# 2010 in video games

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Numerous video games were released in 2010. Many awards went to games such as Red Dead Redemption, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Mass Effect 2, God of War III and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Kinect from Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 was also released this year.

## Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
2010 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR) :
| Game | Publisher | Release Date | Platform | MC score | GR score |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Nintendo | May 23, 2010 | Wii | 97/100 | 97.35% |
| Mass Effect 2 | Electronic Arts | January 26, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 96/100 | 95.77% |
| Red Dead Redemption | Rockstar Games | May 18, 2010 | PlayStation 3 | 95/100 | 94.66% |
| Red Dead Redemption | Rockstar Games | May 18, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 95/100 | 94.12% |
| Mass Effect 2 | Electronic Arts | January 26, 2010 | Microsoft Windows | 94/100 | 94.52% |
| StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Blizzard Entertainment | July 27, 2010 | Microsoft Windows | 93/100 | 92.44% |
| Rock Band 3 | MTV Games | October 26, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 93/100 | 92.44% |
| Pac-Man Championship Edition DX | Namco Bandai Games | November 17, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 93/100 | 90.88% |
| God of War III | Sony Computer Entertainment | March 16, 2010 | PlayStation 3 | 92/100 | 92.07% |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Nintendo | June 10, 2010 | Wii | 92/100 | 91.74% |
| Super Street Fighter IV | Capcom | April 27, 2010 | PlayStation 3 | 92/100 | 91.23% |
| Halo: Reach | Microsoft Game Studios | September 14, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 91/100 | 91.79% |
| World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | Blizzard Entertainment | December 7, 2010 | Microsoft Windows | 90/100 | 91.45% |
| Super Street Fighter IV | Capcom | April 27, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 91/100 | 91.39% |
| Pac-Man Championship Edition DX | Namco Bandai Games | November 17, 2010 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 91.06% |
| Rock Band 3 | MTV Games | October 26, 2010 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 90.94% |
| Rock Band 3 | MTV Games | October 26, 2010 | Wii | 91/100 | 90.67% |
| MLB 10: The Show | Sony Computer Entertainment | March 2, 2010 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 90.53% |
| Limbo | Microsoft Game Studios | July 21, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 90.68% |
| Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | Ubisoft | November 16, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 90.62% |
| Super Meat Boy | Team Meat | October 20, 2010 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 90.51% |
| Cave Story | Nicalis | March 22, 2010 | Wii | 89/100 | 90.31% |
| Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | Ubisoft | November 16, 2010 | PlayStation 3 | 90/100 | 89.92% |
| Civilization V | 2K | September 21, 2010 | Microsoft Windows | 90/100 | 89.17% |

## Best-selling family video games

The following titles were the top five best-selling family video games worldwide in 2010.
| Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Sales |
| 1 | Wii Sports | Wii | Nintendo | 16,600,000 |
| 2 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | Nintendo | 11,300,000 |
| 2 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii | Nintendo | 11,300,000 |
| 4 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii | Nintendo | 8,900,000 |
| 5 | FIFA 11 | Multi-platform | EA Sports | 8,400,000 |

## Events

| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 7–10 | International Consumer Electronics Show 2010 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. |
| February | 11–14 | Microsoft X10 held in San Francisco. |
| February | 24–27 | Nintendo World Summit held in San Francisco. |
| March | 9–13 | Game Developers Conference 2010 held in San Francisco, CA. |
| March | 26–28 | First PAX East Coast at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA. |
| April | 15 | Xbox Live for original Xbox console and games discontinued. |
| April | 20–23 | Captivate, Capcom's annual tradeshow was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| May | 4–7 | The Humble Indie Bundle, an experiment into indie, charitable, cross-platform, DRM-free digital game distribution, is first released to great success. |
| May | 30 | Esports organization FaZe Clan is founded. |
| June | 15–17 | E3 2010 is held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. |
| June | 17–19 | OnLive released. |
| August | 12–15 | QuakeCon was held in the Hotel Hilton Anatole, in Dallas, Texas, USA. |
| August | 16–18 | Game Developers Conference was held in Europe in Cologne. |
| August | 18–22 | Gamescom 2010 was held at Cologne, Germany. |
| September | 3–5 | Penny Arcade Expo 2010 was held at Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. |
| September | 15–21 | PlayStation Move was launched in North America, Europe and various Asian countries. |
| September | 16–19 | Tokyo Game Show 2010 was held at Makuhari Messe in Japan. |
| September 30–October 3 | September 30–October 3 | The 2010 World Cyber Games take place. |
| October | 22–23 | BlizzCon 2010 was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. |
| November | 4–7 | Microsoft's Kinect launched worldwide, starting in North America. |
| December | 11 | The 2010 Spike Video Game Awards were held. |

## Notable deaths

* September 7 – Glenn Shadix, 58, actor (Demolition Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge, Kingdom Hearts)
* October 29 – Takeshi Shudo, 61, scriptwriter and creator of Lugia for Pokémon

## Hardware releases

| Month | Day | Console |
| June | 18 | Xbox 360 S$^{NA}$ |
| September | 15 | PlayStation Move$^{EU}$ |
| October | 28 | Wii Remote Plus$^{AU}$ |
| November | 4 | Kinect$^{NA}$ |

## Series with new entries

Series with new installments in 2010 include Ace Attorney, Alien vs. Predator, Army of Two, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield, BioShock, Call of Duty, Castlevania, Civilization, Crackdown, Donkey Kong, Darksiders, Dead Rising, Fable, Fallout, God of War, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, Just Cause, Kane and Lynch, Lost Planet, Mafia, Mass Effect, Medal of Honor, Mega Man, Metroid, Need for Speed, Pokémon, Prince of Persia, Red Dead, Red Steel, Resident Evil, Skate, StarCraft, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Super Mario, Super Monkey Ball, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Total War.
In addition, 2010 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Alan Wake, Darksiders, Deadly Premonition, Heavy Rain, and Metro.

## Game releases

The list of games released in 2010 in North America.
* Video game platforms
| Lin | Linux |
| Mac | Mac |
| NDS | Nintendo DS |
| PS2 | PlayStation 2 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 |
| PSN | Unknown platform |
| PSP | PlayStation Portable |
| Wii | Wii |
| WiiWare | Unknown platform |
| Win | Windows |
| X360 | Xbox 360 |
| XBLA | Unknown platform |
| iOS | iOS, iPadOS |
| Release Date | Title | Systems |
| January 5 | Divinity II: Ego Draconis | Win, X360 |
| January 5 | Bayonetta | PS3, X360 |
| January 5 | Darksiders | Win, PS3, X360 |
| January 5 | Fable II: Game of the Year Edition | X360 |
| January 6 | Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond | XBLA |
| January 7 | Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond | PSN |
| January 7 | Assassin's Creed II: Discovery | iOS |
| January 11 | Chronos Twins DX | WiiWare |
| January 11 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Episodes 1–4) | WiiWare |
| January 11 | VVVVVV | Win |
| January 12 | Vancouver 2010 | Win, X360, PS3 |
| January 12 | Army of Two: The 40th Day | PS3, X360, PSP |
| January 12 | Daniel X: The Ultimate Power | NDS |
| January 12 | The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces | Wii |
| January 12 | Sands of Destruction | NDS |
| January 12 | Walk It Out! | Wii |
| January 15 | Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis | Win |
| January 17 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Mobile | iOS |
| January 18 | Glory of Heracles | NDS |
| January 18 | Chronos Twins DX | DSiWare |
| January 18 | Starship Defense | DSiWare |
| January 19 | Bejeweled Twist | NDS |
| January 19 | Dark Void | Win, X360, PS3 |
| January 19 | Silent Hill: Shattered Memories | PS2, PSP |
| January 20 | Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment | X360 |
| January 21 | Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment | PS3 |
| January 25 | Playmobil Knights | NDS |
| January 26 | Mass Effect 2 | Win, X360, PS3 |
| January 26 | Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars | Wii |
| January 26 | MAG | PS3 |
| January 26 | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | Wii |
| January 26 | Shadow of Destiny | PSP |
| January 28 | Thexder Neo | PS3 |
| February 1 | Global Agenda | Win |
| February 1 | True Swing Golf | DSiWare |
| February 2 | White Knight Chronicles | PS3 |
| February 2 | Star Trek Online | Win |
| February 2 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat | Win |
| February 2 | The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff | Win, Mac |
| February 4 | Silent Line: Armored Core | PSP |
| February 8 | Blaster Master: Overdrive | Wii |
| February 8 | Fieldrunners | DSiWare |
| February 8 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope International | PS3 |
| February 9 | BioShock 2 | Win, X360, PS3 |
| February 9 | Dante's Inferno | PS3, X360 |
| February 9 | Shiren the Wanderer | Wii |
| February 9 | Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll | Wii |
| February 9 | Scene It? Twilight | NDS |
| February 9 | World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars | X360, Win |
| February 10 | Stargate Resistance | Win |
| February 11 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | NDS |
| February 11 | Dragon Ball: Origins 2 | NDS |
| February 11 | Spaceball Revolution | PSP |
| February 12 | World Cup of Pool | NDS |
| February 12 | Zorro: Quest for Justice | NDS |
| February 15 | Art of Balance | WiiWare |
| February 15 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All | WiiWare |
| February 15 | Spaceball Revolution | DSiWare |
| February 16 | Tropico 3 | X360 |
| February 16 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 | PSP |
| February 16 | Aliens vs. Predator | Win, X360, PS3 |
| February 16 | Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth | NDS |
| February 16 | Crime Scene | NDS |
| February 16 | Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce | X360, PS3, PSP |
| February 16 | Ragnarok DS | NDS |
| February 17 | Deadly Premonition | X360 |
| February 19 | Data East Arcade Classics | Wii |
| February 19 | NecroVisioN: Lost Company | Win |
| February 22 | Aura-Aura Climber | DSiWare |
| February 22 | Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep | Wii |
| February 22 | Flight Control | DSiWare |
| February 22 | Risen | X360 |
| February 23 | Arsenal of Democracy | Win |
| February 23 | Heavy Rain | PS3 |
| February 23 | Last Rebellion | PS3 |
| February 23 | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | PS3, X360, NDS, Wii, Win |
| February 23 | Napoleon: Total War | Win |
| February 23 | M.U.D. TV | Win |
| February 23 | Metal Slug XX | PSP |
| February 24 | Greed Corp | XBLA, PSN |
| February 24 | echoshift | PSP |
| February 24 | Tilt to Live | iOS |
| March 1 | Dante's Inferno | PSP |
| March 1 | Mega Man 10 | WiiWare |
| March 2 | Silent Hunter V: Battle of the Atlantic | Win |
| March 2 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Win, X360, PS3 |
| March 2 | Supreme Commander 2 | Win |
| March 2 | MLB 10: The Show | PS2, PS3, PSP |
| March 2 | MLB 2K10 | Win, X360, PS2, PS3, Wii, PSP |
| March 2 | SpongeBob's Boating Bash | NDS, Wii |
| March 2 | Sonic Classic Collection | NDS |
| March 2 | Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects | NDS |
| March 2 | Rayman 2 | iOS |
| March 2 | Alice in Wonderland | NDS, Wii |
| March 2 | Lunar: Silver Star Harmony | PSP |
| March 2 | Lips: Party Classics | X360 |
| March 2 | Deca Sports DS | NDS |
| March 4 | Bit Pilot | iOS |
| March 8 | Max & the Magic Marker | Wii |
| March 9 | Assassin's Creed II | Win |
| March 9 | BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable | PSP |
| March 9 | Final Fantasy XIII | PS3, X360 |
| March 9 | Yakuza 3 | PS3 |
| March 9 | Rise of Prussia | Win |
| March 9 | Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition | PS3 |
| March 9 | The Eye of Judgment: Legends | PSP |
| March 9 | Calling | Wii |
| March 10 | Street Fighter IV | iOS |
| March 11 | Mega Man 10 | PSN |
| March 11 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising | Win |
| March 14 | Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (North America) | NDS |
| March 15 | Rage of the Gladiator | WiiWare |
| March 16 | God of War III | PS3 |
| March 16 | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | Win |
| March 16 | Metro 2033 | Win, X360 |
| March 16 | Supreme Commander 2 | X360 |
| March 16 | Resonance of Fate | X360, PS3 |
| March 16 | Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening | Win, X360, PS3 |
| March 16 | Infinite Space | NDS |
| March 16 | Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space | Wii |
| March 16 | Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon | Wii |
| March 16 | Sonny with a Chance | NDS |
| March 17 | Perfect Dark | XBLA |
| March 21 | Zhu Zhu Pets | NDS |
| March 22 | Cave Story | WiiWare |
| March 23 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Battle Trainer | NDS |
| March 23 | The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom | Win |
| March 23 | Red Steel 2 | Wii |
| March 23 | Just Cause 2 | Win, X360, PS3 |
| March 23 | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey | NDS |
| March 23 | How to Train Your Dragon | X360, NDS, PS3, Wii |
| March 23 | Rooms: The Main Building | Wii |
| March 23 | Disney Stitch Jam | NDS |
| March 23 | MotoGP 09/10 | X360, PS3 |
| March 24 | Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge | X360 |
| March 25 | Flotilla | X360 |
| March 25 | Section 8 | PS3 |
| March 25 | Wakeboarding HD | PS3 |
| March 26 | Anarchy: Rush Hour | PS3 |
| March 26 | Wonderful Everyday | Win |
| March 28 | WarioWare D.I.Y. | NDS |
| March 29 | Flotilla | Win |
| March 29 | Zenonia 2 | iOS |
| March 30 | Prison Break: The Conspiracy | Win, X360, PS3 |
| March 30 | Dead or Alive Paradise | PSP |
| March 30 | Mimana Iyar Chronicle | PSP |
| March 30 | Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | PS2, Wii |
| March 30 | Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny | X360 |
| March 31 | Mega Man 10 | XBLA |
| April 1 | Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition | iOS |
| April 2 | Again | NDS |
| April 2 | Star Wars: Cantina | iOS |
| April 5 | Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop | DSiWare |
| April 8 | Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West | Win |
| April 10 | Chaos Rings | iOS |
| April 10 | Espgaluda II | iOS |
| April 12 | Dark Void Zero | iOS, Win |
| April 12 | Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. | DSiWare |
| April 13 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction | X360 |
| April 13 | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | PS3, Win |
| April 14 | Final Fight: Double Impact | XBLA |
| April 15 | Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 1: The Penal Zone | Win, Mac, PS3 |
| April 20 | Monster Hunter Tri | Wii |
| April 22 | Homerun Hitters | PSN |
| April 23 | Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper | X360 |
| April 26 | Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley | PSP |
| April 26 | System Flaw | DSiWare |
| April 27 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction | Win |
| April 27 | Dead to Rights: Retribution | X360, PS3 |
| April 27 | 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa | PS3, X360, Wii, PSP, iOS |
| April 27 | Fruit Ninja | iOS |
| April 27 | Nier | X360, PS3 |
| April 27 | PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe | PSP |
| April 27 | Record of Agarest War | PS3, X360 |
| April 27 | Super Street Fighter IV | PS3, X360 |
| April 28 | Tecmo Bowl Throwback | XBLA |
| April 29 | Kick-Ass: The Game | PSN |
| May 1 | Transformice | Win |
| May 4 | Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake | PSP |
| May 4 | What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord? 2 | PSP |
| May 4 | Iron Man 2 | PS3, PSP, X360, Wii, NDS |
| May 4 | Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West | PS3 |
| May 4 | Dementium II | NDS |
| May 7 | Biozone | Win |
| May 10 | Earthworm Jim | DSiWare |
| May 10 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations | WiiWare |
| May 11 | 3D Dot Game Heroes | PS3 |
| May 11 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 | PSP |
| May 11 | Skate 3 | PS3, X360 |
| May 11 | Lost Planet 2 | X360, PS3 |
| May 11 | World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars | PSN |
| May 12 | Rocket Knight | Win, XBLA |
| May 12 | Eschalon: Book II | Win |
| May 12 | Things on Wheels | XBLA |
| May 12 | Heroes of Newerth | Win, Mac, Lin |
| May 17 | Bit.Trip Runner | WiiWare |
| May 17 | Frogger Returns | DSiWare |
| May 18 | Attack of the Movies 3D | Wii, X360 |
| May 18 | Rocket Knight | PSN |
| May 18 | Split Second: Velocity | Win, X360, PS3 |
| May 18 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | NDS, Wii, PSP PS3, X360 |
| May 18 | Trauma Team | Wii |
| May 18 | Alan Wake | X360 |
| May 18 | Red Dead Redemption | X360, PS3 |
| May 18 | Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow | NDS |
| May 18 | Runaway: A Twist of Fate | Win |
| May 18 | Shrek Forever After | iOS, NDS, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| May 19 | Aqua – Naval Warfare | XBLA |
| May 19 | Metal Slug XX | XBLA |
| May 21 | Gray Matter | Win |
| May 23 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii |
| May 24 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | iOS |
| May 24 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Episode 5) | WiiWare |
| May 24 | World Poker Tour: Texas Hold 'Em | DSiWare |
| May 25 | Blur | Win, X360, PS3 |
| May 25 | Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge | NDS |
| May 25 | Colour Cross | NDS |
| May 25 | ModNation Racers | PS3, PSP |
| May 25 | Pirates Plund-Arrr | Wii |
| May 25 | UFC 2010 | X360, PS3 |
| May 25 | Tetris Party Deluxe | Wii |
| May 26 | Eschalon: Book II | Mac, Lin |
| May 26 | Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex | XBLA |
| May 31 | Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex | Wii |
| May 31 | Little Things | iOS |
| May 31 | X-Scape | DSiWare |
| June 1 | Backbreaker | X360, PS3 |
| June 1 | The Sims 3: Ambitions | Win |
| June 1 | Alpha Protocol | Win, X360, PS3 |
| June 1 | Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow | PS2 |
| June 1 | Tecmo Bowl Throwback | PSN |
| June 1 | Planet Minigolf | PSN |
| June 1 | Vectorman | Win |
| June 2 | Hector: Badge of Carnage (Episode 1) | iOS |
| June 2 | Hexyz Force | PSP |
| June 2 | Snoopy Flying Ace | XBLA |
| June 4 | FIFA Online | Win |
| June 4 | Happy Wheels | Win |
| June 8 | Cubixx | PSP |
| June 8 | Green Day: Rock Band | X360, PS3, Wii |
| June 8 | Joe Danger | PS3 |
| June 8 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 | X360, PS3, Wii |
| June 8 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | PSP |
| June 8 | Mega Man Zero Collection | NDS |
| June 8 | Disgaea Infinite | PSP |
| June 9 | NeoGeo Battle Coliseum | XBLA |
| June 10 | River City Soccer Hooligans | NDS |
| June 12 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | Win |
| June 14 | A Kappa's Trail | DSiWare |
| June 14 | Legend of Kay | NDS |
| June 15 | 100 Classic Books | NDS |
| June 15 | Dance on Broadway | Wii |
| June 15 | Totally Spies!: Revenge of the Undercover | PS3, X360, Wii, PSP, NDS |
| June 15 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game | PS3, 360, Wii, PSP, DS, Win |
| June 19 | Bar Oasis | iOS |
| June 20 | Young Thor | PSP |
| June 21 | Legendary Wars: T-Rex Rumble | DSiWare |
| June 21 | Art Style: Rotozoa | WiiWare |
| June 22 | Transformers: Cybertron Adventures | Wii |
| June 22 | Transformers: War for Cybertron | Win, X360, PS3, Wii, NDS |
| June 24 | Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air | Win |
| June 25 | TNA Impact!: Cross the Line | NDS, PSP |
| June 26 | Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge | iOS |
| June 27 | Sin and Punishment: Star Successor | Wii |
| June 28 | Despicable Me: Minion Mania | iOS |
| June 28 | Jett Rocket | WiiWare |
| June 28 | Maestro! Jump in Music | DSiWare |
| June 29 | 10 Minute Solution | Wii |
| June 29 | APB All Points Bulletin | Win |
| June 29 | Deathsmiles | X360 |
| June 29 | Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | Win, PS3, Wii, PSP, X360, NDS |
| June 29 | Naughty Bear | X360, PS3 |
| June 29 | Ninety-Nine Nights II | X360 |
| June 29 | Runaway: A Twist of Fate | NDS |
| June 29 | Singularity | Win, X360, PS3 |
| June 29 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior | Win, X360 |
| June 29 | The Last Airbender | NDS, Wii |
| June 29 | Trinity Universe | PS3 |
| June 29 | Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister | Win, Mac |
| July 2 | Archetype | iOS |
| July 3 | Moto Racer DS | NDS |
| July 6 | Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem | NDS |
| July 6 | Persona 3 | PSP |
| July 6 | Tournament of Legends | Wii |
| July 6 | Crackdown 2 | X360 |
| July 7 | Blacklight: Tango Down | XBLA |
| July 8 | Mini Ninjas | Mac |
| July 11 | Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies | NDS |
| July 12 | StarDunk | iOS |
| July 13 | DeathSpank | PSN |
| July 13 | NCAA Football 11 | PS2, PS3, X360 |
| July 13 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | NDS, PS3 Wii, X360 |
| July 14 | Blacklight: Tango Down | Win |
| July 14 | Deadliest Warrior: The Game | XBLA |
| July 14 | DeathSpank | XBLA |
| July 19 | Alien Swarm | Win |
| July 19 | Furry Legends | WiiWare |
| July 20 | Arc Rise Fantasia | Wii |
| July 20 | Gravity Crash | PSP |
| July 21 | Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night | iOS |
| July 21 | Limbo | XBLA |
| July 24 | Doctor Who: The Adventure Games – City of the Daleks | Win |
| July 24 | Malicious | PSN |
| July 26 | Crystal Monsters | DSiWare |
| July 27 | Galaxy Racers | NDS |
| July 27 | Need for Speed: World | Win |
| July 27 | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Win, Mac |
| July 27 | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift | PS3, X360 |
| July 27 | Clash of the Titans | PS3, X360 |
| July 28 | Hydro Thunder Hurricane | XBLA |
| July 29 | SimCity Deluxe | iOS |
| July 29 | Hero of Sparta II | iOS |
| August 2 | BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale | DSiWare |
| August 3 | Crimson Gem Saga | iOS |
| August 4 | Castlevania: Harmony of Despair | XBLA |
| August 10 | Crash Team Racing | PSN |
| August 10 | Madden NFL 11 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| August 10 | Galactic Taz Ball | NDS |
| August 10 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game | PSN |
| August 11 | Monday Night Combat | X360 |
| August 13 | Victoria 2 | Win |
| August 16 | Monsteca Corral | WiiWare |
| August 17 | Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | Win, X360, PS3 |
| August 17 | Ys Seven | PSP |
| August 18 | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | XBLA |
| August 24 | Elemental: War of Magic | Win |
| August 24 | Grease | NDS, Wii |
| August 24 | Ivy the Kiwi? | Wii, NDS |
| August 24 | Mafia II | Win, X360, PS3 |
| August 24 | Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered | Win, Mac |
| August 25 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game | XBLA |
| August 26 | Phantasy Star II | iOS |
| August 26 | Worms Reloaded | Win, Mac |
| August 31 | Castle Crashers | PS3 |
| August 31 | Metroid: Other M | Wii |
| August 31 | Valkyria Chronicles II | PSP |
| August 31 | Ace Combat: Joint Assault | PSP |
| August 31 | Camp Rock: The Final Jam | NDS |
| September 1 | Alien Breed Evolution | PSN |
| September 5 | The Next Star 3 | Win, X360, PS2, PS3, Wii, PSP |
| September 7 | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 | PS3, X360 |
| September 7 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Wii, NDS |
| September 7 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 7 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | PSP |
| September 7 | NHL 11 | PS3, X360 |
| September 7 | NHL Slapshot | Wii |
| September 8 | Amnesia: The Dark Descent | Win, Mac, Lin |
| September 8 | Plants vs. Zombies | XBLA |
| September 10 | Ninety-Nine Nights II | X360 |
| September 10 | Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale | Win |
| September 12 | Professor Layton and the Unwound Future | NDS |
| September 14 | UFC 2010 | PSP |
| September 14 | Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time | NDS |
| September 14 | Halo: Reach | X360 |
| September 14 | The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest | PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, NDS |
| September 14 | Phantasy Star Portable 2 | PSP |
| September 14 | Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again | NDS, Wii |
| September 14 | Scooby-Doo! And the Spooky Swamp | PS2, Wii, NDS |
| September 14 | Space Invaders Infinity Gene | PS3 |
| September 15 | Gladiator Begins | PSP |
| September 15 | Hypership Out of Control | XBLA |
| September 15 | Space Invaders Infinity Gene | X360 |
| September 17 | R.U.S.E. | X360, PS3, Win |
| September 18 | Pokémon Black and White (Japan) | NDS |
| September 18 | EyePet: Move Edition | PS3 |
| September 20 | Cladun: This is an RPG | PSP |
| September 21 | Civilization V | Win |
| September 21 | Club Penguin: Game Day! | Wii |
| September 21 | DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue | PSN |
| September 21 | Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | NDS |
| September 21 | Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City | DS |
| September 21 | New Carnival Games | NDS, Wii |
| September 22 | Alien Breed 2: Assault | X360, Win |
| September 22 | Blade Kitten | PSN, Win, XBLA |
| September 22 | DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue | XBLA |
| September 22 | F1 2010 | Win, X360, PS3 |
| September 23 | Darksiders | Win |
| September 24 | NHL 2K11 | Wii |
| September 24 | Lost Horizon | Win |
| September 27 | Samurai Warriors 3 | Wii |
| September 28 | Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland | PS3 |
| September 28 | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | PSN, Win |
| September 28 | Dead Rising 2 | Win, PS3, X360 |
| September 28 | FIFA 11 | Win, X360, Wii, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP |
| September 28 | Front Mission Evolved | Win, X360, PS3 |
| September 28 | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 28 | MorphX | X360 |
| September 28 | MySims SkyHeroes | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 28 | Quantum Theory | PS3, X360 |
| September 29 | Hydrophobia | XBLA |
| September 30 | Bit.Trip Beat | iOS |
| September 30 | Final Fantasy XIV | Win |
| September 30 | Ninja Chicken: Shoot 'Em Up | iOS |
| September 30 | World of Tanks | Win |
| October 1 | EyePet | PSP |
| October 3 | Wii Party | Wii |
| October 4 | Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | DS |
| October 4 | Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light | NDS |
| October 4 | Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus | iOS |
| October 4 | Shantae: Risky's Revenge | DSiWare |
| October 5 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 | Win, X360, Wii, NDS, PS2, PS3 |
| October 5 | Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction | X360, Wii, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP |
| October 5 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | X360, PS3 |
| October 5 | Deadliest Warrior: The Game | PSN |
| October 5 | Def Jam Rapstar | X360, PS3, Wii |
| October 5 | Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | X360, PS3 |
| October 5 | NBA 2K11 | Win, PS3, X360 PSP, PS2, Wii, iOS |
| October 5 | NBA Jam | Wii |
| October 6 | Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley | XBLA |
| October 6 | Cut the Rope | iOS |
| October 6 | ProtoGalaxy | Win |
| October 7 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 | iOS |
| October 7 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | DS |
| October 11 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 | WiiWare |
| October 12 | Alundra | PSN |
| October 12 | Arc the Lad | PSN |
| October 12 | Dead Space Ignition | PSN, XBLA |
| October 12 | Lost Planet 2 | Win |
| October 12 | Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring | PS3, X360 |
| October 12 | Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals | NDS |
| October 12 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes | PS3, Wii |
| October 12 | Just Dance 2 | Wii |
| October 12 | Invizimals | PSP |
| October 12 | Arcania: Gothic 4 | Win, X360 |
| October 12 | Medal of Honor | Win, PS3, X360 |
| October 12 | Super Scribblenauts | NDS |
| October 12 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 | PSN |
| October 13 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 | XBLA |
| October 13 | Vindictus | Win |
| October 14 | DJ Max Portable 3 | PSP |
| October 17 | Kirby's Epic Yarn | Wii |
| October 19 | Age of Hammer Wars | PS3, PSP |
| October 19 | Bakugan: Defenders of the Core | NDS, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| October 19 | Blazing Souls | PSP |
| October 19 | DJ Hero 2 | X360, PS3, Wii |
| October 19 | Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | PSP |
| October 19 | Saw II: Flesh & Blood | PS3, X360 |
| October 19 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | PS3, X360 |
| October 19 | DJ Max Portable 3 | PSN |
| October 19 | EA Sports MMA | PS3, X360 |
| October 19 | Fallout: New Vegas | PS3, X360, Win |
| October 19 | Flip's Twisted World | Wii |
| October 19 | Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge | Win, Mac |
| October 19 | Rock of the Dead | X360, PS3, Wii |
| October 19 | The Shoot | PS3 |
| October 19 | Vanquish | PS3, X360 |
| October 20 | Super Meat Boy | XBLA |
| October 21 | Angry Birds Seasons | iOS |
| October 24 | Shaun White Skateboarding | PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| October 25 | Bit.Trip Fate | WiiWare |
| October 25 | Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition | PS3, Win, X360 |
| October 26 | Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush | NDS, Wii, Win, X360 |
| October 26 | Blacklight: Tango Down | PSN |
| October 26 | Crafting Mama | NDS |
| October 26 | Deca Sports 3 | Wii |
| October 26 | Disney Channel All Star Party | Wii |
| October 26 | Fable III | X360 |
| October 26 | Hasbro Family Game Night 3 | PS3, Wii, X360 |
| October 26 | Lego Universe | Win |
| October 26 | Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare | PS3, X360 |
| October 26 | Rock Band 3 | PS3, X360, Wii, DS |
| October 26 | The Sims 3: Late Night | Win, OS X |
| October 26 | The Sims 3 | PS3, X360, Wii, DS |
| October 26 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | PS3, X360, Win, Wii, DS |
| October 26 | WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 | PS3, X360, PSP, PS2, Wii |
| October 26 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5 | PSP |
| October 26 | Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman | PSP |
| October 27 | Pinball FX 2 | XBLA |
| October 28 | Bloody Good Time | Win, XBLA |
| October 28 | FIFA Manager 11 | Win |
| November 1 | PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | Wii |
| November 2 | 007: GoldenEye | Wii, NDS |
| November 2 | Atari Greatest Hits | NDS |
| November 2 | Blood Drive | PS3, X360 |
| November 2 | Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs | Wii |
| November 2 | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage | PS3, X360 |
| November 2 | God of War: Ghost of Sparta | PSP |
| November 2 | James Bond 007: Blood Stone | Win, X360, PS3, NDS |
| November 2 | Megamind | Wii, X360, PS3, PSP, NDS |
| November 2 | The Penguins of Madagascar | NDS |
| November 2 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 | PSP |
| November 2 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game | PS2 |
| November 2 | Ys: The Oath in Felghana | PSP |
| November 3 | Bit.Trip Beat | Win, Mac |
| November 4 | Adrenaline Misfits | X360 |
| November 4 | Dance Evolution | X360 |
| November 4 | Kinect Adventures! | X360 |
| November 4 | Kinect Joy Ride | X360 |
| November 4 | Kinect Sports | X360 |
| November 4 | Kinectimals | X360 |
| November 4 | MotionSports | X360 |
| November 4 | Sonic Free Riders | X360 |
| November 4 | The Biggest Loser: Challenge | Wii |
| November 5 | Babysitting Mama | Wii |
| November 5 | Football Manager 2011 | Win |
| November 7 | Battle Dex | Win |
| November 9 | Beyblade: Metal Fusion | NDS |
| November 9 | Beyblade: Metal Fusion – Battle Fortress | Wii |
| November 9 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | X360, PS3, Wii, Win |
| November 9 | Knights in the Nightmare | PSP |
| November 9 | Monster Jam: Path of Destruction | NDS, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| November 9 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | NDS, Wii |
| November 9 | Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | NDS |
| November 9 | The Fight: Lights Out | PS3 |
| November 9 | The Green Hornet: Wheels of Justice | iOS |
| November 9 | The Sly Collection | PS3 |
| November 10 | Guwange | XBLA |
| November 10 | Minute to Win It | Wii, X360 |
| November 12 | Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights II | iOS |
| November 12 | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 | Wii, Win |
| November 14 | Dood's Big Adventure | Wii |
| November 14 | uDraw Pictionary | Wii |
| November 16 |
| November 16 | Split/Second | PSP |
| November 16 | 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors | NDS |
| November 16 | Apache: Air Assault | PS3, Win, X360 |
| November 16 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | PS3, X360 |
| November 16 | Crazy Taxi | PSN |
| November 16 | Create | PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| November 16 | EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp | Wii |
| November 16 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I | Win, NDS, PS3, X360, Java ME, Wii |
| November 16 | iCarly 2: iJoin the Click! | NDS, PS3 Wii, X360 |
| November 16 | Namco Museum Megamix | Wii |
| November 16 | Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles | Wii |
| November 16 | Pac-Man Party | Wii |
| November 16 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit | X360, PS3, Win, Wii |
| November 16 | Sonic Colors | Wii, NDS |
| November 16 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | Wii |
| November 16 | Wizards of Waverly Place: Spellbound | NDS |
| November 17 | Alien Breed 3: Descent | PSN, Win, XBLA |
| November 17 | NBA Jam: On Fire Edition | PS3, X360 |
| November 17 | Pac-Man Championship Edition DX | XBLA |
| November 18 | Game Party: In Motion | X360 |
| November 18 | RAGE: Mutant Bash TV | iOS |
| November 21 | Donkey Kong Country Returns | Wii |
| November 21 | Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time | Wii |
| November 21 | Worms: Battle Islands | PSP |
| November 22 | Poker Night at the Inventory | Win |
| November 23 | Arc the Lad II | PSN |
| November 23 | CSI: Unsolved | NDS |
| November 23 | Hot Wheels Track Attack | NDS, Wii |
| November 23 | Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom | X360, PS3 |
| November 23 | Michael Jackson: The Experience | Wii, NDS, PSP |
| November 23 | Pac-Man Championship Edition DX | PSN |
| November 23 | Push Panic | iOS |
| November 23 | Spelunker HD | PSN |
| November 23 | Splatterhouse | X360, PS3 |
| November 23 | Tangled: The Video Game | NDS, Wii, Win |
| November 23 | Worms: Battle Islands | Wii |
| November 24 | Funky Lab Rat | PS3 |
| November 24 | Gran Turismo 5 | PS3 |
| November 29 | Cave Story | DSiWare |
| November 29 | Golden Sun: Dark Dawn | NDS |
| November 30 | Dead Nation | PlayStation Network |
| November 30 | Epic Mickey | Wii |
| November 30 | nail'd | PS3, X360, Win |
| November 30 | Super Meat Boy | Win |
| December 1 | TNT Racers | PS3 |
| December 1 | Unbound Saga | XBLA |
| December 3 | Borderlands | Mac |
| December 6 | Fluidity | WiiWare |
| December 6 | Football Manager Handheld 2011 | PSP |
| December 7 | Alien Breed 2: Assault | PS3 |
| December 7 | Bejeweled 3 | Win, Mac |
| December 7 | Hello Kitty Seasons | Wii |
| December 7 | Qlione Evolve | PS3 |
| December 7 | Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves | PS3 |
| December 7 | Tron: Evolution | Win, PS3, X360, iOS |
| December 7 | Tron: Evolution – Battle Grids | Wii, NDS |
| December 7 | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | Win, Mac |
| December 7 | Yogi Bear | NDS, Wii |
| December 7 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Duel Transer | Wii |
| December 8 | Bomberman Live: Battlefest | XBLA |
| December 8 | Doritos Crash Course | XBLA |
| December 8 | Gravity Guy | iOS |
| December 8 | Harms Way | XBLA |
| December 9 | Dead Rising Mobile | iOS |
| December 9 | Infinity Blade | iOS |
| December 10 | Chu's Dynasty | X360 |
| December 10 | Greed Corp | Win |
| December 11 | Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam | X360, PS3, Win |
| December 12 | Super Mario All-Stars | Wii |
| December 14 | A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda | Win |
| December 14 | Revenge of the Titans | Win |
| December 14 | X-Men | PSN |
| December 15 | X-Men | XBLA |
| December 16 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | iOS |
| December 16 | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | iOS |
| December 16 | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | iOS |
| December 16 | World of Goo | iOS |
| December 20 | Frobot | WiiWare |
| December 20 | Oddboxx | Win |
| December 21 | Asphalt 6: Adrenaline | iOS |
| December 21 | N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance | PSN |
| December 21 | Secret of Mana | iOS |
| December 21 | Top Darts | PSN |
| December 21 | TrackMania Wii | Wii |
| December 22 | A World of Keflings | XBLA |
| December 22 | Back to the Future: The Game | Win, Mac |
| December 23 | Echochrome II | PS3 |
| December 29 | Raskulls | XBLA |

## Video game-based film and television releases

| Title | Date | Director | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher |
| Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | February 9, 2010 | Mike Disa | Anchor Bay Entertainment | Dante's Inferno | Electronic Arts |
| Halo Legends | February 16, 2010 | Frank O'Connor | Warner Home Video | Halo | Bungie |
| Pixels | April 8, 2010 | Patrick Jean | One More Production | — | — |
| Street Fighter: Legacy | May 6, 2010 | Joey Ansah | Streetlight Films Inc. | Street Fighter | Capcom |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | May 9, 2010 | Mike Newell | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Prince of Persia | Ubisoft |
| Mortal Kombat: Rebirth | June 8, 2010 | Kevin Tancharoen | — | Mortal Kombat | Midway Games |
| Zoroark: Master of Illusions | July 10, 2010 | Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho | Pokémon | Game Freak |
| Resident Evil: Afterlife | September 2, 2010 | Paul W. S. Anderson | Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group | Resident Evil | Capcom |
| Tron: Legacy | November 30, 2010 | Joseph Kosinski | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Tron | — |