The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and the Danes and Norse in the North. They are alternatively known as ancient counties, traditional counties, former counties or simply as counties. In the centuries that followed their establishment, as well as their administrative function, the counties also helped define local culture and identity. This role continued even after the counties ceased to be used for administration after the creation of administrative counties in 1889, which were themselves amended by further local government reforms in the years following.
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The Creed is a 1999 action-adventure game created by Australian developers Insomnia Entertainment and Dreamtime Interactive, and published by Electronic Arts and Midas Interactive. The game is a cyberpunk-themed action-adventure game set in a partial open world, allowing players to complete open-ended missions for the game's various factions. Upon a limited release in the Asia-Pacific, The Creed received praise from Australian publications for its atmosphere and environmental design.
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Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, titled Dragon Warrior IV when initially localized to North America, is a 1990 role-playing video game, the fourth installment of the Dragon Quest video game series developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix, and the first of the Zenithian Trilogy. It was originally released for the Famicom on 11 February 1990 in Japan. A North American NES version followed in October 1992, and would be the last Dragon Quest game localized and published by Enix's Enix America Corpor