Citizens began to play video games by 35% more

It is reported by RIA Novosti, referring to a study by Beeline.

As analysts found out, traffic to games from the major manufacturer Activision Blizzard, which include the Diablo, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty series, has doubled over the past year. Games released by Electronic Arts (Battlefield, Fifa, Need for Speed series) and Ubisoft (Rainbow Six series) grew in traffic by an average of 10%.

Traffic in PUBG's battle royale game saw a 15% increase, while Roblox, a platform that allows players to create their own games, doubled. Peaks were recorded on Saturdays, at the end of December, the interest of gamers in the platform fell slightly, and since January 1, traffic again showed a significant increase.

As for the traffic of mobile games - projects PUBG mobile, Сall of Duty mobile, World of tanks Blitz, Clash of clans - it grew by 35-40%. Traffic on the popular streaming service Twitch turned out to be eventful. Its peaks were not regular, and in mid-January it showed a 20% increase.

Previously, it was told which computer games became the most popular during the pandemic.