History of Video Games
2003
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Call of Duty, a WW2 FPS developed by acclaimed studio Infinity Ward, is released by Activision. Over its 20-year franchise history, it becomes a cultural phenomenon and one of the best-selling console game franchises in the world.
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King is founded as Midasplayer.com, an online provider of skill games. The company will transition to social games on Facebook and eventually mobile games for iOS and Android.
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Square Co. Ltd and Enix Corporation merge, forming Square Enix Co. Ltd.
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Tencent Games established.
Video game consumer spending
Circana – U.S. Video Game Industry Sales – (Dollars, Billions)
Circana – U.S. Video Game Industry Sales – (Dollars, Billions)
(Dollars, Billions)
Top games by purchase
‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales
‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales