This document provides a history of video game development from the 1950s to the late 2000s. It describes the evolution from early computer games in the 1950s-1970s to the launch of console systems in the 1970s like the Magnavox Odyssey and Atari Pong. It then covers the rise of home console and computer gaming through successive generations in the 1980s-2000s from the Atari 2600 to systems like the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It also discusses the growth of mobile gaming with iOS and Android in the late 2000s.