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Two Player Tennis
In October 1958, Physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game. It was a very simple tennis game, similar to the classic 1970s video game Pong, and it was quite a hit at a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house. -
SpaceWar
Steve Russell - Inventing of Spacewar. It was in 1962 when a young computer programmer from MIT named Steve Russell, fueled with inspiration from the writings of E. E. "Doc" Smith, led the team that created the first popular computer game. -
The Brown Box
Ralph Baer designs the "Brown Box" which can play simple video games on a standard television set (released as the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972). -
Computer Space
Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, releases the first video arcade game, Computer Space. -
Pong
Atari engineer Al Alcorn creates the simple tennis-style arcade game Pong, the first commercially successful video game. -
Pong Home Console
Sears releases an Atari-built home Pong console. -
Atari 2600
Atari releases its first cartridge-based video game console, the Video Computer System (later called the Atari 2600). -
Space Invaders
Taito releases Space Invaders, and the game's popularity causes a shortage of 100 Yen coins in Japan. -
Namco
Activision, formed by disgruntled Atari programmers, becomes the world's first third-party video game publisher. Namco releases Pac-Man and Nintendo unveil the first Game & Watch units. -
EA
Game publisher Electronic Arts founded by Trip Hawkins. -
The Commodore 64(Nes)
The Commodore 64 is released, a powerful home computer/gaming system for a low price. In Japan, Nintendo launch the Famicom (and Super Mario Bros) which is released two years later in the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System. -
Tetris
Russian programmer Alex Pajitnov develops Tetris. -
Master System
Sega introduces the Master System. -
Gameboy
Nintendo releases the handheld Game Boy console. -
Doom
3D shooter Doom released by id Software, while Myst encourages many PC owners to buy CD-ROM drives. -
Super Mario 64 and N64 released
Super Mario 64 is released with the new Nintendo 64 console, Tomb Raider is released. And the first Pokemon role playing games arrive on Game Boy. -
Sony and EA make games
Sony releases driving simulator Gran Turismo for the PlayStation, while Electronic Arts launch the first popular massively multiplayer game, Ultima Online. -
Playstation 2
Sony launches the PlayStation 2, while Electronics Arts releases The Sims, which goes onto be the best selling computer game ever. -
Xbox released
Microsoft releases its first gaming console, the Xbox, with shooter Halo. Sega announces it will no longer make console hardware after the failure of the Dreamcast and Saturn machines, while Rockstar releases Grand Theft Auto III for PS2. -
NDS and WoW
Nintendo releases its handheld DS console with dual displays, including a touch-screen, while Blizzard releases massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft. -
xbox360
The Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005, in the United States and Canada; December 2, 2005, in Europe and December 10, 2005, in Japan. It was later launched in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Russia. -
Wii released
Nintendo's new Wii console is released with motion-sensing controllers and the Wii Sports compilation. Gaming blog Screen Play is launched. -
PS3
PlayStation 3 was first released in Japan on November 11, 2006, at 07:00. According to Media Create, 81,639 PS3 systems were sold within 24 hours of its introduction in Japan. Soon after its release in Japan, PS3 was released in North America on November 17, 2006. -
ps4
The console was released on November 15, 2013, in the United States and Canada, followed by further releases on November 29, 2013. By the end of 2013, the PS4 was launched in more European, Asian and South American countries The PS4 released in Japan at ¥39,980 on February 22, 2014. -
Xbox one
The Xbox One was released on November 22, 2013, in North America, as the successor of the Xbox 360. The Xbox One competes with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U and Switch as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles. -
Nintendo switch
Nintendo release A console that was completely portable and able to run powerful games.March 3rd 2017
