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All publications for 16.04.2020

Industry April 16, 2020

The Nintendo Switch has become scarce in the West. New deliveries are not expected until the summer

The largest retailers have run out of Switch. Nintendo will not be able to return the consoles to the shelves until the summer. This is reported by Business Insider with reference to a representative of the gaming company.

Industry April 16, 2020

Gamescom 2020 will not take place due to coronavirus

All major events in Germany will be postponed until August 31, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. This means that one of the main gaming exhibitions of the year — Gamescom 2020 — will not take place.

Industry April 16, 2020

Bloomberg: PlayStation 5 production will be limited due to coronavirus

New details about the PlayStation 5 release were revealed by Bloomberg. According to him, the Sony console will be released on time, but in a limited edition. COVID-19 should be blamed for the latter.

Platforms April 16, 2020

For children’s games, Google Play will introduce a new category and a label “Approved by teachers”

The “For the whole family” category will disappear from Google Play. It will be replaced with a new section “For children”. This section will include games and applications approved by teachers.

Esports April 16, 2020

Newzoo: due to coronavirus, the esports market will earn less than expected in 2020

The coronavirus forced Newzoo to adjust the forecast for the esports market for 2020: this year, many esports events were postponed.

Law April 16, 2020

Selena Gomez sued the authors of the mobile “dress up”

The authors of the mobile game Clothes Forever are suing pop star Selena Gomez. Gomez accuses LoveCrunch studio of illegally using her image to promote the title. She demands that the developers close the game and pay her compensation.

Money April 16, 2020

The founders of Playrix got into the top of the richest businessmen in Russia according to Forbes

Russian Forbes has published the top 200 richest businessmen in Russia. The 34th and 35th positions in it are for the Buchman brothers, the founders of the Playrix gaming company. The publication estimates the state of each of them at $ 3.1 billion.