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Industry News July 7, 2021

Fortnite under scrutiny in Indonesia, while Egypt issues fatwa against Epic’s hit over “Kaaba destruction” content

On July 5, Sandiaga Uno, Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, called for a ban on Fortnite. This happened days after Egypt’s Rabat-Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center issued a fatwa against video games, and Fortnite specifically.

Industry News October 20, 2020

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez uses Among Us to inspire people to vote

Yesterday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted she was going to stream Among Us. In a matter of hours, more than 170 thousand people subscribed to her Twitch channel.

Industry News August 16, 2019

The rise of non-violent games

While rhetoric goes on that connects real-life violence to violent games, media keep citing research that defies any linear correlation between the two.

Industry News August 6, 2019

Shares of EA and other video game companies plummet after Trump links games to mass shootings

Acts of violence are once again blamed on video games. US President Donald Trump implicated games as the reason for two shootings in Texas that killed more than 30 people. Following Trump’s speech, biggest game publishers saw their shares sink.