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Did This Year's Software Lineup Compare To 2012's?

by Dan Ryckert on Dec 24, 2013 at 05:00 AM

This year was obviously a huge one for gamers, thanks in no small part to the recent release of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. That said, last year was no slouch even though it wasn't as big on the hardware front (sorry, Wii U). We decided to list the big releases of both 2013 and 2012 and let you decide which one had the best releases.

2013 2012

January
Devil May Cry
Antichamber

January
Soulcalibur V

February
Fire Emblem Awakening
Dead Space 3
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Crysis 3
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

February
Jak and Daxter Collection
Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning
Resident Evil: Revelations
Twisted Metal
Asura’s Wrath
SSX

March
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
SimCity
Tomb Raider
God of War: Ascension
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Lego City Undercover
Gears of War: Judgment
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Bioshock Infinite

March
Mass Effect 3
Street Fighter X Tekken
Journey

April
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Guacamelee!
Dead Island: Riptide
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

April
Fez
The Witcher 2
Trials Evolution
Prototype 2

May
Metro: Last Light
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

May
Diablo III
Max Payne 3
Dragon’s Dogma

June
State of Decay
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
The Last of Us
New Super Luigi U

June
Spec Ops: The Line

July
Civilization V: Brave New World
Dota 2

 

August
Pikmin 3
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Papers, Please
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Payday 2
Gone Home
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Disney Infinity
Saints Row IV
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

August
Sound Shapes
Darksiders II
Sleeping Dogs
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Ratchet & Clank Collection

September
Diablo III
Rayman Legends
Outlast
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Killzone: Mercenary
The Wonderful 101
Grand Theft Auto V
Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

September
Mark of the Ninja
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Borderlands 2

October
Beyond: Two Souls
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1
Pokemon X and Y
Skylanders: Swap Force
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Batman: Arkham Origins
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Battlefield 4

October
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Assassin’s Creed III
Need For Speed: Most Wanted

November
Call of Duty: Ghosts
XCOM: Enemy Within
Knack
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Need for Speed: Rivals
Resogun
Dead Rising 3
Killer Instinct
Super Mario 3D World
Ryse: Son of Rome
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

November
Halo 4
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
New Super Mario Bros. U
Hitman: Absolution

December
Peggle 2
Gran Turismo 6

 

 

What do you think? Did this year trump 2012 on the software front?