April 14, 2025 Trade Wars Confusion as Trump tariffs temporarily exempt smartphones US administration plans to open investigations into the electronics supply chain, claims the US President
April 11, 2025 Global Divisions Political maelstrom: Trade wars and rivalries are shaking up games and tech How the week's upheavals are creating uncertainty as to what happens next
April 9, 2025 Trade Wars Trump gives most countries 90-day pause on tariffs as China trade war escalates Most countries will see a universal 10% levy, while China is hit with new 125% charges on imports
April 7, 2025 Pre-order Delays Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in the US over tariff concerns Nintendo is currently assessing the potential impact of tariffs as they may impact supply chain costs
April 7, 2025 Tiktok Pushback TikTok deal hits roadblock as China pushes back amid Trump's tariffs China is currently blocking any TikTok deal to ensure that Chinese laws and procedures are complied with
April 5, 2025 Tiktok Lovin AppLovin wants to partner with "undermonetised" TikTok globally CEO Adam Foroughi opens up on the ad tech firm's interest in acquiring TikTok and its plans for the video-sharing platform
April 5, 2025 Tick Tock US extends TikTok sale deadline by 75 days Buyers have until mid-June to negotiate a deal for the popular video-sharing app
April 4, 2025 Trade Wars Trump tariffs bite just as the games industry was getting back on its feet Ampere Analysis' Louise Wooldridge discusses the potential impacts on the sector
April 3, 2025 Bidding War AppLovin confirms interest in acquiring TikTok Ad tech firm exploring purchase of video-sharing app in all markets outside of China
April 3, 2025 Before A Ban AppLovin and Amazon rumoured among potential TikTok buyers ahead of April 5th deadline The social media app’s original ban in January 2025 was postponed to allow more time for a sale
January 21, 2021 Trump Card Twitch permanetly bans Trump following the Capitol riots “Twitch has clear rules that prohibit hateful conduct, harassment, or incitement of violence on our service, and we consider off-service events when making enforcement decisions"
January 8, 2021 Banned Twitch bans Trump following Capitol riots "Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the President's incendiary rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community"
December 10, 2020 Making Of React Games CEO Chad Lee on taking the politics out of Presidents Run "The game has no political view, no agenda or no affiliation with any party or group."
June 25, 2020 Poilitcal Issues ESA speaks out against Trump visa freeze "The executive order limiting immigration undermines reasonable solutions to end the current economic crisis, stabilise our economy and help people return to work."
August 14, 2019 Trump Tariffs US video game console and mobile tariff delayed until December “As part of USTR’s public comment and hearing process, it was determined that the tariff should be delayed to December 15 for certain articles”
August 6, 2019 Fair! "Blaming video games distracts from the broader issues at hand": IGDA and IGDAF react to Trump mass shooting statement Meanwhile, US trade body the Entertainment Retailers Association remains silent
September 18, 2018 Tmi Twitter erupts over Stormy Daniels claims Trump has a “dick like the mushroom character in Mario Kart” Unfortunate details of alleged affair surface
March 7, 2018 Scapegoat Confirmed Trump's meeting to scapegoat the games industry for US gun violence is on ESA confirms actual invite after confusion around who would attend
March 2, 2018 Trumped Up Charges Trump 'invites' games industry to meeting to scapegoat video games for US gun violence Unclear what the point of this all is
February 23, 2018 Say What? Trump says US needs video games ratings after blaming them for gun crime Commander-in-chief rambles about system its games industry has had since 1994