REDUCED PATRONAGE In this file photo, Todd Howard, director and executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios, introduces ‘Starfield’ during the Bethesda E3 conference at the Event Deck at LA Live on June 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. At the height of the pandemic, video games offered people solace in isolation. But now that life is slowly returning to pre-crisis normal, and inflation is soaring, gaming companies are feeling the pinch. AFP PHOTO
SAN FRANCISCO: At the height of the pandemic, video games offered people solace in isolation. But now that life is slowly returning to pre-crisis normal, and inflation is soaring, gaming companies are feeling the pinch.