2009 in video gaming
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 and Prototype.
Events
| Month | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29-31 | Ensemble Studios, the creators of the Age of Empires series, was shut down after about 15 years of service.[1][2] |
| February | 3-5 | Crytek, the developers of FarCry and Crysis, buys Free Radical Design, the developers of the TimeSplitters series[3][4] and renames them to Crytek UK.[5][6] |
| 4-6 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquires Snowblind Studios, the developers of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance.[7][8] | |
| March | 10 | 5th British Academy Video Games Awards, honoring achievement for video games released in late 2007 and 2008. |
| 23–27 | Game Developers Conference 2009 was held in San Francisco, California | |
| April | 22-24 | Square Enix fully acquires Eidos plc, the publishers of the Tomb Raider and Hitman series.[9] |
| May | 4-5 | Sneeze launched to teach public about 2009 flu pandemic |
| 17-19 | Minecraft started development. | |
| 25-27 | Tectoy launches the gaming console, Zeebo in Brazil. | |
| June | 2–4 | E3 2009 in Los Angeles,[10] which showcased many new games as well as new motion controllers for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Sony's new iteration of its PlayStation Portable handheld was also revealed, the PSP Go is the first handheld console to forgo the use of any physical media opting instead to use Digital Download-only.[11] |
| July | 3–5 | ScrewAttack Gaming Convention at the Westin DFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| August | 13–16 | QuakeCon 2009 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States[12] |
| 17-21 | In Sweden, Joakim Bennet announces that the video game magazine "Super PLAY" will be disestablished in the near future.[13][14] | |
| 17–19 | Games Developers Conference Europe 2009 to be held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany [15] | |
| 19–23 | gamescom 2009 was held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany where Sony unveiled the new version of its PlayStation 3 consoles the 120GB PS3 Slim which rebranded the PlayStation 3 using a new logo as well as a new exterior design.[15] | |
| 21–22 | BlizzCon 2009 was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States whose tickets were sold out online within minutes of them being released.[16][17] | |
| 27-31 | Batman: Arkham Asylum attains a Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'.[18] | |
| September | 1-3 | Launch of the new 120GB Sony PS3 Slim with a cheaper price which has been positively received by critics and gamers alike garnering positive reviews and high sales worldwide. |
| 4-7 | PAX 2009 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Washington State, USA. | |
| 9-13 | Apple launched the iPod Touch 3G. | |
| 17-20 | GCA Games Convention Asia 2009 is to be held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. | |
| 24–27 | Tokyo Game Show 2009 is to be held at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. One of the biggest gaming conventions alongside E3 and gamescom. | |
| October | 1-4 | Launch of the new Sony PSP Go which was met with mixed reviews due to its high pricing in comparison to its predecessor the PSP-3000. |
| 23–25 | Infinite Bits 2009 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel and Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. | |
| October - November | October 30 – November 1 | International Digital Entertainment Festival 2009 (iDEF) to be held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton in Melbourne, Australia,[19] |
| November | 14-16 | GameOn! London at Earls Court. Exhibitors include Capcom, Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment.[20] |
Game releases
List of games scheduled for release in 2009 in North America.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)
| Number | Video Game | Publisher | Platform | Release Date | Average score | Number of reviews | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Sony Computer Entertainment | Playstation 3 | October 13 | 96 | 105 reviews | [21] |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Activision | Xbox 360 | November 10 | 94 | 100 reviews | [22] |
| 3 | Street Fighter IV | Capcom | Playstation 3 | February 17 | 94 | 61 reviews | [23] |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Rockstar Games | Nintendo DS | March 17 | 93 | 85 reviews | [24] |
| 5 | Minecraft | Mojang AB | PC | May 10 | 93 | 33 reviews | [25] |
| 7 | Forza Motorsport 3 | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox 360 | October 27 | 92 | 90 reviews | [26] |
| 8 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Eidos Interactive | Xbox 360 | August 25 | 92 | 78 reviews | [27] |
| 9 | Killzone 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Playstation 3 | February 27 | 91 | 94 reviews | [28] |
| 10 | Assassin's Creed II | Ubisoft | Playstation 3 | November 17 | 91 | 78 reviews | [29] |
| 10 | Dragon Age: Origins | Electronic Arts | PC | November 3 | 91 | 67 reviews | [30] |
References
- ↑ Breckon, Nick (November 17, 2008). "Age of Empires Dev Ensemble Speaks Out on Studio Closure, Microsoft, and the Cancelled Halo MMO". Shacknews. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ↑ Ocampo, Jason (January 30, 2009). "Ensemble Says Goodbye". IGN. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ↑ Faylor, Chris (February 3, 2009). "Crytek Buys TimeSplitters Dev. Free Radical". Shacknews. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ↑ Onyett, Charles (February 4, 2009). "Crytek Purchases Free Radical". IGN. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ↑ Faylor, Chris (February 4, 2009). "Crytek Buys TimeSplitters Dev. Free Radical". Shacknews. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ↑ Orry, James (February 4, 2009). "Free Radical becomes Crytek UK". Videogamer. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ↑ Ahearn, Nate (February 4, 2009). "WB Acquires Snowblind Studios". IGN. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ↑ Goldstein, Maarten (February 4, 2009). "Warner Bros. Acquires Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Developer Snowblind Studios". Shacknews. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ↑ Eidos ceases trading as independent publisher
- ↑ "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Purchese, Rob (October 24, 2008). "E for All consumer show scrapped". Euro Gamer. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ↑ Skistimas, Craig (December 7, 2008). "ScrewAttack Gaming Convention". ScrewAttack. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ↑ Super PLAY säger hej då! Archived August 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Super PLAY läggs ned
- 1 2 http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/
- ↑ Orry, James (February 17, 2009). "BlizzCon 2009 confirmed". VideoGamer. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ↑ Faylor, Chris (February 17, 2009). "BlizzCon 2009 Announced". Shacknews. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ↑ CBR News Team (August 31, 2009). ""Batman: Arkham Asylum" Awarded a Guinness World Record". www.comicbookresources.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ↑ "iDEF - International Digital Entertainment Festival 2009". June 10, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ "GameOn! London". Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Reviews for Uncharted 2". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Street Fighter IV". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Minecraft". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Forza Motorsport 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Batman: Arkham Asylum". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Killzone 2". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Assassin's Creed II". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Dragon Age: Origins". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.