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A video game, sometimes further qualified as a computer game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset. Most modern video games are audiovisual, with audio complement delivered through speakers or headphones, and sometimes also with other types of sensory feedback (e.g., haptic technology that provides tactile sensations). Some video games also allow microphone and webcam inputs for in-game chatting and livestreaming.

Video games are typically categorized according to their hardware platform, which traditionally includes arcade video games, console games, and computer (PC) games; the latter also encompass LAN games, online games, and browser games. More recently, the video game industry has expanded onto mobile gaming through mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablet computers), virtual and augmented reality systems, and remote cloud gaming. Video games are also classified into a wide range of genres based on their style of gameplay and target audience. (Full article...)

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  • ... that a version of the video game Rhino Rumble was not released due to the creators not wanting to add licensed characters?
  • ... that the success of Kingdom Rush prompted plans to grow the video game industry of Uruguay?
  • ... that Kainé from the video game series Nier was created in response to a female staff member's vague wish for a "male heroine"?
  • ... that MicroProse was formed to publish Hellcat Ace after Sid Meier boasted that he could design a better video game than Red Baron in a week?
  • ... that fighting video game Panza Kick Boxing was endorsed by a French kickboxing champion who also supplied technical advice?
  • ... that the science-fiction video game The Anacrusis is named after a musical term?
  • ... that the 1979 video game Superman was one of the first console games with a pause feature?
  • ... that Terra Invicta's development company is a group of former volunteer video game modders that decided to release their own game after the success of their mod?
  • ... that when Kaz Ayabe pitched his video game Boku no Natsuyasumi to Sony, he said that illustrator Mineko Ueda was interested in the project even though they had never actually met?
  • ... that the 2005 video game Bokura no Kazoku was inspired in part by the birth of its creator's first child?
  • ... that approximately 85 percent of Manhattan was recreated for the 2008 video game The Incredible Hulk?

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September 12, 2024 – 2023–2024 video game industry layoffs
Microsoft announces that it will lay off 650 Microsoft Gaming employees as part of cuts to its workforce. (Variety)
August 15, 2024 –
American video game magazine Game Informer discontinues publication after 33 years. The magazine's website is also shut down. (BBC News)
May 24, 2024 – Uvalde school shooting
Families in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., file a lawsuit against Daniel Defense and Activision Blizzard for creating the DDM4 V7 gun and promoting the weapon through the game Call of Duty, respectively. They also sue Meta Platforms for owning Instagram, which was used by the gunman. (AP)

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