Gaming Boom Hides Struggle to Create New Hits in Isolation
- Starved of in-person meetings and demos, industry losing steam
- Critical year for game publishers with new consoles on horizon
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Gaming is experiencing an unprecedented boom right now, but behind the scenes, the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the $150 billion industry in subtle yet significant ways -- delaying crucial development, squeezing out smaller studios and disrupting the pipeline of new games heading into 2021.