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2020 was the year of the casual gamer Unlike most other forms of entertainment, video games weren’t hit as hard this year. Sure, the big live events like E3 and EVO were cancelled, but gaming is an activity enjoyed by most at home. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/casual-gaming-in-2020-150021233.html

Trump predicts Covid-19 vaccine by end of year, contradicting top health officials The president also returned to promoting a malaria drug that can cause dangerous side effects. Continue Reading . . . https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/03/trump-predicts-vaccine-end-of-year-233330

MWC, the smartphone industry's biggest annual trade show, won't happen this year. On Wednesday, the GSMA, the organization that puts together the event, said it's cancelling MWC 2020 over coronavirus-related concerns. The trade show was scheduled to run between February 24th and 27th. from https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/12/mwc-2020-cancelled-coronavirus/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2020-02%252F81a9c4b0-4ce5-11ea-ba5f-5cbe6c8d238b%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dba0452bdc6ede028ae0c17dd1d2e297c69e7eca7&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=a61b86517f270aa574b821219fb031248f061404

Nintendo will start selling a special Animal Crossing Switch in March, but it won't be releasing a brand new model this year. Shuntaro Furukawa, the gaming giant's president and CEO, has laid rumors to rest that an upgraded version of the console is on the way. from https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/31/nintendo-no-new-switch-this-year/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1600%252C872%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C872%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2020-01%252Fb88febf0-4400-11ea-adfe-3ca4436e26a7%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D0f99fdd31206bd3e2750c193c5f1f35ccc613b82&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=309753a8104dea1df910c5b3303f821f9c495637