The 1970s was the decade where the video game industry was born. From Atari's revolutionary releases to pioneering arcade developers, this era laid the foundation for everything that followed.
Companies like Atari, Magnavox, and Fairchild Semiconductor took the first steps into interactive entertainment, creating the legendary games and systems that sparked a global phenomenon.
These early developers faced the challenge of working with extremely limited hardware, yet managed to create gaming experiences that captivated audiences worldwide and defined an entire medium.
Pivotal Games developed the games in the Conflict series. The studio officially shut down on August 22, 2008
Based in Vancouver, Relic Entertainment are the developers behind RTS hits including the Homeworld, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War and Company of Heroes series. After nearly 10 years with THQ, in 2013 Relic was acquired by Sega.
Also known as ADK Corp., Alpha Denshi developed games for arcades and the Neo Geo during the 1980's and 90's.