O ano de 2011 apresentou diversos novos jogos eletrônicos, bem como continuações de numerosos jogos aclamados pela crítica, como Ace Combat, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham, 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, Mortal Kombat, 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 e Uncharted. Além disso, foram lançadas diversas novas propriedades intelecuais, como Bastion, Dark Souls, Dead Island, Homefront, L.A. Noire, Minecraft e Rage. Muitos prêmios foram dados a jogos como Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword e Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. 2011 também foi marcado pelo lançamento mundial do Nintendo 3DS e pelo lançamento no Japão do PlayStation Vita.
Eventos Mês Dia(s) Evento Janeiro 6 – 9International Consumer Electronics Show 2011 ocorre em Las Vegas, Nevada. Fevereiro 26O console portátil Nintendo 3DS é lançado no Japão. 28 – 4 de março Game Developers Conference 2011 ocorre em San Francisco, Califórnia. Março 11 Por conta do terremoto de Tōhoku em 2011, certos jogos eletrônicos foram cancelados ou adiados. Além disso, diversos servidores usados para jogos em rede foram desativados temporariamente. 11 – 13 PAX East 2011 ocorre em Boston, Massachusetts. 25 – 31 O Nintendo 3DS é lançado na América, na Europa e na Austrália. Junho 6 – 9 E3 2011 ocorre no Centro de Convenções de Los Angeles. 23 A série Sonic the Hedgehog completa 20 anos. Agosto 4 - 7 QuakeCon 2011: A grande LAN party anual ocorre em Dallas, Texas. 15 – 17 Game Developers Conference 2011 europeia ocorre em Cologne, Alemanha. 18 – 22 Gamescom 2011 ocorre em Cologne, Alemanha. 26 – 28 PAX Prime 2011 ocorre em Seattle, Washington. Setembro 15 – 18 Tokyo Game Show 2011. 22 – 25 Eurogamer Expo 2011 ocorre na Earls Court em Londres. Outubro 15 – 16 EB Games Expo 2011 ocorre no Centro de Convenções e Exibições Gold Coast, Austrália. 21 – 22 BlizzCon 2011 ocorre no Centro de Convenções Anaheim, Califórnia. Novembro 18 – 19 Minecon ocorre em Las Vegas, Nevada. Dezembro 3 A série Jak and Daxter completa 10 anos. 10 Ocorre o Spike Video Game Awards. 17 PlayStation Vita é lançado no Japão. 31 A Artech Studios encerra suas atividades.
Lançamentos de jogos A lista de jogos lançados em 2011 na América do Norte.
Month Day Title Platform(s) JANEIRO 11 DC Universe Online Win, PS3 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective NDS Kingdom Hearts Re:coded NDS 18 LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 Mass Effect 2 PS3 MindJack PS3, X360 Venetica Win, X360, PS3 25 Dead Space 2 Win, X360, PS3 Lord of Arcana PSP Magicka Win Two Worlds II Win, X360, PS3 FEVEREIRO 1 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 PSN Rock Band Country Track Pack 2 PS3, Wii, X360 The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff Mac, Win 2 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 XBLA 4 Earthrise Win 7 Mario Sports Mix Wii 8 Explodemon PSN Test Drive Unlimited 2 Win, X360, PS3 Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll PS3 Battle High: San Bruno Win, XBLA You Don't Know Jack NDS, PS3, Wii, Win, X36010 Dungeons Win12 Ys I & II Chronicles PSP 14 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation NDS 15 Back to the Future: The Game PSN Hyperdimension Neptunia PS3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds X360, PS3 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together PSP16 Hard Corps: Uprising X360, PS322 de Blob 2 NDS, PS3, X360, Wii Bulletstorm X360, PS3, Win Gray Matter X360, Win Killzone 3 PS3 Knights Contract X360, PS3 Radiant Historia NDS23 Cities in Motion Win25 Men of War: Assault Squad | Win
| rowspan="52" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;"| MARÇO | rowspan="3"| 1 | Fight Night Champion PS3, X360 Rift Win Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution Win 6 Pokémon Black and White NDS 8 Dragon Age II | Win, PS3, X360 |- | Major League Baseball 2K11| Win, PS3, PS2, PSP, X360, Wii |- | MLB 11: The Show| PS3, PS2, PSP |- | rowspan="8"| 15 | Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel| PS3 |- | God Eater: Burst| PSP |- | Homefront| Win, X360, PS3 |- | Ōkamiden| NDS |- | Top Spin 4| PS3, X360, Wii |- | Total War: Shogun 2| Win |- | Warriors: Legends of Troy| X360, PS3 |- | Yakuza 4| PS3 |- | rowspan="10"| 22 | Angry Birds Rio| iOS Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Win Crysis 2 Win, PS3, X360 Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy PSP Forget-Me-Not iOS Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Win, X360, PS3, PSP, Wii, NDS Monster Tale NDS PlayStation Move Heroes PS3 The Sims Medieval Win, Mac The Tomb Raider Trilogy PS3 23 Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime XBLA, PSN, Win 26 Great Little War Game iOS 27 Asphalt 3D 3DS Bust-A-Move Universe 3DS Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D 3DS Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3DS Madden NFL Football 3DS Nintendogs + Cats 3DS Pilotwings Resort 3DS Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3DS Rayman 3D 3DS Ridge Racer 3D 3DS Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3DS The Sims 3 3DS Steel Diver 3DS Super Monkey Ball 3D 3DS Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition 3DS Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 3DS 29 The 3rd Birthday PSP Dynasty Warriors 7 PS3, X360 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky PSP NASCAR The Game: 2011 X360, PS3, Wii Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot PSN Shift 2: Unleashed Win, PS3, X360 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 PS3, X360, Wii WWE All Stars PS2, PS3, PSP, X360, Wii 30 Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot XBLA ABRIL 3 Dungeon Hunter: Alliance PSN 10 Rabbids: Travel In Time 3D 3DS Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 3DS 12 Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga X360 Michael Jackson: The Experience X360, PS3 Patapon 3 PSP Rio PS3, X360, NDS, Wii 19 Arcana Heart 3 PS3 Conduit 2 Wii Fancy Pants Adventures PSN Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection PSP Mortal Kombat PS3, X360 Portal 2 PS3, X360, Win, Mac SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs PS3 20 Fancy Pants Adventures XBLA 24 Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water Win 26Darkspore Win 27Outland XBL MAIO 3 Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword Win MotorStorm: Apocalypse PS3 Thor: God of Thunder X360, PS3, Wii, NDS 10 Brink PS3, X360, Win Dream Trigger 3D 3DS The First Templar X360, Win Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game Win, X360, PS3, Wii, PSP, NDS Hydrophobia Prophecy Win, PS3 MX vs. ATV Alive X360, PS3 Virtua Tennis 4 X360, PS3, Wii 11 Gatling Gears XBLA 16Terraria Win 17 Fable III Win L.A. Noire PS3, X360 SpongeBob SquigglePants 3DS The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Win 24 Dead or Alive: Dimensions 3DS|- | Dirt 3| Win, X360, PS3 |- | Kung Fu Panda 2| PS3, X360, Wii, NDS |- || 26 | Frozen Synapse| Win |- | rowspan="3"| 31 | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II| 3DS |- | Hunted: The Demon's Forge| PS3, X360, Win |- | The Sims 3: Generations| Win, Mac
| rowspan="26" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;"| JUNHO | rowspan="2"| 2 | Armageddon Riders| PSN |- | Feed Me Oil| iOS |- | 6 | Duke Nukem: Critical Mass| NDS |- | rowspan="5"| 7 | Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion| 3DS |- | Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters| PS3, X360, Wii, NDS, 3DS |- | inFamous 2| PS3 |- | Operation Flashpoint: Red River| X360, Win, PS3 |- | Red Faction: Armageddon| Win, X360, PS3 |- | 8 | Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony| Win |- | rowspan="1!| 9 | Dreamscape| iOS |- || 13 | Wii Play: Motion| Wii |- | rowspan="4"| 14 | Alice: Madness Returns| PS3, X360, Win |- | Child of Eden| X360 |- | Duke Nukem Forever| PS3, X360, Win |- | Transformers: Dark of the Moon| X360, PS3, Wii, NDS |- || 19 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D| 3DS |- | rowspan="5"| 21 | Cars 2: The Video Game| Win, X360, PS3, Wii, NDS, 3DS |- | DualPenSports| 3DS |- | Dungeon Siege III| Win, X360, PS3 |- | F.E.A.R. 3| Win, X360, PS3 |- | Shadows of the Damned| PS3, X360 |- | rowspan="4"| 28 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3| PS3, X360 |- | Gatling Gears| PSN |- | Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D| 3DS |- | Sniper: Ghost Warrior| PS3 |- | 29 | Galaga Legions DX| XBLA
| rowspan="12" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;"| JULHO || 5 | Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon| PS3, X360 |- | rowspan="2"| 12 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2| X360, PS3, Wii, NDS, Win |- | NCAA Football 12| X360, PS3 |- | rowspan="3"| 14 | Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary| PSP, Wii, NDS, 3DS |- | Call of Juarez: The Cartel| PS3, X360 |- | Captain America: Super Soldier| X360, PS3, Wii, NDS, 3DS |- || 20 | Bastion| XBLA |- | rowspan="3"| 26 | Catherine| PS3, X360 |- | Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions 3DS The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff Mac, Win 27 From Dust XBLA 28 Groove Coaster iOS AGOSTO 2 Galaga Legions DX PSN Limbo Win 3 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet XBLA 4 Shift 2: Unleashed iOS11 Anomaly: Warzone Earth iOS 16 Age of Empires Online Win Bastion Win El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron PS3, X360 No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise | PS3 |- || 17 | From Dust| Win |- || 18 | Duke Nukem Forever| Mac |- | rowspan="1"| 23 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution| Win, PS3, X360 |- || 26 | Rugby World Cup 2011| X360, PS3 |- || 29 | Achron| Win, Mac, Linux |- | rowspan="7"| 30 | Bodycount| PS3, X360 |- | Driver: Renegade 3D| 3DS |- | Gatling Gears| Win |- | Madden NFL 12| PS2, PS3, PSP, X360, Wii, NDS, 3DS, iOS |- | Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection| PSN |- | The Baconing| PSN |- | Tropico 4| Win |- | rowspan="3"| 31 | Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection| XBLA |- | Rock of Ages| Win, XBLA, PSN |- | The Baconing| XBLA
| rowspan="39" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;"|SETEMBRO | rowspan="1"| 1 | Wasteland Angel| Win |- | rowspan="7"| 6 | Dawn of Fantasy| Win |- | Dead Island| Win, X360, PS3 |- | Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten| PS3 |- | Driver: San Francisco| PS3, X360, Wii |- | Resistance 3| PS3 |- | Rise of Nightmares| X360 |- | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine| Win, X360, PS3 |- || 7 | Crimson Alliance| XBLA |- |rowspan="1"|9 | Star Fox 64 3D| 3DS |- || 12 | Rise of Immortals| Win |- | rowspan="9"|13 | Call of Juarez: The Cartel| Win |- | God of War: Origins Collection| PS3 |- | Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns| NDS, 3DS |- | Hard Reset| Win |- | NHL 12 PS3, X360 Nicktoons MLB X360, Wii, NDS Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Win The Gunstringer X360 White Knight Chronicles II PS314 TrackMania 2: Canyon | Win |- | rowspan="2"|19 | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2| NDS |- | Kirby Mass Attack| NDS |- | rowspan="4"|20 | Frogger 3D| Nintendo 3DS |- | Gears of War 3| X360 |- | F1 2011| Win, X360, PS3 |- | Resident Evil 4 HD| PS3, X360 |- || 26 |Nuclear Dawn| Win, Mac |- | rowspan="10"| 27 |Atelier Totori: Alchemist of Arland 2|PS3 |- | Child of Eden| PS3 |- | Driver: San Francisco| Win |- | FIFA 12| PS3, X360, Win, Wii, PS2, PSP, 3DS, iOS |- | The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection| PS3 |- | Pro Evolution Soccer 2012| PS3, X360, Win, Wii, PSP, 3DS |- | Resident Evil Code: Veronica X| PS3, X360 |- | Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny| PS3, Wii |- | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD| PS3 |- | X-Men: Destiny| PS3, Wii, X360, NDS |- || 29 |A Game of Thrones: Genesis| Win
| rowspan="38" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;"| OUTUBRO |rowspan="4"| 4 | Dark Souls| PS3, X360 |- | NBA 2K12| Win, PS3, X360, Wii, PSP, PS2 |- | Rage| Win, PS3, X360 |- | Spider-Man: Edge of Time| X360, PS3, Wii, NDS, 3DS |- || 5 | Orcs Must Die!| XBLA |- || 7 | Just Dance 3| Wii, PS3, X360 |- |rowspan="5"| 11 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon| PS3, X360 |- | Dead Rising 2: Off the Record| PS3, X360, Win |- | Forza Motorsport 4| X360 |- | Hulk Hogan's Main Event| X360 |- | Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster| X360 |- |rowspan="2"| 12 | MDK2 HD| Win |- | Orcs Must Die!| Win |- || 13 | Might and Magic Heroes VI| Win |- || 16 | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure| 3DS, PS3, Wii, X360, Win |- |rowspan="7"| 18 | Batman: Arkham City| PS3, X360 |-