Games Released in August 2010

415 new games released in August 2010, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. August 5 was the busiest day, with 26 new releases.

Top Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows)

New Releases

415

Busiest Day

August 5

What was the most popular game of August 2010?

Mafia II

The storyline for Mafia II is a gritty drama and chronicles the rise of Vito Scaletta, the son of Sicilian immigrants. As the game progresses, Vito joins the Falcone crime family and becomes "a made man" along with his best friend Joe Barbaro.

Which days had the most releases?

August 5 saw the most activity with 26 releases.

26 releases

August 5

25 releases

August 25

25 releases

August 26

23 releases

August 10

How did each week compare?

The second week of August was the busiest with 118 releases.

Week 1 (August 1–7)

96 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Quake Live

From the legendary series that founded the online shooter genre comes the most exciting, energetic, and fast-paced shooter on the Internet. Play against players around the world in over 100 arenas, and a dozen game modes, in one of the most competitive shooters online today. Welcome to Quake Live.

Week 2 (August 8–14)

118 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game is a side-scrolling beat 'em up based on the Scott Pilgrim series. Play as the cast, who must battle through seven levels in order to defeat Ramona's seven evil exes. Characters have their own individual movesets, which can be expanded upon by gaining enough experience, and are also able to use weapons.

Week 3 (August 15–21)

86 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a platform action video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and iOS as part of the Tomb Raider series through digital distribution. Unlike previous games in the series, the game does not carry the Tomb Raider brand and has a heavy emphasis on cooperative gameplay. In multiplayer, players take the role as either Lara Croft or a 2,000-year-old Mayan warrior named Totec. They must work together in order to stop the evil spirit Xolotl and retrieve the Mirror of Smoke. A single-player campaign mode is available that does not include the non-playable character AI following or helping Lara.

Week 4 (August 22–28)

101 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

BioShock 2: Minerva's Den

Minerva's Den is a single player downloadable content for BioShock 2. This additional campaign is a self-contained narrative experience that puts players in the role of another Alpha Series Big Daddy in a previously unexplored section of Rapture. Minerva's Den shows another vision of Rapture within Minerva's Den, a high-technology center of the city, and explores the backstory of the Thinker, a supercomputer responsible for the control of many automatic devices and systems in the underwater utopia, and its creator Charles Milton Porter.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 118 new titles in August 2010. The runner up was PlayStation 3 with 69 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)118 releases

PlayStation 369 releases

PlayStation Portable61 releases

iOS54 releases

Wii48 releases

Web browser35 releases

Nintendo DSi33 releases

Nintendo DS31 releases

Xbox 36023 releases

Mac15 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in August 2010 with 101 titles. Shooter followed closely with 57.

Adventure101

Shooter57

Indie56

Puzzle51

Strategy45

Role-playing41

Arcade41

Simulator40

Platform38

Sport29

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