Mom's Minute

2011 was a stellar year for video games.  What awaits us in 2012?

As we bid farewell to 2011, and welcome with open arms, 2012, it is fitting to take a look back at the news or the major video game stories that may have caught your interest.

The stories that will probably stand out for you may be the appearance of a rivalry, albeit friendly,  between two of the biggest video games of the year, Battlefield 3, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 pictured here.

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

Or maybe the video games news that you remember the most in 2011 were the ever flowing new video game releases toward the latter part of the year.  A common video game headline was of new releases in 2011 as demonstrated by the graphic below.

A record number of new video games were released in 2011.

Or maybe you recall the unexpected video game wins and awards at the VGAs in 2011 or other  news, including innovative new hardware, or other video gaming news.

Regardless of your perception of the most talked about video game news in 2011, I think we can all agree that video game players were on the winning side as players were courted and catered to by the video game industry.

As 2011 nears to an end, let's remember it as being an epic, winning year for video games as shown by the illustration below.

Video games, in my opinion had an astounding successful year in 2011.  

If 2012 will be anything like 2011, I personally cannot wait to see what the video game industry has to offer in the bright new year ahead of us.

Happy New Year everyone.