Well, so far it seems the video game controversy is starting to boil over the pot. What will happen next?
1994- Because of the previous year's court battle, the ESRB was started to inform parents of the violent nature of some games. That system is still used today.
1995- Sega's Saturn console was too expensive and did not sell well, and that really helped the rise of Sony's Playstation (and ego). The Playstation sold 2 million machines this year.
1996- Considered one of the first 64 bit consoles, the Nintendo 64 had many exciting games on it's launch.
1999- Sega's last stand, the Dreamcast was released. It was groundbreaking with it's online capabilities and such, but did not do all that well.
2000- The Playstation 2 (wow, look at the egos!) is released. It is a 128-bit system, that has better graphics capabilities than a computer and is the first console to use DVD technology.
2001- Grand Theft Auto 3 is released and is just as controversial as it was popular.
2002- The U.S. army produces a online action game used to recruit people to the army. The game cost 6 million to make, and is available for free.
We will stop there, as I hope you will remember the next 8 or 9 years. For the grand finale, I will show you a youtube video a fellow blogger made that will wrap it all up in a nice little bow.
Blog Link: http://thedeftgamer.blogspot.com/
Part 1: http://gamedesignersunite.blogspot.com/2011/04/speedy-history-of-video-games-part-1.html
