- February 9
- Electronic Arts releases the Dante's Inferno video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1338.107] [1358.52]
- 2K Games releases the BioShock 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1338.91] [1339.80] [1358.52] [1375.24]
- February 23
- Ubisoft releases Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA. [1338.100] [1339.71] [1358.53]
- Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Heavy Rain video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA. [1339.81] [1342.91] [1375.28] [1442.49]
- February (month)
- Top selling video game in the US for the month: BioShock 2 for the Xbox 360. [1361.30]
- March 2
- Electronic Arts releases the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the USA. (2.3 million copies sell in the first 2 weeks.) [1342.84] [1359.56] [1361.32] [1375.28]
- 2K Sports releases the Major League Baseball 2K10 video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii in the USA. [1342.72] [1359.56]
- Wade McGilberry of Alabama pitches a perfect game in video game MLB 2K10, winning $1 million in a contest sponsored by 2K Sports. [579.32]
- Sony Computer Entertainment releases the MLB 10: The Show video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US. [1342.72] [1360.0] [1375.28]
- March 9
- Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy XIII video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA. [1339.88] [1341.21] [1342.88] [1358.13] [1359.56] [1375.29]
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- Capcom releases the Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1360.84]
- March 10
- Sony unveils the "Move" motion-controlled video game controller for the PlayStation 3. The system is used with the Eye gaming webcam. [1114]
- March 14
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. The "Funtendo Zii" appears as an ad on the back page of a magazine, a parody of the Nintendo Wii. [1351]
- Nintendo releases the Pokémon SoulSilver and Pokémon HeartGold video games for the Nintendo DS in the USA. (Total combined sales: 10 million.) [1359.56] [1360.72] [1361.95] [1425.55]
- March 16
- Sony releases the God of War III video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA. [1342.54] [1356.17] [1359.56] [1360.88] [1375.29] [1442.49]
- March 19
- The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2010 video game awards ceremony is held in England.
- Best Game: Batman - Arkham Asylum,
- Best Gameplay: Batman - Arkham Asylum,
- Best Action: Uncharted 2,
- Best Handheld Game: LittleBigPlanet,
- Best Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2,
- Best Family and Social: Wii Sports Resort,
- Best Sports: FIFA 10,
- Best Story and Character: Uncharted 2,
- Best Strategy: Empire: Total War,
- Best use of Audio: Uncharted 2,
- Best New Talent: Shrunk,
- Best Original Score: Uncharted 2,
- Best Artistic Achievement: Flower,
- Best Use of Online: FIFA 10,
- Lifetime achievement Fellowship award: Shigeru Miyamoto.
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- March 23
- Ubisoft releases the Red Steel 2 video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA. [1342.66] [1358.53] [1359.57]
- Square Enix releases the Just Cause 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA. [1360.86] [1375.29]
- March 28
- Nintendo releases the Nintendo DSi XL handheld video game system in the USA. Price is $189.99. [1114] [1361.24]
- March (month)
- Unit sales of video game systems in the USA for the month: Nintendo Wii: 557,500, Xbox 360: 338,400, PlayStation 3: 313,900. [1114]
- Top selling video game in the USA for the month: God of War III for the PlayStation 3. [1114]
- April 13
- Ubisoft releases the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1361.89] [1368.60] [1375.29]
- April 20
- Capcom releases the Monster Hunter Tri video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA. [1356.44] [1360.77]
- April 25
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A "Funtendo Zii" appears, a parody of the Nintendo Wii. When the power goes out, the two kids use the remotes to fight each other. [1352]
- April 27
- Capcom releases the Super Street Fighter IV video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1342.70] [1361.87] [1368.60] [1372.96] [1442.51]
- May 3
- Nintendo releases the Picross 3D video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA. [1361.96] [1375.29] [1442.51]
- May 9
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A parody of the Nintendo Wii Dance Dance Revolution video game appears, as the Zii Dance Dance Evolution. [1353]
- May 11
- Atlus releases the 3D Dot Game Heores video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA. [1341.62] [1360.73]
- May 18
- Capcom releases the Lost Planet 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA. [1342.64] [1360.70] [1372.1]
- Rockstar Games releases the Red Dead Redemption video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA. [1356.44] [1360.66] [1361.25] [1368.60] [1372.86] [1375.30] [1442.48]
- Microsoft Game Studios releases the Alan Wake video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA. [1360.65] [1375.31]
- Ubisoft releases the Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1355.42] [1373.89]
- May 21
- Online search engine Google.com provides an animated playable version of Pac-Man in the Company's logo in honor of the 30th anniversary of the release of the game. For 48 hours users worldwide can play the 255 levels of the game. [1349]
- May 23
- Nintendo releases the Super Mario Galaxy 2 video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US. [1355.42] [1361.70] [1372.94] [1375.31]
- May 25
- Activision releases the Blur video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1355.42] [1373.92] [1375.31]
- Sony releases the ModNation Racers video game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in the US. [1355.43]
- May 28
- Disney releases the feature film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to theaters. The movie is based on the Prince of Persia series of computer/videogames, first released in 1987. [1114] [1355.16]
- June 1
- Sega releases the Alpha Protocol video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1369.62]
- June 8
- Konami releases the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US. [1369.62] [1372.38]
- Electronic Arts releases the Green Day: Rock Band video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii in the US. [1369.62] [1372.78]
- Hello Games releases the Joe Danger video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA. [1375.31]
- June 14
- Microsoft reveals final details of its Xbox 360 hands-free motion control system, called Kinect, with facial and voice recogmition capabilities. Code name during development was Project Natal. [1235] [1365.36] [1369.62]
- June 15
- Microsoft unveils a slimmer Xbox 360, with built-in Wi-Fi and 250GB hard drive. [1235]
- (to June 17) The Electronic Entertainment Expo is held in Los Angeles, California. [1368.7] [1369.63]
- At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo unveils the Nintendo 3DS handheld device that can play games and show movies in 3D without glasses. The device comes with a touch screen and a regular screen, and three built-in cameras, enabling the machine to snap digital photos in 3D. [1114]
- At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony introduces the Move wand-like motion-sensitive controller for the PlayStation 3. [1114]
- June 22
- Activision releases the Transformers: War for Cybertron video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA. [1375.31]
- June 24
- Comedy Central airs the Futurama TV show in the USA. A character says "We've lost power to the forward Game Boy, Mario not responding!" and uses a Nintendo NES controller. [1381]
- June 29
- Activision releases the Singularity video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1375.31]
- Konami releases the N3 II - Nighty-nine Nights video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1481.7]
- (month unknown)
- John McAllister in Renton, Washington, USA sets new world record score in Asteroids arcade video game: 41,338,740. [1482.40]
- The US Air Force builds the Condor Cluster, a super computer built with over 1700 Sony PlayStation 3 game systems. The resulting computer is capable of 500 trillion calculations per second, making it about the 35th fastest computer in the world. Cost of building it was US$2 million. [1504.16]
- July 1
- Comedy Central airs the Futurama TV show in the USA. The Space Invaders video game is played on an "eye phone". [1382]
- July 13
- EA Sports releases the NCAA Football 11 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1372.82]
- August 4
- Konami releases the Castlevania: Harmony of Despair video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1365.92]
- August 10
- Ubisoft releases the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US. [1366.89] [1375.32]
- EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 11 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1370.60] [1372.80]
- August 12
- Comedy Central airs the Futurama TV show in the USA. A boy plays with a white handheld videogame system looking like a Nintendo DS. [1383]
- August 18
- Square Enix releases the Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the US. [1365.89] [1375.32] [1442.50]
- August 24
- 2K Games releases the Mafia II video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1366.88] [1375.32]
- August 26
- Comedy Central airs the Futurama TV show in the USA. At a convention there are booths for "Videogame the Movie", and for "Movie the Videogame", and a character is dressed like Nintendo's Mario character. [1384]
- August 31
- Nintendo releases the Metroid: Other M video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US. [1366.94] [1370.61]
- Sega releases the Valkyria Chronicles II video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US. [1375.33]
- September 7
- EA Sports releases the NHL 11 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1366.86] [1373.71] [1375.33]
- Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US. [1366.97] [1373.84]
- September 14
- Microsoft Game Studios releases the Halo: Reach video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. (First day worldwide sales: US$200 million) [1114] [1365.47] [1366.92] [1375.33] [1439.31] [1442.48] [1114]
- September 15
- Sony releases the PlayStation Move motion sensing system for the PlayStation 3 in the US and Europe. [1114] [1365.47]
- September 26
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A bus driver plays a handheld video game while driving, looking like the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. [1385]
- September 28
- Capcom releases the Dead Rising 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1375.33]
- October 5
- Konami releases the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1375.34] [1424.24] [1442.49]
- Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light video game for the Nintendo DS in the US. [1366.47,83]
- October 12
- 2K Sports releases the NBA 2K11 video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1375.34]
- October 17
- Nintendo releases the Kirby's Epic Yarn video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US. [1374.126] [1375.34] [1442.51]
- October 19
- Bethesda Softworks releases the Fallout: New Vegas video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1366.71] [1374.116]
- Activision releases the DJ Hero 2 video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii in the US. [1374.115] [1375.34] [1442.51]
- October 26
- Lucas Arts releases the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS in the US. [1362.25] [1365.74] [1366.47] [1373.82]
- Electronic Arts releases The Sims 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1374.119]
- Microsoft Game Studios releases the Fable III video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1366.47] [1374.120] [1375.35]
- Electronic Arts releases the Rock Band 3 video game for the PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360 in the US. [1366.74] [1375.35] [1442.51]
- October 27
- Zen Studios releases the Pinball FX 2 video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1375.35] [1442.49]
- November 2
- Sony Computer Entertainment releases the God of War: Ghosts of Sparta video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US. [1363.32] [1374.128] [1375.35]
- Nintendo releases the GoldenEye 007 video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US. [1363.32]
- November 4
- Microsoft releases the Kinect motion-sensing system for the Xbox 360 in the US. Price is $150, including Kinect sensor, Kinect Adventures video game, and cables. A bundle of a 4-GB Xbox 360 with Kinect is priced at $299.99. [1114] [1363.32] [1365.36] [1479.61]
- Harmonix releases the Dance Central video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1375.35] [1442.51]
- Sega releases the Sonic Free Riders video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1374.122]
- November 7
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Two kids play a video game using motion-sensing controllers that look like the Nintendo Wii controllers. One child is struck by the other by the controller. While playing a board game, a kid says "What was that lesson I learned from video games? Oh yeah, kill! Kill! Kill!" [1386]
- November 9
- Activision releases the Call of Duty: Black Ops video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1363.32] [1373.61] [1374.106] [1375.35]
- November 11
- Bethesda Softworks releases The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1375.47]
- November 14
- Nintendo releases the Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem video game for the Nintendo DS in the US. [1374.129]
- November 16
- Ubisoft releases the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1363.33] [1374.112] [1375.35] [1410.30]
- Activision releases the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US. [1363.33] [1375.37] [1442.50]
- Sega releases the Sonic Colors video game for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS in the US. [1367.89]
- November 17
- Namco Bandai releases the Pac-Man Championship Edition DX video game for the Xbox 360 in the US. [1367.78] [1375.37]
- November 21
- Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country Returns video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US. [1363.33] [1374.124] [1375.37] [1442.51]
- November 23
- Namco Bandai releases the Pac-Man Championship Edition DX video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US. [1367.78] [1375.37]
- November 24
- Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Gran Turismo 5 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US. [1363.32] [1366.79] [1375.37] [1442.50]
- November 25
- Disney Interactive Studios releases the Epic Mickey video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US. [1363.33] [1367.90] [1375.24]
- December 10
- Electronic Arts releases the Medal of Honor video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US. [1371.24] [1424.24]
- December 27
- Sega shuts down servers for Japanese version of Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst video game. [1391.94]
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