Blizzard announced Overwatch today, it's first new franchise in more than 17 years. Children born when Starcraft came out (yeah Starcraft was their last new game) will graduating high school soon. If that wasn't enough for you, here are 17 big things in the world/gaming that have happened since 1997.
- Facebook - 2004
- iPods, iPhones, iPads, and iMacs - 2001
- The entire Xbox brand - 2001
- World of Warcraft - 2004
- Every Call of Duty - 2003
- Downloadable Content - About 1997
- Kotaku's entire history - 2004
- PewDiePie, and Let's Plays in General - 2011
- Reddit - 2005
- Every MoBA Ever - 2002
- Consumer-grade laptops - Early 2000s
- Gangnam Style - 2012
- Pluto losing its planethood - 2006
- The entire "War on Terror" - 2001-Present
- Two Global Recessions - 2001 & 2008
- HD Gaming - Early 2000s
- Steam - 2003
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