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France 24
France 24
Entertainment

Global pandemic takes video games success to the next level

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The gaming industry has seen sales hit records in recent weeks. In March, when much of the world went into lockdown, global sales approached $1.6 billion – a 35 percent increase on the same period last year. To talk more about the impact of Covid-19 on the gaming industry, Eve Jackson speaks to Andres Perez-Duarte of New York-based, BAFTA-nominated, award-winning studio iNK Stories and Declan Cassidy from Into Games – the UK-based non-profit that runs "Side Quest", which supports young people wanting a gaming career.

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