2012 in computing, games and technology

53 milestones from 2012: 17 computers and hardware, 1 peripherals, 3 software, 5 games, 11 games, 1 games, 2 books, 2 movies, 8 events, 3 legal milestones.

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Computers and hardware

• PlayStation Vita
• Raspberry Pi Model B
• Apple iPad (3rd generation)
• CT510
• Intel Ivy Bridge (3rd generation Core)
• Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display
• Nexus 7 (2012)
• Nintendo 3DS XL
• Apple iPhone 5
• Apple iPod touch (5th generation)
• Apple iPod nano (7th generation)
• Microsoft Surface RT
• Apple iPad (4th generation)
• Apple iPad mini
• Wii U
• Wii Mini
• Neo Geo X

Peripherals

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Software

• OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
• iOS 6
• Windows 8

Games

• Mass Effect 3
• Diablo III
• World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
• Halo 4
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Games

• Journey
• Fez
• The Walking Dead (Telltale)
• Guild Wars 2
• FTL: Faster Than Light
• Borderlands 2
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown
• Dishonored
• Hotline Miami
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• Nintendo Land

Games

• Doom 3: BFG Edition

Books

• Atari Inc.: Business Is Fun
• Playing at the World

Movies

• Indie Game: The Movie
• Wreck-It Ralph

Events

• Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter begins
• Pebble smartwatch Kickstarter
• Facebook announces the acquisition of Instagram
• Facebook holds its IPO
• Ouya Kickstarter
• Oculus Rift Kickstarter
• Steam Greenlight opens
• THQ files for bankruptcy

Legal milestones

• SOPA and PIPA blackout protests
• Megaupload shut down by US authorities
• Apple v. Samsung jury verdict