The year
2011 saw many new
video games, as well the release of numerous sequels to critically acclaimed games, such as
Ace Combat,
Assassin's Creed, ,
Battlefield,
Call of Duty,
Call of Juarez,
Cities XL,
Crysis,
Dead Space,
Deus Ex,
Dragon Age,
Driver,
Duke Nukem,
Dynasty Warriors,
F.E.A.R,
Forza Motorsport,
Gears of War,
Infamous,
Killzone,
LittleBigPlanet,
Mario Kart,
Modern Combat,
Mortal Kombat,
MX vs. ATV,
Need for Speed,
Operation Flashpoint,
Pokémon,
Portal,
Rayman,
Red Faction,
Red Orchestra,
Resistance,
Saints Row,
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic,
The Elder Scrolls,
The Legend of Zelda,
The Witcher,
Total War,
Tropico and
Uncharted. In addition, it saw the release of many new
intellectual properties, such as
Bastion,
Dark Souls,
Dead Island,
Homefront,
L.A. Noire,
Minecraft and
Rage. Many awards went to games such as ,
Portal 2,
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. 2011 also marked the worldwide release of the
Nintendo 3DS.