For many Americans, video games were already a major pastime. Stay-at-home orders during the Covid-19 pandemic have created even more time to play. In the first quarter of 2020, total consumer spending on the video game industry, including console, mobile and PC platforms, climbed 9% to a record $10.86 billion, according to figures from NPD Group.

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