Listen to a Podcast About Video Game History

Level up through gaming's evolution — from Pong and arcade culture to modern AAA titles and esports, explore the technology, design philosophy, and cultural impact of video games.

Atari's Pong (1972) launched the commercial video game industry, but the 1983 video game crash — triggered partly by the infamous burial of millions of unsold E.T. cartridges in a New Mexico landfill — nearly destroyed it, until Nintendo's NES revived the market in 1985. The global video game industry generated over $187 billion in revenue in 2023, surpassing the film and music industries combined, with mobile gaming accounting for roughly half the total. The esports industry has grown into a $1.8 billion market, with the 2023 League of Legends World Championship final drawing over 40 million peak viewers, and top professional players earning salaries exceeding $1 million annually.

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