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Great Moments in Video Games - Mobile Gaming

GAMING DEVELOPERS A Growing Mobile Industry GREAT MOMENTS IN VIDEO GAMES 1972 The Magnavox Odyssey becomes the world's first commercial home video game console. It was first demonstrated in April 1972 and released in August of that year. 1977 The Atari 2600 is released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It's credited with popularizing the use of microprocessorbased hardware and cartridges containing game code. 1980 Namco releases Pac-Man which instantly becomes a video game classic and an icon of 1980s popular culture. 1985 The Nintendo Entertainment System helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983, and set the standard for subsequent consoles of its generation. 1998 Snake becames the standard pre-loaded game on Nokia phones in 1998, helping to pave the way for other mobile phone games. 2000 The PlayStation 2 is released, eventally becoming the the best-selling console of all time, having reached over 154.4 million units sold as of November 21, 2011. 2011 Angry Birds becomes the most downloaded mobile app of 2011, rounding out the list of top 10 apps of the year ahead of Facebook, Twitter and Fruit Ninja. GAME DEVELOPER Ĺ ALARIES * 2011 VERSUS * Average salary across gaming industry including Programming, Game Design, and Production positions $90,000 $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 2001 Before Mobile Phenomenon 2011 GAMING INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT STATS THE INDUSTRY HAS GENERATED MORE THAN 120,000 JOBS IN OVER 34 STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY $15.9 BILLION IN REVENUE IN 2010 CONTENT PRODUCED BY DEVELOPERS & PROGRAMMERS ACCOUNTED FOR MOBILE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS APPS AVAILABLE AS OF DECEMBER 22, 2011 ANDROID 320,000 Apps 31% symbian 30,000 Apps 3% iOS 590,000 Apps 58% BE: BLACKBERRY 40,000 Apps 4% A WINDOWS 40,000 Apps 4% SOURCES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_{video_game| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 http://mashable.com/2011/12/23/top-10-apps/ http://gamasutra.com/view/news/167355/Game_Developer_reveals_2011_Game_Industry Salary_Survey_results.php http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131465/game_development_salary_survey_2001.php http://www.theesa.com/facts/pdfs/ESA_EF_2011.pdf http://www.slideshare.net/andri_yadi/mobile-development-platforms http://www.e2save.com/community/news/how-many-apps-2011/ PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2012

Great Moments in Video Games - Mobile Gaming

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An infographic about the evolution of gaming from The Magnavox Odyssey to Angry Birds!

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