The reason for mass shootings is again being sought in video games. This time, US President Donald Trump saw a connection between the games and two terrorist acts in the country. After that, the shares of the largest game publishers sank sharply.

If the US increases the tariff on Chinese electronics, Sony may raise the prices of consoles in the American market itself. This was stated by Sony’s Chief financial Officer Hiroki Totoki.

Developers in Crimea have lost paid accounts and private repositories on GitHub. Moreover, repositories are blocked even when temporarily visiting this region.

Adult gamers too often encounter aggressive behavior of other participants in multiplayer games. This problem affected 74% of the players.

League of Legends has been blocked for citizens of Iran and Syria. The initiator of the blocking was the US government.

The creator of the flight simulator Oleg Tishchenko received a year in prison in the United States. But this is de jure. Tishchenko was de facto deported back to Russia.

With the growth of the mobile industry, the market for advertising gaming applications is also growing. Apptica experts named the countries with the largest number of publishers who advertise their mobile games. 

The production of Switch consoles will be partially moved outside of China. This will allow Nintendo to bypass the 25% tax that the US can impose on Chinese-made goods.

Exactly how American gamers aged 22 to 38 consume gaming content, the Nielsen research company said in its latest report. Among the important figures are their monthly spending on games.

A new studio of People Can Fly, the developers of Gears of War and Bulletstorm, has opened in New York. This is the first division of the company in the USA.

Several major retailers in the United States sold out their entire Oculus Quest circulation in a week. The headset was thrown on the shelves on May 21.

In the USA, Republicans and Democrats have united against loot boxes. In particular, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s bill banning loot boxes was signed by two members of the Democratic Party.

Arena of Valor (Honor of Kings) has finally failed in the West. And therefore, according to Reuters, the Chinese publisher Tencent wants to abandon this version of the game to its fate.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed introducing a 25% tax on “virtually all goods” imported into the country from China. The same applies to game consoles, controllers and slot machines.

Accused by the United States of buying and distributing instructions for F-16 military fighters Oleg Tishchenko really turned out to be an employee Eagle Dynamics. The company admitted that Oleg works for it. She also stated that she is working on the F-16 module for her flight simulator Digital Combat Simulator.

The desire to create a flight simulator can lead straight to an American prison. Oleg Tishchenko, a Russian, has been arrested in the United States, accused of plotting against the United States, smuggling classified information and violating the local law on the export of weapons. All this is for buying and selling instructions for USAF fighter jets on eBay through third parties.

Senator Josh Hawley announced the preparation of a law that would ban the use of loot boxes and pay-to-win monetization in games in the United States.

American teenagers are spending more and more on video games. One of the main reasons is Fortnite.

NPD Group analysts estimated the revenues of the American gaming market for the past February. Revenue from games in the country is growing again, despite a noticeable drop in January. But the turnover of the console segment continues to decline.