2011 in video games

List of years in video games

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, the first console of the eighth generation.

Series with new installments in 2011 include Ace Combat, Alice: Madness Returns, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Call of Juarez, Cities XL, Crysis, Dead Space, Deus Ex, Dragon Age, Driver, Duke Nukem, Dynasty Warriors, The Elder Scrolls, F.E.A.R, Forza Motorsport, Gears of War, Infamous, Killzone, The Legend of Zelda, LittleBigPlanet, Mario Kart, Modern Combat, Mortal Kombat, MX vs. ATV, Need for Speed, Operation Flashpoint, Pokémon, Portal, Rayman, Red Faction, Red Orchestra, Resistance, Saints Row, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Super Mario, Total War, Tropico, Uncharted, Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Witcher.

2011 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Bastion, Dark Souls, Dead Island, Homefront, L.A. Noire, Minecraft, Rage, and Skylanders.

Legend

Video game platforms
3DSNintendo 3DS, 3DS Virtual Console, iQue 3DSBBOSTerm not foundDROIDAndroid
DSNintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DSiOSiOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPodLINLinux
OSXmacOSPS2PlayStation 2PS3PlayStation 3
PSNPlayStation NetworkPSPPlayStation PortableWEBBrowser game
WiiWii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual ConsoleWINMicrosoft Windows, all
versions Windows 95 and up		WPWindows Phone
X360(replace with XB360)

Hardware releases

Date Console Ref.
February 26 Nintendo 3DSJP
April 1 Xperia Play [1]
October 23 Wii (Family Edition/RVL-101 model)NA [2]
December 17 PlayStation VitaJP [3]

Critically acclaimed titles

Scores of 90+

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2011 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)[4][5]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score
Batman: Arkham City Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment October 18, 2011 PS3 96/100 95.94%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Softworks November 11, 2011 X360 96/100 95.15%
Portal 2 Valve April 19, 2011 WIN 95/100 95.16%
Portal 2 Valve April 19, 2011 X360 95/100 94%
Portal 2 Valve April 19, 2011 PS3 95/100 93.95%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Softworks November 11, 2011 WIN 94/100 94.42%
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Nintendo June 16, 2011 3DS 94/100 93.89%
Batman: Arkham City Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment October 18, 2011 X360 94/100 93.88%
Mass Effect 2 Electronic Arts January 17, 2011 PS3 94/100 93.09%
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Nintendo November 18, 2011 Wii 93/100 93.15%
LittleBigPlanet 2 Sony Computer Entertainment January 18, 2011 PS3 91/100 92.04%
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection Sony Computer Entertainment September 22, 2011 PS3 92/100 91.79%
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Sony Computer Entertainment November 1, 2011 PS3 92/100 91.78%
Rayman Origins Ubisoft November 15, 2011 Wii 92/100 91.27%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Softworks November 11, 2011 PS3 92/100 88%
Pushmo Nintendo October 5, 2011 3DS 90/100 91.5%
Gears of War 3 Microsoft Game Studios September 20, 2011 X360 91/100 91.49%
Forza Motorsport 4 Microsoft Game Studios October 11, 2011 X360 91/100 90.66%
Batman: Arkham City Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment October 18, 2011 WIN 91/100 90.43%
FIFA 12 EA Sports September 27, 2011 PS3 90/100 90.65%
FIFA 12 EA Sports September 27, 2011 X360 90/100 90.55%
Bastion Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment December 9, 2011 WIN 86/100 90.36%
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Square Enix August 23, 2011 WIN 90/100 90.19%
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Konami November 8, 2011 PS3 89/100 90.14%
Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo November 3, 2011 3DS 90/100 90.09%
MLB 11: The Show Sony Computer Entertainment March 8, 2011 PS3 90/100 89.88%
NBA 2K12 2K October 4, 2011 PS3 90/100 89.81%
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Konami November 8, 2011 X360 90/100 89.81%
Limbo Playdead July 19, 2011 PS3 90/100 89.55%
Total War: Shogun 2 Sega March 15, 2011 WIN 90/100 89.42%
Dead Space 2 Electronic Arts January 25, 2011 X360 90/100 89.1%
FIFA 12 EA Sports September 27, 2011 WIN 90/100 90%[6]
NBA 2K12 2K October 4, 2011 X360 90/100 88.39%

Major awards

Category/Organization 29th Golden Joystick Awards
October 21, 2011		 VGA
December 10, 2011		 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
February 9, 2012		 12th Game Developers Choice Awards
March 7, 2012		 8th British Academy Games Awards
March 16, 2012
Game of the Year Portal 2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Portal 2
Independent / Debut[i] — Minecraft — Bastion Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Downloadable Minecraft Bastion —
Mobile/Handheld[i] Mobile Angry Birds Rio Super Mario 3D Land Infinity Blade II Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Peggle HD
Handheld Super Mario 3D Land
Innovation Nintendo 3DS — Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Johann Sebastian Joust LittleBigPlanet 2
Artistic Achievement
or Graphics[i]		 Animation — Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Rayman Origins
Art Direction Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Audio[i] Music — Bastion Portal 2 Portal 2 L.A. Noire
Sound Design — Battlefield 3 Battlefield 3
Character or Performance[i] Actor — Stephen Merchant as Wheatley
Portal 2		 The Joker
Batman: Arkham City		 Wheatley
Portal 2		 — Mark Hamill as The Joker
Batman: Arkham City
Actress Ellen McLain as GLaDOS
Portal 2
Game Direction or Design — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Portal 2
Narrative — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Portal 2
Technical Achievement[i] Gameplay Engineering — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Battlefield 3 —
Visual Engineering Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Multiplayer/Online[i] Online Gameplay World of Warcraft Portal 2 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Battlefield 3
Connectivity Portal 2
Action/Adventure Action/Shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Batman: Arkham City
Adventure Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Batman: Arkham City
Casual or Family Casual — Fruit Ninja Kinect — LittleBigPlanet 2
Family LittleBigPlanet 2
Fighting Mortal Kombat —
Role-Playing Fallout: New Vegas The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Sports Individual FIFA 11 Fight Night Champion FIFA 12 — Kinect Sports: Season Two
Team NBA 2K12
Racing Gran Turismo 5 Forza Motorsport 4 —
Strategy/Simulation StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty — Orcs Must Die! — Total War: Shogun 2
Special Award Outstanding Contribution Video Game Hall of Fame Gamer God Hall of Fame Pioneer Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Special Award
Sonic the Hedgehog
(Sega)		 The Legend of Zelda Blizzard Entertainment Tim Sweeney Ed Logg Warren Spector Markus Persson
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Video game-based film and television releases

Title Date Director Distributor(s) Franchise Original game publisher Ref.
Best Player March 13, 2011 Damon Santostefano Nickelodeon — — [7]
Mortal Kombat: Legacy April 11, 2011 Kevin Tancharoen Machinima, Inc. Mortal Kombat Midway Games [8]
Victini and Reshiram/Victini and Zekrom July 16, 2011 Kunihiko Yuyama Toho Pokémon Game Freak [9]
Tekken: Blood Vengeance July 26, 2011 Yōichi Mōri Asmik Ace Tekken Bandai Namco [10]
Dragon Age: Redemption October 10, 2011 Peter Winther — Dragon Age BioWare [11]
Assassin's Creed: Embers November 15, 2011 Laurent Bernier Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Ubisoft [12]

Events

Date Event Ref.
January 6 - 9 International Consumer Electronics Show 2011 held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA [13]
February 26 The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo's newest handheld console, releases in Japan. [14]
February 28 – March 4 Game Developers Conference 2011 held in San Francisco, California. [15]
March 11 As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, certain video game releases were cancelled or postponed. Additionally, several servers used for Internet gaming were shut down temporarily.
March 11 - 13 PAX East 2011 held in Boston, Massachusetts. [16]
March 25 - 31 The Nintendo 3DS released in America, Europe and Australia.
April 20 PlayStation Network services were suspended by Sony. The suspension lasted for 23 days.
May 19 South Korea passes a law known as the "Youth Protection Revision Act", which regulates children under the age of sixteen playing online video games.
June 6 Twitch.tv, a video game livestreaming service and website that focuses on video game content and esports is launched.
June 7 - 9 E3 2011 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. [17]
June 21 Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, celebrated its 20th anniversary.
June 27 The Supreme Court of the United States issues their ruling on Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, declaring video games as protected free speech.
August 4 - 7 QuakeCon 2011: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas.
August 15 - 17 Game Developers Conference 2011 Europe held in Cologne, Germany.
August 18 - 22 Gamescom 2011 held at Cologne, Germany
August 26 - 28 PAX Prime 2011 held in Seattle, Washington. [18]
September 9 The Crash Bandicoot franchise celebrated its 15th anniversary. [19]
September 15–18 Tokyo Game Show 2011
September 22–25 Eurogamer Expo 2011 held in Earls Court in London, England.
October 15–16 EB Games Expo 2011 held in Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia.
October 21–22 BlizzCon 2011 held in Anaheim Convention Center in California.
November 18–19 Minecon held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Minecraft gets its full release on the 18th.
December 3 10th anniversary of the Jak and Daxter series. [20]
December 10 Spike Video Game Awards.
December 17 PlayStation Vita was released in Japan.
December 31 Artech Studios disbanded.

Notable deaths

Games released in 2011

January-March

Release date Title Platform Genre Ref.
January 3 Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles
January 4 Arc the Lad III PSN
January 4 Hot Shots Shorties PSP
January 4 Lost in Shadow Wii
January 6 Bug Heroes iOS, DROID
January 10 Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! PSP
January 10 Z-Type
January 11 DC Universe Online WIN, PS3
January 11 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective DS
January 11 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded DS
January 12 Zeit² WIN, X360
January 17 Urbanix Wii
January 18 LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3
January 18 Mass Effect 2 PS3
January 18 MindJack PS3, X360
January 18 Venetica WIN, X360, PS3
January 24 Monday Night Combat WIN
January 25 Dead Space 2 WIN, X360, PS3
January 25 Lord of Arcana PSP
January 25 Magicka WIN
January 25 Superstars V8 Next Challenge WIN, PS3, X360
January 25 Two Worlds II WIN, X360, PS3
January 26 Blast Monkeys iOS
January 26 Breach WIN, X360
January 26 Shining Force II WIN
January 27 Hysteria Project 2 WIN
January 27 Infinity Field iOS
February 1 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
February 1 Rock Band Country Track Pack 2 PS3, Wii, X360
February 1 The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff OSX, WIN
February 2 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 X360
February 4 Earthrise WIN
February 7 Mario Sports Mix Wii
February 8 Battle High: San Bruno WIN, X360
February 8 Body and Brain Connection X360
February 8 Explodemon PSN
February 8 Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble DS
February 8 OMG-Z PSP
February 8 Stacking PS3
February 8 Tales from Space: About a Blob PSN
February 8 Test Drive Unlimited 2 WIN, X360, PS3
February 8 TNT Racers X360
February 8 Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll PS3
February 8 You Don't Know Jack WIN, DS, PS3, Wii, X360
February 9 Stacking X360
February 10 Dungeons WIN
February 10 NBA Jam iOS
February 12 Ys I & II Chronicles PSP
February 14 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation DS
February 15 Back to the Future: The Game PSN
February 15 Hyperdimension Neptunia PS3
February 15 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds X360, PS3
February 15 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together PSP
February 16 Hard Corps: Uprising X360
February 17 Asphalt 6: Adrenaline OSX
February 22 Bulletstorm WIN, X360, PS3
February 22 Days of Thunder PSN
February 22 de Blob 2 DS, PS3, X360, Wii
February 22 Giana Sisters DS DS
February 22 Gray Matter WIN, X360
February 22 Killzone 3 PS3
February 22 Knights Contract X360, PS3
February 22 Radiant Historia DS
February 23 Cities in Motion WIN
February 25 Days of Thunder X360
February 25 Men of War: Assault Squad WIN
March 1 Fight Night Champion
March 1 PixelJunk Shooter 2 PS3
March 1 Rift WIN
March 1 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution WIN
March 6 Pokémon Black and White (NA) DS [23][24]
March 8 Atari Greatest Hits Volume 2 DS
March 8 Dragon Age II WIN, PS3, X360
March 8 Major League Baseball 2K11 WIN, PS3, PS2, PSP, X360, Wii
March 8 Mega Man 3 PSN
March 8 MLB 11: The Show PS3, PS2, PSP
March 8 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 PSN
March 10 Beastly: Frantic Foto DS
March 11 Stoked WIN
March 15 Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel PS3
March 15 Cloning Clyde WIN
March 15 Gods Eater Burst PSP
March 15 Hard Corps: Uprising PS3
March 15 Homefront WIN, X360, PS3
March 15 Jikandia: The Timeless Land PSP
March 15 Ōkamiden DS
March 15 Slam Bolt Scrappers PSN
March 15 Top Spin 4 PS3, X360, Wii
March 15 Total War: Shogun 2 WIN
March 15 Warriors: Legends of Troy X360, PS3
March 15 Yakuza 4 PS3
March 17 Dance on Broadway PS3
March 22 Angry Birds Rio OSX, iOS
March 22 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood WIN
March 22 Crysis 2 WIN, PS3, X360
March 22 Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy PSP
March 22 Forget-Me-Not iOS
March 22 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars WIN, X360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
March 22 Monster Tale DS
March 22 Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive PSP
March 22 PlayStation Move Heroes PS3
March 22 The Sims Medieval WIN, OSX
March 22 Swarm PSN
March 22 The Tomb Raider Trilogy PS3
March 23 Elsword (NA) WIN [25]
March 23 Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime WIN, X360, PSN
March 23 Swarm X360
March 24 Final Fantasy III iOS
March 26 Great Little War Game iOS
March 27 Asphalt 3D 3DS
March 27 Bust-A-Move Universe 3DS
March 27 Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D 3DS
March 27 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3DS
March 27 Madden NFL Football 3DS
March 27 Nintendogs + Cats 3DS
March 27 Pilotwings Resort 3DS
March 27 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3DS
March 27 Rayman 3D 3DS
March 27 Ridge Racer 3D 3DS
March 27 Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3DS
March 27 The Sims 3 3DS
March 27 Steel Diver 3DS
March 27 Super Monkey Ball 3D 3DS
March 27 Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition 3DS
March 27 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 3DS
March 29 The 3rd Birthday PSP
March 29 Chime Super Deluxe PSN
March 29 Dynasty Warriors 7 PS3, X360
March 29 Johnny Test DS
March 29 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky PSP
March 29 NASCAR The Game: 2011 X360, PS3, Wii
March 29 Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot PSN
March 29 Shift 2: Unleashed WIN, PS3, X360
March 29 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 PS3, X360, Wii
March 29 WWE All Stars PS2, PS3, PSP, X360, Wii
March 30 Islands of Wakfu X360
March 30 Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot X360
March 31 TNT Racers PSP, Wii

April–June

Release date Title Platform Genre Ref.
April 3 Dungeon Hunter: Alliance PSN
April 4 Absolute Baseball DS
April 4 Spiral Knights WIN
April 6 The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile X360
April 8 Anomaly: Warzone Earth WIN
April 10 Rabbids: Travel In Time 3D 3DS
April 10 SpongeBob SquigglePants Wii
April 10 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 3DS
April 11 Limbo X360
April 12 Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga X360
April 12 Lego Battles: Ninjago DS
April 12 Michael Jackson: The Experience X360, PS3
April 12 Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes PS3
April 12 Patapon 3 PSP
April 12 Rio PS3, X360, DS, Wii
April 12 World of Tanks WIN
April 14 Resident Evil: Mercenaries Vs. iOS
April 17 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard iOS
April 19 Arcana Heart 3 PS3
April 19 Conduit 2 Wii
April 19 Fancy Pants Adventures PSN
April 19 Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection PSP
April 19 Mad Blocker Alpha PS3, PSP
April 19 Mortal Kombat PS3, X360
April 19 Portal 2 WIN, OSX, PS3, X360
April 19 SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs PS3
April 20 Fancy Pants Adventures X360
April 24 Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water WIN
April 26 Darkspore WIN
April 26 Man vs. Wild PS3, Wii, X360
April 27 Hector: Badge of Carnage - Episode 1 WIN
April 27 Outland X360
April 28 Zenonia 3 iOS
May 3 MotorStorm: Apocalypse PS3
May 3 Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword WIN
May 3 Thor: God of Thunder X360, PS3, Wii, DS
May 4 First Touch Soccer iOS
May 9 Mighty Milky Way DS
May 10 Brink WIN, PS3, X360
May 10 Dream Trigger 3D 3DS
May 10 The First Templar WIN, X360
May 10 Hydrophobia Prophecy WIN
May 10 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game 3DS, X360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS
May 10 MX vs. ATV Alive X360, PS3
May 10 Virtua Tennis 4 X360, PS3, Wii
May 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus DS
May 11 Gatling Gears X360
May 16 Terraria WIN
May 17 Battle vs. Chess WIN, DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
May 17 Deathsmiles II X360
May 17 Fable III WIN
May 17 L.A. Noire PS3, X360
May 17 SpongeBob SquigglePants 3DS
May 17 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings WIN
May 18 Sega Rally Online Arcade X360
May 19 TNA Wrestling Impact! DROID, iOS
May 24 Dead or Alive: Dimensions 3DS
May 24 Dirt 3 WIN, X360, PS3
May 24 Kung Fu Panda 2 PS3, X360, Wii, DS
May 24 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game WIN
May 25 Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale WIN, X360
May 26 Frozen Synapse WIN
May 28 Akane the Kunoichi X360
May 30 FAST - Racing League Wii
May 31 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II 3DS
May 31 Hunted: The Demon's Forge WIN, PS3, X360
May 31 The Sims 3: Generations WIN, OSX
June 1 Days of Thunder PSP
June 1 Robo Surf iOS, DROID
June 2 Armageddon Riders PSN
June 2 Feed Me Oil iOS
June 2 Under Siege PS3
June 6 Duke Nukem: Critical Mass DS
June 7 3D Classics: Excitebike 3DS
June 7 Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion 3DS
June 7 Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters PS3, X360, Wii, DS, 3DS
June 7 inFamous 2 PS3
June 7 Operation Flashpoint: Red River WIN, X360, PS3
June 7 Red Faction: Armageddon WIN, X360, PS3
June 8 Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony WIN
June 9 Dreamscape iOS
June 10 Zoo Keeper iOS
June 13 Wii Play: Motion Wii
June 14 Alice: Madness Returns WIN, PS3, X360
June 14 Child of Eden X360
June 14 Cubic Ninja 3DS
June 14 Duke Nukem Forever WIN, PS3, X360
June 14 Outland PSN
June 14 Transformers: Dark of the Moon X360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS
June 14 Wipeout in the Zone X360
June 15 Akimi Village PSN
June 15 Fightin' Words DROID, BBOS
June 16 Sodium 2: Project Velocity PSN
June 18 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing iOS
June 19 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 3DS
June 21 Alien Zombie Megadeath WIN, PS3
June 21 Cars 2 WIN, X360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS, PSP
June 21 DualPenSports 3DS
June 21 Dungeon Siege III WIN, X360, PS3
June 21 F.E.A.R. 3 WIN, X360, PS3
June 21 Shadows of the Damned PS3, X360
June 22 Lucha Fury X360
June 23 1-Bit Ninja iOS
June 25 The Adventures of Shuggy X360
June 28 Async Corp. iOS
June 28 Beyond Good & Evil HD PSN
June 28 Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 PS3, X360
June 28 Gatling Gears PSN
June 28 Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse WIN, OSX
June 28 Reel Fishing Paradise 3D 3DS
June 28 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 3DS
June 28 Sniper: Ghost Warrior PS3
June 29 Backbreaker: Vengeance X360
June 29 Galaga Legions DX X360
June 29 Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax X360
June 30 Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer iOS
June 30 James Pond in the Deathly Shallows iOS

July–September

Release date Title Platform Genre Ref.
July 5 Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon PS3, X360
July 5 PlayStation Move Ape Escape PS3
July 6 Ant Raid iOS
July 7 Deathsmiles iOS
July 7 The King of Fighters-i iOS
July 7 Wicked Monsters Blast! Wii
July 11 Ms. Splosion Man X360
July 11 Panzer Corps WIN
July 12 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 WIN, X360, PS3, Wii, DS
July 12 Mighty Flip Champs! DX PSN
July 12 NCAA Football 12 X360, PS3
July 13 Boulder Dash-XL X360
July 14 Call of Juarez: The Cartel PS3, X360
July 14 Captain America: Super Soldier X360, PS3, Wii, DS
July 14 Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary PSP, Wii, DS, 3DS
July 18 Sweatshop OSX, WIN
July 19 Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions PSP
July 19 Just Dance: Summer Party Wii
July 19 Limbo PSN
July 19 The Smurfs Dance Party Wii
July 20 Bastion X360
July 21 3D Classics: Xevious 3DS
July 21 Wooords DROID, iOS
July 23 Galaga 30th Collection iOS
July 26 Catherine PS3, X360
July 26 Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions 3DS
July 26 The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff OSX, WIN
July 27 Cordy iOS
July 27 From Dust X360
July 28 Groove Coaster iOS
July 30 Chantelise – A Tale of Two Sisters WIN
August 2 Bleach: Soul Resurrección PS3
August 2 Galaga Legions DX PSN
August 2 Limbo WIN
August 3 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet X360
August 3 Serious Sam Double D WIN
August 4 Cut the Rope: Experiments iOS
August 4 Shift 2: Unleashed iOS
August 4 Temple Run iOS
August 11 Anomaly: Warzone Earth iOS
August 11 Go! Go! Kokopolo - Harmonious Forest Revenge DS
August 11 One Epic Game iOS, PSN, PSP
August 11 Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner WIN, Wii
August 15 Wonderputt WEB
August 16 Age of Empires Online WIN
August 16 Bastion WIN
August 16 El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron PS3, X360
August 16 No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise PS3
August 17 From Dust WIN
August 17 Konami Krazy Racers DROID
August 17 Toy Soldiers: Cold War WIN, X360
August 18 3D Classics: Urban Champion 3DS
August 18 Duke Nukem Forever OSX
August 18 Flight Control Wii
August 23 Deus Ex: Human Revolution WIN, PS3, X360
August 23 Hysteria Project 2 PSN
August 23 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked 3DS
August 25 Hector: Badge of Carnage - Episode 2 WIN, iOS
August 25 Spy Mouse iOS, DROID, WP
August 26 Rugby World Cup 2011 X360, PS3
August 29 Achron WIN, OSX, LIN
August 30 The Baconing PSN
August 30 Bodycount PS3, X360
August 30 Driver: Renegade 3D 3DS
August 30 Gatling Gears WIN
August 30 Madden NFL 12 PS2, PS3, PSP, X360, Wii, iOS
August 30 Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection PSN
August 30 Tropico 4 WIN
August 30 Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon PSN
August 31 The Baconing X360
August 31 Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection X360
August 31 Rock of Ages WIN, X360, PSN
August 31 Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon X360
September 1 Wasteland Angel WIN
September 6 Alpha Mission PS3, PSP
September 6 BloodRayne: Betrayal PS3
September 6 Dawn of Fantasy WIN
September 6 Dead Island WIN, X360, PS3
September 6 Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten PS3
September 6 Driver: San Francisco PS3, X360, Wii
September 6 Mega Man 4 PSN
September 6 Resistance 3 PS3
September 6 Rise of Nightmares X360
September 6 Techno Kitten Adventure X360
September 6 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine WIN, X360, PS3
September 7 BloodRayne: Betrayal X360
September 7 Crimson Alliance X360
September 8 Grand Prix Story iOS
September 9 Star Fox 64 3D 3DS
September 12 Rise of Immortals WIN
September 13 Bit.Trip Saga 3DS
September 13 Call of Juarez: The Cartel WIN
September 13 God of War: Origins Collection PS3
September 13 The Gunstringer X360
September 13 Hard Reset WIN
September 13 Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns DS
September 13 NHL 12 PS3, X360
September 13 Nicktoons MLB X360, Wii, DS
September 13 Pucca Power Up DS
September 13 Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad WIN
September 13 Sengoku: Way of the Warrior WIN
September 13 Thor: God of Thunder 3DS
September 13 White Knight Chronicles II PS3
September 14 Radiant Silvergun X360
September 14 Renegade Ops X360
September 14 TrackMania 2: Canyon WIN
September 15 Monsters Ate My Condo iOS
September 19 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 DS
September 19 Kirby Mass Attack DS
September 20 Burnout Crash! PSN
September 20 F1 2011 WIN, X360, PS3
September 20 Frogger 3D 3DS
September 20 Gears of War 3 X360
September 20 Persona 2: Innocent Sin PSP
September 20 Resident Evil 4 HD PS3, X360
September 21 Burnout Crash! X360
September 22 3D Classics: TwinBee 3DS
September 22 Hector: Badge of Carnage - Episode 3 WIN, iOS
September 23 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection 3DS
September 26 Nuclear Dawn WIN, OSX
September 27 Atelier Totori: Alchemist of Arland 2 PS3
September 27 Brunswick Pro Bowling 3DS
September 27 Child of Eden PS3
September 27 Driver: San Francisco WIN
September 27 FIFA 12 WIN, PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, PSP, 3DS, iOS
September 27 The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection PS3
September 27 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 WIN, PS3, X360, Wii, PSP, 3DS, PS2
September 27 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X PS3, X360
September 27 Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny PS3, Wii
September 27 Solatorobo: Red the Hunter DS
September 27 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD PS3 [26]
September 27 X-Men: Destiny PS3, Wii, X360, DS
September 28 The Binding of Isaac WIN
September 28 Worms Ultimate Mayhem WIN, X360
September 29 A Game of Thrones: Genesis WIN
September 29 Katamari Amore iOS
September 29 Shadowgun iOS
September 29 Wizorb X360
September 30 Unepic WIN

October–December

Release date Title Platform Genre Ref.
October 2 Tetris: Axis 3DS
October 4 Dark Souls PS3, X360
October 4 Eufloria PSN
October 4 God Hand PSN
October 4 NBA 2K12 WIN, PS3, X360, Wii, PSP, PS2
October 4 Rage WIN, PS3, X360
October 4 Space Channel 5: Part 2 PSN
October 4 Spider-Man: Edge of Time X360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS
October 5 Orcs Must Die! X360
October 7 Just Dance 3 Wii, PS3, X360
October 11 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon PS3, X360
October 11 Aliens Infestation DS
October 11 Dead Rising 2: Off the Record WIN, PS3, X360
October 11 Forza Motorsport 4 X360
October 11 Hulk Hogan's Main Event X360
October 11 Scribblenauts Remix iOS
October 11 Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster X360
October 12 Guardian Heroes X360
October 12 MDK2 HD WIN
October 12 Orcs Must Die! WIN
October 13 Might and Magic Heroes VI WIN
October 14 Gem Keeper iOS
October 16 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure WIN, 3DS, PS3, Wii, X360
October 18 Batman: Arkham City PS3, X360
October 18 Beat Hazard Ultra PS3
October 18 Ben 10: Galactic Racing PS3, X360, DS, Wii, 3DS
October 18 Dungeon Defenders PSN
October 18 Everybody Dance PS3
October 18 JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters WIN, PS3, X360
October 18 Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes WIN, OSX
October 18 Okabu PS3
October 18 Payday: The Heist PSN
October 18 PowerUp Heroes X360
October 18 Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One PS3
October 18 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken PS3
October 18 Rocksmith PS3, X360
October 18 The Sims 3: Pets OSX, WIN
October 18 Tropico 4 X360
October 19 Dungeon Defenders WIN, X360
October 20 Cities XL 2012 WIN
October 20 Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots iOS
October 20 Payday: The Heist WIN
October 20 Rugby Challenge WIN, PS3, X360
October 21 FIFA Manager 12 WIN
October 21 Football Manager 2012 WIN, OSX
October 24 Kirby's Return to Dream Land Wii
October 24 Serious Sam: The Random Encounter WIN
October 25 Arcania: Fall of Setarrif WIN
October 25 Battlefield 3 WIN, PS3, X360
October 25 Blackwater X360
October 25 Captain America: Super Soldier 3DS
October 25 Centipede: Infestation Wii
October 25 The Cursed Crusade WIN, PS3, X360
October 25 Dance Central 2 X360
October 25 Disney Universe WIN, OSX, Wii, PS3, X360
October 25 House of the Dead: Overkill PS3
October 25 Infamous: Festival of Blood PS3
October 25 Invizimals: Shadow Zone PSP
October 25 Just Dance Kids 2 PS3, Wii, X360
October 25 PixelJunk SideScroller PS3
October 25 Puss in Boots PS3, DS, Wii, X360
October 25 Stronghold 3 WIN
October 26 Renegade Ops WIN
October 26 Shadowgun WIN
October 27 Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation iOS
October 27 Shantae: Risky's Revenge iOS
October 28 Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter WIN
November 1 Cabela's Adventure Camp PS3, Wii, X360
November 1 Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai Wii, PS3, X360
November 1 Cars 2 3DS
November 1 Centipede: Infestation 3DS
November 1 Disney Princess: Enchanting Storybooks DS, Wii
November 1 GoldenEye 007 Reloaded PS3, X360
November 1 Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns 3DS
November 1 Hydrophobia Prophecy PS3
November 1 James Noir's Hollywood Crimes 3DS
November 1 Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an Engine PS3, Wii, X360
November 1 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North WIN, PS3, X360
November 1 NASCAR Unleashed PS3, X360, 3DS, Wii
November 1 Pac-Man Party 3D 3DS
November 1 Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking X360
November 1 Sonic Generations PS3, X360
November 1 Team Umizoomi DS
November 1 To the Moon WIN
November 1 Twister Mania X360
November 1 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception PS3
November 2 BurgerTime: World Tour X360
November 2 Escape Goat WIN, X360
November 4 Sonic Generations WIN
November 4 Stealth Bastard WIN
November 8 The Black Eyed Peas Experience X360
November 8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 WIN, PS3, X360, Wii
November 8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance DS
November 8 Cars 2 PSP
November 8 Cave Story 3D 3DS
November 8 Deepak Chopra's Leela Wii, X360
November 8 Happy Feet Two: The Video Game 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, X360
November 8 L.A. Noire WIN
November 8 Max & the Magic Marker DS
November 8 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection PS3, X360 [27]
November 8 Michael Jackson: The Experience 3DS
November 8 Nickelodeon Dance Wii, X360
November 8 Otomedius Excellent X360
November 8 Self-Defense Training Camp X360
November 8 SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip DS, X360
November 10 Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! 3DS
November 10 Gangstar Rio: City of Saints iOS
November 11 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim WIN, PS3, X360
November 11 Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 WIN, X360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, 3DS, iOS
November 13 Super Mario 3D Land 3DS
November 15 ABBA: You Can Dance Wii
November 15 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked DS, Wii, X360
November 15 Assassin's Creed: Revelations PS3, X360
November 15 Beyblade: Metal Masters DS
November 15 BurgerTime World Tour PS3
November 15 Carnival Island PS3
November 15 Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL Wii, PS3, X360
November 15 DreamWorks Super Star Kartz 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, X360
November 15 Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends WIN, PS3
November 15 Fossil Fighters: Champions DS
November 15 Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary X360
November 15 Jurassic Park: The Game WIN, PS3, X360
November 15 Kinect Disneyland Adventures X360
November 15 Kung-Fu High Impact X360
November 15 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Wii
November 15 Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat PS3, Wii, X360
November 15 Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest PS3
November 15 Need for Speed: The Run WIN, PS3, Wii, X360, 3DS
November 15 Rayman Origins PS3, X360, Wii
November 15 Rochard WIN
November 15 Saints Row: The Third WIN, X360, PS3
November 15 Shinobi 3DS
November 15 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 PS3, X360
November 16 Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic 3DS
November 17 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure 3DS
November 17 Anno 2070 WIN
November 17 Minecraft iOS
November 18 Minecraft WIN, LIN, OSX
November 20 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii
November 21 Fate/Extra PSP
November 22 Batman: Arkham City WIN
November 22 Cave Story+ WIN
November 22 Corpse Party PSP
November 22 The King of Fighters XIII PS3, X360
November 22 Serious Sam 3: BFE WIN
November 22 Sonic Generations 3DS
November 22 Tekken Hybrid PS3
November 22 WWE 12 PS3, Wii, X360
November 22 WWE All Stars 3DS
November 25 Afterfall: InSanity WIN, X360, PS3
November 25 F1 2011 3DS
December 1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations WIN
December 1 Infinity Blade II iOS
December 4 Mario Kart 7 3DS
December 5 Fortune Street Wii
December 6 The Adventures of Tintin: The Game WIN, PS3, X360, Wii, 3DS
December 6 Defenders of Ardania iOS
December 6 Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights 3DS
December 6 Face Racers: Photo Finish 3DS
December 6 Final Fantasy VI PSN
December 6 The Oregon Trail 3DS, Wii
December 6 Wanted Corp PSN
December 7 Batman: Arkham City Lockdown iOS
December 7 Michael Jackson: The Experience iOS
December 7 Trine 2 WIN, OSX
December 8 Chrono Trigger iOS
December 8 Pushmo 3DS
December 9 Shake It Up Wii
December 13 FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction WIN
December 13 Outdoors Unleashed: Africa 3D 3DS
December 15 Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon WIN
December 15 Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition iOS, DROID
December 15 The Sims FreePlay iOS
December 15 Snoticles iOS
December 15 Sonic CD iOS
December 16 Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 3DS
December 16 Metroid Fusion 3DS
December 16 Satazius WIN
December 16 Wario Land 4 3DS
December 17 Jurassic Park: The Game - Episode 2: The Cavalry iOS
December 19 Metal Dead WIN
December 20 Postal III WIN
December 20 Star Wars: The Old Republic WIN
December 20 Trine 2 PSN
December 21 LostWinds iOS
December 21 Mega Man X iOS
December 21 Trine 2 X360
December 22 Mighty Switch Force! 3DS
December 27 All Zombies Must Die! PSN
December 27 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD PSN
December 29 VVVVVV 3DS

See also

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