![]() 2008 was also the year Activision merged with Vivendi to create Activision Blizzard, while Tomonobu Itagaki and Tecmo finally went their separate ways. It was also the year of Lady Gaga’s ‘Poker Face,’ Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ and Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies.’ From a games industry perspective, in 2008 Sony launched ‘PlayStation Home’ while Microsoft rolled out the new 'Xbox Experience.' GTA IV finally launched in 2008, selling 10 million copies, but more significantly, renegade anti-video games lawyer Jack Thompson was disbarred for professional misconduct. In pop culture, Heath Ledger tragically passed away, and Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. On top of that it was also the year Kosovo declared independence, Barack Obama was elected US President, and the world’s largest particle accelerator, the Cern Large Hadron Super Collider, was turned on. It was also the year of the infamous 2008 stock market and housing bubble collapse, leading to the Great Recession. 2008, of course, was the year that the Russian and Georgian conflict kicked-off. Outside of games though, it was a turbulent year. Following up the incredible 2007 was always going to be tricky, but 2008 had a good go of it, thanks to GTA IV, Fallout 3, Fable 2 and Gears of War 2. ![]()
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