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    Top video games: How mobile games crushed consoles

    While coronavirus slammed many businesses, game-makers thrived


    Published:  September 24, 2020 16:41 Jay Hilotin, Senior Assistant Editor

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    pic Games' Fortnite game
    GAMES GALORE: During this pandemic, hundreds of millions of people were hunkered down at home as quarantine or shelter-in-place orders took place and social distancing was encouraged. Image Credit: REUTERS File Photo
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    Characters from the Fall Guys title from Tonic Games are seen in this handout picture provided to Reuters on August 26, 2020.
    FALL GUYS: Characters from the Fall Guys title from Tonic Games are seen in this handout picture provided to Reuters on August 26, 2020. Online players battle bizarre obstacles, shove through unruly competitors, and overcome the unbending laws of physics in a mad dash through round after round of escalating chaos until one victor remains. Image Credit: Fall Guys - Mediatonic/Handout via REUTERS
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    Animal Cross New Horizons
    ANIMAL CROSSING. One of the biggest winners is Nintendo, with its Switch console and "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" game topping the charts. It was released on September 6, 2019 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia. Image Credit: Nintendo
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    CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE
    CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE: The game was released by Activision on October 25, 2019. It’s available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Image Credit: Activision
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    NBA 2k20
    NBA 2K20: The game was released last year (September 6, 2019) on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and PC. It remained one of the popular pandemic games. Image Credit: Take Two Interactive
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    Call of Duty
    CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2: Fans of this game snapped up the latest sequel (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered). It was launched on March 31, 2020 on PlayStation 4. Xbox One and PC versions was rolled out on April 30, 2020) Image Credit: Screengrab / Activision
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    Mortal Kombat 11
    MORTAL KOMBAT 11: This is action-packed fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was release on April 23, 2019 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia. Image Credit: NetherRealm Studios
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    Grand Theft Auto
    GRAND THEFT AUTO: Game maker Rockstar Games originally released it on September 17, 2013. It's available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC. Image Credit: Rockstar Games
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    DOOM Eternal
    DOOM Eternal: It's a first-person shooter video game (single-player and multiplayer) developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released on March 20, 2020 on multiple platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Google Stadia. Image Credit: id Software/Bethesda Softworks
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    MARIO KART 8 DELUXE: The expanded version of the Wii U racing game, Mario Kart 8, for the Nintendo Switch, was released on April 28, 2017. Image Credit: Nintendo
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    RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2: This is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the Red Dead series and is a prequel to the 2010 game Red Dead Redemption. Image Credit: Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive
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    Nioh 2
    NIOH 2: This is an action role-playing game developed by Team Ninja. A prequel to Nioh, the game was released for the PlayStation 4 on March 13, 2020, where it was published by Koei Tecmo in Japan and Sony Interactive Entertainment worldwide. Image Credit: Sony Interactive
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    FIFA 20
    FIFA 20: This is a football simulation video game published by Electronic Arts as part of the FIFA series. Standard edition is powered by Frostbite, EA SPORTS FIFA 20 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It brings two sides of The World's Game to life - the prestige of the professional stage and an all-new authentic street football experience in EA SPORTS VOLTA FOOTBALL. It is the 27th installment in the FIFA series, and was released on 27 September 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. A Stadia version is due in 2020. Image Credit: "FIFA 20"/Electronic Arts
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    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    SUPER SMASH BROS ULTIMATE: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a 2018 crossover fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series, succeeding Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The Version 8.0 was released on June 29, 2020, with updates that include: Min Min (from ARMS series) joining the battle; a New stage added:(Spring Stadium) and a new Mii Fighter costume added. Image Credit: Nintendo
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    POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: RESCUE TEAM DX: This is a remake of the 2005 video games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team. It is part of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series developed by Spike Chunsoft, published by The Pokémon Company and distributed by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. Image Credit: Nintendo

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