Superhot VR has made a whopping $2 million in just a week

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Nintendo reported a skyrocketing 428% operating profits in the fiscal quarter (April-June), thanks to a gaming boom during the lockdown. The Japanese gaming giant reported operating profit of 144.7 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in the April-June quarter, smashing analyst expectations and representing a massive climb from the 27.4 billion yen it posted in the year-ago quarter

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The 31-year-old Twitch streamer and former esports pro Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein reportedly died on July 2 after taking his own life. His ex-girlfriend, BlueGoesMew, posted the news on Twitter. "Yes, it’s him. He’s gone," they said, after fans expressed concern over the Reckful's wellbeing following tweets he'd posted. "I’ve been having a panic attack for an hour. I don’t know what to do."

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According to research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan, playing video games can help in stress reduction and it can also help in improving mental health. University of Saskatchewan computer science professor Regan Mandryk says video games aren't just a mindless way to waste time. "When people play video games they have a lot of benefits to our emotional health or social health and our mental well-being," Mandryk said

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Both Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium dominated this year's BAFTA Game Awards, winning three awards each. The Best Game award went to Outer Wilds and the Best Debut went to Disco Elysium. Control and Death Stranding only won one award each despite having the most nominations. The ceremony took place online.

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