Video Games Are Being Played At Record Levels As The Coronavirus Keeps People Indoors March 16, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattpe...vels-as-the-coronavirus-keeps-people-indoors/
Steam breaks its concurrent users record as 20 million people stay indoors March 16, 2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/84402-steam-breaks-concurrent-user-record-20-million-people.html Steam breaks its concurrent user record, again, passing 22 million people (March 23, 2020)
Steam sets new concurrent user record for the third time in as many weeks March 29, 2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/84596-steam-sets-new-concurrent-user-record-third-time.html
Console and game sales surge across Europe following Covid-19 lockdown April 1, 2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/84644-console-game-sales-surge-across-europe-following-covid.html
Video game usage in US up 45% as spending jumps 39% April 7, 2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/84723-report-video-game-usage-us-up-45-spending.html
"Deathly pale and pot-bellied with a 'PlayStation thumb': Grotesque model reveals what avid gamers could look like in 20 years' time thanks to hours hunched over their consoles... This cautionary vision was cooked up by researchers based on globally-sourced reports on the physical impacts of the gamer lifestyle..." https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/06/15/26867538-8192067-image-a-41_1586182027112.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/06/15/26867544-8192067-image-a-42_1586182033162.jpg https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...-like-20-years-time-thanks-hours-playing.html
Call of Duty: Warzone has hit 50 million downloads in a month April 10, 2020 https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/10/call-of-duty-warzone-has-hit-50-million-downloads-in-a-month/
Video game spending reaches record high during pandemic Americans turn to video games during pandemic May 16, 2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/85255-us-consumers-set-new-record-video-game-spending.html
June video game spending was the highest it has been in a decade Well, what do they expect us to do with our free time? July 17, 2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/86041-video-game-spending-june-highest-has-decade.html
Roblox added 35 million monthly active users in just five months July 29, 2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/86162-roblox-surges-past-150-million-monthly-active-users.html
People are still spending record amounts on gaming in the US this year Games, consoles and accessories are all selling better than ever August 10, 2020 https://www.engadget.com/record-video-game-spending-us-q2-2020-163834813.html
Gaming Now Counts Over 3 Billion Players Globally, Says DFC Intelligence August 15, 2020 https://wccftech.com/gaming-now-counts-over-3-billion-players-globally-says-dfc-intelligence/
Video games 'good for well-being', says University of Oxford study November 16, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54954622 Groundbreaking new study says time spent playing video games can be good for your wellbeing
Americans of all ages are spending more on video games November 30, 2020 https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/30/americans-of-all-ages-are-spending-more-on-video-games/