Where did modern day gaming really come from?

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robzo100 said:

 

This is very interesting as I think the cultural landscape of Europe is something that must effect all big entertainment phenomenons that become big hits in America.  I imagine it's not as much of a barrier now as it was back then simply because global society is more unified today

Yeah pretty much, only things that only made it to EU were games from home grown studios or massive hits, we were lucky we had a good number of studios over here. Any EU based gamers who started after 2000 count yourselves lucky.