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Sales are achieved through microtransactions for in-game items and content Twitch, an online video streaming service, grows the popularity of eSports.

C64 Mini Go Retro! Toys-to-life platforms Collectible minifigures that use near field communication NFC , radio frequency identification RFID , or image recognition to interact with supported video game software, allowing data to be transferred in and out of games.

Funkeys PC figures are characters for the game F. Battman Xbox? Thomas T. Acientific American publishes Martin Gardner's "Mathmatical Games", inspiring hackers to implement them on their computers. Don Wood's version of "Adventure" created by William Crowther , basically becomes the first role-playing game. Milton Bradley Microvision created the first handheld game console that used interchange cartridges. Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" hits arcades, featuring a character known as Jumpman which becomes Mario years later.

Konami's Dance Dance Revolution forces players to dance. Valve introduces Steam- a digital distribution platform online where people can download games on their PCs.

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