London 2012 is the official Olympic video game

Olympic video games

"Olympic" video games is a name given to sport video games including more than one event and/or several sports. They are one of the older video game genres, having first appeared with the 1983 arcade classic Track & Field. Since then, numerous titles have been released, usually in the immediate run...

 of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

 to be held in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. It will be published by Sega

Sega

, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

 and developed by Sega Studios Australia, making this the first Olympics title to be developed in-house by Sega.

It will also be the second official video game based on the 2012 Olympics, the other being Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

is a 2011 sports video game developed by Sega Japan. It was published by Nintendo for Japan and by Sega for North America, Europe, and all other regions. The game is officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee through exclusive licensee International Sports Multimedia...

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The game will feature an online mode again for players wishing to compete with other challengers worldwide. It may also be compatible with motion controllers, PlayStation Move and Xbox Kinect. Additionally, it is hinted that the PlayStation 3 version could also be available to play in stereoscopic 3D.

Disciplines

There is no word yet as to exactly what kind of events or indeed, sporting disciplines will appear on the game, though a press release confirmed that there will be at least 30 events to choose from. It is likely that disciplines such as athletics, swimming, gymnastics and weightlifting will prominently feature again with maybe a few new additions.