2011 in video gaming
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The year 2011 saw many new video games, as well the release of numerous rehashes to critically acclaimed games. 2011 also marked the worldwide release of the Nintendo 3DS.
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Events
| Month | Day | Event |
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| January | 6 - 9 | International Consumer Electronics Show 2011 held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA[1] |
| February | 26 | The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo's newest handheld console, releases in Japan.[2] |
| February 28 - March 4 | Game Developers Conference 2011 held in San Francisco, California.[3] | |
| 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. |
| 11 - 13 | PAX East 2011 held in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] | |
| 25 - 31 | The Nintendo 3DS released in America, Europe and Australia. | |
| June | 6 - 9 | E3 2011 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[5] |
| 23 | The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, one of the best-selling videogame franchises of all-time, celebrated its 20th anniversary. | |
| 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. |
| 15 - 17 | Game Developers Conference 2011 Europe held in Cologne, Germany. | |
| 18 - 22 | Gamescom 2011 held at Cologne, Germany | |
| 26 - 28 | PAX Prime 2011 held in Seattle, Washington.[6] | |
| September | 15–18 | Tokyo Game Show 2011 |
| 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. |
| 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.[7] |
| 10 | Spike Video Game Awards. | |
| 17 | PlayStation Vita was released in Japan. |
Game releases
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Q1 January–March
Q2 April–June
Q3 July–September
Q4 October–December
References
- ^ "2011 International CES, January 6–9". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. http://www.cesweb.org/. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Harris, Craig (2010-09-28). "Nintendo Conference 2010 Details". IGN. http://ds.ign.com/articles/112/1124149p1.html.
- ^ "Save the date: GDC 2011, February 28 - March 4". GameSpot. March 9, 2010. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/09/game-developers-conference-2011-dated-feb-28-to-march-4/. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "PAX East 2011, March 11 - March 13". http://east.paxsite.com.
- ^ Eddie Makuch (June 17, 2010). "E3 2010 attendance hits 45,600, E3 2011 dated". Gamespot. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6266509/e3-2010-attendance-hits-45600-e3-2011-dated. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ "PAX Prime 2011, August 26–28". http://prime.paxsite.com/.
- ^ Good, Owen (2011-12-03). "Happy 10th Anniversary, Jak and Daxter". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5864753/happy-10th-anniversary-jak-and-daxter.
- ^ "IGN: Pokemon White Version". http://ds.ign.com/objects/069/069347.html.
- ^ "IGN: Pokemon Black Version". http://ds.ign.com/objects/059/059687.html.
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