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2009 in video gaming
2009 in video gaming
Month January February Day 29 3 Event Ensemble Studios, the creators of the Age of Empires series, was shut down after about 15 years of service.[1][2] Crytek, the developers of FarCry and Crysis, buys Free Radical Design, the developers of the TimeSplitters series[3][4] and renames them to Crytek UK.[5][6] Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquires Snowblind Studios, the developers of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance.[7][8] Game Developers Conference Square Enix fully acquires Eidos plc, the publishers of the Tomb Raider and Hitman series.[9] E3 in Los Angeles[10] ScrewAttack Gaming Convention at the Westin DFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States QuakeCon 2009 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States[11] BlizzCon 2009 to be held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States[12][13] Infinite Bits 2009 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel and Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States[14] Macintosh / Mac OS Nintendo DS PlayStation 2
List of years in video gaming
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2, God of War III, Mafia II, Guitar Hero: Metallica, The Beatles: Rock Band, Majesty 2 - The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising, Overlord II, Postal III, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Red Faction: Guerrilla, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Tropico 3, Gran Turismo 5, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Painkiller: Resurrection.
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Events Scheduled releases
The games are listed by its original release date: Video game platforms
The year 2009 will see many new video games, including several sequels such as Resident Evil 5, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Street Fighter IV, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, The Sims 3, Killzone 2, Anno 1404, Modern Warfare 2, ArmA 2, Battlestations: Pacific, Pokémon Platinum, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Empire: Total War, Bioshock
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2009 in video gaming
Unscheduled releases
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Days to Vegas (Win, X360) Age of Pirates: Captain Blood (Win) Alan Wake (Win, X360) Alganon (Win) Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3, Win, X360) Alpha Protocol (PS3, Win, X360) Anno 1404 (Win) APB (Win) Assassin’s Creed II (PS3, X360, Win, Wii) Ashes Cricket 2009 (PS3, X360, Win, Wii) Astro Boy: The Video Game (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS) Avatar (TBA) Army of Two: The 40th Day (PS3, PSP, X360) Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, Win, X360) Backbreaker (PS3, X360) Battlefield Heroes (Win) Battlefield 1943 (PS3, Win, X360) Bayonetta (PS3, X360) Beaterator (PSP) Bionic Commando (Win) BioShock 2 (X360, Win, PS3) Blood Bowl (PS3, Win, X360) Blur (PS3, Win, X360) Borderlands (PS3, Win, X360) Cipher Complex (PS3, X360) Cities XL (Win) Cursed Mountain (Wii) Dark Void (PS3, Win, X360) Darkness Within: The Dark Lineage (Win) Darksiders: Wrath of War (PS3, X360) Dawn of Fantasy (Win, X360) Dead Island (Win, X360) Dead Space: Extraction (Wii) Delta Force: Angel Falls (Win) Diablo III (Win) Disciples 3: Renaissance (Win) Divinity 2 – Ego Draconis (Win, X360) Dragonball Online (Win) Dragon Quest IX ( DS) Dragon Age: Origins (Win, PS3, X360) Duke Nukem Trilogy (NDS, PSP) Earth No More (PS3, Win, X360) Earthrise (Win)
East India Company (Win) Edge of Twilight (PS3, Win, X360) EyePet (PS3) Fairytale Fights (PS3, Win, X360) Fallen Earth (Win) FIFA 2010 (PS3, Win, X360, PS2, Wii, PSP, DS, Mobile Phone) Formula One 2009 (PS3, Win, X360) Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii) God of War III (PS3) Gothic 4: Arcania (Win) Guitar Hero Modern Hits (NDS) Hearts of Iron III (Win) Heavy Rain (PS3) Hydrophobia (PS3, Win, X360) I Am Alive (PS3, Wii, Win, X360) Infinite Space (NDS) Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PS2, PSP) Just Cause 2 (PS3, Win, X360) King’s Bounty: The Armored Princess (Win) Kingdom Under Fire II (PS3, Win, X360) L.A. Noire (PS3) Lego Universe (Win) League of Legends: Clash of Fates (Win) Max Payne 3 (PS3, Win, X360) Massive Action Game (PS3) Mafia II (PS3, Win, X360) Majesty 2 - The Fantasy Kingdom Sim (Win) Mario & Luigi 3 (NDS) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion (NDS, PS3, PS2, Wii, X360) Mini Ninjas (NDS, PS3, Wii, Win, X360) Mortal Online (Win) Ninety-Nine Nights II (X360) ObsCure II (PSP, NDS) Order of War (Win) Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (PS3, Win, X360) Overlord: Dark Legend (Wii) Overlord: Minions (NDS) Painkiller: Resurrection (Win, X360) Pikmin 3 (Wii)
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Month Day Title J A N U A R Y 6 13 Saints Row 2 Mirror’s Edge Moon The Lord of the Rings: Conquest 20 21 27 Star Ocean: Second Evolution Skate 2 SimAnimals Afro Samurai MLB Front Office Manager Coraline DJ Max Fever 29 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time Savage Moon
2009 in video gaming
Platform(s) Win Win NDS PS3, Win, X360, NDS PSP PS3, X360 NDS, Wii PS3, X360 PS3, Win, X360 PS2, NDS, Wii PSP NDS, Wii PS3
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F E B R U A R Y 3 5 9 10 My World, My Way Tenchu: Shadow Assassins Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box Deadly Creatures F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin X-Blades Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection NASCAR Kart Racing Retro Game Challenge Perimeter 2: New Earth OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad The House of the Dead: Overkill LocoRoco 2 12 13 16 17 Flower Shellshock 2: Blood Trails Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Street Fighter IV Race Pro NDS Wii Win Wii
2009 in video gaming
PS3, Win, X360 PS3, Win, X360 PS3, X360 Wii NDS Win Wii X360 Wii PSP PS3 PS3, Win, X360 NDS PS3, X360 PS3, X360 X360
Disney Sing It! - High School Musical 3: Senior PS3, PS2, Wii, X360 Year Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned 19 Star Ocean: The Last Hope Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Noby Noby Boy 20 24 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Tom Clancy’s EndWar 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop Puzzle Quest: Galactrix C.O.R.E. 26 27 Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus Killzone 2 Rogue Trooper NDS X360 X360 Win PS3 DS Win PS3, X360 Wii NDS, Win, XBLA, PS3 NDS NDS PS3 Wii
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M A R C H 3 Empire: Total War Sonic and the Black Knight This is Vegas Major League Baseball 2K9 MLB 09: The Show Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard Halo Wars 4 6 10 Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. MySims Party MadWorld Codename Panzers: Cold War Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game 12 13 17 World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising Resident Evil 5 World in Conflict: Complete Edition Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Men of War Resistance: Retribution WWE Legends of WrestleMania Grand Ages: Rome Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume 22 23 24 Pokémon Platinum Dark Sector The Wheelman Wanted: Weapons of Fate The Last Remnant Stormrise Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Freaky Creatures 27 BattleForge Win Wii
2009 in video gaming
PS3, Win, X360 X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii PS3, PS2, PSP PS3, X360 X360 PS3, Win, X360 PS3, X360 NDS, Wii Wii Win Win, NDS, Wii Win Win PS3, X360 Win NDS Win PSP PS3, X360 Win Win NDS NDS Win PS3, Win, X360 PS3, Win, X360 Win PS3, Win, X360 Win PS3 Win Win
Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars - The NDS, Wii Director’s Cut Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust 27 Guitar Hero: Metallica Win, X360 PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
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A P R I L 3 7 Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust The Godfather Part II: The Game Ninja Blade Elven Legacy The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena 9 10 14 20 21 29 30 M A Y 1 5 8 12 14 19 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Braid Demigod Excitebots: Trick Racing Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Zeno Clash Stalin vs. Martians Velvet Assassin X-Men Origins: Wolverine Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis Battlestations: Pacific Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Killing Floor Help! Aliens! Punch-Out!! Bionic Commando Terminator Salvation UFC 2009 Undisputed 26 inFamous Damnation Fuel PS3
2009 in video gaming
PS3, X360, Win X360 Win PS3, Win, X360 Win Win Win Wii PS3, PS2, X360 Win Win X360, Win NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360, PSP NDS, Wii, Win, X360 Win, Wii, NDS Win, X360 PS3, X360 Win Win Wii PS3, X360 PS3, Wii, Win, X360 PS3, X360 PS3 Win, PS3, X360 Win, PS3, X360
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J U N E 2 3 9 The Sims 3 Virtua Tennis 2009 Huxley Prototype Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled Red Faction: Guerrilla 15 16 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ghostbusters: The Video Game MySims Racing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Guitar Hero: Smash Hits 23 26 29 30 The Conduit Overlord II ArmA 2 Wolfenstein Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Fight Night Round 4 Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood J U L Y A U G U S T S E P T E M B E R 1 7 26 30 10 14 25 Wolfenstein Street Fighter IV Wii Sports Resort Puyo Puyo 7 Still Life 2 Madden NFL 10 Dissidia Final Fantasy
2009 in video gaming
Win, Mac X360, PS3, Win, Wii Win, X360 PS3, Win, X360 NDS PS3, Win, X360 X360, PS3, Win, Wii, PS2, NDS, PSP NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 Wii, NDS PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 Wii PS3, Win, X360) Win Win, X360 Mac, Win, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 PS3, X360 Wii, NDS, PSP, PS2 PS3, Win, X360 PS3 Win Wii NDS Win, Mac PS3, PSP, Win, X360 PSP
1 9 15 22 30
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge Champions Online The Beatles: Rock Band Section 8 Colin McRae: Dirt 2 Need for Speed: Shift Halo 3: ODST Heroes Over Europe Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
PS2, PSP Win, X360 PS2, PS3, X360, Wii X360, Win, PS3 Win, X360, PS3, PSP, Wii, NDS PS3, PSP, Win, X360 X360 X360, Win, PS3 NDS
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O C T O B E R N O V E M B E R 13 23 Brütal Legend Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Saw: The Video Game
2009 in video gaming
PS3, X360 Win, PS3, PS2, PSP, X360 Win, PS3, X360
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Modern Warfare 2
Win, PS3, X360
• Postal III (PS3, Win, X360) • Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver (NDS) • Rabbids Go Home (Wii) • Rainy Woods (PS3, X360) • Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (PS3) • Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger (Win, X360) • Red Dead Redemption (PS3, X360) • Resident Evil 5 (Win) • Return to Mysterious Island II (Win) • Ride To Hell (PS3, Win, X360) • Risen (Win, X360) • Rogue Warrior: Black Razor (PS3, Win, X360) • Ruse (PS3, Win, X360) • Salvation (Win, X360) • Sin & Punishment 2 (Wii) • Singularity (PS3, Win, X360) • Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 (PS3, Win, X360, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS) • Solium Infernum (Win) • Spyborgs (Wii) • Street Fighter IV (Win) • S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (Win) • StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Mac OS X, Win) • Stargate Worlds (Win) • Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff (Wii) • Tekken 6 (PS3, X360) • The 3rd Birthday (PSP) • The King of Fighters XII (PS3, X360) • The Last Remnant (PS3) • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (NDS) • They (PS3, Win, X360) • The Saboteur (Win, PS3, X360) • The Whispered World (Win)
• The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf (PS3, X360) • Tony Hawk’s Adrenaline (PS3, Win, X360) • Tropico 3 (Win) • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) • Venetica (Win, X360) • WarDevil: Unleash the Beast Within (PS3) • Wet (PS3, X360)
References
[1] Breckon, Nick (November 17, 2008). "Age of Empires Dev Ensemble Speaks Out on Studio Closure, Microsoft, and the Cancelled Halo MMO" (in English). Shacknews. http://www.shacknews.com/ featuredarticle.x?id=1047. Retrieved on 2009-02-04. [2] Ocampo, Jason (January 30, 2009). "Ensemble Says Goodbye" (in English). IGN. http://pc.ign.com/articles/949/ 949671p1.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-05. [3] Faylor, Chris (February 3, 2009). "Crytek Buys TimeSplitters Dev. Free Radical" (in English). Shacknews. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/ 57079. Retrieved on 2009-02-04. [4] Onyett, Charles (February 4, 2009). "Crytek Purchases Free Radical" (in English). IGN. http://pc.ign.com/articles/ 950/950825p1.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-05. [5] Faylor, Chris (February 4, 2009). "Crytek Buys TimeSplitters Dev. Free Radical" (in English). Shacknews. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/ 57079. Retrieved on 2009-02-05.
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[6] Orry, James (February 4, 2009). "Free Radical becomes Crytek UK" (in English). Videogamer. http://www.videogamer.com/news/ 04-02-2009-10557.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-05. [7] Ahearn, Nate (February 4, 2009). "WB Acquires Snowblind Studios" (in English). IGN. http://pc.ign.com/articles/ 951/951384p1.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-05. [8] Goldstein, Maarten (February 4, 2009). "Warner Bros. Acquires Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance Developer Snowblind Studios" (in English). Shacknews. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/ 57095. Retrieved on 2009-02-05. [9] http://www.mcvuk.com/news/34012/ Eidos-ceases-trading-as-independentpublisher [10] Purchese, Rob (October 24, 2008). "E for All consumer show scrapped". Euro Gamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/
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