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A personal computer game, also known as a computer game [a] or abbreviated PC game, is a video game played on a personal computer (PC). The term PC game has been popularly used since the 1990s referring specifically to games on "Wintel" (Microsoft Windows software/Intel hardware) which has dominated the computer industry since.
- Video Games
A video game, [a] also known as a computer game or just a...
- Lists of PC Games
Pages in category "Lists of PC games". The following 89...
- History of video games
The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as...
- List of Best-Selling Video Games
The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox...
- List of Text-Based Computer Games
Based on The Lord of the Rings. Star Trader. 1982. Bretten...
- Video Games
A video game, [a] also known as a computer game or just a game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor ...
Pages in category "Lists of PC games". The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes. Spacewar! was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student hobbyists in 1962 as one of the first such games on a video display.
The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox game released by Mojang in November 2011 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console platforms, selling more than 300 million copies across all platforms.
TitleSalesSeriesPlatform (s)300,000,000Multi-platform200,000,000Multi-platform82,900,00075,000,000Multi-platformBased on The Lord of the Rings. Star Trader. 1982. Bretten Au, Kevin Ryan, Kent Beck, Ron Lumsden, and James Walters. A space game originally hosted on University of Oregon 's mainframe computer. Avon. 1983. Jonathan Partington. Shakespearean adventure game originally hosted on Cambridge University 's Phoenix mainframe.
Video games are electronic games played on a video screen (normally a television, computer monitor, or built-in screen when played on a handheld machine). There are many types, or genres , of these games: role-playing games ; shooters , first-person shooters , side-scrollers , and platformers .
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