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Industry

EA appointed a top manager, who was responsible for the development of Call of Duty in Activision, as the head of Battlefield

The head of the hits Call of Duty: Mobile and Call of Duty: Warzone unexpectedly joined Electronic Arts, a direct competitor to Activision. He will lead the development of the Battlefield series and will be responsible for all new games in the franchise.Byron Beede has become the new senior vice president and general manager of Battlefield, IGN reports.
Investments and transactions

Take-Two announced the purchase of Nordeus for $378 million. The company enters the mobile football market

Take-Two has successfully gained a foothold in the genre of sports games on PC and consoles. Now the company has decided to extend its influence to mobile by announcing the purchase of the Serbian studio Nordeus — the authors of the mobile simulator of the football coach Top Eleven. The transaction amount may reach $378 million.The official announcement says that Take-Two will immediately pay Nordeus $225 million.
Law

Roskomnadzor proposed to oblige gaming companies to store data about gamers and their correspondence

Gaming companies in Russia may be subject to the “Spring law”, that is, oblige to store gamers’ data and the history of their correspondence. This initiative was taken by one of the centers controlled by Roskomnadzor. Experts also suggest regulating donation collection services and gaming loot boxes.This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to the study of the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), which is part of the structure of Roskomnazdor.