Resolution; President John F. Kennedy orders the deployment of troops to Indonesia, fueling political tensions in Southeast Asia,...

February 18, 1964: Gabonese President Leon M'ba is overthrown by Anglo-French Union troops, fueling anti-Western sentiment throughout Sub-Saharan Africa,...

April 9, 1964: Anglo-French Union forces launch air strikes into Yemen, fueling anti-Western sentiment in the region, angering nationalist leaders,...

June 9, 1964: Anglo-French Union officials block United Nations investigation of the Rivonia Trial in Johannesburg, South Africa, fueling anti- Western sentiment in the region,...

August 2, 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Incident; USS Maddox is attacked by Viet Cong/ North Vietnamese Army (NVA) guerrillas, sparking international attention,...

August 7, 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is promoted by President Lyndon B. Johnson after talks with Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek, sparking international attention and concern,...

October 16, 1964: Mao tse-tung proclaims in a broadcast from Changchun, the detonation of a nuclear at Lop Nur, triggering fears of a nuclear conflict in the region,...

January 4, 1965: U.S. Corporal Charles Jenkins crosses the Chinese demilitarized zone (DMZ) defecting to DPRM forces at Changchun, sparking international attention,...

April 24, 1965: U.S. troops are deployed into Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic amidst reports of Communist guerrillas, sparking international attention,...

April 27, 1965: Chinese MiG-17s fly over Yokota AFB in Japan, triggering fears of a possible Manchurian attack, sparking international attention,...

February 18, 1966: Anglo-French troops are deployed to Ceylon, after General Denzil Kobekkaduwa launches a coup in Colombo, fueling political tensions in the region,....

March 12, 1966: Anglo-French Union withdraws from NATO in Brussels, Belgium, fueled by anti-American sentiment, triggering civil unrest across the region,...

June 21, 1966: Australian opposition leader MP Arthur Calwell is assassinated in Sydney, Australia; evidence implicates Anglo-French officials, sparking international attention,...

September 8, 1966: John Carter of Mars (NBC-TV) series based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, starring Ron Ely and Andrew Pine, makes its series debut, overshadowed by Star Trek,...

February 17, 1967: Chinese "volunteer militia" troops enter into Vietnam, causing a major turning point for the military conflict,...

March 6, 1967: Chinese and American troops capture Hanoi, sparking international attention and concern; Soviet and Manchurian governments threaten retaliation,...

April 17, 1967: Anglo-French Union troops are deployed to Accra, Ghana in an effort to support the military government sparking anti-Western sentiment in Sub-Saharan Africa,...

January 17, 1968: Manchurian troops are accused of attempting to breach the demilitarized zone between China and Manchuria, sparking international attention,...

January 23, 1968: USS Pueblo (AGER-2), USN is captured by Manchurian forces, off the coast of Changchun, sparking international attention and concern,...

March 14, 1968: Batman (ABC-TV) "The Bat vs. The Octopus" starring Adam West and Burt Ward, features Batman doing the "Batusi" dance against spandex-wearing Cthulhu worshippers led by Ernest Borgnine, who use "the Octopus" as their dance move,...

May 2-23, 1968: Anglo-French Union suffers a general strike, as labor unions clash over economic conditions and continued military drafts, sparking international attention,..

March 25, 1969: Anglo-French Union troops clash with pro-democracy forces led by Agha Muhammad Yahya in Islamabad, Pakistan, sparking international attention and concern,...

March 26, 1969: Opposition leader Bo Yang is assassinated during a political rally in Nanjing, highlighting the civil unrest nationwide,...

June 21, 1970: Tensions mount as President Sukarno dies in Jakarta, fueling tensions for Chinese, Anglo-French Union, Australia, New Zealand and United States troops, creating a succession crisis,...

March 25, 1971: Anglo-French Union troops are deployed into Mujibnajar, Bangladesh, crushing pro-democracy forces by Mukti Bahini, sparking international attention and concern,...

July 15, 1971: President Robert F. Kennedy announces his efforts to meet with the leaders including President Georges Pompidou of the Anglo-French Union in Paris, citing the tensions over Northern Ireland,....

October 25, 1971: President Chiang Kai-shek vetoes efforts of the People's Democratic Republic of Manchuria (PDRM) from entering into the United Nations in New York City, New York, sparking international attention,...

January 13, 1972: Anglo-French Union troops are deployed into Accra, Ghana firing on pro-democracy leaders led by Kofi Busia, sparking international attention and concern,...

August 1, 1972: Dalai Lama publishes his Green Book, denouncing Kuomintang occupation of Tibet from Dharmsala, sparking international attention and concern,....

December 28, 1972: Mao Anying, son of Mao Tse-tung is named the new Chairman/ Premier of the People's Democratic Republic of Manchuria at Changchun, sparking international attention,..

July 12, 1973: Vishwa Alduri of Colombo, Sri Lanka writes on the discovery of R'lyehian in The Akashic Records, with introduction by L. Sprague de Camp,...

August 20, 1973: Anglo-French Union troops launch air strikes in Vientiane, Laos, in a failed attempt to crush nationalist sentiments,....

May 15-28, 1974: Anglo-French Union suffers a general strike, as labor unions clash over economic conditions and continued military drafts, sparking international attention,...

April 5, 1975: Chiang Kai-shek dies in his sleep in Nanjing, triggering a massive succession crisis, sparking international attention and concern,...

July 4, 1976: Bicentennial Celebrations are interrupted by the formation of the "National People's Government" led by Benjamin Spock, Angela Davis, and Julius Hobson in Chicago, Illinois proclaiming themselves as the "government in exile for humankind against Globalism",...

July 22, 1976: U.S. troops are deployed into Beirut, Lebanon, amidst heavy fighting be Christian and Muslim militias, sparking international attention,...

August 18, 1976: U.S. and Chinese military forces in Nanjing, report Manchurian forces launching incursions along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) sparking international attention,...

September 11, 1976: John Carter of Mars (CBS-TV) animated series by Filmation, considered one of the most accurate depictions of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, sparking international attention,...

September 11, 1977: Atari Gosei is released as the VCS; the console is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on ROM cartridges first used with the Fairchild Channel F, which killed off the Pong clone market in the process,...

December 12, 1977: Simon Whatley claims to have received a Greek translation of the Necronomicon by a group of monks, in New York City,...

July 16, 1978: Colin Wilson writes "Rays of the Black Sun", a story in which archeologists unwittingly discover the actual Necronomicon in Aleppo, Syria.

October 23, 1978: Fairchild Channel H console is released; also known as the Channel F Mark II, the console keeps the Channel F design (sort of) and cartridge style, but now has removable controllers and the sound is now mixed into the TV signal, no longer needing a speaker on the unit; the console's launch titles are upgraded versions of every video arcade game Fairchild ever released up to that point,...

June 4, 1979: Military forces led by Jerry John Rawlings overthrow the government in Accra, Ghana, sparking international attention and concern,...

September 20, 1979: Jean Bedel Bokassa I survives a failed attempt to overthrow his government by Anglo-French Union troops in Bangui, Central African Republic,...

December 10, 1979: Opposition leaders Shih Ming-teh and Huang Shin- chieh are accused of attempting to launch a "communist-inspired coup" against the government in Nanjing, sparking international attention,...

February 25, 1980: Tensions rise as Anglo-French Union troops are deployed to Paramaribo, Suriname, placing the United States and Anglo-French Union in conflict with each other politically and militarily,...

February 28, 1980: Lin Yi-hsiung leads pro-democracy demonstrations in Nanjing, sparking international attention and concern about the government,...

January 16, 1981: Anglo-French Union forces are implicated in the assassination of Irish nationalist leaders Bernadette and Micha McAlisky, fueling sectarian divisions,...

April 5, 1981: Lord Chalfont claims anti-war/anti draft protests are Communist influenced and Soviet-backed in a speech in London, England, sparking international attention and concern,....

May 30, 1981: Anglo-French Union troops are implicated in the assassination of Bangladeshi nationalist leader Ziaur Rahman in Chittagong, sparking international attention and concern,....

July 13, 1981: Anglo-French Union are deployed into Senegal and Gambia, after General Kukoi Sanyang leads a military uprising in Banjui, sparking international attention and concern,.....

August 23, 1981: Hindsight engineering revolutionizes data storage space with 896 KB hard disk system for the Sinclair Quantum Leap

September 1, 1981: Anglo-French troops install General Andre Kolingba in Banjui, fueling military and ethnic divisions in the region, along with anti-Western sentiment, sparking international attention to the region,...

August 1, 1982: Kenyan democratic leader David Arap Moi leads a failed coup attempt against the government in Nairobi, Kenya, forcing military deployment into the region, sparking international attention and concern,...

September 29, 1982: Anglo-French Union forces force the eviction of anti-war/anti-draft demonstrators in Greenham, Berkshire, England, sparking international and concern over the violent nature of arrests,....

October 8, 1982: Toy company Hasbro released the Mindvision as a response to their rival Mattel getting into the market with the Intellivision, which also put them up against the Atari Gosei, ACE ColecoVision and the Anglo-French console, Magnavox/Vivendi Odyssey II; the console came packaged with a Romper Room game as well as other games such as Borderline (by Sega), Mr. Potato Head, Snoopy, Scooby-Doo, and Mindvision Basketball, the only original title on the list,...

November 21, 1982: Atari Kosumi is released in desperation for recovery after shitty, unlicensed porn games such as Custer's Revenge completely tanked Atari's reception in the public and bought their sales to downfall, even renaming the VCS as the Gosei to confirm with the new naming scheme; the console had better graphics than the VCS, exactly like their 8-bit computers and is capable of playing VCS games viva backwards compatibility,...

December 1, 1982: Hasbro's "Gateway to the Mind" ad campaign begins with celebrities William Shatner, Dan Aykroyd, Michael J. Fox, and Lorne Green promoting Mindvision games.

December 10, 1982: Surendre Rambocus leads an armed insurrection in Paramaribo, Suriname triggers the deployment of Anglo-French goops into the region, fueling anti-Western sentiment throughout Latin America,....

April 1, 1983: Anglo-French Union forces force the eviction of 150,000 anti-war/anti-draft demonstrators forming a "Human Peace Chain" in Greenham, Berkshire, England, sparking international and concern over the violent nature of arrests,....

October 19, 1983: President Chiang Ching-Kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon by alleged Manchurian agents, sparking international attention,...

March 14, 1984: IRA leader Gerry Adam's is assassinated by Anglo French Union forces in Belfast, sparking international attention and concern,...

April 6, 1984: Anglo-French Union deploys troops into Yaounde, Cameroon, overthrowing the government of Paul Biya, sparking international attention and concern, and fueling the image of the Anglo-French Union as being racist in nature,....

August 7, 1984: The Princess of Mars (MGM Studios) starring Bo Derek and Miles O'Keefe, directed by John Derek, softcore version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic, stars Bo Derek as the titular character, billed as the "the princess who likes to grok", sparking international attention,....

October 15, 1984: Opposition leader Chiang Nan is assassinated by Kuomintang leaders in Nanjing during a political rally, sparking international attention,...

October 31, 1984: Tensions mount as Sikh guerrillas accuse Anglo-French Union forces of assassinating Indian President Indira Gandhi in New Delhi, sparking international outrage,...

November 25, 1984: After a successful marketing test, Apple releases the Macintosh console in the USA and beyond; using the same hardware as the Apple II computer, the Macintosh has the ability to have up to 8 players using the same console, and comes with 8 easy to use wireless controllers; the first working wireless controllers to date,...

July 10, 1985: Anglo-French Union naval forces sink the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior, off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, triggering civil unrest and protests across the globe,...

August 20, 1985: Call of Cthulhu (Virgo Games) the first video game based on H.P. Lovecraft's stories, developed by Interplay Productions, makes it's hit debut,...

September 19, 1985: In response to Congressional hearings launch by Tipper Gore in Washington DC, the Gaming Systems Control Act (GSCA) which introduces the 'Parental Advisory' Stickers, is established under the Federal Communications Act (FCA) by Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Bill Bradley (D-NJ) regarding video games, sparking national attention,...

October 18, 1985: Atari releases the Japanese video game entertainment console, the Nintendo Famicom, internationally as the Tengen Entertainment System (TES) and becomes an instant success,...

December 12, 1985: Mao Anying announces that he will accept the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) during a radio broadcast in Changchun, sparking international attention,...

February 14, 1986: Gramma (Columbia Pictures) written and produced by Harlan Ellison and Stephen King, makes its hit film debut, sparking international attention,...

July 24, 1986: MI5 is scandalized after it is revealed that the Anglo-French government has been conducting domestic surveillance on the public since 1956, sparking civil unrest and concern over civil liberties,....

September 21, 1986: Inhumanoids (Virgo Publishing/Toei Animation) syndicated animated series based on H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror ideas, of the "Elder Gods of Chaos" makes its hit debut,...

September 29, 1986: Cho Jung-tai establishes the Democratic Progressive Party in Nanjing, in defiance of Kuomintang leaders,....

March 19, 1987: Atari releases the Family Computer Disk System peripheral worldwide as the Tengen Disk System (TDS), which made Atari gain suspicion from parents and Moral Guardians due to the fact that it requires owning the regular Tengen console; the peripheral have save states within every game by default and boosts the capabilities of the Tengen console to the point that what would later be known as 'cutscenes' is now possible, and to take advantage of the leap of power the console now has a 3-button controller; Atari released a two-in-one console (called the Tengen Double Dip) and a standalone Disk System (called the Tengen Disk Drive) to expand the market reach of the peripheral,...

April 3, 1987: Tokyo Broadcasting System launches their American affiliate TOKYO-TV with Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Dragon Ball, and Gundam as their starting lineup. The network is initially criticized for the level of violence. It is also criticized for the initial investment by cult leader Ryuho Okawa...

June 19, 1987: Kung Fu: The Next Generation (CBS-TV) martial arts series starring Brandon Lee, makes its hit debut, guest-starring Bruce Lee as Kwai Chang Caine in Reconstruction-era America,...

October 15, 1987: Anglo-French Union forces announce the assassination of Thomas Sankara a.k.a. "Africa's Che Guevara" in Burkina Faso fueling anti-Western sentiment in Sub-Saharan Africa,.....

October 27, 1987: Ghostbusters II: Collect Call of Cthulhu (Columbia Pictures) starring Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Harold Ramis, features the team being stuck in Dunwich after angering the Dean of Arkham University,...

July 21, 1988: The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Virgo Games) action/adventure game developed by up-and-coming company Bethesda Softworks, makes its hit debut,...

September 9, 1988: Bruce Lee Adventures (FOX-TV) animated features Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee and George Takei in an animated cartoon version of his adventures,...

October 28, 1988: The Consuming Shadow (Alliance Entertainment) makes it's hit debut, becoming a major bestseller; an side scrolling, action-RPG roguelike game heavily inspired by Lovecraftian horror; the game sparks controversy due the fact the player is able to commit suicide in the game,...

October 31, 1988: Nightshade (Konami) makes it's hit debut, becoming a major bestseller; an dark, gritty and complex game that infusied the stealth/beat-em-up hybrid gameplay with greater political and psychological complexity and an amount of graphic sexual and violent content not seen in any game prior,...

January 31, 1989: Serial killer Richard Ramirez (a.k.a. "Night Stalker") claims at his trial to have signed a "blood pact with Nyarlothrotep" in Los Angeles, California,...

March 3, 1989: Bob Larson writes Losing Paradise: America's Occult Epidemic, fueling the "Satanic Panic." One of the chapters claims that teenagers can be possessed if they read the Necronomicon,...

September 15, 1989: U.S. troops are deployed into Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru in an effort to curb and block the drug trade, sparking international attention and concern,...

October 25, 1989: Christian Coalition leaders led by Ralph Reed introduces the Video Game Content Regulation Act (VGCRA) that calls for the banning of any game with "gratuitous violence, sexual themes, or other morally questionable content" and will overwrite GSCA under the FCA, with critics accusing the bill of censorship, Mafia tendencies, double standards, and "a dangerous prelude for a path towards censorship in other media" sparking national attention and concern,...

December 12, 1989: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia calls for video games to be "rounded up, destroyed, and those that remain made toilet paper" at AIPAC dinner at Georgetown University, sparking national attention,...

December 21, 1989: U.S. military forces launch an invasion of Panama, overthrowing General Manuel Noriega, sparking international attention,...

February 17, 1990: Electronic Frontier Foundation v. United States of America; Supreme Court Justice Beverly Garland declares that VGCRA is 'unconstitutional', that video games 'should be recognized as art' and 'deserve to have the same protection under the First Amendment as movies, TV, literature, and radio'; in response to the news, anti video game group Focus on the Family led by Franklin Graham burn video games and consoles in the streets of Mountain View, California claiming that video games are "degenerate filth that corrupts the soul and morality of men, women, and children",...

March 6, 1990: Anglo-French Union forces install General Shahnawaz Tanai as Afghan leader in a military coup in Kabul, Afghanistan, fueling political tensions,...

August 3, 1990: Music composer 'Moving Shadow' Rob Playford joins the video game industry, with the game Orbital Madness (Virgo Games/Dyna Vision Corp),...

March 20, 1991: GSCA is spun off by Education Secretary William J. Bennett to become the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), which ditches the 'Parental Advisory' bars in favor of a rating system based on the MPAA film rating system with additional considerations for the interactivity of video games, gaining national attention and praise,...

May 1, 1991: President Lee teng-Hui, proclaims an end to martial law legislation in Nanjing, after years of political and diplomatic pressure, sparking international attention and concern,...

September 11, 1991: New American Identity (NAI) member Pat Buchanan proclaims the need to "purge Globalist influence out of our schools, our governments, and our entertainment" during a debate with Noam Chomsky at Columbia University,...

January 3, 1992: Lovecraft's Joint (Virgo Games) a unique fighting/party game hybrid developed by arcade game company Midway, makes it's hit debut, becoming a major bestseller,...

March 9, 1992: Mao Anying threatens withdrawal of Manchuria from the Nonproliferation Treaty, during a speech in Changchun, fueling fears that the regional Cold War is escalating,....

April 13, 1992: Youngblood (Blue Ribbon/Artech Studios) makes it's hot debut, becoming a major bestseller, despite receiving poor reviews from critics for its inconsistent quality of the gameplay, poor dialogue, confusing graphics, and rampant fake difficulty,...

November 13, 1992: Jane Cavanagh's home in French Lick, Indiana was swatted by members of "The V-League" which resulted in the death of her parents via bullet to the head and her imprisonment on alleged "illegal weapons possession" charges, sparking international attention and outrage from inside and outside the gaming community,...

March 30, 1993: 'Free Cavanagh' rally is held in the streets of Indianapolis, Indiana featuring Nick Monroe, Marty Prehn and Jacob Engels, with the support of the gaming community; the rally came to a sudden end when American Defense League (ADL) supporters started to attack the protesters, with Antifa and Code Pink members protecting the leaders of the protest, turning the rally into a riot, sparking international attention and concern,...

October 28, 1993: Youngblood Extreme Edition (Blue Ribbon/Artech Studios) an improved CD version of the first game makes it's hot debut on all CD consoles, becoming a major bestseller; while the game now has animated cutscenes with voice acting and an graphics and music upgrade due to being on a CD, it receives poor reviews from critics for its terrible voice acting and not addressing the problems of the original,...

July 28, 1994: University of Tromsø the Arctic University of Norway releases an alleged translation of the Necronomicon,...

November 24-December 15, 1995: Anglo-French Union suffers a general strike, as labor unions clash over economic conditions and continued military drafts, sparking international attention,..

July 29, 1996: Mao Anying orders a nuclear test at Lop Nur, refusing to relinquish its nuclear weapons program, sparking international attention and concern,...

October 31, 1996: Mountains of Madness (Virgo Interactive Entertainment) the first game developed on Data Design Interactive's groundbreaking G.O.D.S. engine, makes it's hit debut,...

May 26, 1998: Researchers Nick Redfern, Stewart Bradley, and Nicole Dubois publish On the Record , attempting to debunk claims of the "real life" Necronomicon.

May 30, 1998: Chinese officials detonate a nuclear weapon at Jiuquan, much to the concern of regional leaders, sparking fears of an escalating crisis,....

June 9-15, 1999: Chinese and American naval vessels report harassment by Manchurian military forces, fueling fears of an escalating military crisis in the region,....

June 18, 1999: Carnival Against Capitalism; Anglo-French Union wracked by anti-globalization protests in London and Paris, sparking international attention,...

July 31, 1999: Bob Larson claims that teenaged murderer Cary Stayner was influenced to read the Necronomicon and begin a crime spree after hearing a "witch" speak at a school assembly.

March 31, 2000: James Soong establishes the People First Party in Nanjing, establishing a multi-party democracy for China, sparking international attention,...

July 16, 2001: U.S. President Donald Trump and Anglo-French Union President Marine Le Pen establish a Treaty of Friendship in Rome, sparking international attention,...

May 1, 2002: Global May Day protests,; Anglo-French Union wracked by anti-globalization protests in London and Paris, sparking international attention,..

January 10, 2003: Mao Anying orders the expulsion of IAEA inspectors and United Nations officials, citing them as "threats to regional security" during a speech in Changchun,...

October 5, 2003: John Carter of Mars (a.k.a. JCM) (WB-TV/ CW-TV) starring Leighton Meester, makes its debut, marketed as a science fiction drama for teens,...

July 2-8, 2005: G-7 Summit; Anglo-French Union wracked by anti-globalization protests in Edinburgh, Stirling and Gleneagles, sparking international attention,..

October 29, 2006: Anglo-French Commonwealth conducts celebrations across the globe, celebrating 50 years in existence, sparking international attention,...

March 23, 2007: Death of Mao Anying; Mao Xinyu, son of Mao Anying, grandson of Mao Tse-tung comes to power in Changchun, sparking military and political tensions in the region,...

September 17, 2007: The Vatican News Service denies having a copy of the Necronomicon in an official press statement,...

February 8, 2008: A group of gamers named "American Crusaders" led by Aaron Earls, Josh Larson and Ryan Green declare "holy war on the Cultural Marxists that plague their nations and their beloved hobbies",...

January 20- February 5, 2009: Anglo-French Union suffers a general strike, as labor unions clash over economic conditions and continued military drafts, sparking international attention,..

March 28- April 1, 2009: London G-20 Summit; Anglo-French Union wracked by anti-globalization protests in London sparking international attention,...

April 1-5, 2009: Anglo-French Union leaders formally request membership in NATO at Strasbourg, fueling political tensions across Europe,...

March 16, 2010: Cthulhu-Tech (Sandstorm Productions) by Matthew Grau, an American/ Chinese Donghua co-production is released, making its debut,...

March 13, 2011: People's Pledge is formed by David Cameron, Boris Johnson, and Mark Seddon, to split the Anglo-French Union, sparking international attention,...

October 21, 2016: The Mountains of Madness (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...

December 5, 2017: The Call of Cthulhu (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...

December 4, 2018: The Shadow Over Innsmouth (20th Century Fox) directed by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Plummer, and Jane Curtin, based on the H.P. Lovecraft stories, makes its hit debut,...

October 17, 2019: Cenk Uygur, head of The Young Turks (TYT) suggests the conspiracy that "Operation Sundevil is a master plan created by the conservatives as a response to progressives gaining control of politics, education, and media" in an interview with Air America-TV, gaining international attention,...
 
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Should we have a few PODs altering the course of World War II or other events? These PODs are meant to leave some holes for Lovecraft to fill in the science fiction genre.

March 8, 1934: Lieutenant Robert A. Heinlein, USN is transferred to Annapolis, Maryland, after suffering health problems, entering into officer training,....

May 27, 1950: Captain Lafayette R. Hubbard is appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, amidst concerns about his political ideas,...

October 28, 1962: Admiral Robert A. Heinlein is accused of attempting to escalate the military crisis in Turkey, forcing his immediate resignation. Future historians will note ties to General Edwin A. Walker and General Curtis LeMay claiming a "silent coup",...

May 13, 1977: U.S. Admiral Lafayette R. Hubbard is forced to resign after reports of his reconnaissance against Congressional leaders and political opponents utilizing U.S. naval intelligence resources, sparking international attention,...
 
In fact, make 9/11 do as much damage to the USA as humanly possible.
WANK IT TO HELL AND BACK!!!!!

Anyway, what was I saying again? Forget that last part.
In the show Dark Angel and Blade Runner 2046, nuclear weapons are detonated in orbit, causing EMP blast that knocks out the communications and computer networks of the First World temporarily... While most of the Northern Hemisphere is able to get networks and electricity in a few days, imagine the chaos that would take place in the aftermath...
 
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