I n a bizarre, unsettling, and oftentimes downright frightening year , video games became a port of refuge for many—be they longtime gamers, old-school veterans picking the controller back up after a break, or first-timers looking for a novel way to safely have fun or connect with friends during pandemic lockdowns . It’s a small blessing, then, that it was also a banner year for excellent games to play.
Here are TIME’s best video games of 2020, according to our group of resident gamers. Also read TIME’s lists of the 10 best fiction books of 2020 and the 100 must-read books of 2020 .
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'Call of Duty: Black Ops' writer: Video games vital in pandemic
He's written screenplays for blockbuster films including Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, TV series such as "Da Vinci's Demons" and "Constantine," video games including "Call of Duty: Black Ops" and "Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR series."
Goyer took time recently to discuss "Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War," the latest entry in the multibillion-selling first-person franchise from the set of "Foundation," the Apple TV+ series based on the books by the late Isaac Asimov on which he is a writer and executive producer.
Former Chewy CEO Ryan Cohen urges GameStop to become the Amazon of video games
But Ryan Cohen, the former CEO of Chewy, thinks the maligned video-fame retailer can turn itself around by shifting its focus away from physical stores in favor of a building robust e-commerce platform. Cohen thinks GameStop can use its brand and large customer base to make that transition. He has taken a large stake in the company to try and push it in that direction.
Business : GameStop is a retailer that sells video game hardware, physical and digital video game software, video game accessories, as well as mobile and consumer electronics products and other merchandise primarily through retail operations, with all stores engaged in the sale of new and pre-owned video game systems, software and accessories.
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Elon Musk Says Playing Video Games Helped Make Him a Billionaire | Inc.com
How did Elon Musk first get interested in programming? By playing video games. The Tesla and SpaceX founder talked about his love of video games and how they started him on his career path at a video game convention last year.
Today, we may not think of Musk primarily as a programmer. He's the founder of three companies taking on today's most challenging engineering problems: Building affordable electric cars with great range, colonizing Mars, and tunneling under the worst urban traffic. This week, he also became the world's third richest person , beating out Mark Zuckerberg after Dow Jones Indices announced that Tesla will be added to the S&P 500 index next month and the company's share price surged.
Roblox, a Video Game Company, Files for an I.P.O. - The New York Times
Roblox, a gaming site and app that has been a huge hit with tweens , revealed in an offering prospectus on Thursday that its number of users and revenue surged during the coronavirus pandemic, but that its losses deepened.
Roblox said it averaged 31.1 million daily active users in the first nine months of 2020, up 82 percent from a year earlier, as people have flocked to video games while stuck inside because of the pandemic. That helped drive Roblox's revenue, which reached $589 million in the first nine months of the year, up 68 percent from a year ago.
Academics, makers study how video games affect mental health
LONDON – A study by Oxford University researchers on how playing video games affects mental health used data from video game makers, marking what the authors say is a rare collaboration between academics and the game industry.
Lack of transparency from game makers has long been an issue for scientists hoping to better understand player behaviors.
The findings are based on survey responses from people over 18 who played two games, Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Go read this story about how The Video Game History Foundation resurrected a lost Sega VR headset
The Sega Genesis had a VR headset that never shipped — but now you can try it for yourself (virtually)
In the annals of video games, there are an uncountable number of products — canceled games, scrapped hardware — that feel as though they're lost to time. But most of the time they're only forgotten, not lost. And that's where the Video Game History Foundation steps in. As the name suggests, the foundation is an organization that preserves the history of video games, piece by piece.
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