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Video games are typically categorized according to their hardware platform, which traditionally includes arcade video games, console games, and computer (PC) games; the latter also encompasses LAN games, online games, and browser games.
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 .
This is a list of video games that have sold the highest number of software units worldwide. 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.
(Top) By platform. By developer. By publisher. By hardware. By date. By character or franchise. By feature. By region. By genre. By technology. By license. By player type. By reception. Other. See also. Lists of video games. This is a list of all video game lists, sorted by varying classifications. By platform. Acorn. List of Acorn Electron games.
This category has the following 33 subcategories, out of 33 total. Video games by featured character (51 C) Video games by company (2,173 C) Video games by development status (11 C) Video games by franchise (9 C) Video games by game engine (55 C) Video games by gameplay element (13 C) Video games by genre (50 C)
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.
This is a chronological list of years in video games that indexes the years in video games pages. Years are annotated with significant events in the history of video games.
