2012 in video games

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.

Critically acclaimed titles

Major awards

Category/Organization		30th Golden Joystick Awards October 26, 2012	VGA December 7, 2012		16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards February 7, 2013		9th British Academy Games Awards March 5, 2013	13th Game Developers Choice Awards March 27, 2014
Game of the Year		The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	The Walking Dead		Journey		Dishonored	Journey
Independent / Debut[i]		—	Journey		—		The Unfinished Swan	FTL: Faster Than Light
Downloadable		Minecraft	The Walking Dead				—	Journey
Mobile/Handheld[i]	Mobile	Angry Birds Space	Sound Shapes		Hero Academy		The Walking Dead	The Room
	Handheld	Uncharted: Golden Abyss			Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Innovation		—			Journey		The Unfinished Swan	Journey
Artistic Achievement or Graphics[i]	Animation	—	Halo 4		Assassin's Creed III		Journey
	Art Direction				Journey
Audio[i]	Music	—	Journey					Journey
	Sound Design		—		Journey
Character or Performance[i]	Actor	—	Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack Borderlands 2	Claptrap Borderlands 2	Lee Everett The Walking Dead		Danny Wallace as the Narrator Thomas Was Alone	—
	Actress		Melissa Hutchison as Clementine The Walking Dead
Game Direction or Design		—			Journey
Narrative		—			The Walking Dead
Technical Achievement[i]	Gameplay Engineering	—			XCOM: Enemy Unknown		—	Far Cry 3
	Visual Engineering				Halo 4
Multiplayer/Online[i]	Online Gameplay	—	Borderlands 2		Journey		Journey	—
	Connectivity				Halo 4
Action/Adventure	Action/Shooter	Battlefield 3	Borderlands 2				Far Cry 3
	Adventure	Batman: Arkham City	Dishonored		The Walking Dead
Casual or Family	Casual	—			Journey		Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
	Family				Skylanders: Giants
Fighting		Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition	Persona 4 Arena		PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale		—
Role-Playing		The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Mass Effect 3
Social or Web-Based		—	You Don't Know Jack		SimCity Social		SongPop
Sports	Individual	FIFA 12	SSX		FIFA 13		New Star Soccer
	Team		NBA 2K13
Racing		Forza Motorsport 4	Need for Speed: Most Wanted				—
Strategy/Simulation		Civilization V: Gods & Kings	—		XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Special Award		Outstanding Contribution	Best Game of the Decade		Hall of Fame	Pioneer Awards	BAFTA Fellowship	Lifetime Achievement Award
		FIFA (Electronic Arts)	Half-Life 2		Gabe Newell	Marc Blank, Dave Lebling	Gabe Newell	Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

1. Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Review Scores of 90+

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

2012 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)^[1][2]

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	MC score	GR score
The Walking Dead: Episode 5 – No Time Left	Telltale Games	November 21, 2012	Windows	89/100	94.75%
Persona 4 Golden	Atlus	June 14, 2012	PlayStation Vita	93/100	94.16%
The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series	Telltale Games	November 21, 2012	PlayStation 3	94/100	92.5%
Mark of the Ninja	Microsoft Studios	October 16, 2012	Windows	91/100	93.33%
Super Hexagon	Terry Cavanagh	November 27, 2012	Windows	88/100	93.33%[3]
The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series	Telltale Games	November 21, 2012	Windows	89/100	93.2%
Mass Effect 3	Electronic Arts	March 6, 2012	Xbox 360	93/100	92.17%
Cave Story	Nicalis	October 4, 2012	Nintendo 3DS	93/100	92%
Mass Effect 3	Electronic Arts	March 6, 2012	PlayStation 3	93/100	91.65%
Journey	Sony Computer Entertainment	March 13, 2012	PlayStation 3	92/100	92.56%
Fire Emblem Awakening	Nintendo	April 19, 2012	Nintendo 3DS	92/100[4]	92.52%[5]
The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series	Telltale Games	November 21, 2012	Xbox 360	92/100	91.8%
Trials Evolution	Microsoft Studios	April 18, 2012	Xbox 360	90/100	91.52%
Dishonored	Bethesda Softworks	October 9, 2012	Windows	91/100	90.57%
Borderlands 2	2K	September 18, 2012	PlayStation 3	91/100	90.48%
NBA 2K13	2K	October 2, 2012	Windows	90/100	91%[6]
Far Cry 3	Ubisoft	December 4, 2012	Xbox 360	91/100	89.14%
Mark of the Ninja	Microsoft Studios	October 16, 2012	Windows	90/100	90.43%
Ōkami HD	Capcom	October 30, 2012	PlayStation 3	90/100	90.29%
Borderlands 2	2K	September 18, 2012	Windows	89/100	90.1%
Guild Wars 2	NCsoft	August 28, 2012	Windows	90/100	90.02%
NBA 2K13	2K	October 2, 2012	PlayStation 3	90/100	89.68%
FIFA 13	EA Sports	September 25, 2012	Xbox 360	90/100	89.47%
Far Cry 3	Ubisoft	December 4, 2012	PlayStation 3	90/100	89.18%
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss	Namco Bandai Games	October 23, 2012	Xbox 360	89/100	90%[7]
XCOM: Enemy Unknown	2K	October 8, 2012	Xbox 360	90/100	88.96%
The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan	Turbine, Inc.	October 15, 2012	Windows	88/100	90%[8]

Highest-grossing games

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).

No.	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre	Platform(s)	Business model	Ref
1	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	$1,000,000,000	Activision (Activision Blizzard)	FPS	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	[9]
	Crossfire	$1,000,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS	PC	Free-to-play	[10]
3	World of Warcraft	$986,000,000	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)	MMORPG	PC	Subscription	[11]
4	FIFA 13	$444,000,000	EA Sports (Electronic Arts)	Sports	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	[12][13]
5	Borderlands 2	$300,000,000	2K Games	ARPG	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	[14][15]
6	World of Tanks	$280,000,000	Wargaming.net	Vehicular combat	PC	Free-to-play	[16]
7	Pokémon Black 2 / White 2	$267,000,000	Nintendo / The Pokémon Company	RPG	DS	Buy-to-play	[17][18]
8	New Super Mario Bros. 2	$238,000,000	Nintendo	Platformer	3DS	Buy-to-play	[17][19]
9	Minecraft	$237,000,000	Mojang	Sandbox	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	[20]
10	League of Legends	$200,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent	MOBA	PC	Free-to-play	[21]

Events

Month	Day(s)	Event
February	3-29	Sega reduces western business after the release of Binary Domain, and focuses on digital on PC and Mobile
March	5–9	Game Developers Conference 2012 held in San Francisco, California.
April	6–8	PAX East 2012 held in Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
May	2-5	Korean e-Sports Association, Ongamenet, Blizzard Entertainment and GOM TV announced the introduction of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty to professional competitions in South Korea with StarCraft: Brood War being completely phased out in October.[22]
June	5–7	E3 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[23]
July	7-9	Metal Gear franchise completes 25 years.
August	2–5	QuakeCon 2012: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas.
	15–19	Gamescom 2012 held in Cologne, Germany.
	24-31	Street Fighter franchise completes 25 years.
September	20-23	Tokyo Game Show 2012 held in Chiba, Japan.
	26-29	Eurogamer Expo 2012 held in Earls Court, London.
October	24	Polygon is launched.
December	7-9	Spike Video Game Awards
	17-19	Mega Man franchise completes 25 years.

Notable deaths

• September 3 – Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, actor (Balrog in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Benjamin King in Saints Row, Wardog in SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, Atlas in God of War II)^[24]
• September 11 – Ian Abercrombie, 77, actor (Palpatine in Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes, Alexander Mayhew in James Bond 007: Nightfire)^[25]

Hardware releases

Wii U

The list of game consoles released in 2012 in North America.

Month	Day	Console
February	15	PlayStation Vita
August	19	Nintendo 3DS XL
September	25	PlayStation 3 Super Slim
November	18	Wii U
December	7	Wii mini (Canada only)
	18	Neo Geo X

Series with new entries

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.

Game releases

The list of games released in 2012 in North America.

Video game platforms

Lin Linux Mac Mac 3DS Nintendo 3DS NDS Nintendo DS PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3 PSN Unknown platform PSP PlayStation Portable PSVita PlayStation Vita Wii Wii WiiWare Unknown platform WiiU Wii U Win Windows X360 Xbox 360 XBLA Unknown platform iOS iOS, iPadOS Droid Android

January–March

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)
J A N U A R Y	4	Katawa Shoujo	Win
		NFL Blitz	PSN, XBLA
	6	Q.U.B.E.	Win
	10	Choplifter HD	Win
		Crazy Machine Elements	PSN
		Mecho Wars	PSN
	11	Amy	XBLA
	12	Run Roo Run	iOS
		Zen Pinball 3D	3DS
	17	Amy	PSN
		Dustforce	Win
		Zack Zero	PS3
	18	Caverns of Minos	iOS
		Haunt	XBLA
		Scarygirl	PSN, Win, XBLA
	19	Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I	Win
		Sonic the Hedgehog CD	Win
	22	Jurassic Park: The Game - Episode 3: The Depths	iOS
	25	Oil Rush	Win, Lin, Mac
		Puddle	XBLA
		SOL: Exodus	Win
	26	Dead Block	Win
		Mutant Mudds	3DS
		Tropico 3: Gold Edition	Mac
	27	King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame	Win
	30	Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land	iOS
	31	Puddle	PSN
		Final Fantasy XIII-2	PS3, X360
		NeverDead	PS3, X360
		Soulcalibur V	PS3, X360
F E B R U A R Y	1	Double Fine Happy Action Theater	X360
	2	Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective	iOS
		Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection	Win
		PixelJunk Eden	Win
		Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword	3DS
	3	The Simpsons Arcade Game	XBLA
	7	The Darkness II	Win, PS3, X360
		Gotham City Impostors	Win, PSN
		Jak and Daxter Collection	PS3
		Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning	Win, PS3, X360
		Resident Evil: Revelations	3DS
		Shank 2	Win, PSN
		The House of the Dead III	PSN
		The Simpsons Arcade Game	PSN
	8	Gotham City Impostors	XBLA
		Shank 2	XBLA
	9	Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	Win
	10	Dariusburst Second Prologue	iOS
	13	Rhythm Heaven Fever	Wii
	14	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend	PS3, X360, PSVita
		Crusader Kings II	Win
		Grand Slam Tennis 2	PS3, X360
		Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	3DS
		Tales of the Abyss	3DS
		Tekken 3D: Prime Edition	3DS
		Twisted Metal	PS3
		UFC Undisputed 3	PS3, X360
		Worms Ultimate Mayhem	PSN
	15	Asphalt: Injection	PSVita
		Dear Esther	Win, Mac
		F1 2011	PSVita
		Little Deviants	PSVita
		Michael Jackson: The Experience	PSVita
		Rayman Origins	PSVita
		Uncharted: Golden Abyss	PSVita
		Warp	XBLA
	16	Alan Wake	Win
		Beat Sneak Bandit	iOS
	17	ZiGGURAT	iOS
	21	Asura's Wrath	PS3, X360
		Cliff Diving	PSVita
		Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D	3DS
		Syndicate	Win, PS3, X360
		Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack	PSVita
		WWE WrestleFest	iOS
		Zuma's Revenge!	NDS
	22	1000 Amps	Windows
		Alan Wake's American Nightmare	XBLA
		Army Corps of Hell	PSVita
		Ben 10: Galactic Racing	PSVita
		Dillon's Rolling Western	3DS
		Dungeon Hunter: Alliance	PSVita
		Dynasty Warriors Next	PSVita
		Escape Plan	PSVita
		Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational	PSVita
		FIFA Football	PSVita
		Hustle Kings	PSVita
		Lumines: Electronic Symphony	PSVita
		ModNation Racers: Road Trip	PSVita
		Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus	PSVita
		Plants vs. Zombies	PSVita
		Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen	PSVita
		Super Stardust Delta	PSVita
		Touch My Katamari	PSVita
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3		PSVita
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition		PSVita
Wipeout 2048		PSVita
23	Wargame: European Escalation	Win
24	Gridrunner iOS	iOS
27	Ib	Win
	PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond	Wii
	Zombies, Run!	iOS
28	Auditorium	Win, Mac
	Binary Domain	PS3, X360
	Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2	PS3
	Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition	PS3, X360
	Primal	PSN
	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2	NDS
	SSX	PS3, X360
29	Microsoft Flight	Win
	Nexuiz	XBLA
	Prince of Persia Classic	iOS
	Wakfu	Win, Lin, Mac
M A R C H	1	Deep Black: Reloaded	Win
		The Simpsons: Tapped Out	iOS
		Vessel	Win
	6	Blades of Time	PS3, X360
		Crush 3D	3DS
		Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7	PSVita
		Major League Baseball 2K12	Win, PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS
		Mass Effect 3	Win, PS3, X360
		Mass Effect Infiltrator	iOS, Droid
		MLB 12: The Show	PS3, PSVita
		MotorStorm: RC	PS3, PSVita
		Nicktoons MLB 3D	3DS
		The Sims 3: Showtime	Win, Mac
		Stacking	Win
		Street Fighter X Tekken	PS3, X360
		Top Gun: Hard Lock	PS3, Win, X360
		Unit 13	PSVita
	7	I Am Alive	XBLA
	8	Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH!	3DS
		Waking Mars	Win, Mac, iOS, Droid
	11	Mario Party 9	Wii
	13	Birds of Steel	PS3, X360
		FIFA Street	PS3, X360
		Journey	PSN
		Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations	PS3, X360
		Reality Fighters	PSVita
		Ridge Racer	PSVita
		Shoot Many Robots	PSN
		Silent Hill: Downpour	PS3, X360
		Tales of Graces ƒ	PS3
		Warp	Win, PSN
		Yakuza: Dead Souls	PS3
	14	Defenders of Ardania	XBLA, Win
		Shoot Many Robots	XBLA
	15	Chaos Rings II	iOS
		Dungeon Defenders	Mac
		RPG Maker VX Ace	Win
	19	Ys: The Oath in Felghana	Win
	20	Armored Core V	PS3, X360
		Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure	X360
		Ninja Gaiden 3	PS3, X360
		Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City	PS3, X360
		Silent Hill HD Collection	PS3, X360
		Sumioni: Demon Arts	PSVita
		Warriors Orochi 3	PS3
	21	Mutant Storm Reloaded	Win
		Sine Mora	XBLA
	22	Angry Birds Space	Win, Mac, iOS
	23	Kid Icarus: Uprising	3DS
		Rayman 3 HD	PSN, XBLA
		Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai	Win
	27	Capcom Digital Collection	X360
		Closure	PSN
		Country Dance All Stars	X360
		Gettysburg: Armored Warfare	Win
		Ridge Racer Unbounded	Win, PS3, X360
		Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted	PSVita
		Temple Run	Droid
		Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13	PS3, X360
		Tropico 4: Modern Times	X360
		Warriors Orochi 3	X360
	28	Spin Up	iOS
		Wrecked: Revenge Revisited	PSN, XBLA
	29	BioShock 2	Mac
Pac-Man Games		iOS
Rayman Origins		Win
Rinth Island		iOS
30	South Park: Tenorman's Revenge	XBLA
31	Trine 2	Lin

April–June

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)
A P R I L	3	Blacklight: Retribution	Win
		Canabalt	PSP
		Devil May Cry: HD Collection	PS3, X360
		I Am Alive	PSN
		Kinect Star Wars	X360
	4	Diabolical Pitch	XBLA
		The Pinball Arcade	XBLA
	5	Bug Princess 2	iOS
		Colors! 3D	3DS
		Confrontation	Win
		Saturday Morning RPG	iOS
	6	Anomaly: Warzone Earth	XBLA
		Shoot Many Robots	Win
		Xenoblade Chronicles	Wii
	10	Naval War: Arctic Circle	Win
		Skullgirls	PSN
		The Pinball Arcade	PS3, PSVita
		Treasures Of Montezuma: Blitz	PSVita
		World Gone Sour	PSN
	11	Avernum: Escape from the Pit	Win
		Burnout Crash!	iOS
		Legend of Grimrock	Win
		Skullgirls	XBLA
		The Splatters	XBLA
		World Gone Sour	XBLA
	12	Ketzal's Corridors	3DS
		Max Payne Mobile	iOS
		Men of War: Condemned Heroes	Win
		Tribes: Ascend	Win
	13	Fez	XBLA
		Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir	3DS
	15	SCP: Containment Breach	Win
	16	Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP	Win
	17	Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention	PSVita
		The House of the Dead 4	PSN
		Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet	Win
		Radiant Defense	iOS
		StarDrone Extreme	PSVita
		The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition	X360
	18	Super Monday Night Combat	Win
		Trials Evolution	XBLA
	19	3D Classics: Kid Icarus	3DS
	20	Blades of Time	Win, Mac
		The Darkness II	Mac
	23	Lone Survivor	Win
		Serious Sam 3: BFE	Mac
	24	Darkstalkers 3	PSN
		Prototype 2	PS3, X360
		Shifting World	3DS
		UEFA Euro 2012	Win, PS3, X360
	25	Bloodforge	XBLA
		Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes	iOS
		The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – A New Day	Win, PSN, Mac
	26	Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ultimate Edition	Mac
		Scarface	iOS
	27	Binary Domain	Win
		Risen 2: Dark Waters	Win
		The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – A New Day	XBLA
M A Y	1	Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time	PSN
		TERA	Win
		Sniper Elite V2	Win, PS3, X360
		The Legend of Dragoon	PSN
		Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition	PSVita
	2	Fable Heroes	XBLA
	3	Nexuiz	Win
		Robbery Bob	iOS
	4	Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants	Win
	8	Starhawk	PS3
		Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen	Win, Mac
	9	LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias	iOS
		Minecraft	XBLA
	10	N.O.V.A. 3	iOS
	11	Street Fighter X Tekken	Win
	13	Soul Sacrifice	PSVita
	15	Akai Katana	X360
		Battleship	PS3, X360, NDS, 3DS
		Diablo III	Win, Mac
		Game of Thrones	Win, PS3, X360
		Max Payne 3	PS3, X360
		PixelJunk 4am	PSN
		Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II	Win, PSN
	16	Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II	XBLA
	17	Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II	iOS
	18	Dragon's Lair	XBLA
		Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City	Win
	20	Mario Tennis Open	3DS
	22	Alan Wake's American Nightmare	Win
		Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale	PSN
		Dragon's Dogma	PS3, X360
		MIB: Alien Crisis	PS3, X360, Wii
		Sorcery	PS3
		Table Top Tanks	PSVita
		Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	PS3, X360
	23	Dirt: Showdown	Win
		Joy Ride Turbo	XBLA
		Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock	PSN
	24	Pastry Panic	iOS
		Virtua Tennis Challenge	iOS
	26	Plague Inc.	iOS
	27	Deer Drive Legends	3DS
	28	The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb	Win, Mac
	29	Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland	PS3
		Mad Riders	PSN
		Resistance: Burning Skies	PSVita
		Ys Origin	Win
	30	Mad Riders	Win, XBLA
	31	Fortune Street Smart	iOS
J U N E	1	Home	Win
		Max Payne 3	Win
	2	Long Live the Queen	Win
	4	Madagascar: Join the Circus!	iOS
	5	Inversion	PS3, X360
		Madagascar 3: The Video Game	3DS, NDS, PS3, Wii, X360
	6	Bang Bang Racing	XBLA
	7	Art of Balance Touch!	3DS
	8	Bang Bang Racing	Win
	10	Pikmin 2	Wii
	12	Dirt: Showdown	PS3, X360
		Gravity Rush	PSVita
		Metal Gear Solid HD Collection	PSVita
		Gungnir	PSP
		Lollipop Chainsaw	PS3, X360
		Order Up!!	3DS
		Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion	Win
	13	Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock	PSVita
	14	Pocket Planes	iOS
	17	Heroes of Ruin	3DS
	18	Pokémon Conquest	NDS
	19	Brave	Win, PS3, X360, Wii, PSVita, NDS, 3DS
		Civilization V: Gods & Kings	Win, Mac
		Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes	Win, PS3, X360, Wii, PSVita, 3DS
		Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin	Win
		Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor	X360
		Tomba!	PSN
	20	Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013	Win, PSN, XBLA, iOS
	21	Asphalt 7: Heat	iOS
		Quantum Conundrum	Win
		Sliterlink by Nikoli	3DS
	22	RayStorm	iOS
	23	Pokémon Black and White 2 (Japan)	NDS
	25	Asphalt 7: Heat	Droid
		Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode 3	Win, Mac
	26	The Amazing Spider-Man	NDS, PS3, X360, Wii, 3DS
		Just Dance: Best Of	X360, Wii
		London 2012	Win, PS3, X360
		Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles	PSN
		Spec Ops: The Line	Win, PS3, X360
		Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	Win
		Unchained Blades	PSP
	27	Record of Agarest War 2	PS3
		The Walking Dead: Episode 2 – Starved for Help	Win, Mac, PSN, XBLA, iOS
		Final Fantasy III	Droid
	28	The Amazing Spider-Man	Droid, iOS
		Where's My Perry?	iOS
	29	Mini Ninjas Adventures	XBLA

July–September

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)
J U L Y	3	Feed Me Oil	Droid
		Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends	PS3, X360
		The Secret World	Win
		Theatrhythm Final Fantasy	3DS
	4	Spelunky	XBLA
	10	Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition	PSN
		NCAA Football 13	PS3, X360
		Quantum Conundrum	PSN
		Rainbow Moon	PSN
		Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure	3DS
		Summer Stars 2012	PS3, Wii
	11	Quantum Conundrum	XBLA
		Anna	Win
	12	AFL Live: Game of the Year Edition	Win, PS3, X360
		Amazing Alex	Droid, iOS
		Metal Slug 3	iOS
		Tiny Wings 2	iOS
	13	La-Mulana	Win
	17	Heroes of Ruin	3DS
		Dyad	PSN
	18	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD	XBLA
	19	Fieldrunners 2	iOS
	23	Jurassic Park Builder	iOS
	24	Malicious	PS3
		Prototype 2	Win
		Puddle	PSVita
	25	Wreckateer	XBLA
	26	Slydris	iOS
		SolaRola	iOS
		The Walking Dead: Episode 1 - A New Day	iOS
	27	Inversion	Win
	28	Warsow	Win, Mac, Lin
	30	Orcs Must Die! 2	Win
		The Undead Syndrome	XBLA
	31	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance	3DS
		Risen 2: Dark Waters	PS3, X360
		Growlanser Wayfarer of Time	PSP
		War of the Monsters	PSN
A U G U S T	1	Deadlight	XBLA
	2	Clash of Clans	Droid, iOS
	3	Ghostbusters: Paranormal Blast	iOS
	7	Babel Rising	Win
		Persona 4 Arena	PS3, X360
		Sound Shapes	PSN
	8	Hybrid	XBLA
	9	Chimpact	iOS
		Unmechanical	Win
	10	The Amazing Spider-Man	Win
	13	Sanctum	Mac
		Iron Brigade	Win
	14	Darksiders II	Win, PS3, X360
		The Last Story	Wii
		Papo & Yo	PSN
		Sleeping Dogs	Win, PS3, X360
	15	Dust: An Elysian Tail	XBLA
		Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack	Win
	19	New Super Mario Bros. 2	3DS
	21	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	Win, PSN, XBLA, Mac
		The Expendables 2 Video game	Win, PSN, XBLA
		Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD	PSN
		Legasista	PSN
		Retro/Grade	PSN
		Transformers: Fall of Cybertron	Win, PS3, X360
		Way of the Samurai 4	PSN
	22	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD	XBLA
		My Singing Monsters	Droid, iOS
	23	Abyss	DSiWare
	24	Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition	Win
		Jagged Alliance: Crossfire[26]	Win
	25	Titans Mobile	Droid, iOS
	27	The World Ends with You	iOS
	28	God of War Saga	PS3
		Guild Wars 2	Win
		Madden NFL 13	PS3, X360, Wii, PSVita
		Psychonauts	PS3
		Ratchet & Clank Collection	PS3
		Rock Band Blitz	PSN
		Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD	PSN
		The Walking Dead: Episode 3 – Long Road Ahead	PSN
	29	Bastion	iOS
		Rock Band Blitz	XBLA
		The Walking Dead: Episode 3 – Long Road Ahead	Win, XBLA
	30	Blast-A-Way	iOS
		Mutant Mudds	Win
		Snapshot	Win
	31	Cypher	Win, Mac
Final Fantasy Dimensions		Droid, iOS
S E P T E M B E R	3	Sacred Gold[27]	Lin
	4	The Sims 3: Supernatural	Win, Mac
		Zen Pinball 2	PSN
	5	Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise	XBLA
	6	Trine 2: Goblin Menace	Win, Mac
		I Am Alive	Win
	7	Closure	Win, Mac
		Mark of the Ninja	XBLA
	11	Anomaly: Warzone Earth	PSN
		Critter Crunch	Win
		Double Dragon Neon	PSN
		Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue Special Edition	3DS
		NBA Baller Beats	X360
		NHL 13	PS3, X360
		Tekken Tag Tournament 2	PS3, X360
	12	Double Dragon Neon	XBLA
	13	Prince of Persia Classic	Droid
		Fractured Soul	3DS
	14	Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure	3DS, Wii, Win
		FTL: Faster Than Light	Win, Lin, Mac
		Joe Danger 2: The Movie	XBLA
	16	Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition	Wii
	18	Borderlands 2	Win, PS3, X360
		F1 2012	Win, PS3, X360
		Hotel Transylvania	3DS, NDS
		Jet Set Radio HD	PSN
		Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD	Win
		Zuma's Revenge!	XBLA
	19	Demons' Score	iOS, Droid
		Jet Set Radio HD	Win, XBLA
	20	La-Mulana	WiiWare
		Rayman Jungle Run	iOS, Droid
		Torchlight II	Win, Mac
	22	Pocket Planes	Droid
	25	Angry Birds Trilogy	X360, PS3, 3DS
		Dead or Alive 5	PS3, X360
		FIFA 13	Win, PS3, X360, Wii, PSVita, PSP, PS2, iOS
		Final Fantasy III	PSP
		Grand Theft Auto III	PSN
		Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit	PSN
		Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends	3DS
		LittleBigPlanet PS Vita	PSVita
		Maison de Maou	XBLA
		Marvel vs. Capcom Origins	PSN
		One Piece: Pirate Warriors	PS3
		Pro Evolution Soccer 2013	Win, PS3, X360
		The Testament of Sherlock Holmes	Win, PS3, X360
		Tokyo Jungle	PSN
		World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria	Win, Mac
		Yumby Toss	iOS
	26	Castle Crashers	Win
		Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit	XBLA
		Marvel vs. Capcom Origins	XBLA
	27	Bad Piggies	iOS, Droid, Win, Mac
		Ether Vapor Remaster	Win
		Half-Minute Hero	Win
		Super Monsters Ate My Condo	iOS
		The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave	3DS

October–December

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)
O C T O B E R	1	Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!	3DS
		Crosswords Plus	3DS
	2	Carrier Command: Gaea Mission	Win, X360
		NBA 2K13	Win, X360, PS3, PSP, Wii
		New Little King's Story	PSVita
		Nights into Dreams HD	PSN
		Resident Evil 6	PS3, X360
		Sonic Adventure 2	PSN
		War of the Roses	Win
		Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants	PS3, X360
	3	Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit	Win
	4	Cave Story	3DS
	5	Nights into Dreams HD	XBLA
		Sonic Adventure 2	XBLA
	7	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (North America)	NDS
	8	Top Trumps: NBA All Stars	3DS
	9	Code of Princess	3DS
		Dishonored	Win, PS3, X360
		Dragon Ball Z: For Kinect	X360
		Fable: The Journey	X360
		The Walking Dead: Episode 4 – Around Every Corner	PSN
		Joe Danger 2: The Movie	PSN
		Just Dance 4	Wii, PS3, X360
		Machinarium	PS3
		Retro City Rampage	PSN, Win
		Spy Hunter	3DS, PSVita
		XCOM: Enemy Unknown	Win, PS3, X360
	10	Chaos Rings	Droid
		Crazy Taxi	iOS
		The Walking Dead: Episode 4 – Around Every Corner	Win, XBLA
		Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise	PSN, XBLA
	11	Devil's Attorney	iOS
		Michael Phelps: Push the Limit	X360
		Of Orcs and Men	Win, PS3, X360
	15	The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan	Win
		Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken	Win
	16	007 Legends	PS3, X360
		Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	Win
		Dance Central 3	X360
		Doom 3: BFG Edition	Win, X360, PS3
		Mark of the Ninja	Win
		Rocksmith	Win
		RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D	3DS
		Silent Hill: Book of Memories	PSVita
	17	Carmageddon	iOS
		Fairy Bloom Freesia	Win
		Serious Sam 3: BFE	XBLA
		Viking: Battle for Asgard	Win
	18	Sonic Jump	iOS
		The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	Mac
	19	Euro Truck Simulator 2	Win
	21	Michael Jackson: The Experience	Mac
		Skylanders: Giants	PS3, X360, Wii, 3DS
		Style Savvy: Trendsetters	3DS
	23	A Game of Dwarves	Win
		Elemental: Fallen Enchantress	Win
		Forza Horizon	X360
		Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams	Win
		Hotline Miami	Win
		Killzone HD	PSN
		Medal of Honor: Warfighter	Win, PS3, X360
		Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device	Win, Mac
		Orgarhythm	PSVita
		Street Fighter X Tekken	PSVita
The Unfinished Swan		PSN
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward		3DS, PSVita
24	Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus	XBLA
	Letterpress	iOS
	Robbery Bob	Droid
25	Deadlight	Win
	He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe	iOS
	Liberation Maiden	3DS
	NightSky	3DS
	The Fool and His Money	Win, Mac
27	Pinball FX 2	XBLA
28	Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask	3DS
29	Guns of Icarus Online	Win, Mac
	Primal Carnage	Win
30	Assassin's Creed III	PS3, X360
	Assassin's Creed III: Liberation	PSVita
	Bratz: Fashion Boutique	3DS, NDS
	LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game	PSVita, 3DS, NDS
	Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth	X360
	Need for Speed: Most Wanted	Win, X360, PS3, PSVita, iOS, Droid
	Nike+ Kinect Training	X360
	Ōkami HD	PSN
	Smart As...	PSVita
	Sports Champions 2	PS3
	Toy Story Mania!	PS3, X360
	Transformers: Prime – The Game	Wii, NDS, 3DS
	WWE '13	PS3, X360, Wii
	Zone of the Enders HD Collection	PS3, X360
31	Natural Selection 2	Win
	Painkiller: Hell & Damnation	Win
	Pid	Win, Mac, XBLA, PSN
N O V E M B E R	2	007 Legends	Win
		Football Manager 2013	Win, Mac
		Postal 2: Complete	Win, Mac, Lin
	6	Bubble Guppies	NDS
		Dragon Ball Z Budokai: HD Collection	PS3, X360
		Halo 4	X360
		Harvest Moon: A New Beginning	3DS
		History Legends of War: Patton	PS3, X360, Win
		LittleBigPlanet Karting	PS3
		Midway Arcade Origins	PS3, X360
		NASCAR The Game: Inside Line	PS3, Wii, X360
		Poptropica Adventures	NDS
		Pro Evolution Soccer 2013	Wii, PS2, PSP
		Ragnarok Tactics	PSP
		Rayman Origins	3DS
		ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron	PSN
	7	Karateka	XBLA
		ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron	XBLA
	8	Angry Birds Star Wars	Win, Mac, iOS, Droid
		Cherry Tree High Comedy Club	Win
	9	Puddle	Win
		Sine Mora	Win
	11	Paper Mario: Sticker Star	3DS
	12	Thomas Was Alone	Win
	13	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Win, PS3, X360
		Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified	PSVita
		F1 Race Stars	Win, PS3, X360
		Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game	Win, PS3, X360, Wii
		Planets Under Attack	PSN
		Rabbids Rumble	3DS
		Rift: Storm Legion	Win
		Scribblenauts Unlimited	3DS
		Wonderbook: Book of Spells	PS3
		Victorious: Taking the Lead	NDS, Wii
	14	Candy Crush Saga	iOS
		Dream of Pixels	iOS, Droid
		Hungry Giraffe	iOS
		Planets Under Attack	XBLA
		Puzzle & Dragons	iOS
	18	Assassin's Creed III	WiiU
		Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition	WiiU
		Ben 10: Omniverse	WiiU
		Call of Duty: Black Ops II	WiiU
		Chasing Aurora	WiiU
		Darksiders II	WiiU
		Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion	3DS
		Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two	PS3, X360, Wii, WiiU
		ESPN Sports Connection	WiiU
		FIFA Soccer 13	WiiU
		Game Party Champions	WiiU
		Just Dance 4	WiiU
		Little Inferno	WiiU
		Mass Effect 3: Special Edition	WiiU
		Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition	WiiU
		Nano Assault Neo	WiiU
		New Super Mario Bros. U	WiiU
		Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge	WiiU
		Nintendo Land	WiiU
		Rabbids Land	WiiU
		Scribblenauts Unlimited	WiiU
		Sing Party	WiiU
		Skylanders: Giants	WiiU
		Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed	WiiU, PS3, X360
		Tank! Tank! Tank!	WiiU
Tekken Tag Tournament 2		WiiU
Transformers: Prime – The Game		WiiU
Trine 2: Director's Cut		WiiU
Warriors Orochi 3: Hyper		WiiU
Wipeout: The Game 3		WiiU
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013		WiiU
ZombiU		WiiU
19	Little Inferno	Win
	Scribblenauts Unlimited	Win
	Sonic Adventure 2	Win
20	Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!	3DS, NDS
	Assassin's Creed III	Win
	Borderlands 2	Mac
	Clan of Champions	PS3, Win, X360
	Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse	Win, PS3, X360
	Groove Coaster Zero	iOS
	Hitman: Absolution	Win, PS3, X360
	Jet Set Radio HD	PSVita
	Persona 4 Golden	PSVita
	PlanetSide 2	Win
	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale	PS3, PSVita
	Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game	PS3, X360, Wii, 3DS, NDS
	Scribblenauts Unlimited	Win
	Sine Mora	PSN, PSVita
	The Walking Dead: Episode 5 – No Time Left	PS3
21	Rage of the Gladiator	Droid, iOS
	The Walking Dead: Episode 5 - No Time Left	Win, X360, Mac, iOS
22	Crashmo	3DS
27	American Mensa Academy	3DS
	Fighting Vipers	PSN
	Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault	PSN, PSVita
	Sonic the Fighters	PSN
	Super Hexagon	Win, Mac
	Virtua Fighter 2	PSN
28	Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	Win
	Fighting Vipers	XBLA
	Miner Wars 2081	Win
	Sonic the Fighters	XBLA
	Virtua Fighter 2	XBLA
	Under Defeat HD	PS3
28	Stealth Bastard Deluxe	Win
29	Aero Porter	3DS
	Jet Set Radio HD	iOS, Droid
30	Football Manager Handheld 2013	PSP
	Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect	XBLA
D E C E M B E R	4	Eve Online: Retribution[28]	Win
		Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade	WiiU
		Far Cry 3	Win, PS3, X360
		Guardians of Middle-earth	PSN, XBLA
		Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus	PSN
		Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth	WiiU
		Page Chronica	PS3
		Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game	WiiU
		Uncharted: Fight for Fortune	PSVita
	6	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition	iOS
		Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour	iOS, Droid
		Mutant Mudds	iOS
	7	Awesomenauts	Mac
		Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	iOS
	9	The Snowman and the Snowdog	iOS, Droid
	10	Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends	Win
	11	007 Legends	WiiU
		Big Sky Infinity	PS3, PSVita
		Black Knight Sword	PSN
		Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	PSN
		Judge Dee: The City God Case	PSN
	12	Black Knight Sword	XBLA
		Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition	Droid
	13	Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition	Mac
		Crimson Shroud	3DS
		Middle Manager of Justice	iOS
		Theatrhythm Final Fantasy	iOS
	14	Candy Crush Saga	Droid
		Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade	Droid, iOS
	15	Yumby Toss	Droid
	17	Nights into Dreams HD	Win
		Q.U.B.E.	Mac
		Street Fighter X Mega Man	Win
		The War Z	Win
	18	Burn the Rope	PSVita
		Karateka	PS3
		Kinect Party	XBLA
		Knytt Underground	PS3, PSVita
		Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath	PSVita
		Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed	PSVita
	20	F1 2012	Mac
		Final Fantasy IV	iOS
	21	Sonic Jump	Droid
		I Get This Call Every Day	Win, Mac
	24	Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee	PSN
	25	Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star	Win
	27	Fluidity: Spin Cycle	3DS
	31	Chronovolt	PSVita

Video game-based film and television releases

Title	Date	Director	Distributor(s)	Franchise	Original game publisher	Ref.
Ace Attorney	February 11, 2012	Takashi Miike	Toho	Ace Attorney	Capcom	[29]
Video Game High School	May 11, 2012	Matthew Arnold	RocketJump Studios	—	—	[30]
Tron: Uprising	May 18, 2012	Charlie Bean	Disney XD	Tron	—	[31]
Talking Friends	June 8, 2012	Dylan Coburn	Disney.com	Talking Tom & Friends	Outfit7	[32]
Indie Game: The Movie	June 12, 2012	James Swirsky	BlinkWorks Media	—	—	[33]
Sword Art Online	July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08)	Tomohiko Itō	Tokyo MX (Japan)	—	—	[34]
Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice	July 14, 2012	Kunihiko Yuyama	Toho	Pokémon	Game Freak	[35]
Resident Evil: Retribution	September 3, 2012	Paul W. S. Anderson	Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group	Resident Evil	Capcom	[36]
Halo: Forward Unto Dawn	October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)	Stewart Hendler	Machinima Prime YouTube	Halo	Microsoft Game Studios	[37]
Silent Hill: Revelation	October 26, 2012	M. J. Bassett	Alliance Films (Canada) Metropolitan Filmexport (France)	Silent Hill	Konami	[38]
Resident Evil: Damnation	October 27, 2012	Makoto Kamiya	Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan	Resident Evil	Capcom	[39]
Wreck-It Ralph	November 2, 2012	Rich Moore	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	Wreck-It Ralph	—	[40]
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost	November 29, 2012	Atsushi Takeuchi	Funimation	Mass Effect	BioWare	[41]
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang	December 22, 2012	Paul Owens	2 Player Productions	Minecraft	Mojang	[42]

See also

• 2012 in esports
• 2012 in games