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ESA: 67% of Americans played video games for more than an hour in 2025
In 2025, more than 212 million Americans ages 5 to 90 played video games, according to the latest Entertainment Software Association data. The ESA's 2026 Essential Facts about the US Video Game Industry report was conducted by YouGov from February…
Nearly 70% of Americans Play Video Games for at Least an Hour Each Week, New Report Finds
Two-thirds of Americans play an hour or more of video games per week, according to a new report published Wednesday by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). Per the gaming industry lobbying organization, 212.3 million people in the U.S.
212 Million Americans Play Video Games, Including A Third Of Those Aged Over 80 - Kotaku
The annual Entertainment Software Association Essential Facts survey is out today, revealing the results of the industry body's questioning of 13,545 people in the U.S. regarding their relationship with video games. The figures show the numbers of…
'Laziness And Video Games Saved My Life' - 15 Times People Dodged A Bullet Out Of Sheer Laziness
'One was an awesome, exciting job in Antarctica. Great pay, cool professional development, once in a lifetime opportunity. But with a hiring process requiring about five million tedious steps. The other was a boring local job with mediocre pay.
Five Announcers Who Should Replace Kirk Herbstreit in Future College Football Video Games
Without ever giving the appearance of trying to, former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit has become—along with broadcast partner Chris Fowler— the face of 21st-century college football. His opinions on the state of the game make…
GTA 6's Looming Release Date Has Turned September Into a Packed Battle Royale Between All the Biggest End-of-Year Video Games
We've known for years that the entire games industry would give Grand Theft Auto 6 the widest berth possible, but this week's State of Play has proven Rockstar's behemoth as some kind of car-jacking Moses, parting the Red Sea of releases and…
10 Video Games That Changed Their Ending At The Last Minute
Like movies and TV shows, many video games have their story plotted out way in advance, with story boards for the most important cutscenes. Additionally, games, especially modern ones, have lengthy pre-production periods, where everything needs to…
'More like a traditional video game' - Unreal Engine 5 and The Mandalorian and Grogu have transformed Disney World's Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction inside Galaxy's Edge
Yes, Star Wars has returned to the big screen with The Mandalorian and Grogu, and on the same day it hit theaters, it landed in two Disney Parks — Disneyland in Anaheim, CA and Disney World in Orlando, FL. Disney Imagineering and Disney…
Madden 27 cover athlete: Why Caleb Williams was chosen by EA Sports for 2026 video game | Sporting News
On, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams became the first player from the organization to be featured on a Madden cover. Chicago's offensive leader will be featured on the Madden 27 cover after his best NFL season thus far, where he ranked in…
Steam Users Can Get 8 Video Games Worth $245 for Just $15, Includes Several 9/10 Hits
Steam users can currently claim 8 total PC games, worth a grand total of $245, at the steep discount of $25. While not every game is of equal value (either commercially or critically), several games are bona fide 9/10 hits, and the headlining title…
PlayStation's big news is trending for reasons that don't solve bigger issues
There was a time in the early 2010s when you couldn't go to an E3 press conference without watching a lot of people getting stabbed in the neck. This was the primary image the video game industry chose to project into the world back then, through…
Major industry report reveals 212 million Americans officially gamers
On Wednesday, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) released its annual Essential Facts About the U.S. Video Game Industry report for 2026, a comprehensive study of the state of video games across the nation. And despite the recent spate of…
The majority of US gamers think the hobby is better value than watching movies or reading books - even in the age of $70+ games
A new Entertainment Software Association study found that most Americans think video games provide the most entertainment value for their money compared to other forms of entertainment 75% of parents are actively play video games each week, while…
Why GameStop Stock Popped Today
Shares of GameStop (GME +6.02%) rose on Wednesday after the video game retailer reported a surge in quarterly profits. GameStop's net sales jumped 14% year over year to $835.3 million in its fiscal first quarter, which ended on May 2. The gains…
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Now Playable In WWE2K26
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is now a playable wrestler in WWE 2K26. So if you or someone you know was laid off as a result of his decisions, you can now load up WWE 2K6 and digitally beat up the executive who runs the company that owns…
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