Origins

As one of the most profitable franchises in video game history, The Sims is a fond title for millions. Yet this lucrative franchise came from very humble beginnings, in one of the most renowned David vs Goliath stories in video game history.

Initially set to be Sega's secret weapon in the war against Nintendo, Sonic is a title that drastically altered the home console market in the 1990s. Find out how the meteoric rise of this franchise would alter the gaming landscape forever.

We track Rockstar's progress from indie Scottish developer into one of the titans of the industry.

In an era when mascots could make or break gaming franchises, Spyro the Dragon soared above and beyond his competitors, becoming a treasured icon for a generation of gamers.

We track the development of the console, and how its tie-in game `Wii Sports' gave it the means to become one of the most successful consoles of all time.

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world, this is Origins.

Few games in recent years have caused a stir like 'The Witcher 3', but the road to fame and fortune was a long one for the Polish developers. We'll be covering how two entrepreneurs created the most valuable video game development team in Europe.

There is no gaming mascot more engrained in pop-culture than Namco's golden child, Pac Man. On this episode we'll be covering how this yellow disc took over the world, and became the figurehead for a golden age of arcade gaming.

Origins is an international program that shows the history of the game Ratchet & Clank. The game is a series of arcade games produced by Insomniac Games in which a furry man and a robot go on amazing adventures.

Bursting out of France in the 1990s, Rayman was a driving force that helped shape Ubisoft into the titan of the industry it is today. We see how a teenager's ingenuity led him to create one of the most popular platforming games of all time.