The 2000s were a tremendous decade for video games. While the 1990s certainly spawned some of the most notable game franchises of all time as well as highly regarded game studios that are still operating today, the 2000s was when the industry truly became a cultural juggernaut – from a niche hobby to a mainstream monolith.
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