Daily Releases (17 Aug, 2020) -

Pre-orders and news were buzzing for titles like Madden NFL 21 and Microsoft Flight Simulator , both slated for full release within the following days.

Fans were treated to the release of Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition on PC, bringing the acclaimed PlayStation exclusive to a new audience. Daily Releases (17 Aug, 2020)

To draw people back to theaters, classics like The Empire Strikes Back and Jurassic Park were being screened in limited 2020 re-releases. World News: A World in Transition Pre-orders and news were buzzing for titles like

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run held the top spot domestically. World News: A World in Transition The SpongeBob

While the industry was gearing up for the next-gen console wars, several notable releases and announcements occurred on this day.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful keynote speech, while Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Republican Governor John Kasich spoke in a show of bipartisan unity.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill became one of the first major US colleges to pivot back to remote learning after a cluster of 130 cases was detected just one week into the semester.