Computers & 23 social networks 118 Video games: just a pastime? Popularity of video games in the UK : The video gaming market in the UK is the biggest in Europe, ranking ahead of Germany and France in terms of annual revenues : the number of video game users in the UK amounts to 37.7 million gamers. This means 55 percent of the population embrace gaming as a form of fun, entertainment, or distraction. Popularity of video games in the US : The number of Americans playing video games is huge and encompasses players across all demographics. One of the last reports found that 65% of Americans play video games 3 which equates to about 212.6 million weekly players! Most popular video games in the UK : Unsurprisingly, EA Sports FC is one of the best-selling video games: the 824 version had nearly 2.4 million copies sold in this football-obsessed country. Secondranked Hogwarts Legacy is based on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Call of Duty is in third place. Other popular games are Battlefield, Need for Speed, The Sims, and Command & Conquer. Video games: are they sports? : The answer is yes. The first Olympic Esports Series finals were held in 2023 in Singapore as part of the inaugural Olympic Esports Week. The most common video game genres associated with esports are: multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting games, cards, battle royales, and real-time strategy (RTS) games. One of the most popular tournaments is the League of Legends World Championship. 1 READING WRITING Say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones. T F 1 Over half of the British population play video games. 2 Video games are more widespread in the UK than in the US. 3 British people like both football and the video games related to it. 4 Call of Duty is one of the most beloved video games both in the UK and in the US. 5 Americans play video games less than British people. 6 Video games are part of the Summer Olympic Games. 2 SPEAKING Explain the differences among the various types of video game genres mentioned in the last paragraph in your own words. Use the Internet, if you need it. Most popular video games in the US : Call of Duty is usually number one (this shouldn9t come as a surprise if we take into consideration the American gun culture), and right behind it is a trio of well-known titles: Tekken, Suicide Squad, and Atlus Persona. Gaming frequency : The average amount of daily time gamers spend online is about four hours a day in the UK while it9s worse in the US, with Americans spending an average of seven hours in front of a gaming screen. glossary to encompass: comprendere to rank ahead: posizionarsi davanti 136 Topic 6 " SCREENS revenues: entrate varsity: squadra universitaria Video Games Now A Varsity High School Sport? posted by CNN 10 3 WRITING Watch a video about a high school varsity sport and answer the questions. 1 How many states have official video game teams in their high schools? 2 What two popular gamers are named in the video and what do we find out about them? 3 Are fans of esports different from fans of classical sports?