Events
| Month | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | Ensemble Studios, the creators of the Age of Empires series, was shut down after about 15 years of service. |
| February | 3 | Crytek, the developers of FarCry and Crysis, buys Free Radical Design, the developers of the TimeSplitters series and renames them to Crytek UK. |
| 4 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquires Snowblind Studios, the developers of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. | |
| March | 23–27 | Game Developers Conference 2009 was held in San Francisco, California |
| April | 22 | Square Enix fully acquires Eidos plc, the publishers of the Tomb Raider and Hitman series. |
| May | 4-5 | Sneeze launched to teach public about 2009 flu pandemic |
| May | 17 | Minecraft was made. |
| May | 25 | Tectoy launches the gaming console, Zeebo in Brazil. |
| June | 2–4 | E3 2009 in Los Angeles, which showcased many new games as well as new motion controllers for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Sony's new iteration of its PlayStation Portable handheld was also revealed, the PSP Go is the first handheld console to forgo the use of any physical media opting instead to use Digital Download-only. |
| July | 3–5 | ScrewAttack Gaming Convention at the Westin DFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| August | 13–16 | QuakeCon 2009 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States |
| 17 | In Sweden, Joakim Bennet announces that the video game magazine "Super PLAY" wil be disestablished in the near future. | |
| 17–19 | Games Developers Conference Europe 2009 to be held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany | |
| 19–23 | gamescom 2009 was held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany where Sony unveiled the new version of its PlayStation 3 consoles the 120GB PS3 Slim which rebranded the PlayStation 3 using a new logo as well as a new exterior design. | |
| 21–22 | BlizzCon 2009 was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States whose tickets were sold out online within minutes of them being released. | |
| 31 | Batman: Arkham Asylum attains a Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'. | |
| September | 1-3 | Launch of the new 120GB Sony PS3 Slim with a cheaper price which has been positively received by critics and gamers alike garnering positive reviews and high sales worldwide. |
| 4-7 | PAX 2009 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Washington State, USA. | |
| 9 | Apple launched the iPod Touch 3G. | |
| 17-20 | GCA Games Convention Asia 2009 is to be held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. | |
| 24–27 | Tokyo Game Show 2009 is to be held at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. One of the biggest gaming conventions alongside E3 and gamescom. | |
| October | 1 | Launch of the new Sony PSP Go which was met with mixed reviews due to its high pricing in comparison to its predecessor the PSP-3000. |
| 23–25 | Infinite Bits 2009 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel and Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. | |
| October - November | October 30– November 1 | International Digital Entertainment Festival 2009 (iDEF) to be held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton in Melbourne, Australia, |
| November | 14-15 | GameOn! London at Earls Court. Exhibitors include Capcom, Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment. |
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