2005 in video gaming
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Events
- March 7–March 11 — Game Developers Conference:
- May 12 — The Xbox 360 was officially announced on MTV in a special hosted by Elijah Wood.
- May 17-May 20 — E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) takes place in Los Angeles, California. Four hundred exhibiting companies and 70,000 industry professionals representing 79 countries attended. Xbox 360 is unveiled by Microsoft.
- September 16 — September 18 — Tokyo Game Show takes place at Makuhari Messe. One hundred-thirty companies are expected to show with 1,429 booths.
- Microsoft keynote speech by Robert J. Bach, chief Xbox officer and senior vice president, Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft.
- November 22 — Microsoft's Xbox 360 is released.
Notable releases
North American release dates:
- January 11 — Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (Xbox)
- January 25 — Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Xbox)
- March 21 — TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (Xbox)
- March 31 — Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Xbox)
- April 5 — Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (Xbox)
- April 12 — Jade Empire (Xbox)
- April 19 — Psychonauts (Xbox)
- April 26 — ObsCure (Xbox)
- June 7 — Medal of Honor: European Assault (Xbox)
- June 21 — Destroy All Humans! (Xbox)
- August 23 — The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (Xbox)
- September 13 — Dynasty Warriors 5 (Xbox)
- September 15 — Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (Xbox)
- September 20 — Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)
- October 11 — Serious Sam II (Xbox)
- October 18 — Quake 4 (Xbox 360)
- October 25 — Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox)
- November 1 — Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (Xbox)
- November 1 — Star Wars Battlefront 2 (Xbox)
- November 7 — Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox 360)
- November 14 — Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox)
- November 15 — Call of Duty 2 (Xbox 360)
- November 15 — Condemned: Criminal Origins (Xbox 360)
- November 16 — Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Xbox, Xbox 360)
- November 17 — Perfect Dark Zero (Xbox 360)
- November 17 — Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Xbox 360)
- November 30 — Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Xbox)
