2018 in video games

Numerous video games were released in 2018. Best-selling games included Madden NFL 19, NBA 2K19, NBA Live 19, WWE 2K19, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Marvel's Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Far Cry 5, God of War, Monster Hunter: World, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, and Dragon Ball FighterZ.[1][2][3] Games highly regarded by video game critics released in 2018 included Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Marvel's Spider-Man, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter: World, Dead Cells, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Celeste. The year's highest-grossing games included Fortnite, Honor of Kings/Arena of Valor, Dungeon Fighter Online, League of Legends, and Pokémon Go.

Among major trends in 2018 included the explosive growth of battle royale games such as Bluehole's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Epic Games' Fortnite Battle Royale,[4][5] the resurgence of Pokémon Go,[6] ongoing governmental review of loot boxes in light of national gambling restrictions, Sony Interactive Entertainment agreeing to allow cross-platform play between PlayStation 4 and other console users, and the entry of Fortnite-related internet memes into popular culture. With Fortnite's success, Epic was able to establish the Epic Games Store for personal computers as a strong competitor to the dominant but criticized position held by Valve's Steam digital storefront by significantly increasing the revenue split it gave to developers. Additionally, with a number of major sudden studio closures, including Telltale Games, there was an increasing call for video game developers to unionize.[7] A nearly year-long freeze on video game approvals by the Chinese government had a major impact on publishers Tencent and NetEase, and was anticipated to impact future revenues in the industry.[8]

Series with new installments in 2018 include Anno, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield, Bloons Tower Defense, Bayonetta, Bit.Trip, BlazBlue, Bomberman, Call of Duty, Darksiders, Digimon, Donkey Kong, Dragon Ball, Dynasty Warriors, Earth Defense Force, Fallout, Far Cry, Forza, God of War, Hitman, Just Cause, Kirby, Life Is Strange, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Ni no Kuni, Persona, Pillars of Eternity, Pokémon, Red Dead, Sakura Wars, Science Adventure, Shantae, Soulcalibur, Spider-Man, Spyro, State of Decay, Super Smash Bros., The Bard's Tale, The Crew, The Walking Dead, Tomb Raider, Tropico, Valkyria Chronicles, WarioWare, Warhammer, Wolfenstein, and Yakuza.

In addition, 2018 saw the introduction of several new properties, including, Among Us, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, A Way Out, Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning, Celeste, Dead Cells, Deltarune, Detroit: Become Human, Firewall, Frostpunk, InnerSpace, Just Shapes & Beats, Marvel's Spider-Man, Moss, Octopath Traveler, Overload, Paladins: Champions of the Realm, Past Cure, The Persistence, Rust, Sea of Thieves, Subnautica, and Vampyr.

Financial performance

According to industry analysis firm NewZoo, the video game industry was worth $134.9 billion by revenues in 2018, a 10.9% growth over 2017. Of this, 47% of the revenues were generated from mobile gaming, with consoles taking 28% and personal computers taking the remaining 25%.[9] The top five largest video game markets of 2018 were China ($34.4 billion), the United States ($31.5 billion), Japan ($17.7 billion), South Korea ($5.8 billion), and Germany ($5 billion).[10]

According to the NPD Group, total revenue from the video game industry, including hardware, software, and accessories, in the United States grew by 17% to US$43.4 billion, nearly matching revenues for the American film industry for 2018.[11][12] Of that, US$35.8 billion were from software sales, digital content, and subscriptions. Hardware sales, at US$7.5 billion, were up 15% from 2017, as despite the fact that there was no new hardware releases, several system-exclusive titles helped to drive hardware sales.[11]

Licensed merchandise based on video game franchises generated $20.68 billion in 2018 retail sales, a rise of 6.1% compared to 2017.[13]

Highest-grossing games

The following were 2018's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide digital revenue (including digital purchases, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC and console platforms). Six of the top ten highest-grossing games are published or owned by Tencent, including the top five titles.

Rank Game Revenue Publisher(s) Genre Business model Ref.
1 Fortnite $5,477,000,000 Epic Games (Tencent) Battle royale, Survival Free-to-play [14]
2 Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor $2,510,000,000 Tencent MOBA Free-to-play [15]
3 League of Legends $1,900,000,000 Riot Games / Tencent MOBA Free-to-play [15]
4 Dungeon Fighter Online $1,700,000,000 Nexon / Tencent Beat 'em up
5 Crossfire $1,453,000,000 Smilegate / Tencent FPS
6 Monster Strike $1,387,419,755 Mixi Physics
7 Pokémon Go $1,300,000,000 Niantic / Nintendo / The Pokémon Company AR Free-to-play [4]
8 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) $1,224,800,000 Bluehole / Tencent Battle royale Buy-to-play / free-to-play [a]
9 Fate/Grand Order $1,200,000,000 Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan) RPG Free-to-play [4]
10 Candy Crush Saga $1,100,000,000 King (Activision Blizzard) Puzzle

The video game franchise that has generated the highest licensed merchandise sales is Pokémon. Other video game franchises with significant licensed merchandise sales include Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario, Call of Duty, Overwatch, Roblox, Halo, Fortnite and Minecraft.[13]

Best-selling games by region

The following were 2018's top ten best-selling video games by region, in terms of software units sold (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for the United States, Japan, and Europe.

Rank Europe[17] Japan[18][b] United States[19]
1 FIFA 19 Monster Hunter: World Red Dead Redemption 2
2 Red Dead Redemption 2 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
3 Spider-Man Pokémon: Let's Go NBA 2K19
4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Splatoon 2 Madden NFL 19
5 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[c]
6 God of War Super Mario Party Spider-Man
7 Far Cry 5 Kirby Star Allies Far Cry 5
8 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition God of War
9 Super Mario Party Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Monster Hunter: World
10 Super Mario Odyssey Super Mario Odyssey Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Top-rated games

Critically acclaimed games

Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.

Releases scoring higher than 90/100 in 2018[20]
Title Publisher(s) Release Platform(s) MC score
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games October 26, 2018 PS4, XBO 97
God of War Sony Interactive Entertainment April 20, 2018 PS4 94
Celeste Maddy Makes Games January 26, 2018 XBO 94
Undertale 8-4 September 18, 2018 NS 93
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo December 7, 2018 NS 93
Forza Horizon 4 Xbox Game Studios October 2, 2018 XBO 92
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition Larian Studios August 31, 2018 PS4, XBO 92
Celeste Maddy Makes Games January 25, 2018 NS 92
Bayonetta 2 Nintendo February 16, 2018 NS 92
Inside Playdead June 28, 2018 NS 91
Sonic Mania Plus Sega July 17, 2018 NS 91
Dead Cells Motion Twin August 7, 2018 XBO 91
Shadow of the Colossus Sony Interactive Entertainment February 6, 2018 PS4 91
Celeste Maddy Makes Games January 25, 2018 PS4 91
Nier: Automata Become As Gods Edition Square Enix June 26, 2018 XBO 90
Bastion Supergiant Games September 13, 2018 NS 90
Monster Hunter: World Capcom January 26, 2018 PS4, XBO 90
Hollow Knight Team Cherry June 12, 2018 NS 90
Into the Breach Subset Games February 27, 2018 WIN 90
Astro Bot Rescue Mission Sony Interactive Entertainment October 2, 2018 PS4 90
Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2 Nintendo February 16, 2018 NS 90

Major awards

Category/Organization 36th Golden Joystick Awards
November 16, 2018[21]		 The Game Awards 2018
December 6, 2018[22]		 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
February 13, 2019		 19th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
March 20, 2019		 15th British Academy Games Awards
April 4, 2019
Game of the Year Fortnite: Battle Royale God of War
Independent / Debut[i] Indie Dead Cells Celeste Celeste Florence Yoku's Island Express
Debut The Messenger
Mobile/Portable PUBG Mobile Florence
VR/AR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Astro Bot Rescue Mission Beat Saber N/a
Innovation N/a Nintendo Labo
Artistic Achievement[i] Animation God of War Return of the Obra Dinn Marvel's Spider-Man Gris Return of the Obra Dinn
Art Direction God of War
Audio[i] Music God of War Red Dead Redemption 2 God of War Celeste God of War
Sound Design Red Dead Redemption 2 God of War God of War
Character or Performance Bryan Dechart as Connor
Detroit: Become Human		 Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan
Red Dead Redemption 2		 Kratos
God of War		 N/a Jeremy Davies as Baldur
God of War
Game Design or Direction[i] Game Design N/a God of War God of War Into the Breach Return of the Obra Dinn
Game Direction God of War
Narrative God of War Red Dead Redemption 2 God of War Return of the Obra Dinn God of War
Technical Achievement N/a Red Dead Redemption 2 N/a
Multiplayer/Online[i] Competitive Fortnite Battle Royale Fortnite N/a A Way Out
Cooperative Monster Hunter: World
Action N/a Dead Cells Celeste N/a
Adventure N/a God of War
Family N/a Overcooked 2 Unravel Two N/a Nintendo Labo
Fighting N/a Dragon Ball FighterZ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate N/a
Role-Playing N/a Monster Hunter: World
Sports/Racing Sports N/a Forza Horizon 4 Mario Tennis Aces
Racing Forza Horizon 4
Strategy/Simulation N/a Into the Breach
Social Impact N/a Celeste N/a My Child Lebensborn
Special Award Lifetime Achievement Industry Icon Award Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award BAFTA Special Award
Hidetaka Miyazaki Greg Thomas Bonnie Ross Amy Hennig[23] Epic Games[24][25]
  1. ^ a b c d e Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Major events

Date Event Ref.
January 4 Video game peripheral maker Mad Catz was re-established. [26]
January 7–12 The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
January 8 Rebellion Developments acquired Radiant Worlds and rebranded the studio as Rebellion Warwick. [27]
January 10 The inaugural season of the Overwatch League began.
January 22 Yuji Naka announced that he joined Square Enix. [28]
February 14 THQ Nordic acquired Koch Media. [29]
February 20–22 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 2018 D.I.C.E. Summit and 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Genyo Takeda received the Lifetime Achievement Award. [30][31]
March 9–18 The 2018 South by Southwest Festival was held in Austin, Texas.
March 19–23 The 2018 Game Developers Conference was held in San Francisco, California.
March 20 Vivendi formally ended its attempt to acquire Ubisoft, selling all of its 30 million shares of Ubisoft to other companies, including Tencent. [32]
April 1 Kaz Hirai stepped down as CEO of Sony Corporation while remaining as chairman of the board, with CFO Kenichiro Yoshida replacing him as CEO. [33]
April 5–8 PAX East was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
April 21 Valve acquired developer Campo Santo. [34]
May 14 Cliff Bleszinski's studio Boss Key Productions closed down. [35]
Bigben Interactive acquired Cyanide. [36]
May 15 2K Games developer Hangar 13 opened a fourth game development studio in Brighton, England. [37]
May 16 Polish developer People Can Fly opened a new studio in Rzeszów, Poland. [38]
June 1 Facebook launched Facebook Gaming as a competitor to Twitch.
June 10 Microsoft announced its acquisitions of Undead Labs, Playground Games, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory and the formation of a new studio named The Initiative in Santa Monica. [39]
June 12–14 E3 2018 (Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018) was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. [40]
July 11 Electronic Arts announced its acquisition of Industrial Toys. [41]
August 13 Crystal Dynamics opened Crystal NorthWest. [42]
August 14 Sumo Group Plc acquired The Chinese Room. [43]
August 20–25 The International 2018, a Dota 2 tournament with the largest prize pool in esports history, was held at the Rogers Arena in Canada. [44]
August 21–25 Gamescom was held in Cologne, Germany.
August 26 A mass shooting occurred at a Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, with the shooter, a participant in the tournament who lost, killing two people and injuring ten others before committing suicide. [45]
September 18 Wargaming opened a UK studio [46]
Capcom Vancouver shut down. [47]
The Nintendo Switch Online service launches for the Nintendo Switch, which allows subscribers to play games online as well emulated games from the Nintendo Entertainment System. [48]
September 20–23 The 2018 Tokyo Game Show was held in Tokyo.
The UK's largest games show, EGX was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. [49]
September 21 Telltale Games announced a "majority studio closure", laying off more than 90% of its staff and cancelling several in-progress games. [50]
September 26 Sony Interactive Entertainment revises its policy on cross-platform play and allows PlayStation 4 players of Fortnite: Battle Royale to matchmake across all supported platforms. [51]
October 6 Skybound Entertainment acquires the rights and capabilities to finish off Telltale's work-in-progress, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, after Telltale's shutdown. [52]
November 2–3 The 2018 BlizzCon was held in Anaheim, California.
November 9 It was announced video game guide creator Prima Games would be shutting down after 28 years in business. [53]
November 10 Microsoft announced the acquisitions of InXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment. [54]
December 3 Starbreeze Studios files for financial restructuring after the commercial failure of Overkill's The Walking Dead. [55]
December 6 The Game Awards 2018 were held in Los Angeles, California.

Notable deaths

Hardware releases

Date Console Manufacturer Ref.
May 1 Oculus Go
May GPD Win 2
July 20 Phoenix One
July 24 NEOGEO mini
October 9 THEC64Mini
October 24 Atari Flashback 9
November 15 Atari Flashback 9 Gold
November 30 Go! Retro Portable
December 3 PlayStation Classic

Games released in 2018

Main article: List of video games released in 2018

Video game-based film and television releases

Title Date Type Distributor(s) Franchise Original game publisher(s) Ref.
E-League Australia January, 2018 Esports television series Fox Sports N/a N/a [65]
Tomb Raider March 16, 2018 Feature film Warner Bros. Pictures Tomb Raider Square Enix [66]
Ready Player One March 29, 2018 Ready Player One N/a [67]
Persona 5: The Animation April 7, 2018 Anime television series Aniplex Persona Atlus [68]
Caligula April 8, 2018 Tokyo MX (Japan) The Caligula Effect FuRyu [69]
Rampage April 13, 2018 Feature film Warner Bros. Pictures Rampage Midway Games [70]
Subway Surfers: The Animated Series June 1, 2018 Animated series SYBO (via YouTube) Subway Surfers SYBO [71]
Hi Score Girl July 13, 2018[d] Anime television series Tokyo MX (Japan)
Netflix (international) 		N/a N/a [73]
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us July 13, 2018 Anime film Toho (Japan) Pokémon Nintendo
The Pokémon Company 		[74]
Uncharted Live Action Fan Film July 16, 2018 Independent film N/a Uncharted Naughty Dog [75]
Mega Man: Fully Charged August 5, 2018 Animated series Cartoon Network Mega Man Capcom [76]
Noobees September 17, 2018 Television series Nickelodeon N/a N/a [77]
Legend of the Ancient Sword October 1, 2018 Feature film Alibaba Pictures GuJian2 Gamebar [78]
Ingress: The Animation October 17, 2018 Anime television series Fuji TV (Japan)
Netflix (international) 		Ingress Niantic [79]
Million Arthur October 25, 2018 Tokyo MX (Japan) Million Arthur Square Enix [80]
Ralph Breaks the Internet November 21, 2018 Animated film Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Wreck-It Ralph N/a [81]
Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends December 14, 2018 Anime film Toho Yo-kai Watch Level-5 [82]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
    • PC and consoles (buy-to-play) – $1.025 billion[4]
    • PUBG Mobile (free-to-play) – $196.8 million[16]
  2. ^ Not including PC sales
  3. ^ Not including digital sales
  4. ^ The series debuted on Netflix as a "Netflix Original" in December 2018.[72]

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