[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 69) Ralph Henry Baer (Germany): Father of the video game industry
25-05-2023
(Worldkings.org) Ralph Henry Baer is considered to have been the inventor of video games, specifically of the concept of the home video game console. In 1966, while an employee at Sanders Associates, Baer started to explore the possibility of playing games on television screens.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Sega: The company to release the first commercial video game in stereoscopic 3-D
03-05-2023
(WorldKings.org) Sega Corporation is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.
[WorldKings - Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2023] Highlights of 26 years of development in the video game industry of NCSoft Corporation (1997)
11-04-2023
(worldkings.org) NCSoft Corporation is a South Korean video game developer and publisher headquartered in Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea.
[Worldkings] Top 50 annual creative events in the world (P. 38) Electronic Entertainment Expo (USA): The world's largest video game trade show
10-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Electronic Entertainment Expo is the global video game industry's largest annual trade show and largest gaming conference, organized by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
[WorldKings - Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2023] Milestones in the 27-year history of Creatures Inc. in video game industry, one of the companies that own Pokémon (1995)
13-02-2023
(worldkings.org) Creatures Inc. is a Japanese video game company affiliated with Game Freak, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, and one of the owners of the Pokémon franchise.
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2023] 32nd anniversary of establishment of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc (February 8, 1991 - February 8, 2023)
08-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the company was founded on February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse, Inc. by three graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles: Michael Morhaime, Frank Pearce and Allen Adham.
[WorldKings - World Almanac Event 2022] 8th year anniversary of the establishment of Hangar 13 ( December 4, 2014 – December 4, 2022)
04-12-2022
(Worldkings.org) 2K Czech, the developer of previous entries in the Mafia series, had a supporting role in the game's development. Mafia III was released on October 7, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In 2017, 2K Czech was merged into Hangar 13.
[WorldKings - Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2022] Outstanding breakthroughs in the 62-year of development by Sega Corporation, one of the world's most famous arcade game makers (1960)
26-11-2022
(worldkings.org) Sega Corporation is a multinational company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, specialized in the development of video game hardware and software.
[WorldKings - Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2022] Milestones on the 40-year journey of development brought Electronic Arts Inc. became a pioneer in the US video game industry (1982)
14-11-2022
(worldkings.org) Electronic Arts Inc. develops, publishes, and distributes branded interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld game players, and cellular handsets. The Company also provides online game-related services.
Top 50 largest internet companies in the world 2022 (P.4) Tencent: Leader of the game industry
04-10-2022
(WorldKings.org) Tencent Holdings Ltd. is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue.