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timeline of the evolution of video games

  • the first video game

    the first video game
    William Higinbotham made the first game called tennis for two
  • maker on pong

    maker on pong
    Allan Alcorn made pong the first public video game
  • arcade games

    arcade games
    the first arcade games that nintendo releases to the public
  • console wars

    console wars
    computer games are competing against consoles
  • the first xbox

    the first xbox
    xbox joins the competition againts other gaming companies
  • 2010s

    2010s
    indie game movement changes how people play with new popular building game called minecraft
  • esports

    esports
    esports might have been made in 1972 but in this time I got popular with indie games.
  • big money

    big money
    fortnite makes 2.4 billion dollars with this fun battle royale game
  • pandemic

    pandemic
    during covid 19 people found a way to talk to people while staying inside playing games
  • pandemic continous

    pandemic continous
    as the pandemic continous to 2021 people are still finding more games to play
  • new york times

    new york times
    new york times bought wordle and now there are millions of daily users playing it daily
  • Summer Game Fest

    Summer Game Fest
    the Summer Game Fest is a live video game event organized and hosted by game journalist Geoff Keighley. The event takes place annually over multiple live streams during the American summer period and will happen this year 2024