Games · 2004
The Greatest Year in Gaming History
In 2004, the video game industry reached an unprecedented peak with revolutionary masterpieces that reshaped storytelling, online multiplayer, and portable gaming forever. From groundbreaking PC epics to the launch of dual-screen and handheld hardware, modern gaming was defined in a single legendary year.
- Nov 2004 | PC | FPS
Half-Life 2
Valve redefined interactive storytelling and physics-based gameplay as Gordon Freeman took the fight to the Combine in City 17.
- Nov 2004 | PC | MMORPG
World of Warcraft
Blizzard launched a massive multiplayer phenomenon that brought millions of players into Azeroth and transformed online gaming forever.
- Oct 2004 | PS2 | Action-Adventure
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rockstar Games expanded open-world design to unprecedented scales with CJ's epic journey across an entire fictional state.
- Nov 2004 | Xbox | FPS
Halo 2
Master Chief returned in a blockbuster sequel that set the gold standard for console online multiplayer through Xbox Live.
- Nov 2004 | Hardware | Handheld
Nintendo DS
Nintendo innovated portable play with a novel dual-screen, touch-enabled system that went on to become one of the best-selling consoles ever.
- Nov 2004 | PS2 | Stealth Action
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Hideo Kojima delivered a Cold War survival masterpiece combining deep camouflage mechanics with an unforgettable cinematic narrative.
- Dec 2004 | Hardware | Handheld
PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Sony entered the handheld market in Japan with a sleek, powerful device bringing home-console quality graphics to portable gaming.
- Sep 2004 | PS2 | Puzzle Action
Katamari Damacy
Keita Takahashi's wonderfully surreal game tasked players with rolling up everyday objects into giant celestial bodies.
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