COVID-19 impact on multiplayer video games 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many people turned to video gaming as a form of entertainment during long periods of being locked down at home. During a global survey in June 2020, around 60 percent of respondents stated that they were playing more multiplayer games during the pandemic, no doubt in part to replace the face-to-face interaction that was severely restricted, or even banned entirely, during parts of the crisis.
