When the pandemic forced me back home during my final semester of college, I found one great way to pass the time: Age of Empires, a real-time strategy game first released in 1997, where players race their ancient civilizations through different eras of history, building vibrant economies and discovering advanced militaries as they try to conquer their opponents. Here are the games that 20 of my New York Times colleagues played the most this year, and why. In any case, what matters is that video games provided a much-needed outlet in a bizarre time. (You wouldn’t be alone the industry saw record spending and profits this year.) Or maybe you’ve been playing since you developed the motor skills to grip a controller. Maybe you were new to video games in 2020, each day of social distancing nudging you closer to an alternate reality. I’ve spent the last few months doing almost exactly what I was doing 20 years ago: suspended in deep space, riding undulating rainbow roads in Mario Kart.
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