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Numerous video games were released in 2010. Many awards went to games such as Red Dead Redemption , Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood , Mass Effect 2 , God of War III and Super Mario Galaxy 2 . Kinect from Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 was also released this year.
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
The following titles were the top five best-selling family video games worldwide in 2010. [5]
| Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wii Sports | Wii | Nintendo | 16,600,000 |
| 2 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | Nintendo | 11,300,000 |
| Wii Sports Resort | Wii | Nintendo | 11,300,000 | |
| 4 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii | Nintendo | 8,900,000 |
| 5 | FIFA 11 | Multi-platform | EA Sports | 8,400,000 |
| Month | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7–10 | International Consumer Electronics Show 2010 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. [6] |
| February | 11–14 | Microsoft X10 held in San Francisco. [7] |
| 24–27 | Nintendo World Summit held in San Francisco. [8] | |
| March | 9–13 | Game Developers Conference 2010 held in San Francisco, CA. [9] |
| 26–28 | First PAX East Coast at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA. | |
| April | 15 [10] | Xbox Live for original Xbox console and games discontinued. [11] |
| 20–23 | Captivate, Capcom's annual tradeshow was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. [12] | |
| May | 4–7 | The Humble Indie Bundle, an experiment into indie, charitable, cross-platform, DRM-free digital game distribution, is first released to great success. |
| 30 | Esports organization FaZe Clan is founded. | |
| June | 15–17 | E3 2010 is held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. [13] |
| 17–19 | OnLive released. | |
| August | 12–15 | QuakeCon was held in the Hotel Hilton Anatole, in Dallas, Texas, USA. |
| 16–18 | Game Developers Conference was held in Europe in Cologne. | |
| 18–22 | Gamescom 2010 was held at Cologne, Germany. | |
| September | 3–5 | Penny Arcade Expo 2010 was held at Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. |
| 15–21 | PlayStation Move was launched in North America, Europe and various Asian countries. | |
| 16–19 | Tokyo Game Show 2010 was held at Makuhari Messe in Japan. | |
| September 30–October 3 | The 2010 World Cyber Games take place. | |
| October | 22–23 | BlizzCon 2010 was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. |
| November | 4–7 | Microsoft's Kinect launched worldwide, starting in North America. |
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| Month | Day | Console |
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| June | 18 | Xbox 360 S NA |
| September | 15 | PlayStation Move EU |
| October | 28 | Wii Remote Plus AU |
| November | 4 | Kinect NA |
Series with new installments in 2010 include Ace Attorney , Alien vs. Predator , Army of Two , Assassin's Creed , Battlefield , BioShock , Call of Duty , Castlevania , Civilization , Crackdown , Donkey Kong , Darksiders , Dead Rising , Fable , Fallout , God of War , Gran Turismo , Grand Theft Auto , Halo , Just Cause , Kane and Lynch , Lost Planet , Mafia , Mass Effect , Medal of Honor , Mega Man , Metroid , Need for Speed , Pokémon , Prince of Persia , Red Dead , Red Steel , Resident Evil , Skate , StarCraft , Star Wars: The Force Unleashed , Super Mario , Super Monkey Ball , Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X , Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Total War .
In addition, 2010 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Alan Wake , Darksiders , Deadly Premonition , Heavy Rain , and Metro .
The list of games released in 2010 in North America.
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| Title | Date | Director | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher | Ref. |
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| Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | February 9, 2010 | Mike Disa | Anchor Bay Entertainment | Dante's Inferno | Electronic Arts | [16] |
| Halo Legends | February 16, 2010 | Frank O'Connor | Warner Home Video | Halo | Bungie | [17] |
| Pixels | April 8, 2010 | Patrick Jean | One More Production | — | — | [18] |
| Street Fighter: Legacy | May 6, 2010 | Joey Ansah | Streetlight Films Inc. | Street Fighter | Capcom | [19] |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | May 9, 2010 | Mike Newell | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Prince of Persia | Ubisoft | [20] |
| Mortal Kombat: Rebirth | June 8, 2010 | Kevin Tancharoen | — | Mortal Kombat | Midway Games | [21] |
| Zoroark: Master of Illusions | July 10, 2010 | Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho | Pokémon | Game Freak | [22] |
| Resident Evil: Afterlife | September 2, 2010 | Paul W. S. Anderson | Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group | Resident Evil | Capcom | [23] |
| Tron: Legacy | November 30, 2010 | Joseph Kosinski | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Tron | — | [24] |
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a 2002 stealth game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the first game in the Splinter Cell series. Endorsed by author Tom Clancy, it follows the activities of NSA black ops agent Sam Fisher. The game was inspired by both the Metal Gear series and games created by Looking Glass Studios, and was built using Unreal Engine 2.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield is a 2003 tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubi Soft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the third entry in the Rainbow Six series. The game's plot follows Rainbow, a secret international counterterrorist organization, as they respond to a wave of terrorist attacks threatening South America.
Halo 2 is a 2004 first-person shooter game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. Halo 2 is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved. The game features new weapons, enemies, and vehicles, another player character, and shipped with online multiplayer via Microsoft's Xbox Live service. In Halo 2's story mode, the player assumes the roles of the human Master Chief and alien Arbiter in a 26th-century conflict between the United Nations Space Command, the genocidal Covenant, and later, the parasitic Flood.
In the history of video games, the sixth generation era is the era of computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming devices available at the turn of the 21st century, starting on November 27, 1998. Platforms in the sixth generation include consoles from four companies: the Sega Dreamcast (DC), Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2), Nintendo GameCube (GC), and Microsoft Xbox. This era began on November 27, 1998, with the Japanese release of the Dreamcast, which was joined by the PlayStation 2 on March 4, 2000, the GameCube on September 14, 2001 and the Xbox on November 15, 2001, respectively. On March 31, 2001, the Dreamcast was among the first to be discontinued. Xbox in 2006, GameCube in 2007 and PlayStation 2 was the last, in January 2013. Meanwhile, the seventh generation of consoles started on November 22, 2005, with the launch of the Xbox 360.
2003 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Tony Hawk's Underground, Madden NFL 2004, NBA Live 2004, ESPN NBA Basketball, Saya no Uta: The Song of Saya, Final Fantasy X-2, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Sonic Heroes, Postal 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, and WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain. New intellectual properties included Beyond Good & Evil, Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, Call of Duty, Disgaea, Drakengard, Manhunt, PlanetSide, TrackMania, True Crime: Streets of LA, and Viewtiful Joe.
2005 saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Resident Evil 4, Black & White 2, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Mario Kart DS, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Myst V: End of Ages, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, alongside prominent new releases including Brain Age, F.E.A.R., Forza Motorsport, Dinosaur King, God of War, Guild Wars, Guitar Hero, Nintendogs, Onechanbara, Shadow of the Colossus, Madden NFL 06, NBA Live 06, NBA 2K6, WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006, and Sniper Elite. The seventh generation of video game consoles also began with the launch of the Xbox 360, while the Nintendo DS launched in PAL regions.
Halo is a military science fiction media franchise, originally developed and created by Bungie and currently managed and developed by 343 Industries, part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in 2001 with the first-person shooter video game Halo: Combat Evolved and its tie-in novel, The Fall of Reach. The latest main game, Halo Infinite, was released in late 2021.
2001 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Madden NFL 2002, NBA Live 2002, NBA 2K2, WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It, Capcom vs. SNK 2,Dead or Alive 3, Final Fantasy X, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Myst III: Exile, Crazy Taxi 2, SSX Tricky, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Sonic Adventure 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, and Virtua Fighter 4. New intellectual properties include Ace Attorney, Advance Wars,Animal Crossing, Burnout, Gothic, Black & White, Devil May Cry, Fatal Frame, Ghost Recon,Halo, Jak and Daxter, Max Payne, Oni, Onimusha: Warlords, Operation Flashpoint, Pikmin, Pro Evolution Soccer, Red Faction, Serious Sam, and Tropico.
Kill Switch is a third-person shooter video game developed by Namco USA in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. A Game Boy Advance port was released in 2004. The GBA port was created independently of Namco, due to a licensing deal with Destination Software. The PAL release of the PS2 port came with a demo of SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs on a separate disc.
2006 saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, prominently including Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Madden NFL 07, NBA Live 07, NBA 2K7, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007, Tony Hawk's Project 8, New Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, alongside many prominent new releases including Bully, Company of Heroes, Dead Rising, Gears of War, Just Cause, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Ōkami, Prey, Resistance: Fall of Man, Saints Row, and Thrillville. Two new home consoles were released during the year: Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (GRAW) is a tactical shooter video game released for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in 2006. As in previous Ghost Recon games, players command their team while neutralizing hostile forces and completing various mission objectives. These objectives can range from escorting friendly units across the map to rescuing hostages or taking out enemy artillery.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas is the sixth game in the Rainbow Six series of video games. It was released in November 2006 for the Xbox 360, December 2006 for Windows, and in June 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. The game's storyline follows a new team that is dispatched to Las Vegas, Nevada to defeat international terrorist Irena Morales and her army of mercenaries that are repeatedly attacking key locations in the city. A sequel developed by Ubisoft Montreal was released on Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 consoles in March 2008 and on PC in April 2008. The game is also playable on Xbox Series X with online features still available.
2007 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Madden NFL 08, NBA Live 08, NBA 2K8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008, Super Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, God of War II, Team Fortress 2, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. New intellectual properties included Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Crackdown, Crysis, Mass Effect, Portal, Rock Band, Skate, The Darkness, The Witcher, and Uncharted.
The year 2009 saw many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta, Borderlands, Demon's Souls, Dragon Age: Origins, Infamous, Just Dance, Minecraft, Madden NFL 10, NBA Live 10, NBA 2K10, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 and Prototype.
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X is an arcade flight video game developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and by Gameloft for BlackBerry PlayBook, iOS, Palm Pre, Android and Symbian^3. It was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America on March 3, 2009, for Windows on March 17, for iOS on December 9, for BlackBerry on January 8, 2010, for Palm Pre on April 2, for Android on September 13, and for Symbian on January 16, 2011. A Wii version was announced, but was ultimately canceled. In September 2010, a sequel titled Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Microsoft Windows and Wii versions were released in November 2010. In November 2018, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X was added to the Xbox One's Backwards Compatibility list although only through physical media as it is not available on the Xbox Marketplace.
Numerous video games were released in 2011. Many awards went to games such as Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Madden NFL 12, NBA 2K12, WWE '12, WWE All-Stars and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. 2011 also marked the worldwide release of the Nintendo 3DS.
Darksiders II is an action role-playing hack and slash video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. It is the sequel to Darksiders and was released in August 2012 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and as a launch title for Wii U upon the console's North American and PAL regions release in November of the same year. The story follows the efforts of player character Death to clear the name of his brother, War, who stands accused of wiping out humanity. On a total budget of $50 million, it was one of the most expensive video games to develop of all time.
Numerous video games were released in 2012. Many awards went to games such as Madden NFL 13, NBA 2K13, WWE '13, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Journey, Mass Effect 3, Dishonored, The Walking Dead and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The year began with the worldwide release of Sony's handheld game console, the PlayStation Vita, originally launched in Japan in December 2011. The end of the year marked the worldwide release of Nintendo's home game console, the Wii U.
Numerous video games were released in 2013. Many awards went to games such as Madden NFL 25, NBA 2K14, WWE 2K14, NBA Live 14, BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. New video game consoles released in 2013 include the PlayStation 4 from Sony Computer Entertainment and the Xbox One from Microsoft.
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