The U.K. video games industry has designated June 20 and June 21 as "Play & Talk" weekend to combat loneliness amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A survey from Britain's Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that more than 30 percent of people in the U.K. have felt lonely during the pandemic lockdown. The figure rises to nearly 51 percent among people aged 16-24.
The Play & Talk weekend wants to help reduce feelings of isolation by getting people to spend time and chat with friends or family online.
Not to change the topic here:
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Video game companies vow to fight racism, but offer few details - The Washington Post
But in many cases those same companies offered little detail when it came to addressing their intentions on that last point — the one which most directly impacts gamers. The silence in that regard left many in and around the gaming community wondering why even basic, text-based instances of racism continue to persist in some of the world's most popular online video game communities.
Racist behavior in gaming is not a new issue. Players have hurled slurs and epithets via in-game voice and text chat for years. But its persistence prompts questions regarding both the commitment and ability of developers and game publishers to match their words with action.
Video games are thriving thanks to coronavirus - Los Angeles Times
Pick an industry, pretty much any industry, and the story you'll likely hear regarding the COVID-19 pandemic will be one of financial losses, layoffs and deep uncertainty about the future.
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"It's fair to say that video games are having a moment right now — a unique and extraordinary time by any measure," said Stanley Pierre-Louis, chief executive of the Entertainment Software Assn., the leading trade group for video game companies.
"This is an industry that's about community," he told me. "Video games are bringing people together."
Quite a lot has been going on:
Hollywood Rethinks Owning Video Game Divisions | Hollywood Reporter
It may soon be "game over" for video game studios owned by big entertainment companies. With the M&A market picking up again after a pandemic-spurred lull, AT&T is looking to offload Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the gaming division owned by the entertainment studio, as first reported by CNBC on June 12.
Warner Interactive, which owns the best-selling Mortal Kombat franchise and develops games based on Warner IP, was the last gaming division standing amid Hollywood giants. Disney closed its interactive studio in 2016 to focus on licensing its IP. NBCUniversal shut down its game studio last year, and, in January, Disney sold the FoxNext game studio, which it acquired in the 21st Century Fox merger.
The most expensive video games right now might be sitting in your basement - SBNation.com
Everyone has their favorite sports video game. The scuffed copy of NBA Jam Tournament Edition you jammed in your Super Nintendo more times than you can count, Madden NFL 2004 where Michael Vick was so broken you could rack up 300 yard rushing with ease, or NCAA Football 14 , a final chance to remember how amazing college football games could be.
Kris Paine owns and runs "Well Played Games," an arcade and vintage game store in Greenville, North Carolina. He uses a system shared by second-hand games stores across the country that tells him what stores charge on average for used games, and what absolutely nobody wants. It's the best metric we have to truly determine how much we care about games as a society. I asked Paine for his list of the most (and least) valuable sporting games right now.
Video Game Week Poll: Do you play hockey video games? - Five For Howling
Theme weeks are back here at SB Nation and this week is Video Game Week. Video games are a source of entertainment for millions of people around the world, with sports games being one of the oldest genres.
Because sports games tend to be released every year it is easy to see their evolution and how far they have come. You can look at something like Konami's Blades of Steel and the recent NHL 20 and see how far the video game industry has come.
With sports video games you can create a custom player, join your favorite professional team, and see yourself captaining the team into winning the Stanley Cup . The online multiplayer component also allows you to face off against your friends and strangers around the world.
Video Game Week: What's your escapism game of choice? - St. Louis Game Time
As video game week continues on, I'm reminded about how easy it is to use sports as escapism from the real world. Why? Because many people use video games in much the same way. This year has been a year where we all have desired to just take a break. Some people, like front-line workers, emergency responders and activists, haven't been able to or don't feel like they should. Some people, the vast majority of people, have found ourselves blessed enough that this has been a option.
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