Numerous video games were released in 2013. Many awards went to games such as Madden NFL 25, NBA 2K14, WWE 2K14, NBA Live 14, BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. New video game consoles released in 2013 include the PlayStation 4 from Sony Computer Entertainment and the Xbox One from Microsoft.
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Top-rated games
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Critically acclaimed titles
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Highest-grossing games
The following were 2013's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales, digital purchases, subscriptions, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC and console platforms).
| No. | Game | Revenue | Publisher(s) | Genre | Platform(s) | Business model | Ref |
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| 1 | Puzzle & Dragons | $1,522,000,000 | GungHo Online Entertainment (SoftBank Group) | Puzzle | Mobile | Free-to-play | [10] |
| 2 | Candy Crush Saga | $1,460,000,000 | King Digital Entertainment | Puzzle | Mobile | Free-to-play | [11] |
| 3 | World of Warcraft | $1,041,000,000 | Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard) | MMORPG | PC | Subscription / pay-to-play | [12] |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto V | $1,000,000,000 | Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive) | Action-adventure | PS3 / X360 | Buy-to-play | [13] |
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | $1,000,000,000 | Activision (Activision Blizzard) | First-person shooter | Multi-platform | Buy-to-play | [14] | |
| Crossfire | $1,000,000,000 | Smilegate / Tencent | First-person shooter | Windows | Free-to-play | [15] | |
| 7 | League of Legends | $624,000,000 | Riot Games / Tencent | MOBA | PC | Free-to-play | [16] |
| 8 | Pokémon X / Y | $464,000,000 | Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | RPG | 3DS | Buy-to-play | [17][18] |
| 9 | Dungeon Fighter Online | $426,000,000 | Neople / Nexon | Beat 'em up | Windows | Free-to-play | [16] |
| 10 | World of Tanks | $372,000,000 | Wargaming.net | Vehicular combat |
Events
| Days | Event |
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| February 14 | Nintendo starts the "Year of Luigi" to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the titular character.[19] |
| February 20 – 22 | Sony's eighth generation console PlayStation 4 (PS4) reveal held at New York City, New York. |
| March | The beta for Kahoot! is released with the full version released in September. |
| March 22 – 24 | PAX East 2013 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. |
| March 23 – 25 | Midwest Gaming Classic 2013 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin. |
| March 25 – 29 | Game Developers Conference 2013 held in San Francisco, California. |
| May | Cloud9 is founded in Santa Monica, California. |
| May 21 – 23 | Microsoft's eighth generation console Xbox One reveal held at Microsoft Redmond Campus, Washington. |
| June 11 – 13 | E3 2013 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[20] |
| June 22 – 23 | Rezzed 2013 was held at the NEC Birmingham.[21] |
| July 18 – 21 | SDCC 2013 was held at the San Diego Convention Center. |
| July 19 – 22 | PAX Australia 2013 was held at the Melbourne Showgrounds. |
| August 1 – 4 | QuakeCon 2013: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas. |
| August 7 – 11 | The International 2013, the third iteration of the annual Dota 2 global esports tournament, was held in Seattle. |
| August 9 – 11 | The Pokémon World Championships was held in Canada instead of the United States. |
| August 22 – 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 – 22 | Tokyo Game Show 2013 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo. |
| September 26 – 29 | Eurogamer Expo 2013 held in Earls Court, London. |
| October 3 – 6 | Indiecade 2013 festival held in Culver City, California. |
| October 4 – 7 | EB Games Expo 2013 held at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales. |
| October 25 – 27 | Games Week 2013 held in Milan, Italy. |
| October 30 – November 3 | Paris Games Week 2013 held in Paris, France. |
| November 8 – 9 | BlizzCon 2013 held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. |
Notable deaths
- September 19 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, 85, Japanese businessman and third president of Nintendo (1949-2002)[22]
- October 1 – Tom Clancy, 66, novelist and namesake of the Tom Clancy's series.[23]
Console releases
The list of game consoles released in 2013 in North America.
| Month | Day | Console |
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| June | 10 | Xbox 360 E |
| June | 25 | Ouya |
| July | 31 | Nvidia Shield |
| October | 12 | Nintendo 2DS |
| November | 14 | PlayStation TV |
| 15 | GameStick | |
| PlayStation 4 | ||
| 22 | Xbox One | |
| December | 10 | MOJO |
Series with new entries
Series with new installments in 2013 include Ace Attorney, ARMA, Army of Two, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham, Battlefield, BioShock, Call of Duty, Crysis, 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, The Legend of Zelda, Lost Planet, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Party, Metal Gear, Metro, Need for Speed, Pokémon, Rayman, Pikmin, Saints Row, SimCity, Sly Cooper, Sonic The Hedgehog, StarCraft, Super Mario, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider, Total War, and Zoo Tycoon.
In addition, 2013 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Beyond: Two Souls, The Last of Us, Papers, Please, Tearaway, Cookie Clicker and The Wonderful 101.
Game releases
The list of games released in 2013 in North America.
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See also
References
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