PAX 2009 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, United States. Launch of the new 120GB Sony PS3 Slim with a cheaper price which has been positively received by critics and gamers alike garnering positive reviews and high sales worldwide. īatman: Arkham Asylum attains a Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'. īlizzCon 2009 was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States whose tickets were sold out online within minutes of them being released. Gamescom 2009 held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany where Sony unveiled the new version of its PlayStation 3 consoles the 120GB PS3 Slim which rebranded the PlayStation 3 using a new logo as well as a new exterior design. Games Developers Conference Europe 2009 held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany In Sweden, Joakim Bennet announces that the video game magazine 'Super Play' will be disestablished in the near future. QuakeCon 2009 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States ScrewAttack Gaming Convention at the Westin DFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States Sony's new iteration of its PlayStation Portable handheld was also revealed, the PSP Go is the first handheld console to forgo the use of any physical media opting instead to use Digital Download-only.

Į3 2009 in Los Angeles, which showcased many new games as well as new motion controllers for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Square Enix fully acquires Eidos Interactive, the publishers of the Tomb Raider and Hitman series. Game Developers Conference 2009 was held in San Francisco, California ĥth British Academy Video Games Awards, honoring achievement for video games released in late 20. Interactive Entertainment acquires Snowblind Studios, the developers of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. Ĭrytek, the developers of FarCry and Crysis, buys Free Radical Design, the developers of the TimeSplitters series and renames them to Crytek UK. The following are the top ten best-selling games of 2009 in terms of worldwide retail sales.Įnsemble Studios, the creators of the Age of Empires series, was shut down after about 15 years of service.

New intellectual properties include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta, Borderlands, Demon's Souls, Dragon Age: Origins, Infamous, Just Dance, Minecraft, and Prototype. The year 2009 saw many sequels and prequels in video games.

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