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  2. History of online games - Wikipedia

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    The first of these remote display games was Xtrek. Based on a PLATO system game, Empire, Xtrek is a 2D multiplayer space battle game loosely set in the Star Trek universe. This game could be played across the Internet, probably the first graphical game that could do so, a few months ahead of the X version of Maze War. Importantly, however, the ...

  3. History of massively multiplayer online games - Wikipedia

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    TRPGs. v. t. e. The history of massively multiplayer online games spans over thirty years and hundreds of massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) titles. The origin and influence on MMO games stems from MUDs, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and earlier social games.

  4. History of video games - Wikipedia

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    Pong was the first arcade video game to ever receive universal acclaim. Concurrently, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney had the idea of making a coin-operated system to run Spacewar! By 1971, the two had developed Computer Space with Nutting Associates, the first arcade video game. [7] Bushnell and Dabney struck out on their own and formed Atari.

  5. Early history of video games - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering many inventions and developments. Video gaming reached mainstream popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public.

  6. List of battle royale games - Wikipedia

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    The game is a spin-off of the hero shooter Paladins, where it originated as a game mode known as Paladins: Battlegrounds. [4] [5] June 5, 2018 (Beta) Totally Accurate Battlegrounds (TABG) Landfall Games Landfall Games Microsoft Windows First-person Yes Yes A spin-off of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) with heavily exaggerated physics ...

  7. Pong - Wikipedia

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    EU: 1973 [2] Genre (s) Sports. Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Pong is a table tennis –themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released on 29 November 1972. It was one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise ...

  8. Online game - Wikipedia

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    An online game is a video game that is either partially or primarily played through the Internet or any other computer network available. [1] Online games are ubiquitous on modern gaming platforms, including PCs, consoles and mobile devices, and span many genres, including first-person shooters, strategy games, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). [2]

  9. EverQuest - Wikipedia

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    EverQuest is a 3D fantasy -themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by Verant Interactive and 989 Studios for Windows PCs. It was released by Sony Online Entertainment in March 1999 in North America, [5] and by Ubisoft in Europe in April 2000. [6] A dedicated version for Mac OS X was released in June ...