Video games are a hot commodity right now. And we are not just talking about new releases such as "Cyberpunk 2077" or those coveted new consoles , the Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S .
Used video games are in demand, too, They can be great gifts, as they are sold at a discounted price. And if you are selling or trading them in, used games or consoles can provide a much-needed source of funds during the holidays – even if you are shopping for a new console for yourself.
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EA to Buy F1 Video Game Developer Codemasters for $1.2 Billion
Electronic Arts has agreed to buy U.K.-based gaming publisher Codemasters in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.
Codemasters specializes in developing and publishing racing video games. Since 2009, Codemasters has developed and released annual titles for F1, the official video game franchise of Formula One.
Last month, Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the NBA 2K series, announced an agreement to buy Codemasters in a deal valued at $994 million. The board at Codemasters has stepped back on that offer and will instead aim to close its deal with EA.
Pros and Cons of Video Games for Young Gamers - Uncategorized - The Island Now
In our new technology-oriented society, video games are a hallmark luxury. While undeniably amusing, there is some controversy about their relative positive or negative effects on young gamers and culture. Although findings are relatively recent on this subject, studies still provide information about the benefits and pitfalls of this common pastime. Let’s explore the different benefits and drawbacks of video games for young minds.
Various reports have explored the pros and cons of computer games. Let's explore the wide array of pros these video games bring for young gamers.
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Jaguar's New Hypercar Can Only Be Driven in Video Games. We're Obsessed Anyway
Now more than ever, perhaps, video games offer an escape from the real world. That's as true as it is for car designers as it is for the rest of us, albeit in a slightly different way: it gives them a chance to create vehicles that couldn't exist in the real world, either due to the practicalities of sales or physics.
Put Gran Turismo 's extreme perfectionism together with an automaker's desire to explore vehicles they could never green-light in the real world, and you wind up with some of the coolest alternate-reality rides you've ever seen — cars on the bleeding edge of technology, years beyond what we have today but still with one foot in real-world design and technology.
Remote Warfare – And How Video Games Might Help Understand It – The Diplomat
As remote and autonomous systems become cheaper and more capable, they are proliferating both horizontally and vertically amongst the world's military. More militaries are buying them, and they are buying them to fulfill an increasing number of roles.
There has already been a considerable amount of commentary — including in this column — about the impact that cheaper combat drones are having on warfare thanks to the recently concluded war between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh. But as drones go from specialist novelties to force multipliers to forces in and of themselves, they will also force fundamental changes in the relationship between commander and commanded, and between cause and effect.
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Professional video game streamer donates more than $3,000 worth of toys
He saw a friend tweet the idea first: To hold a fundraiser within his streaming community and then use that money to buy a bunch of toys to donate. Bienusa, who streams on Twitch as Frozone, decided to do the same.
Bienusa grew up watching Disney Channel and Cartoon Network. But these days, he said, esports and gaming are growing rapidly in popularity, and children now are growing up watching YouTube and Twitch.
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"It was just crazy that we were able to hit $1,000 ... on the first day that I did it," Bienusa said.
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