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First Video Game system
A computer built by Josef Kates named Bertie the Brain could play Tic-Tac-Toe. The system was first entered in the Canadian National Exhibit and was soon forgotten about. It was one of the first 'video-games' ever made -
Spacewar!
Spacewar! was one of the first widely available video games. It simulated a spaceship battle among two players. The sharing of the games source code allowed the game to gain popularity -
Pong Cabinet
Atari, a video game company, manufactured a Pong cabinet and was released to the public. This was considered one of the first arcade games. It gained much attention and became the first commercially successful video game. -
Release of Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 was released as one of the first home video-game consoles. It had a few of the best selling games, including Pac-Man and Space Invaders. It was very popular, selling 30 million consoles as of 2004 -
Video Game Crash of '83
During the 80s, there was a video game crash that plummeted the video game business. This was most likely due to waning interest in video game consoles over personal computers. Another factor could be the low quality games being released around this time, such as E.T. -
Release of Tetris
Tetris was released by a Russian developer on the GameBoy. The game became a commercial success, becoming the highest grossing video game for a number of years. Today, it is one of the most popular games ever played. -
Establishment of ESRB
During a time when video games were rising, violent games such as Mortal Kombat were released. People were worried about video games causing violence, so a system was put in place so the public would know what type of game it is. The rating system known as ESRB shows the buyer what category the game falls under before buying, and is still active today. -
PlayStation Released
Sony released the Playstation to the public in July 2000. It very quickly outsold all other video game companies at the time. It instantly became the number one video game console at the time and is one of the most known console brands to date. -
Release of Minecraft
Minecraft started as a simple sandbox game by Markus "Notch" Persson. The indie game later grew to be one of the biggest games within the past ten years. It is currently the best selling video game of all-time. -
Release of XBOX 360 Kinect
The XBOX 360 was a major success, competing on level with the PlayStation 3. Following the console, it was re-released with Kinect, a feature that could track your movements to play a corresponding video game. It became one of the fastest selling video-game consoles of all-time.
