25: Overwatch – Show Notes

DSRA

January 22, 2017

First Segment

Pong and Atari
The Start of Multiplayer Gaming With Arcade Games
Empire by PLATO
- Players competing on separate screens
Space Invaders for the Atari VCS
- Lead to a Gaming Boom
- Lead to a Gaming Crash
  - Atari 2600 and the CVC GameLINE
  - Mattel and Play Cable
Home Computers in the 1980s
Pathway to Darkness and Multiplayer Gaming
LAN Parties
4th Generation Consoles and the Internet Becoming Public Domain
- Satellaview from Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Sega Genesis and the Sega Channel
Catapult Entertainment and XBAND Gaming Network
Sega Dreamcast: First Internet Ready Console
- Came with a modem and Planet Web browser
- Paved the way for the next generation of consoles
Xbox Live
Online Gaming Today

Second Segment

Silicone and Synapse
- Mike Morhaime
- Allen Adham
- Frank Pearce
- 1991
- RPM Racing
- Rock’n’Roll Racing
- The Lost Vikings
Blizzard Entertainment
- Davidson and Associates
- Warcraft Franchise
- Diablo Franchise
- Starcraft Franchise
Overwatch
- Born from the ashes of Titan
- Chris Metzen
- Jeff Kaplan
  - Quake Mods
  - Half-Life
  - Team Fortress

Third Segment