Video game spending hits record $56.9 billion in 2020
With many Americans stuck at home last year due to the pandemic, spending on video games hit a new record.
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Jan 13, 2021
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Apple touts $1.8 bn in holiday sales at App Store
Apple on Wednesday said a dizzying $1.8 billion was spent on digital goods and services at its App Store between Christmas Eve and the end of December.
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Why Amazon, Apple, Peloton and Zoom won 2020, while others like Quibi lost big
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DeepMind's MuZero conquers and learns the rules as it does
Albert Einstein once said, "You have to learn the rules of the game, and then you have to play better than anyone else." That could well be the motto at DeepMind, as a new report reveals it has developed a program that can ...
Dec 24, 2020 report
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EA Sports' sees momentum in 'Madden NFL 21' and other sports games amid coronavirus pandemic
Professional and college sports have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. But sports played on virtual athletic fields and courts have thrived.
Dec 22, 2020
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LUCIDGames: A technique to plan adaptive trajectories for autonomous vehicles
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Cyberpunk 2077 pulled from PlayStation Store after bug backlash
Sony said Friday it is pulling the much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation stores around the world after a flood of complaints and ridicule over bugs, compatibility issues and even health risks.
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PlayStation 5 scalpers use bots to hunt down scarce consoles
Sony Corp. has created one of the hottest gadgets of the year in the PlayStation 5, but its launch has been marred by scalpers who are buying up scarce supplies and threatening the long-term health of the company's most important ...
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Game
A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports/games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mah-jongg solitaire).
Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational or psychological role. According to Chris Crawford, the requirement for player interaction puts activities such as jigsaw puzzles and solitaire "games" into the category of puzzles rather than games.
Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known games.
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