Gaming

Gaming is a colloquial term that generally refers to the act of playing video games, or sometimes tabletop games. Those who enjoy gaming are often referred to as “gamers,” though many people who enjoy video games actively choose not to identify as such. Surveys indicate that around 65 percent of adults in the U.S. play video games in some form, which can mean on a dedicated console, on a personal computer, or on a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet. Gaming as we know it today has evolved greatly over time. Going back to the 1970s, it was largely done in arcades, but consoles like the Atari 2600 and Nintendo Entertainment System popularized home gaming throughout the 1980s, and it has remained popular to this day. PC gaming goes back to home computers in the 1980s such as the Commodore 64, but the advent of Windows in the 1990s and digital marketplaces like Steam in the early 2000s brought PC gaming to where it is now. Handheld gaming devices like the Game Boy made gaming portable in the early 1990s, but those have given way to smartphones, with the iOS and Android app stores full of incredibly popular and lucrative games. Some of the biggest companies in the gaming industry today include Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Valve, Activision, and many more.

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Sombra gets buffed and Ana gets nerfed in the latest 'Overwatch' patch

Ana can't catch a break.

03/21/2017

By Kellen Beck

'Overwatch' hero Orisa is officially out -- just not in competitive modes

The 24th 'Overwatch' hero won't be playable in competitive for a week.

03/21/2017

By Kellen Beck

This hack lets you play Pokémon on your Apple Watch

Catch 'em all anywhere and everywhere.

03/21/2017

By Freia Lobo

The best FPS multiplayer map ever is now in 'Counter-Strike'

'Counter-Strike' in space!

03/21/2017

By Kellen Beck

The best FPS multiplayer map ever is now in 'Counter-Strike'

The best FPS multiplayer map ever is now in 'Counter-Strike'

Meet the creepy, spring-armed fighters of Nintendo's 'Arms'

It's a boing boing bash.

03/21/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

Meet the creepy, spring-armed fighters of Nintendo's 'Arms'

Meet the creepy, spring-armed fighters of Nintendo's 'Arms'

Insults are bad but this little kid's 'Overwatch' diss is too perfect

Her parents are proud.

03/20/2017

By Kellen Beck

50 ways Link can die in the new 'Zelda'

Sorry, Link.

03/20/2017

By Tina Amini

50 ways Link can die in the new 'Zelda'

50 ways Link can die in the new 'Zelda'

The ballon house from Disney Pixar's 'Up' is in 'Battlefield 1'

Is that you, Carl?

03/20/2017

By Kellen Beck

The ballon house from Disney Pixar's 'Up' is in 'Battlefield 1'

The ballon house from Disney Pixar's 'Up' is in 'Battlefield 1'

Assholes try like hell to pin new 'Mass Effect' game's crappy animations on a woman

This kind of harassment is never ok.

03/20/2017

By Tina Amini

New 'Hearthstone' quest, dino and legendary cards look like meta changers

These 21 cards are coming in April.

03/20/2017

By Kellen Beck

'Mass Effect: Andromeda' reviews are in: Bad game is bad

Woof.

03/20/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

These are the two most important letters in esports

"GG!"

03/20/2017

By Matthew Kline

These are the two most important letters in esports

These are the two most important letters in esports

'Mass Effect: Andromeda' is a forgettable, tedious trudge

So much potential, missed in the details.

03/20/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

Pro 'Overwatch' team is dominating their competition in the most unlikely ways

Meta Athena is tearing up the competition.

03/17/2017

By Kellen Beck

Twitch should be worried about YouTube's latest esports deal

The battle is beginning.

03/17/2017

By Kellen Beck

What it takes to reveal every secret in a video game

The process of creating a video game strategy guide is shockingly complex.

03/17/2017

By Mike Rougeau

Sonic is really trying to get your attention back in 2017

The new 'Sonic Forces' game is looking pretty apocalyptic.

03/17/2017

By Kellen Beck

Sonic is really trying to get your attention back in 2017

Sonic is really trying to get your attention back in 2017

Here are the new 'Monopoly' pieces you monsters voted to replace the iconic thimble

Is a rubber ducky still a rubber ducky if it's metal?

03/17/2017

By Tina Amini

Keep the cold away with this keyboard hand warmer

Nobody likes frozen phalanges.

03/16/2017

By Matthew Kline

Keep the cold away with this keyboard hand warmer

Keep the cold away with this keyboard hand warmer

'Counter-Strike' releases Canals, the first Valve-made map in 3 years

Canals is available to play now.

03/16/2017

By Kellen Beck

Looks like 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild' has a heartwarming tribute to Iwata

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata passed away in 2015.

03/16/2017

By Kellen Beck

Looks like 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild' has a heartwarming tribute to Iwata

Looks like 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild' has a heartwarming tribute to Iwata

'Mass Effect: Andromeda' gives a shout out to SpaceX with a nerdy easter egg

A SpaceX model rocket makes an appearance in the new 'Mass Effect.'

03/16/2017

By Kellen Beck

Everyone's mocking the animations in the new 'Mass Effect'

Legs don't work like that... do they?

03/16/2017

By Tina Amini

How to play your Nintendo Switch on a TV without the dock

Take the stocking off your Switch dock.

03/16/2017

By Kellen Beck

How to play your Nintendo Switch on a TV without the dock

How to play your Nintendo Switch on a TV without the dock

ESL isn't too happy about the big 'Counter-Strike' Major announcement

Some people are excited, some people are mad.

03/15/2017

By Kellen Beck

ESL isn't too happy about the big 'Counter-Strike' Major announcement

ESL isn't too happy about the big 'Counter-Strike' Major announcement