1993
- The Nintendo VS Atari case continues in a U.S. District courtroom in San Francisco, California. Judge Fern Smith makes a ruling that Atari Games did indeed infringe on a copyright and patent held by Nintendo for Atari's copying and using software codes that were used in Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges. Subsequently Atari announces that they will appeal the decision.
1994
- Sony establishes the Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) division. It was created to market the PlayStation console in Western markets.
2001
- Day 2 of the 7th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is held.
2004
- Nickelodeon airs an episode of The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the U.S. During this episode a character is seen playing with a home video game system.
2005
- MVP Baseball is released by EA Canada & Electronic Arts for the PlayStation Portable in the U.S.
- Day 2 of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) takes place in Los Angeles, California.
2007
- Disney & Nintendo install ten wireless hot spots at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, on the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions. Players who have a Nintendo DS and the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End DS game can receive exclusive downloadable content at these hot spots.
2009
- Punch-Out!! is released by Next Level Games & Nintendo for the Wii in North America. The game is a mix of partial remakes of the NES and SNES games and partially a new game. It adds in new characters, new control methods, and new gameplay modes.
2010
- Red Dead Redemption is released by Rockstar San Diego & Rockstar Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
- Alan Wake is released by Remedy Entertainment & Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 in North America.
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is released by Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Casablanca, & Ubisoft for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, & PlayStation Portable in North America.
- Rocket Knight is released by Climax Studios & Konami for the PlayStation 3 in North America.
- Split/Second is released by Black Rock Studio & Disney Interactive Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Java ME, & the OnLive cloud gaming service in North America.
- Trauma Team is released by Atlus for the Wii in North America.
- Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow is released by Mistwalker, tri-Crescendo, Namco Bandai Games, & D3 Publisher for the Nintendo DS in North America.
2012
- Max Payne 3 is released by Rockstar Vancouver and Rockstar Games for the PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 in Europe & Australia.
- Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is released by Slant Six Games & Capcom for Microsoft Windows in North America & Europe.
Source: Chronology of Video Games & Wikipedia
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