The Mexican government has stated that organized crime now operates through popular video games. Recruiters contact children and offer to earn money in the northern states of Mexico by transmitting information about the movements of the police.

The Swedish Embracer Group holding is one of the most active in the M&A market. According to Bloomberg analysts, over the past 12 months, the company has already announced 27 deals. But such growth carries its own risks.

Jason Schreier spoke about the situation with layoffs in the gaming industry. In his opinion, today specialists do not feel protected and can be out of work at any time — despite record revenues and sales. The journalist illustrated the problem with several vivid examples, and at the same time suggested ways to solve it.At the beginning of his article for Bloomberg, Schreyer recalls two important events of the first half of the year: the…

In this generation, Sony finally made a bet on exclusive AAA games, almost completely abandoning the support of inexpensive titles from less experienced studios. Despite the commercial prospects of such a strategy, it harms small ambitious teams. Among the main problems are staff turnover and studio closures.Jason Schreier writes about this in his article.

The increase in base prices for games is one of the most discussed topics at the launch of a new generation of consoles. According to Bloomberg, Sony wanted to raise the price above the stated $70, and taking into account inflation, prices this year could even exceed $ 100.This year, several major publishers, including Take-Two and Sony, announced an increase in prices for individual games to $70.

Nintendo has not yet officially unveiled the new Switch console, but Bloomberg analysts have already shared insider information. According to the publication, the next Switch is likely to get support for 4K resolution. At the same time, the company increased production of the current console models.

Only the day before yesterday, the presentation of the new part of Call of Duty ended, but the next day it became known that everything was not all right with the production of the game. Bloomberg has prepared material about unfair working conditions and unfair treatment of contractors in Activision for many years. The same thing happened with other publishers.

Long-standing rumors about the release of an updated Switch console may be true. According to media reports, production of the next Nintendo Switch model will begin next year. However, there was no official confirmation.

Already this week, hundreds of Blizzard Entertainment employees will present an appeal to the studio’s management in order to improve working conditions, Bloomberg reports, citing people involved in the initiative.Among the main requirements: change the system of promotions, increase vacations and raise salaries for support staff and testers.

It became known from the Bloomberg material that some employees had to make ends meet and save on lunches, while top managers received millions in compensation.Journalist Jason Schreier studied a table that was created by one of Blizzard’s employees after numerous complaints in a work chat in Slack.

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.

Tim Sweeney’s fortune is estimated at $7.16 billion.

The authors of the Kindle Fire are developing a device that will compete in the market with the iPhone and gadgets on the Android operating system, sources informally claim the online edition of Bloomberg.