2008 in video games

2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gears of War 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Persona 4, Fable II, Call of Duty: World at War, Mario Kart Wii, Madden NFL 09, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, Sonic Unleashed, Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2, and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. New intellectual properties included Army of Two, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet, Mirror's Edge, iRacing, Race Driver: Grid, and Spore, De Blob, Meat Boy. == Legend == == Financial performance == === Best-selling hardware by region === Canada Based on figures from the NPD Group (first seven months of 2008 only) Japan Based on figures from Enterbrain (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008) United States Based on figures from the NPD Group (first six months of 2008) === Best-selling games by region === Worldwide Japan Based on figures from Enterbrain: Based on figures from Dengeki: Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008) United States Based on figures from the NPD Group Other Based on figures from Enterbrain, GfK Chart-Track, and the NPD Group, respectively: 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) === Best-selling games per platform by region === United States Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN; the games' publishers are listed in brackets: === All time video game sales === United States Based on figures from the NPD Group == Top-rated games == === Critically acclaimed games === Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews. === Major awards === == Major events == == Hardware releases == == Games released in 2008 == == Video game-based film and television releases == == See also == 2008 in esports 2008 in games == Notes == == References ==