| Year | Event |
| 1952 | Alexander Sandy Douglas created the first graphical computer game of Tic-Tac-Toe on a EDSAC known s "OXO." |
| 1958 | William Higinbotham created the first video game called: Tennis for Two. |
| 1962 | Steve Russell creates "SpaceWar!" and releases it in February 1962. This game is considered the first game intended for computers. |
| 1967 | Ralph Baer created "Chase", the first video game that was capable of being played on a television. |
| 1971 | Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney create the first arcade game called "Computer Space." |
| 1972 | The first video game console called the Odyssey is released by Magnavox. |
| 1972 | Atari releases Pong, the first commercial video game on November 29, 1972. |
| 1978 | Roy Trubshaw and Richard Bartle create the first MUD. |
| 1980 | Atari becomes the first company to register a Copyright for two computer games: "Asteroids" and "Lunar Landar" on June 17, 1980. |
| 1984 | The MUD was known as MAD becomes the first global MUD and runs across BITNET. |
