Month
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Day(s)
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Event
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January
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6 - 9
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International Consumer Electronics Show 2011 held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA[4]
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February
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26
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The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo's newest handheld console, releases in Japan.[5]
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February 28 – March 4
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Game Developers Conference 2011 held in San Francisco, California.[6]
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March
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11
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As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, certain video game releases were cancelled or postponed. Additionally, several servers used for Internet gaming were shut down temporarily.
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11 - 13
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PAX East 2011 held in Boston, Massachusetts.[7]
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25 - 31
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The Nintendo 3DS released in America, Europe and Australia.
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April
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20
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PlayStation Network services were suspended by Sony. The suspension lasted for 23 days.
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May
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19
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South Korea passes a law known as the "Youth Protection Revision Act", which regulates children under the age of sixteen playing online video games.
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June
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6
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Twitch.tv, a video game livestreaming service and website that focuses on video game content and esports is launched.
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7 - 9
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E3 2011 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[8]
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23
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The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all-time, celebrated its 20th anniversary.
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27
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The Supreme Court of the United States issues their ruling on Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, declaring video games as protected free speech.
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August
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4 - 7
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QuakeCon 2011: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas.
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15 - 17
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Game Developers Conference 2011 Europe held in Cologne, Germany.
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18 - 22
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Gamescom 2011 held at Cologne, Germany
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26 - 28
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PAX Prime 2011 held in Seattle, Washington.[9]
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September
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15–18
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Tokyo Game Show 2011
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22–25
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Eurogamer Expo 2011 held in Earls Court in London, England.
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October
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15–16
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EB Games Expo 2011 held in Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia.
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21–22
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BlizzCon 2011 held in Anaheim Convention Center in California.
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November
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18–19
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Minecon held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Minecraft gets its full release on the 18th.
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December
|
3
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10th anniversary of the Jak and Daxter series.[10]
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10
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Spike Video Game Awards.
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17
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PlayStation Vita was released in Japan.
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31
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Artech Studios disbanded.
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