Coronavirus Causes U.S. Video Game Usage to Jump 75 Percent The increase is a result of Americans beginning to quarantine themselves. Verizon CTO Kyle Malady isn't surprised by how many more people are playing video games. Kyle Malady, via 'The Hollywood Reporter' Amid all the chaos in the stock market, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter adds that shares for game publishers are doing alright. Total web traffic and video streaming are also up almost 20 percent and 12 percent, respectively. Kyle Malady, via 'The Hollywood Reporter'
