2014 in video games

none November 2025 February 2019 2014 video games The year 2014 saw a number of events in the video game industry. No new major consoles were released, but updates and upgrades were: the New Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan and Oceania, and Sony Interactive Entertainment released new model 2000 PS Vita systems in Europe & North America. In video game-related corporate acquisitions, Amazon purchased the online video game streaming service Twitch, and Facebook acquired the virtual reality company and product Oculus. Nintendo released Amiibo in 2014, companion figurines that could be scanned by the 3DS and Wii U systems. On Twitter and other Internet social media, the Gamergate controversy began. Among video games originally released in 2014, critics gave the highest reviews to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Dark Souls II, Bayonetta 2, Shovel Knight, Velocity 2X, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mario Kart 8, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. Other significant games that won awards included Destiny, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Monument Valley, Grand Theft Auto Online, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Watch Dogs. Series with new installments in 2014 include Assassin's Creed, Bayonetta, Borderlands, Call of Duty, Castlevania, Civilization, Dark Souls, Divinity, Donkey Kong, Dragon Age, The Elder Scrolls, Elite, Far Cry, Final Fantasy, Forza Horizon, Infamous, Kinect Sports, Kirby, LittleBigPlanet, Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Metal Gear, MX vs. ATV, Ninja Gaiden, Persona, Pokémon, Professor Layton, Shantae, Sniper Elite, Sonic the Hedgehog, Strider Hiryu, Super Smash Bros., Tales, The Sims, Thief, Trials, Tropico, Wolfenstein, and World of Warcraft. In addition, 2014 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Destiny, Five Nights at Freddy's, Shovel Knight, Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, The Evil Within and Watch Dogs. Highest-grossing games The following were 2014's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales, digital purchases, subscriptions, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC, and console platforms). No. Number Game Revenue Publisher(s) Genre(s) Platform(s) Business model 1 Puzzle & Dragons $1,500,000,000 GungHo Online Entertainment (SoftBank Group) Puzzle Mobile Free-to-play $6 billion on from Puzzle & Dragons' launch, whatever happened to Gungho Online? http://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/data-and-research/67485/whatever-happened-to-gungho/ Pocket Gamer February 7, 2018 2 Crossfire $1,400,000,000 Smilegate / Tencent FPS PC Free-to-play Missing girl lived in Internet cafes, made money playing Crossfire https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/missing-girl-lived-internet-cafes-made-money-playing-crossfire/ January 22, 2019 Digital Trends November 25, 2015 3 Candy Crush Saga $1,330,000,000 King Digital Puzzle Mobile Free-to-play Dredge Stuart Candy Crush Saga players spent £865m on the game in 2014 alone https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/13/candy-crush-saga-players-855m-2014 January 22, 2019 The Guardian February 13, 2015 4 Clash of Clans $1,000,000,000 Supercell (SoftBank Group) Strategy Mobile Free-to-play Hayward Andrew Freemium Field Test: Angry Birds Stella Pop is a slick-but-typical bubble-bursting clone https://www.macworld.com/article/2902763/freemium-field-test-angry-birds-stella-pop-is-a-slick-but-typical-bubble-bursting-clone.html Macworld January 22, 2019 March 30, 2015 5 League of Legends $946,000,000 Riot Games / Tencent MOBA PC Free-to-play Hearthstone, Dota 2 can't compete with League of Legends in terms of player spending https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/23/the-10-highest-grossing-online-pc-games-in-2014-hearthstone-dota-2-cant-compete-with-league-of-legends/ January 22, 2019 VentureBeat October 23, 2014 February 16, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220216100028/https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/23/the-10-highest-grossing-online-pc-games-in-2014-hearthstone-dota-2-cant-compete-with-league-of-legends/ dead 6 Dungeon Fighter Online $891,000,000 Neople / Nexon Beat 'em up PC 7 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare $840,000,000 Activision (Activision Blizzard) FPS PC, Console Buy-to-play How Much Money Has Every Call of Duty Game Made? https://moneynation.com/how-much-money-has-every-call-of-duty-game-made/ Money Nation January 22, 2019 December 23, 2015 8 Grand Theft Auto V no Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive) Action-adventure PC, Console Buy-to-play Thier Dave 'Grand Theft Auto 5' Has Sold Nearly $2 Billion https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2014/05/13/grand-theft-auto-5-has-sold-nearly-2-billion-at-retail/ January 22, 2019 Forbes May 13, 2014McWhertor Michael Grand Theft Auto 5 sells 45M copies, boosted by PS4 and Xbox One versions https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/3/7973035/grand-theft-auto-5-sales-45-million-ps4-xbox-one January 22, 2019 Polygon February 3, 2015GTA 5 was the best selling game of 2013 with 32.5 million units sold https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2326719/gta-5-was-the-best-selling-game-of-2013-with-325-million-units-sold January 22, 2019 The Inquirer February 4, 2014 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20140309193222/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2326719/gta-5-was-the-best-selling-game-of-2013-with-325-million-units-sold March 9, 2014 9 World of Warcraft $728,000,000 Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard) MMORPG PC Subscription 10 Destiny $500,000,000 Activision (Activision Blizzard) FPS Console Buy-to-play Ohlheiser Andy Activision's Destiny ships $500 million in one day https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/technology/wp/2014/09/11/activisions-destiny-ships-500-million-in-one-day/ The Washington Post September 11, 2014 September 12, 2014 Top-rated games Critically acclaimed titles Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews. + 2014 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)Best Video Games for 2014 https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/all?sort=desc&year_selected=2014 Metacritic September 27, 2019Highest-Ranking Games of 2014 (with at least 5 reviews) https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2014&numrev=4&sort=0&letter=&search= GameRankings September 27, 2019 November 12, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022310/https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2014&numrev=4&sort=0&letter=&search= dead Game Publisher Release date Platform MC score GR score Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar Games November 18, 2014 XBO 97/100 98.33% Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar Games November 18, 2014 PS4 97/100 96.33% The Last of Us Remastered Sony Computer Entertainment July 29, 2014 PS4 95/100 95.7% Shovel Knight Yacht Club Games June 26, 2014 3DS 90/100 93.67% Fez Trapdoor March 25, 2014 PSV 91/100 92.5%https://www.gamerankings.com/vita/727979-fez/index.html Fez for PlayStation Vita GameRankings September 27, 2019 July 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140713055822/https://www.gamerankings.com/vita/727979-fez/index.html dead Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Nintendo November 21, 2014 WiiU 92/100 92.39% Rayman Legends Ubisoft February 18, 2014 XBO 91/100 92.17% Bayonetta 2 Nintendo September 20, 2014 WiiU 91/100 91.38% Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition Blizzard Entertainment August 19, 2014 PS4 90/100 91.25% Dark Souls II Bandai Namco Games March 11, 2014 PS3 91/100 89.68% Kentucky Route Zero – Act III Cardboard Computer May 6, 2014 WIN 91/100 89% Dark Souls II Bandai Namco Games March 11, 2014 X360 91/100 88.95% Dark Souls II Bandai Namco Games March 11, 2014 WIN 91/100 88.3% Out of the Park Baseball 15 Out of the Park Developments April 24, 2014 WIN 89/100 90.71% Velocity 2X FuturLab September 2, 2014 PSV 90/100 90.56% Rayman Legends Ubisoft February 18, 2014 PS4 90/100 90.45% Metro Redux Deep Silver August 25, 2014 WIN 90/100 90.2% The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nicalis November 4, 2014 WIN 86/100 90.2% Child of Light Ubisoft April 29, 2014 PS3 89/100 90%https://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/730868-child-of-light/index.html Child of Light for PlayStation 3 GameRankings September 27, 2019 May 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004208/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/730868-child-of-light/index.html dead Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition DrinkBox Studios July 2, 2014 WiiU 90/100 88.86% Fez Trapdoor March 25, 2014 PS4 90/100 88.46% The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Nihon Falcom September 25, 2014 PS3 90/100Best Video Games for 2016 https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/all?sort=desc&year_selected=2016 Metacritic October 3, 2019 87.5%https://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/763235-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-ii/index.html The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II for PlayStation 3 GameRankings October 3, 2019 September 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160917155502/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/763235-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-ii/index.html dead Major awards Category/Organization 32nd Golden Joystick AwardsOctober 24, 2014Full List of Golden Joystick 2014 Award Winners https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/10/25/golden-joystick-2014-award-winners/ 24 November 2019 PlayStation LifeStyle 25 October 2014 The Game Awards 2014December 5, 2014 18th Annual D.I.C.E. AwardsFebruary 5, 2015 15th Game Developers Choice AwardsMarch 3, 2015 11th British Academy Games AwardsMarch 12, 2015 Game of the Year Dark Souls II Dragon Age: Inquisition Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Destiny Independent / Debutcombine Certain award presentations combine these categories. DayZ Shovel Knight Transistor The Banner Saga Never Alone Mobile/Handheldcombine Mobile Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Monument Valley Handheld Pokémon X and Y Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Innovation Oculus Rift DK2 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monument Valley The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Artistic Achievementcombine Certain award presentations combine these categories. Animation Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag rowspan="2" Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monument Valley Lumino City Art Direction Monument Valley Audiocombine Certain award presentations combine these categories. Music Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Destiny Alien: Isolation Far Cry 4 Sound Design Destiny Alien: Isolation Character or Performance Trey Parker as multiple charactersSouth Park: The Stick of Truth TalionMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Ashley Johnson as EllieThe Last of Us: Left Behind Game Design or Directioncombine Game Design rowspan="2" colspan="2" Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game Direction Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Narrative The Last of Us: Left Behind Valiant Hearts: The Great War Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Kentucky Route Zero: Episode 3 The Last of Us: Left Behind Technical Achievement colspan="2" Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Destiny Multiplayer/Online Battlefield 4 Destiny Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Action/Shooter Far Cry 4 Destiny rowspan="2" colspan="2" Adventure Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Family Mario Kart 8 LittleBigPlanet 3 Minecraft: Console Editions Fighting Super Smash Bros. for Wii U rowspan="2" colspan="2" Role-Playing Dragon Age: Inquisition Sports/Racing Sports rowspan="2" Mario Kart 8 FIFA 15 rowspan="2" OlliOlli Racing Mario Kart 8 Strategy/Simulation colspan="2" Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft colspan="2" Special Award Lifetime Achievement Industry Icon Award Pioneer Awards Lifetime Achievement Award BAFTA Fellowship Hideo Kojima Ken and Roberta Williams Allan Alcorn,Ralph H. Baer Hironobu Sakaguchi David Braben Major events {| class="wikitable col-1center" style=width:100% |- ! Date ! Event ! |- | January | Atari emerges from Bankruptcy and plans to enter the Social Casino market. | November 2025 |- | January 6 | 2K Games discontinued the MLB 2K series. | November 2025 |- | January 7 | PlayStation Now, a cloud-streaming from Sony Computer Entertainment was announced. | November 2025 |- | January 15–16 | Steam Dev Days held in Seattle, Washington. | November 2025 |- | January 27 | Microsoft acquired the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games. | November 2025 |- | February 5 | Double Helix Games was acquired by Amazon.com | November 2025 |- | February 18 | Irrational Games, the creator of the BioShock series was shut down. | November 2025 |- | March 12 | 10th British Academy Video Games Awards held in Tobacco Dock, London. | November 2025 |- | March 17 – 21 | Game Developers Conference 2014 held in San Francisco, California. | November 2025 |- | March 18 | Project Morpheus, a virtual reality initiative from Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 is announced. | November 2025 |- | March 25 | Oculus VR was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion. | November 2025 |- | March 28 – 30 | Rezzed 2014 held at the NEC Birmingham. | November 2025 |- | April 11 – 13 | PAX East 2014 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. | November 2025 |- | April 12 – 13 | Midwest Gaming Classic 2014 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin. | November 2025 |- | May 20 | Nintendo discontinues the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection servers for Wii and Nintendo DS games. | November 2025 |- | May 29 | Electronic Arts shut down Mythic Entertainment | November 2025 |- | June 5 | Nintendo announces that their president, Satoru Iwata won't attend E3 due to medical issues. | November 2025 |- | June 10 – 12 | E3 2014 held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. | http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Attendance_and_Stats Attendance and Stats IGN June 8, 2012 en May 21, 2015 |- | June 12 | Nordic Games acquired the publishing label of THQ. | November 2025 |- | June 14 – 17 | DreamHack-Summer held in Jönköping, Sweden. | November 2025 |- | June 25 | Google releases the Google Cardboard a VR accessory designed for smartphones. | Levy Karyne Google Figured Out How To Turn Any Phone Into A Virtual Reality Headset For Next To Nothing https://www.businessinsider.com/google-cardboard-2014-6 2023-06-06 Business Insider en-US |- | June 30 | Crytek's IP's Homefront: The Revolution was acquired by Koch Media. Crytek UK, formerly Free Radical Design, and Crytek USA was shut down. | November 2025 |- | June 30 | Deep Silver set up a new subsidiary known as Deep Silver Dambuster. | November 2025 |- | June 30 | Electronic Arts shut down more than 50 multiplayer games. | http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-12-50-ea-games-will-have-their-servers-shut-down https://web.archive.org/web/20140605064408/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-12-50-ea-games-will-have-their-servers-shut-down dead June 5, 2014 50 EA games will have their servers shut down • Eurogamer.net Eurogamer June 5, 2014 March 21, 2018 |- | July 10 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'''s creator Neversoft was merged into Infinity Ward by Activision. | November 2025 |- | July 17 – 20 | QuakeCon 2014: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas. | November 2025 |- | July 24 – 27 | SDCC 2014 held at the San Diego Convention Center. | November 2025 |- | July 29 | The Nvidia Shield Tablet is released in North America. | November 2025 |- | July | Airtight Games was shut down approximately one month after the release of Murdered: Soul Suspect. | November 2025 |- | August 7 | Activision revived the brand of Sierra Entertainment. | November 2025 |- | August 11 | Electronic Arts launched a subscription video game service called EA Access for the Xbox One. | November 2025 |- | August 13 – 17 | Gamescom 2014 held in Cologne, Germany. | November 2025 |- | August 20 – 22 | Unite 2014 held in Seattle, Washington. | November 2025 |- | August 25 | Twitch was acquired by Amazon.com for $970 million. | November 2025 |- | August 28 | The Gamergate controversy came to public attention due to the introduction of the GamerGate hashtag. | https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/504801169638567936 Twitter message January 29, 2015 |- | August 29 | Nintendo announced the New Nintendo 3DS XL. | November 2025 |- | August 29 – September 1 | PAX Prime 2014 held at the Washington State Convention Center. | November 2025 |- | September 18 – 21 | Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo. | November 2025 |- | September 25 – 28 | EGX London 2014 held in Earls Court, London. | November 2025 |- | September 27 | Naughty Dog celebrated its 30th anniversary. | November 2025 |- | October 2 – 5 | GIGACON 2014 held in Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway. | November 2025 |- | October 3 – 5 | EGS 2014 held in Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. | November 2025 |- | October 6 | Ubisoft Reflections, formerly known as Reflections Interactive, celebrated its 30th anniversary. | November 2025 |- | October 11 – 12 | Play Expo 2014 held at EventCity, Manchester. | November 2025 |- | October 11 – 12 | FirstLook 2014 held at Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands. | November 2025 |- | October 19 | 2014 League of Legends World Championship was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium | November 2025 |- | October 24 | 32nd Golden Joystick Awards was held | November 2025 |- | October 24–26 | Milan Games Week held at Fieramilanocity in Milan, Italy. | November 2025 |- | October 31 – November 2 | PAX Australia 2014 held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia. | November 2025 |- | November 6 | Microsoft Studios acquired Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5 billion. | November 2025 |- | November 7 – 8 | BlizzCon 2014 held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. | November 2025 |- | November 12–17 | E-Sports World Championship 2014 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan | November 2025 |- | November 27 – 30 | DreamHack-Winter held in Jönköping, Sweden. | November 2025 |- | December 4 | 2K Games announced a new subsidiary called Hangar 13. | November 2025 |- | December 5 | The Game Awards 2014 held in Las Vegas. | November 2025 |- | December 6 – 7 | PlayStation Experience held at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. | November 2025 |} Notable deaths January 23 – Justin Carmical, 42, retro game enthusiast known online as JewWario.2014-01-27 Justin Carmical, Import Game Aficionado Who Advised Others, Dead At 42 https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/01/justin-carmical-import-aficionado-who-advised-others-dead-at-42/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140129091144/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/01/justin-carmical-import-aficionado-who-advised-others-dead-at-42/ usurped January 29, 2014 2023-03-31 Kotaku Australia en-AU February 14 – Harold Ramis, 69, actor, writer, and director who created the Ghostbusters franchise and co-wrote the 2009 video game. April 19 – Bob Hoskins, 71, actor who played Mario in 1993's Super Mario Bros..2014-04-30 Super Mario Bros. Movie Actor Bob Hoskins Passes Away Aged 71 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/04/super_mario_bros_movie_actor_bob_hoskins_passes_away_aged_71 2024-10-28 Nintendo Life en-GB April 8 – The Ultimate Warrior, 54, pro wrestler who appeared in WWE games (cover star of WWF WrestleMania Challenge, WWF European Rampage Tour, WWF Superstars, and WWE All Stars).Fowler Matt 2014-04-09 Ultimate Warrior Passes Away https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/ultimate-warrior-passes-away 2024-04-22 IGN en August 11 – Robin Williams, 63, actor who appeared in ads for The Legend of Zelda alongside his daughter whose name originates from the series.Graser Marc 2014-08-13 Robin Williams and His Longtime Love of Videogames https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/how-video-games-were-a-cyber-addiction-problem-for-robin-williams-1201282301/ 2024-01-07 Variety en-US2011-10-04 Robin Williams and Zelda Team Up for Four Swords Adverts https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/10/robin_williams_and_zelda_team_up_for_four_swords_adverts 2024-01-07 Nintendo Life en-GB December 6 – Ralph H. Baer, 92, game designer credited for creating the first home console.Byrne Kerry 2023-09-26 Meet the American who invented video games, Ralph Baer, a German Jew who fled Nazis, served US Army in WWII https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/meet-american-invented-video-games-ralph-baer-german-jew-fled-nazis-served-us-army-wwii 2024-01-07 Fox News en-US December 22 – Christine Cavanaugh, 51, voice actor best known for the voice of Chuckie in the Rugrats'' franchise.https://www.etonline.com/news/155744_voice_actress_christine_cavanaugh_dead_at_51 'Rugrats' and 'Babe' Voice Actress Christine Cavanaugh Dead at 51 Seemayer Zach Entertainment Tonight December 30, 2015 December 30, 2015 Hardware releases thumb|200x200px|New Nintendo 3DSthumb|200x200px|New Nintendo 3DS XLThe following is a list of game consoles released in 2014. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One made their launch releases in Asian countries. Nintendo released their newest revision models of the Nintendo 3DS this year, the New Nintendo 3DS and the New Nintendo 3DS XL.3DSLL Named "New Nintendo 3DS LL" in Japan. The New Nintendo 3DS' included brand new features like better 3D viewing, a C-stick for enhanced camera controls, 2 extra shoulder buttons named ZL & ZR, and a built in NFC reader for Amiibo figures. Date Console Manufacturer February 22 PlayStation 4JP JapanSony Phillips, Tom (September 9, 2013). "PlayStation 4 won't launch in Japan until February 2014". Eurogamer. Eurogamer Network. https://archive.today/20130909100823/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-09-09-playstation-4-wont-launch-in-japan-until-february-2014 Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013. September 4 Xbox OneJP JapanMicrosoft Karmali Luke April 23, 2014 Xbox One Japan Release Date Finally Revealed https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/23/xbox-one-japan-release-date-finally-revealed January 17, 2026 IGN September 29 Xbox OneCHN China Low Aloysius September 23, 2014 Microsoft sets 9/29 as new date for Xbox One launch in China https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/microsoft-sets-sep-29-as-new-date-for-xbox-one-launch-in-china/ January 17, 2026 CNETOctober 11 New Nintendo 3DSJP JapanNintendo August 29, 2014 New Lineup for Nintendo 3DS Debuts “New Nintendo 3DS” & “New Nintendo 3DS XL” To be launched on October 11 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2014/140829.html January 17, 2026 Nintendo New Nintendo 3DS XLJP Japan3DSLLNovember 21New Nintendo 3DSAU Australasia Reilly Luke September 24, 2014 New Nintendo 3DS to Launch in Australia and NZ in November ("No plans to release the system in America and Europe this year,” says Nintendo) https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/24/new-nintendo-3ds-to-launch-in-australia-and-nz-in-november January 17, 2026 IGN New Nintendo 3DS XLAU Australasia Games released in 2014 List of video games released in 2014 Video game-based film and television releases Title Date Type Distributor(s) Franchise Original game publisher(s) D-Frag! 2014 1 6 Anime television series TV Tokyo (Japan) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-25/d-fragments-tv-anime-staff-cast-unveiled D-Fragments TV Anime's Staff, Cast Unveiled Anime News Network October 26, 2013 October 26, 2013 Need for Speed 2014 3 14 Feature film Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Need for Speed Electronic Arts https://deadline.com/2013/03/need-for-speed-release-date-moved-to-march-14-2014-464359/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201116104849/https://deadline.com/2013/03/need-for-speed-release-date-moved-to-march-14-2014-464359/ dead November 16, 2020 'Need For Speed' Release Date Moved To March 14, 2014 Deadline March 29, 2013 March 29, 2013 Free to Play March 19, 2014 Documentary film Valve Dota Valve Albert Brian 2014-03-21 Free to Play Review https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/21/free-to-play-review 2024-01-10 IGN en No Game No Life 2014 4 9 Anime television series Tokyo MX (Japan) https://web.archive.org/web/20141123231049/http://ngnl.jp/onair/ November 23, 2014 http://ngnl.jp/onair/ No Game No Life anime broadcasts NGNL.jp ja January 4, 2015 live Piggy Tales April 17, 2014 Animated television series Toons.TV Angry Birds Rovio Entertainment Rovio's Piggy Tales returns to the small screen https://kidscreen.com/2016/06/03/rovios-piggy-tales-returns-to-the-small-screen/ 2024-02-14 Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist May 23, 2014 Web series Machinima Street Fighter Capcom Farokhmanesh Megan 2014-05-23 'Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist' now available on YouTube https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/23/5744600/street-fighter-assassins-fist-now-available-machinima 2023-08-07 Polygon en-US Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream June 7, 2014 Anime film Aniplex Persona Atlus Hilliard Kyle Persona 3 The Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream Getting Subtitled Western Release https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/01/18/persona-3-the-movie-2-midsummer-knight-39-s-dream-getting-subtitled-western-release.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20150121022621/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/01/18/persona-3-the-movie-2-midsummer-knight-39-s-dream-getting-subtitled-western-release.aspx live January 21, 2015 2024-01-09 Game Informer en Video Games: The Movie July 15, 2014 Documentary film Variance Films Albert Brian 2014-07-16 Video Games: The Movie Review https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/16/video-games-the-movie-review 2024-01-09 IGN en Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction 2014 7 19 Anime film Toho (Japan) Pokémon NintendoThe Pokémon Company https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-13/1st-pokemon-xy-film-teaser-confirms-july-19-opening 1st Pokémon XY Film's Teaser Confirms July 19 Opening Anime News Network 2013-12-14 Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie July 21, 2014 Independent film Screenwave Media (DVD/Blu-ray)Indie Rights (VOD) Angry Video Game Nerd Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie Review Teen Ink https://www.teenink.com/reviews/movie_reviews/article/1031123/Angry-Video-Game-Nerd-The-Movie-Review 2023-02-08 www.teenink.com en Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge August 6, 2014 Martial arts film SP Distribution Tekken Bandai Namco Entertainment REVIEW: Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge (2014) – ManlyMovie https://manlymovie.net/2014/08/review-tekken-2-kazuyas-revenge.html 2023-08-28 en-US Heavenly Sword September 2, 2014 CGI animated film TriCoast Worldwide Heavenly Sword Ninja Theory Tassi Paul Cinedigm and Sony Making A 'Heavenly Sword' Movie Starring Fringe's Anna Torv https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/07/10/sony-making-a-heavenly-sword-movie-starring-fringes-anna-torv/ 2024-01-09 Forbes en Sonic Boom 2014 11 8 CGI animated television series Lagardère Entertainment RightsM6 Group Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Canal J : "Sonic Boom" débarque le 19 novembre http://www.lemediaplus.com/article/t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision/programmes/canal-j-%C2%ABsonic-boom%C2%BB-d%C3%A9barque-le-19-novembre Média+ Nore&Press-média+ 4 November 2014 fr 3 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150709142120/http://www.lemediaplus.com/article/t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision/programmes/canal-j-%C2%ABsonic-boom%C2%BB-d%C3%A9barque-le-19-novembre 9 July 2015 Atari: Game Over November 20, 2014 Documentary film Microsoft Movies & TVAtari DiLeo Adam 2014-11-25 Atari: Game Over Review https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/25/atari-game-over-review 2024-01-09 IGN en See also 2014 in esports 2014 in games Counter-Strike match fixing scandal Notes References Category:Video games by year