2013 in video gaming
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Numerous games were released in 2013, including new installments for well-received franchises, such as Army of Two, Asphalt, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham, Battlefield, BioShock, Call of Duty, Crysis, Dead Island, Dead Rising, Dead Space, Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Forza Motorsport, God of War, Gears of War, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Killer Instinct, Killzone, Lost Planet, Mario Party, Metro, Need for Speed, Pokémon, Rayman, Saints Row, Shantae, SimCity, Sly Cooper, Sonic The Hedgehog, StarCraft, Super Mario, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider, Total War and Zoo Tycoon. In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, such as Beyond: Two Souls, Papers, Please, Tearaway, The Wonderful 101 and The Last of Us. Many awards went to games such as BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Gaming consoles PlayStation 4 from Sony Computer Entertainment and the Xbox One from Microsoft were also released in 2013.
Events
| Days | Event |
|---|---|
| February 20 – February 22 | Sony's eighth generation console PlayStation 4 (PS4) reveal held at New York City, New York. |
| March 22 – March 24 | PAX East 2013 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. |
| March 23 – March 25 | Midwest Gaming Classic 2013 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin. |
| March 25 – March 29 | Game Developers Conference 2013 held in San Francisco, California. |
| May 21 – May 23 | Microsoft's eighth generation console Xbox One reveal held at Microsoft Redmond Campus, Washington. |
| June 11 – June 13 | E3 2013 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. |
| June 22 – June 23 | Rezzed 2013 was held at the NEC Birmingham.[1] |
| July 18 – July 21 | SDCC 2013 was held at the San Diego Convention Center. |
| July 19 – July 22 | PAX Australia 2013 was held at the Melbourne Showgrounds. |
| August 1 – August 4 | QuakeCon 2013: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas. |
| August 7 – August 11 | The International 2013 DOTA 2 Championships held in Seattle, Washington. |
| August 22 – August 25 | GamesCom 2013 held in Cologne, Germany. |
| August 30 – September 2 | PAX Prime 2013 held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. |
| September 19 – September 22 | Tokyo Game Show 2013 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo. |
| September 26 – September 29 | Eurogamer Expo 2013 held in Earls Court, London. |
| October 3 – October 6 | Indiecade 2013 festival held in Culver City, California. |
| October 4 – October 7 | EB Games Expo 2013 held at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales. |
| October 25 – October 27 | Games Week 2013 held in Milan, Italy. |
| October 30 – November 3 | Paris Games Week 2013 held in Paris, France. |
| November 8 – November 9 | BlizzCon 2013 held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. |
Console releases
The list of game consoles released in 2013 in North America.
| Month | Day | Console |
|---|---|---|
| June | 25 | Ouya |
| July | 31 | Nvidia Shield |
| October | 12 | Nintendo 2DS |
| November | 15 | GameStick |
| PlayStation 4 | ||
| 22 | Xbox One | |
| December | 10 | MOJO |
Game releases
The list of games released in 2013 in North America.
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Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)
| Number | Video Game | Developer | Publisher | Platform | scope=col| Release Date | Score | Number of reviews | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | XBOX 360 | September 17 | 97 | 58 reviews | [2] |
| 2 | The Last of Us | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | Playstation 3 | June 14 | 95 | 98 reviews | [3] |
| 3 | BioShock Infinite | Irrational Games | 2K Games | PC | March 26 | 94 | 68 reviews | [4] |
| 4 | Super Mario 3D World | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Wii U | November 22 | 93 | 82 reviews | [5] |
| 5 | Fire Emblem: Awakening | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | Nintendo 3DS | February 4 | 92 | 72 reviews | [6] |
| 6 | Rayman Legends | Ubisoft Montpellier | Ubisoft | Wii U | September 3 | 92 | 35 reviews | [7] |
| 7 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Nintendo 3DS | November 22 | 91 | 81 reviews | [8] |
| 8 | Dota 2 | Valve Software | Valve Software | PC | July 9 | 90 | 32 reviews | [9] |
| 9 | Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons | Starbreeze Studios | 505 Games | PC | September 3 | 90 | 9 reviews | [10] |
| 10 | Rocksmith 2014 Edition | Ubisoft San Francisco | Ubisoft | PC | October 22 | 89 | 7 reviews | [11] |
References
- ↑ "Rezzed 2013: full developer schedule announced". VG247. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "Reviews for Grand Theft Auto V". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for The Last of Us". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for BioShock Infinite". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for Super Mario 3D World". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for Fire Emblem: Awakening". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for Rayman legends". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds". Metacritic.
- ↑ "Reviews for Dota 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Reviews for Rocksmith 2014 Edition". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
External links
- Most popular 2013 video game articles viewed on Wikipedia, with user comments on traffic jumps - The latest statistics can be found on Wikitop
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