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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Four characters from the game "Helldivers 2" stand in a desert.

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A photo of the Alienware monitor, Area-51 desktop, and Area-51 laptop

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A literal game-changer.

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A presentation slide featuring the NVIDIA RTX Blackwell chip, highlighting its specifications: 92 billion transistors, G7 memory, 1.8 TB/s memory bandwidth, AI-management processor, 4,000 AI TOPS (3x Ada), 380 RT TFLOPS (2x Ada), and 125 Shader TFLOPS (1.5x Ada). A presenter is visible in the foreground.

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Person holding an Acer Nitro Blaze 8 handheld device

Person holding an Acer Nitro Blaze 8 handheld device

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Kinhank Super Console X2 Pro Retro Gaming Emulator & Streaming Console

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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Nvidia GeForce RTX render

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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A lot of firsts!

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Horizontal close up view of millennial teenager hands playing immersive video games with reflective clothing. Technology and Metaverse concept

Horizontal close up view of millennial teenager hands playing immersive video games with reflective clothing. Technology and Metaverse concept

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Classic video game Doom on an old desktop computer

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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LG 2025 Gaming system

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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Closeup view of crossword puzzle clues

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A person celebrating while holding a phone.