The Last of Us was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
Microsoft announced the release of the Xbox One.
Sweden defeated Switzerland in the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship.
Dan Brown released his fourth novel in the Da Vinci Code series, Inferno, which became an instant success.
Michael Jordan married his second wife, Yvette Prieto, at Palm Beach, Florida, US.
Ariana Grande released her first single, 'The Way.'
Willcom announced the world's smallest and lightest phone.
A Duke University neuroscientist connected two rat brains together over the internet.
The first electric car charging network debuted in Estonia.
Lionel Messi scored his 300th goal for Barcelona's soccer team.
House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey, was released as a Netflix Original.
Seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, admitted doping during all wins on Oprah Winfrey.
Twenty One Pilots released their third studio album called 'Vessel.'
Psy's music video for 'Gangnam Style' surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first video to do so in the website's history.
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' music video became the most viewed video on YouTube, passing 800 million views.
A 100-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Texas killed two people and injured 120 more.
Toshiba rolled out a four-legged robot designed to clean up after nuclear disasters.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 earned a staggering $500 million within 24 hours of release.
Seventeen soldiers lost their lives in a helicopter crash during bad weather in Turkey.
The New York City Marathon was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.
The James Bond spy movie 'Skyfall,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
Native American Kateri Tekakwitha became the first native to become a saint.
A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
China banned all literature from Japan or by Japanese authors.
A study was published by the journal Nature saying that scientists had identified four distinct types of breast cancer.
Iran blocked access to Google and Gmail due to an anti-Islam movie that triggered protests worldwide.
Egypt's state TV lifted the ban on veiled news presenters.
England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
Julian Assange, who founded WikiLeaks, was given political asylum by Ecuador.
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
Michael Phelps broke the world record for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
Ice Age: Continental Drift premiered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The brand-new Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane crashes.
The Avengers premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
Apple Inc became the largest company in the world.
James Cameron dove into the deepest point of the Marianas Trench, Challenger Deep.
Wayne Rooney apologized to a 9-year-old fan after accidentally breaking his wrist.
George Clooney and Martin Luther King III were arrested at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC.
The dystopian science fiction-adventure movie 'The Hunger Games' premiered in Los Angeles.
The hashtag #5secondsofsummer trended worldwide for the first time on Twitter.
Thieves stole up to 68 Olympic artifacts from a museum in Greece.
The cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks, killing 32.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, into the world.
After two and a half years of Alpha and Beta development, the full version of Minecraft was released.
Ubisoft released Rayman Origins worldwide for PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360.
The much-anticipated Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released for PC, PS4, and Xbox 360.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stated that the world's population had reached seven billion.
American romantic fantasy movie 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I' premiered at the Rome Film Festival.
