CHICAGO: Wait, did you feel that shift in the pop culture universe in the last week?
It was last Monday, when Illinois Democratic state Rep. Marcus Evans (33rd) spoke out at a news conference citing video games as contributing to the carjacking surge in Chicago. In January, 218 vehicular hijackings were reported in Chicago. A total of 1,415 carjackings were reported in 2020 – the highest number since 2001, according to a Tribune review of police information.
With residents concerned and city officials seeking answers, Evans introduced a bill to ban sales in Illinois of the video game
Grand Theft Auto. “Violent video games are getting in the minds of young people and perpetuating the normalcy of carjacking,” he said at the news conference.
5G means gaming in Canada just keeps getting better
TELUS 5Gâs reduced latency and higher speeds will clear the path for exciting new cloud gaming, AR and VR experiences
Gaming has shifted significantly over the last few years, becoming more mainstream and popular than ever before thanks to free, cross-platform games, game streaming and mobile devices. Now 5G networks are set to boost gaming even more with faster speeds, lower latency, and increased reliability.
Just in the last year alone, mobile gaming generated a billion downloads per week due to more people being home during the pandemic, while a recent study from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada said 58 percent of Canadian adults who game have played more during the pandemic.
San Diego Comic-Con has just announced the show will not go on, at least not in person. E3 2021 and Anime Expo 2021 appear to have canceled their in-person events too, in favor of virtual events. That’s three big geek gatherings that won’t happen for the second year in a row.
Official Los Angeles city documents confirm E3 2021 s physical event has been canceled dotesports.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dotesports.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.