2011 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
3DS	Nintendo 3DS, 3DS Virtual Console, iQue 3DS	BBOS	Term not found	DROID	Android
DS	Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS	iOS	iOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod	LIN	Linux
OSX	macOS	PS2	PlayStation 2	PS3	PlayStation 3
PSN	PlayStation Network	PSP	PlayStation Portable	WEB	Browser game
Wii	Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console	WIN	Microsoft Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up	WP	Windows Phone
X360	Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live Arcade

Hardware releases

Date	Console	Ref.
February 26	Nintendo 3DS^JP	^{[citation needed]}
April 1	Xperia Play	^[1]
October 23	Wii (Family Edition/RVL-101 model)^NA	^[2]
December 17	PlayStation Vita^JP	^[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
Mobile/Handheld^[i]	Handheld	Angry Birds Rio	Super Mario 3D Land		Super Mario 3D Land		Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP	Peggle HD
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
Artistic Achievement or Graphics^[i]	Art Direction	—	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception		Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception		Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception	Rayman Origins
Audio^[i]	Music	—	Bastion		Portal 2		Portal 2	L.A. Noire
Audio^[i]	Sound Design	—	—		Battlefield 3		Portal 2	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
Character or Performance^[i]	Actress	—	Ellen McLain as GLaDOS Portal 2	The Joker Batman: Arkham City	Wheatley Portal 2		—	Mark Hamill as The Joker Batman: Arkham City
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	—
Technical Achievement^[i]	Visual Engineering	—			Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception		Battlefield 3	—
Multiplayer/Online^[i]	Online Gameplay	World of Warcraft	Portal 2		Star Wars: The Old Republic		—	Battlefield 3
Multiplayer/Online^[i]	Connectivity	World of Warcraft	Portal 2		Portal 2		—	Battlefield 3
Action/Adventure	Action/Shooter	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3				—	Batman: Arkham City
Action/Adventure	Adventure	Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood	Batman: Arkham City				—	Batman: Arkham City
Casual or Family	Casual	—			Fruit Ninja Kinect		—	LittleBigPlanet 2
Casual or Family	Family	—			LittleBigPlanet 2		—	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
Sports	Team	FIFA 11	NBA 2K12		FIFA 12		—	Kinect Sports: Season Two
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
Special Award		Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega)	The Legend of Zelda	Blizzard Entertainment	Tim Sweeney	Ed Logg	Warren Spector	Markus Persson

^ ^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.	^{[citation needed]}
March 11 - 13	PAX East 2011 held in Boston, Massachusetts.	^[16]
March 25 - 31	The Nintendo 3DS released in America, Europe and Australia.	^{[citation needed]}
April 20	PlayStation Network services were suspended by Sony. The suspension lasted for 23 days.	^{[citation needed]}
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.	^{[citation needed]}
June 6	Twitch.tv, a video game livestreaming service and website that focuses on video game content and esports is launched.	^{[citation needed]}
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.	^{[citation needed]}
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.	^{[citation needed]}
August 4 - 7	QuakeCon 2011: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas.	^{[citation needed]}
August 15 - 17	Game Developers Conference 2011 Europe held in Cologne, Germany.	^{[citation needed]}
August 18 - 22	Gamescom 2011 held at Cologne, Germany	^{[citation needed]}
August 26 - 28	PAX Prime 2011 held in Seattle, Washington.	^[18]
September 9	The Crash Bandicoot franchise celebrated it's 15th anniversary.	^[19]
September 15–18	Tokyo Game Show 2011	^{[citation needed]}
September 22–25	Eurogamer Expo 2011 held in Earls Court in London, England.	^{[citation needed]}
October 15–16	EB Games Expo 2011 held in Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia.	^{[citation needed]}
October 21–22	BlizzCon 2011 held in Anaheim Convention Center in California.	^{[citation needed]}
November 18–19	Minecon held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Minecraft gets its full release on the 18th.	^{[citation needed]}
December 3	10th anniversary of the Jak and Daxter series.	^[20]
December 10	Spike Video Game Awards.	^{[citation needed]}
December 17	PlayStation Vita was released in Japan.	^{[citation needed]}
December 31	Artech Studios disbanded.	^{[citation needed]}

Notable deaths

May 20 – Randy Savage, 58, pro wrestler and actor (cover star of WWF WrestleMania Challenge, WWF Super WrestleMania, WWE All Stars).^[21]
October 5 – Steve Jobs, 56, businessman and creator of Apple and iOS.^[22]

Games released in 2011

January-March

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

April–June

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

July–September

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

October–December

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

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