History of Video Games
2011
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) together win a Supreme Court case, granting video games 1st Amendment Protection. This is a landmark case for the video game industry, guranteeing that games cannot be censored or restricted from sale.
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The first official League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) takes place. This marks beginning of organized competitive gaming for the hugely popular MOBA.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is released to global acclaim. It will go on to influence a huge number of open-world games, and remains enormously popular over a decade later.
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.