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Video games
The economic ripples of events canceled due to COVID-19
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Janet Nguyen
Mar 11, 2020
Events like Coachella generate hundreds of millions for the parts of the country they take place in.
Gaming sales top a record $120 billion in 2019
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Nova Safo
Jan 3, 2020
The industry is growing its audience and finding new ways to monetize games.
U.S. videogame giant seeks next approval in China, despite controversy over punishing Hong Kong gamer
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Scott Tong
Nov 22, 2019
The Chinese gaming market is estimated at more than $30 billion, second only to that of the United States.
Streaming video games are here. Does anyone want to play them?
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Justin Ho
Nov 18, 2019
Google's new cloud-based video game service debuts this week.
New "Call of Duty" game expected to be the best-selling video game of the year
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Erika Beras
Oct 25, 2019
Realistic scenes of violence draw fans to the game that just keeps going.
Keeping esports athletes healthy is more than just fun and games
Aug 19, 2019
Health care professionals are starting to pay attention to people who play video games at the professional level.
Delays plague China's video games industry
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Jennifer Pak
Mar 21, 2019
Chinese video game companies hit a snag with regulatory pause in the world's biggest video game market.
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Google's new cloud-based gaming platform will meet gamers where they are
Mar 20, 2019
Yesterday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Google unveiled a new gaming platform called “Stadia.” Instead of focusing on a local console, the platform will be cloud-based and offer instant access to play from sites like YouTube, meeting both casual gamers and aficionados where they are. The company plans to launch Stadia in […]
Making a video game about your life
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Sean McHenry
Mar 7, 2019
Catt Small's newest game puts the player in very familiar shoes — her own.
Was this the week Fortnite went from video game to social network of the future?
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Molly Wood
Feb 8, 2019
An in-game concert had a reported 10 million players watching - and dancing - at the same time.