Mike Mahardi: It feels like video games are kind of everywhere right now not only on our platforms but in the movie theater HBO just had a very popular TV show The Last of Us based on a video game was wildly successful. During lockdown people were getting into Animal Crossing they were it became less this little hobby you do on the side alongside the TV shows you're watching and movies that you're watching along with books you're reading. I'm willing to bet most people listening play a game in some respect whether it's Wertle in their family chat or it's Marvel snap when they play on the subway. If you don't think there's hope for the world my body going on.
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