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Numerous video games were released in 2013. Many awards went to games such asMadden NFL 25,NBA 2K14,WWE 2K14,NBA Live 14,BioShock Infinite,Grand Theft Auto V,The Last of Us, andThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. New video game consoles released in 2013 include thePlayStation 4 fromSony Computer Entertainment and theXbox One fromMicrosoft.
Metacritic (MC) andGameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
The following were 2013's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales,digital purchases,subscriptions,microtransactions,free-to-play andpay-to-play) across all platforms (includingmobile,PC andconsole platforms).
| No. | Game | Revenue | Publisher(s) | Genre | Platform(s) | Business model | Ref |
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| 1 | Puzzle & Dragons | $1,522,000,000 | GungHo Online Entertainment(SoftBank Group) | Puzzle | Mobile | Free-to-play | [10] |
| 2 | Candy Crush Saga | $1,460,000,000 | King Digital Entertainment | Puzzle | Mobile | Free-to-play | [11] |
| 3 | World of Warcraft | $1,041,000,000 | Blizzard Entertainment(Activision Blizzard) | MMORPG | PC | Subscription /pay-to-play | [12] |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto V | $1,000,000,000 | Rockstar Games(Take-Two Interactive) | Action-adventure | PS3 /X360 | Buy-to-play | [13] |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | $1,000,000,000 | Activision(Activision Blizzard) | First-person shooter | Multi-platform | Buy-to-play | [14] |
| 6 | Crossfire | $1,000,000,000 | Smilegate /Tencent | First-person shooter | Windows | Free-to-play | [15] |
| 7 | League of Legends | $624,000,000 | Riot Games /Tencent | MOBA | PC | Free-to-play | [16] |
| 8 | Pokémon X / Y | $464,000,000 | Nintendo /The Pokémon Company | RPG | 3DS | Buy-to-play | [17][18] |
| 9 | Dungeon Fighter Online | $426,000,000 | Neople /Nexon | Beat 'em up | Windows | Free-to-play | [16] |
| 10 | World of Tanks | $372,000,000 | Wargaming.net | Vehicular combat |
| Days | Event |
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| February 14 | Nintendo starts the "Year of Luigi" to celebrate the 30th anniversary ofthe titular character.[19] |
| February 20 – 22 | Sony's eighth generation consolePlayStation 4 (PS4) reveal held atNew York City, New York. |
| March | The beta forKahoot! is released with the full version released in September. |
| March 22 – 24 | PAX East 2013 held at theBoston Convention and Exhibition Center. |
| March 23 – 25 | Midwest Gaming Classic 2013 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel inBrookfield, Wisconsin. |
| March 25 – 29 | Game Developers Conference 2013 held inSan Francisco, California. |
| May | Cloud9 is founded inSanta Monica, California. |
| May 21 – 23 | Microsoft's eighth generation consoleXbox One reveal held atMicrosoft Redmond Campus, Washington. |
| June 11 – 13 | E3 2013 was held at theLos Angeles Convention Center.[20] |
| June 22 – 23 | Rezzed 2013 was held at theNEC Birmingham.[21] |
| July 18 – 21 | SDCC 2013 was held at theSan Diego Convention Center. |
| July 19 – 22 | PAX Australia 2013 was held at theMelbourne Showgrounds. |
| August 1 – 4 | QuakeCon 2013: The massive annualLAN party held inDallas, Texas. |
| August 7 – 11 | The International 2013, the third iteration of the annualDota 2 global esports tournament, was held in Seattle. |
| August 9 – 11 | ThePokémon World Championships was held inCanada instead of theUnited States. |
| August 22 – 25 | Gamescom 2013 held inCologne, Germany. |
| August 30 – September 2 | PAX Prime 2013 held at theWashington State Convention Center inSeattle. |
| September 19 – 22 | Tokyo Game Show 2013 at theMakuhari Messe in Tokyo. |
| September 26 – 29 | Eurogamer Expo 2013 held inEarls Court, London. |
| October 3 – 6 | Indiecade 2013 festival held inCulver City, California. |
| October 4 – 7 | EB Games Expo 2013 held at theSydney Showground inSydney Olympic Park, New South Wales. |
| October 25 – 27 | Games Week 2013 held inMilan, Italy. |
| October 30 – November 3 | Paris Games Week 2013 held inParis, France. |
| November 8 – 9 | BlizzCon 2013 held at theAnaheim Convention Center inAnaheim, California. |
| December 7 | The finalSpike Video Game Awards are held.[22] |
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The list of game consoles released in 2013 inNorth America.
| Month | Day | Console |
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| June | 10 | Xbox 360 E |
| June | 25 | Ouya |
| July | 31 | Nvidia Shield |
| October | 12 | Nintendo 2DS |
| November | 14 | PlayStation TV |
| 15 | GameStick | |
| PlayStation 4 | ||
| 22 | Xbox One | |
| December | 10 | MOJO |
Series with new installments in 2013 includeAce Attorney,ARMA,Army of Two,Assassin's Creed,Batman: Arkham,Battlefield,BioShock,Call of Duty,Crysis,Dead Rising,Dead Space,Devil May Cry,Final Fantasy,Fire Emblem,Forza Motorsport,God of War,Gears of War,Gran Turismo,Grand Theft Auto,Killer Instinct,Killzone,The Legend of Zelda,Lost Planet,Luigi's Mansion,Mario Party,Metal Gear,Metro,Need for Speed,Pokémon,Rayman,Pikmin,Saints Row,SimCity,Sly Cooper,Sonic The Hedgehog,StarCraft,Super Mario,Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell,Tomb Raider,Total War, andZoo Tycoon.
In addition, 2013 saw the introduction of several new properties, includingBeyond: Two Souls,The Last of Us,Papers, Please,Tearaway,Cookie Clicker andThe Wonderful 101.
The list of games released in 2013 inNorth America.
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