January

January 04, 2003 – Unreal II goes gold.
January 05, 1985 – At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nintendo first shows the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US.
January 06, 2001 – At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft unveils the Xbox video game system. It features 733 MHz processor, large hard drive, and 250 MHz graphics processor. Target release date is October.
January 11, 2007 – Blizzard announces World of Warcraft reaches over 8 million subscriber mark.
January 12, 1999 – Heretic/Hexen Source Code released.
January 12, 2000 – The United States Postal Service issues a 33-cent postage stamp depicting video games, part of its series on memories of the 1980s.
January 13, 1999 – Valve announces TeamFortress Classic, a free add-on for Half-Life.
January 15, 1968 – Ralph Baer applies for a patent on his invention of the television video game system.
January 17, 2005 – Electronic Arts signs a 15-year deal with ESPN for access to ESPN televised programming, personalities, and integrated marketing opportunities.
January 23, 2001 – Command & Conquer Generals goes gold.
January 27, 1972 - Magnavox begins production of the Odyssey video game system.

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