Video game Timeline

  • Spacewar!

    1st ever video game. Invented by MIT student, Steve Russel.
  • Pong

    First arcade machine, staring the game pong.
  • Atari 2600

    The first ever video computer system. featuring a joystick, interchangeable cartridges, games in color and switches for selecting games and difficulty.
  • Intellevision

    First handheld electronic game console
  • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

    Nintendo releases an extremely popular gaming console.
  • Game Boy

    Nintendo's Game Boy popularizes handheld gaming.
  • The sims

    Will Wrights The Sims models real life
  • Xbox

    Microsoft enters the video game market with Xbox and hit games like Halo: Combat Evolved.
  • Americas Army

    The U.S Army releases Americas Army game to help recruit and communicate with the new generation.
  • Steam

    Valve energize PC gaming with its addition of Steam
  • DS

    Nintendo maintains its lead of the handheld device market with the Nintendo DS
  • Xbox 360

    Microsoft's Xbox 360 brings high definition game play to the game market, as well as even better multiplayer competitions on the Xbox live.
  • Nintendo Wii

    Nintendo Wii gets players off the couch and moving with the clever motion detecting remotes.
  • Rock Band

    This is game is one of the first rhythm music games.
  • World of Warcraft

    four years after its release, world of Warcraft passes 10 million subscribers, making it the most popular MMO game.
  • Angry birds

    An increasingly popular game on the new platforms like the iPhones
  • Minecraft

    The incredibly popular sandbox brick building game, made by Swedish developer, Markus Persson
  • Skylanders

    Skylanders: Spyros Adventure, becomes the first Augmented reality game.
  • Gone Home

    Gone Home is the start of a new wave of mature video games that make the player choose between tough emotional choices
  • Clash of Clans

    The first supercell game for ipad and i phone
  • Twitch

    Online video streaming service, Twitch, fuels the growth in eSports. Thirty-six million viewers watched the LOL (League of legends) world championship
  • Pokemon Go

    In Pokemon go you hunt for Pokemon like pikachu in the real world. although this is a fun and relaxing game, many people argue that it is too dangerous.
  • Nintendo switch

    Nintendo released yet another console, this is the first console/mobile hybrid to come out in stores.
  • Fortnite

    A game extremely popular with shooting game fans, this mix of fun shooter and creative building was received really well among the whole internet.
  • Pokemon sword and shield

    The latest pokemon game that will come out