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2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as ''
Grand Theft Auto IV
''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San And ...
'', ''Fallout 3
''Fallout 3'' is a 2008 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The third major installment in the ''Fallout'' series, it is the first game to be developed by Bethesda after acquiring ...
'', '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'', ''Gears of War 2
''Gears of War 2'' is a 2008 third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War, ''Gears of War'' series, with le ...
'', ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl
''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is a 2008 crossover fighting game developed by Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The third installment in the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series and the successor to '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', it wa ...
'', ''Persona 4
is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona (series), Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, and was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in Ju ...
'', ''Fable II
''Fable II'' is a 2008 action role-playing video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360. The game is the second installment in the ''Fable'' game series, and the sequel to 2004's ''Fable''. The ...
'', '' Call of Duty: World at War'', ''Mario Kart Wii
is a 2008 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the sixth installment in the ''Mario Kart'' series, and was released in April 2008. In ''Mario Kart Wii,'' the player takes control of one of 24 ''Mario'' series c ...
'', ''Madden NFL 09
''Madden NFL 09'' is an American football video game based on the NFL that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the 20th annual installment in the ''Madden NFL'' video game franchise. The game was released for the Ninten ...
'', ''NBA Live 09
''NBA Live 09'', sometimes called ''NBA Live 2009'', is the 2008 installment in the ''NBA Live'' series, developed and published by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City ...
'', ''NBA 2K9
''NBA 2K9'' is a 2008 basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the tenth installment in the ''NBA 2K'' franchise and the successor to '' NBA 2K8''. It was released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2, P ...
'', and ''WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009
''WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009'' (also known as ''WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 featuring ECW'') is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Xbox ...
''. New intellectual properties
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...
included ''Army of Two
''Army of Two'' is a third-person shooter video game series developed by EA Montreal. The first game in the series, '' Army of Two'', was released on March 6, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Focusing on cooperative strategies, ...
'', ''Dead Space
''Dead Space'' is a science fiction horror franchise created and directed by Glen Schofield. ''Dead Space'' was developed by Visceral Games and published and owned by Electronic Arts. The franchise's chronology is not presented in a linear format ...
'', ''Left 4 Dead
''Left 4 Dead'' is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the '' Left 4 ...
'', ''LittleBigPlanet
''LittleBigPlanet'' (''LBP''; stylised as ''LittleBIGPlanet'') is a Puzzle video game, puzzle platform video game series created and produced by British developer Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Most games in th ...
'', ''Mirror's Edge
''Mirror's Edge'' is a 2008 action-adventure platform game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2008, and for Windows in January 2009. Set in a near-future city, i ...
'', ''iRacing
''iRacing'' is a subscription-based online sim racing video game developed and published by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations in 2008. All in-game sessions are hosted on the publisher's servers. The game simulates real world cars, tracks, and ...
'', '' Race Driver: Grid'', and ''Spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...
'', ''De Blob
''De Blob'' (Stylized as ''de BLOB'') is a puzzle-platform game developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and published by THQ for the Wii. Players explore and liberate an alien city from the evil and monochromatic INKT Corporation that has tak ...
'', ''Meat Boy
''Super Meat Boy'' is a 2010 platform game designed by Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes under the collective name of "Team Meat". It was self-published as the successor to ''Meat Boy'', a 2008 Flash game designed by McMillen and Jonathan McEntee. ...
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Hardware and software sales
Worldwide
The following are the best-selling games of 2008 in terms of worldwide retail sales. These games sold at least units worldwide in 2008.Canada
* Based on figures from theNPD Group
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Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008)
Japan
* Based on figures fromEnterbrain
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987, as . Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strate ...
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Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)
Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)
* Based on figures from ''Dengeki
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It originally formed on April 1, 2008, as a result of a merger between ASCII Corporation and MediaWorks ...
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Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008)
United States
* Based on figures from theNPD Group
Circana, Inc., formerly known as Information Resources, Inc. and the NPD Group (previously National Purchase Diary Panel Inc. and NPD Research Inc.), is an American market research and technology company headquartered in Chicago. In 2017, NPD ra ...
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* Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN
''IGN'' is an American video gaming and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa district and is headed by its former e ...
; the games' publishers are listed in brackets:
* Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.
Other
* Based on figures fromEnterbrain
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987, as . Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strate ...
, GfK
GfK (originally ) is the largest German market research company. It provides data and intelligence to the consumer goods industry and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. The company is a subsidiary of NIQ.
History
GfK was founded as GfK-N ...
Chart-Track
GfK Chart-Track is a market research company that monitors music, videos and software sales in the United Kingdom and was formed in 1996. In July 2008, GfK took a majority stake in the company.
In the UK the company produces the Official UK Sof ...
, and the NPD Group
Circana, Inc., formerly known as Information Resources, Inc. and the NPD Group (previously National Purchase Diary Panel Inc. and NPD Research Inc.), is an American market research and technology company headquartered in Chicago. In 2017, NPD ra ...
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Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (January–July 2008)
Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (July–September 2008)
Hardware releases
Game releases
Critically acclaimed titles
Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created ...
(MC) and GameRankings
GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive. It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games. GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff bei ...
(GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
Video game-based film and television releases
See also
* 2008 in esports *2008 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2008. For video games, see 2008 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 2008
Game awards given in 2008
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Notes
References
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