NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 2005 in video gaming

Notable events of 2005 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... see also: 2004 in games, 2006 in games 20Q â€” Radica Games 2005 in video gaming Categories: | | ... 2004 2004 in games 2003 in video gaming 2005 in video gaming Notable events of 2004 in video gaming. ... Notable events of 2006 in video gaming. ... Home video-game systems became popular during the 1970s and 80s. ...

1 Events
- 1.1 Business
- 1.2 Notable releases
2 Trends
3 References
4 External links

Events

March 6 — The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within video game controversy. This segment of 60 Minutes has been criticized by video game players for encouraging video game censorship.
March 7–March 11 — Game Developers Conference;
- Nintendo keynote speech: "The Heart of the Gamer" by Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo.
- Microsoft keynote speech: "The Future of Games: Unlocking the Opportunity" by J Allard, corporate vice president and chief XNA architect.
May 11 — The global version of Maplestory is launched.
May 12 — The Xbox 360 was officially announced on MTV in a special hosted by Elijah Wood.
May 16 — The PlayStation 3 was unveiled by Sony during a pre-E3 press conferece, at 21:25 GMT. At the same time, the press release^[1] was released through the Japanese PlayStation website.
May 17-May 20 — Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) takes place in Los Angeles, California. 400 exhibiting companies and 70,000 industry professionals representing 79 countries attended. Next-generation systems from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft were unveiled.
June 1 — IBM held the first virtual video game on-demand conference in which game developers and manufacturers were able to come together to discuss issues with online games, including management and distribution.
September 16 — September 18 — Tokyo Game Show takes place at Makuhari Messe. 130 companies are expected to show with 1,429 booths.
- Nintendo keynote speech by Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo.
  - During Iwata's keynote speech, the Wii controller is unveiled.
- Microsoft keynote speech by Robert J. Bach, chief Xbox officer and senior vice president, Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft
December 16 — The Family Entertainment Protection Act (FEPA) is introduced by Senators Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh. The bill calls for a federal mandate enforcement of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings system for video games in order to protect children from inappropriate content.

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Business

January 6 — French publisher Titus Interactive, owner of Interplay Entertainment, is declared bankrupt after being in receivership since October 2004.
January 12 — Video game companies and players worldwide donate money to the UNICEF South Asian Tsunami Relief Fund for rescue and reconstruction efforts upon the South Asian tsunami disaster. Electronic Arts pledges to donate $250,000 to the UNICEF South Asian Tsunami Relief Fund. CCP, the publisher of EVE Online, establishes a fund that video game players can contribute to.
January 17 — Electronic Arts and ESPN announced a 15-year partnership that would give EA access to ESPN's broadcast, print and online content.
January 20 — Activision announced that it acquired developer Vicarious Visions known best as a developer of Game Boy games as well as for their middleware program, Alchemy.
January 24 — Major League Baseball and Take Two Interactive sign exclusive seven year deal that gives Take-Two the rights among third-party publishers to develop games based on the MLB license.
January 25 — Take Two Interactive announced that it acquired developer Visual Concepts and their wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for $24 million. Additionally, Take Two also announced the start of another publishing label named 2K Games.
February — Troika Games defunct after being unable to get contracts for development work.
March 2 — The Entertainment Software Rating Board or ESRB added the rating of "E10+" to its ratings system. E10+ was created in order to divide E ratings for younger and older children.
March 7 — Sammy Studios breaks away from Sammy and renames itself High Moon Studios.
March 9 — Sega acquires Creative Assembly.
March 23 — Vivendi Universal Games buys developer Radical Entertainment. Radical is best known for developing The Simpsons Hit & Run.
April 2 — Keiji Inafune, the creator of Mega Man series, was promoted from corporate officer to senior corporate officer.
May — Buena Vista Games announces that it had bought the rights to the Turok video game franchise and will be publishing new games. The rights were originally held by bankrupt Acclaim Entertainment.
July 20 — After coming under heavy fire from many politicians, most notably Hillary Clinton, the Entertainment Software Rating Board re-rated Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Adults Only 18+ (AO) due to the sexually explicit minigame mod "Hot Coffee". Additionally, Rockstar Games ceased production of the game and has announced plans to offer a new version of the game that can't be affected by the mod, and plans to patch the PC version.
July 27 — Sony Computer Entertainment released the first major update in Japan for their video game handheld, the PlayStation Portable. Version 2.00 includes an web browser, A-B repeat mode, Wi-Fi picture sending, as well as additional audio & video support among other features.
August 8— Abandon Mobile announces its formation through a partnership between Abandon Entertainment, Inc. and GF Capital Management and Advisors, LLC.
August 22 — Square Enix acquires Taito Corporation. That leads to Square Enix entering the arcade sector of the electronic game industry.
November — Pandemic Studios and BioWare partner to create BioWare/Pandemic Studios.
November 3 — Take-Two Interactive acquires Firaxis Games.
November 30 — Sony Computer Entertainment announce that PlayStation 2 breaks a record: the fastest console to reach cumulative shipment of 100 million units, beating the previous record holder, the PlayStation, by three years and nine months. The PS platform has until the present year the biggest sales of all times of video games history, with 210 million consoles shiped.
December 12 — Working Designs closes down.

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Notable releases

January 11 — Resident Evil 4 (GC)
January 11 — Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (PS2, Xbox)
January 25 — Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Xbox)
February 8 — Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (PC)
February 14 — WarioWare: Touched! (DS)
February 22 — Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
February 24 — Tekken 5 (PS2)
March 1 — Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (PS2)
March 15 — Act of War: Direct Action (PC)
March 21 — TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (GC, PS2, Xbox)
March 22 — God of War (PS2)
March 22 — Lumines (PlayStation Portable)
March 22 — The Matrix Online (PC)
March 22 — Metal Gear Acid (PSP)
March 29 — Dynasty Warriors 5 (PS2)
March 31 — Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (GC, PC, PS2, Xbox)
April 4 — Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (PC)
April 5 — Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (GBA, GC, PC, PS2, Xbox)
April 12 — Jade Empire (Xbox)
April 19 — Psychonauts (Xbox)
April 26 — Psychonauts (PC)
May 23 — WarioWare: Twisted! (GBA)
May 23 — Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA)
June 7 — Medal of Honor: European Assault (GameCube, PS2, Xbox)
June 13 — Kirby: Canvas Curse (DS)
June 21 — Battlefield 2 (PC)
June 21 — Psychonauts (PS2)
June 21 — Destroy All Humans (PS2, Xbox)
June 27 — Meteos (DS)
August 8 — Madden NFL 06 (PS2, DS, GameCube)
August 16 — Dungeon Siege II (PC)
August 16 — EyeToy: Play 2 (PS2)
August 17 — Madden NFL 06 (PC)
August 22 — Nintendogs (DS)
August 22 — Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS)
August 23 — Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (PS2, GC, Xbox)
September — Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault (PC)
September 13 — Dynasty Warriors 5 (Xbox)
September 13 — EverQuest II: Desert Of Flames (PC)
September 15 — Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (PS2, Xbox)
September 20 — Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)
October 7 — Black & White 2 (PC)
October 11 — Serious Sam II (PC, Xbox)
October 17 — F.E.A.R. (PC)
October 18 — Quake 4 (PC, Xbox 360)
October 18 — Age of Empires III (PC)
October 18 — Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
October 19 — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)
October 25 — Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (PS2, Xbox)
October 25 — Call of Duty 2 (PC)
October 25 — Civilization IV (PC)
October 25 — Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP)
October 25 — Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
October 25 — Soul Calibur III (PS2)
November 1 — Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (GC, PS2, Xbox)
November 1 — Star Wars Battlefront 2 (PC, PS2, Xbox)
November 7 — Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox 360)
November 8 — Guitar Hero (PS2)
November 14 — Mario Kart DS (DS)
November 14 — Shadow the Hedgehog (PS2, Xbox, GC)
November 15 — Sonic Rush (DS)
November 15 — Call of Duty 2 (Xbox 360)
November 15 — WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (PS2)
November 16 — Need for Speed: Most Wanted (DS, GBA, GC, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360)
November 17 — Perfect Dark Zero (Xbox 360)
November 18 — Quake 4 (Xbox 360)
November 21 — Battlefield 2: Special Forces (PC)
November 22 — Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
December 5 — Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
December 12 — Final Fantasy IV (GBA)

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Trends

In 2005, the total U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories rose 6% over 2004 to $10.5 billion USD ($9.9 billion, 2004) breaking 2002's $10.3 billion record for the industry. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ...

The increase is largely due to the portable game market which counterbalanced sluggish console game sales. Delays, hardware shortages, and anticipation of next-generation video game consoles have been cited as reasoning for slow sales for both console games and console hardware. Console games and hardware dropped by 12% and 3% respectively.

The portable market of the video game industry rose to $1.4 billion, the second time sales have broke the $1 billion mark in the industry's history. Mostly due to the release of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP in North America, sales for portable hardware rose 96% over 2004. Although the release of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP aided in spurring growth in the portable market, the Game Boy Advance still represented 62% total portable software units sold and 52% of total portable software dollar sales. ^[2] The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS, is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, and first released in 2004. ... The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... GBA redirects here. ...

Computer games continued its trend and declined by 14%, dropping from $1.1 billion in 2004 to $953 million. Although sales did decrease, NPD claims that playing games on the PC is actually increasing through a variety of different mediums including online websites and MMO subscriptions. ^[3] The NPD Group, Inc. ... World of Warcraft, a popular MMORPG A Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG or MMO) is a computer game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously, and is played on the Internet. ...

Video game systems

Additionally, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii were officially unveiled during or just prior to E3; however, only the Xbox 360 was released in 2005. The Xbox 360 was released in North America on November 22, Europe on December 2, and Japan on December 10. Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) ) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsofts Xbox video game console, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged... SCE redirects here. ... PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATIONÂ®3,[8] commonly abbreviated PS3) is Sony Computer Entertainments seventh-generation video game console, third in the PlayStation series. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (ä»»å¤©å ‚ or ãƒ‹ãƒ³ãƒ†ãƒ³ãƒ‰ãƒ¼ NintendÅ; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth video game console released by Nintendo. ... EÂ³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as EÂ³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ...

Handheld game systems

Additionally, the Game Boy Micro was unveiled and was released in the fall of 2005. The Game Boy Advance SP, released in February 2003, is an upgraded version of Nintendos Game Boy Advance. ... The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS, is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, and first released in 2004. ... The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... Game Boy Micro is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. ...

Xbox 360 system and controller Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1555x2537, 664 KB) Opis Photo of Xbox 360. ... The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsofts Xbox video game console, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged...

The Game Boy Micro Image File history File linksMetadata Gameboy-micro. ... Game Boy Micro is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. ...

Video game sales

**Top Grossing Video Games of 2005**
Rank	Title	Platform	Publisher
1	Madden NFL 06	PS2	Electronic Arts
2	Pokémon Emerald	GBA	Nintendo
3	Gran Turismo 4	PS2	Sony Computer Entertainment
4	Madden NFL 06	Xbox	Electronic Arts
5	NCAA Football 06	PS2	Electronic Arts
6	Star Wars: Battlefront II	PS2	LucasArts
7	MVP Baseball 2005	PS2	Electronic Arts
8	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	PS2	LucasArts
9	NBA Live 06	PS2	Electronic Arts
10	Lego Star Wars: The Video Game	PS2	Eidos Interactive

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Computer game sales

**Top Grossing Computer Games of 2005**
Rank	Title	Publisher
1	World of Warcraft	Blizzard Entertainment
2	The Sims 2: University	Electronic Arts
3	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts
4	Guild Wars	Ncsoft
5	Roller Coaster Tycoon 3	Atari
6	Battlefield 2	Electronic Arts
7	The Sims 2: Nightlife	Electronic Arts
8	Age of Empires III	Microsoft
9	The Sims Deluxe	Electronic Arts
10	Call of Duty 2	Activision

World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ... The Sims 2: University Categories: Computer and video game stubs | 2005 computer and video games ... The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. ... Guild Wars, also known as Guild Wars Prophecies, is a Competitive/Cooperative Online Role-Playing Game (CORPG) created by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of the South Korean game publisher NCsoft. ... NCsoft (KSE: 036570) is a South Korean based online computer game company. ... RollerCoaster Tycoon or RCT is a series of computer games which simulate amusement park management. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Battlefield 2 (abbreviated to BF2) is a computer game where players fight in a present day battlefield using state of the art firearms and vehicles. ... Age of Empires III (AoE III) is the direct sequel to Age of Empires II and the third title [2] of the history-based real-time strategy Age of Empires series of computer games. ... This article is about a computer game released in 2000. ... Call of Duty 2 is a first-person shooter video game and sequel to the critically acclaimed game, Call of Duty, also developed by Infinity Ward. ... Activision, Inc. ...

References

^ Sony. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. to launch its Next Generation Computer Entertainment System in Spring 2006 (PDF). Press release.
^ NPD Group's Annual 2005 U.S. Video Game Industry Retail Sales. Retrieved on January 17, 2006.
^ NPD Group's Annual 2005 U.S. PC Game Retail Sales. Retrieved on January 17, 2006.

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