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Online gaming has boomed, but esports isn’t immune to Covid-19

An empty Spodek Arena during the ESL Intel Extreme Masters 2020 at Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland. ( Norbert Barczyk/PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images)

The video gaming industry is thriving at the minute, but that doesn't mean esports is thriving, too. Callum McCarthy looks at why.

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