More than ever, gaming is a cornerstone of contemporary entertainment. It’s not just because other forms of media have adapted to its models, offering historically passive audiences new kinds of participation and interactivity. Gaming has precipitously increased in sophistication, created bigger and broader connections between its participants and, most of all, generated real and profound emotional investment in its outcomes — and not just the fury of watching one’s avatar fail to make it to the next level, or the exhilaration of beating a final boss. The Variety 10: Entertainment Gaming Leaders honors the individuals helping to
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