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2012 in video games

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Numerous video games were released in 2012. Many awards went to games such as Madden NFL 13, NBA 2K13, WWE '13, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Journey, Mass Effect 3, Dishonored, The Walking Dead, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The year began with the worldwide release of Sony's handheld game console, the PlayStation Vita, originally launched in Japan in December 2011. The end of the year marked the worldwide release of Nintendo's home game console, the Wii U.

Series with new installments in 2012 include Alan Wake, Assassin's Creed, Borderlands, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, Darksiders, Dead or Alive, Diablo, Fable, Far Cry, Forza Motorsport, Guild Wars, Halo, Hitman, Mario Party, Marvel vs. Capcom, Mass Effect, Max Payne, Medal of Honor, Modern Combat, Need for Speed, Ninja Gaiden, PlanetSide, Pokémon, Prototype, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Sniper Elite, Spec Ops, Super Mario, Tekken, The Darkness, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Transformers, Trials, X-COM and Yakuza.

In addition, 2012 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Asura's Wrath, Dishonored, Gravity Rush, Journey, Lollipop Chainsaw, Sleeping Dogs and Forza Horizon.

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Legend

Video game platforms
3DSNintendo 3DS, 3DS Virtual Console, iQue 3DSDROIDAndroidDSNintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS
iOSiOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPodLINLinuxOSXmacOS
PS2PlayStation 2PS3PlayStation 3PSNPlayStation Network
PSPPlayStation PortablePSVPlayStation VitaWiiWii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console
WiiUWii U, WiiU Virtual ConsoleWINMicrosoft Windows, all
versions Windows 95 and up
X360Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live Arcade
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Hardware releases

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The list of game consoles released in 2012.

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Highest-grossing games

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The following were 2012'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).


Critically acclaimed titles

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Review Scores of 90+

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

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Major awards

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  1. Certain award presentations combine these categories.
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Video game-based film and television releases

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Events

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Notable deaths

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Games released in 2012

January–March

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