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The most popular form of entertainment

  Video Games Are Officially The World's Most Popular Form Of Entertainment. Oh, how times have changed. It's been close for a while, but according to a new report by Game Debate, gaming has finally broken through and become the most popular form of entertainment in the world . Gaming has certainly come a long way in the past twenty years or so. It’s becoming more and more acceptable to identify as a “gamer”, a phrase that might have garnered many an odd look in the past. But despite its widespread popularity, gaming certainly doesn’t feel as popular as mainstream movies or TV shows. This might be due to the fact that movies and TV shows are inherently social events which require people to gather around at a specific time in order to catch their favorite show or piece of cinema. Or, it may just be that those who are most invested in gaming have not yet aged out previous generations to a degree that gaming begins to feel like anything more than an underground hobby. But unless

What is entertainment?

  Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience , or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures, were supported in royal courts, developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens. The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry which records and sells entertainment products. Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products; to a banquet adapted for two; to any size or type of party, with appropriate music and dance; to performances intended for thousands; and even for a global audience. T