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E3 show heralds social, virtual future for video games

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Published Fri, Jun 17, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Los Angeles

    AS the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game gathering wrapped on Thursday, it was easy to envision a future of social play in virtual worlds with celebrity gamers broadcasting action.

    While blockbuster titles tailored for consoles or personal computers remained stars of the annual show, an evolving face of play and its growing reach into Internet lifestyles were evident.

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