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Francesco Cafici

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CEO & Founder CafTech, The Cafici Enterprises.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Rockstar is currently embroiled in a legal battle after firing 34 staff, most of whom were involved in unionization efforts. When I asked Rockstar head of publishing Jennifer Kolbe about voluntary recognition, she said: "We go where the team goes. So if they want a union, they will have a union.”
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
One remarkable fact I learned for this story: In 2018, when Red Dead Redemption II came out, Rockstar Games had 2,441 employees. Today it has 4,711 (!!!). www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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The Making of Grand Theft Auto VI
Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be biggest video game blockbuster ever. Here’s the inside story of how Rockstar made it.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
NEW: Why did Grand Theft Auto VI take 8+ years to make? How did Rockstar's culture change along the way? I went to Scotland and interviewed the company's top developers for this exclusive Businessweek cover story. Inside the making of the biggest game of all time: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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The Making of Grand Theft Auto VI
Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be biggest video game blockbuster ever. Here’s the inside story of how Rockstar made it.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Big story coming tomorrow
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Oggi sono riuscito in una bella impresa riparare un #Macintosh del 1995, ci ho passato la mia infanzia e non potete capire la felicità di vederlo in funzione ancora oggi! Il problema era solo l’HDD da cambiare, non vi dico la fortuna di trovare in un cassetto un vecchio IDE. ❤️🍎 #Apple #Performa
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
15 anni senza #SteveJobs, il visionario che ha rivoluzionato l'intero mondo della tecnologia e che personalmente è stato e sempre sarà il punto di riferimento per qualsiasi mia creazione! ❤️ #Apple
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Proviamo questa nuova avventura targata @insomniac.games 💛 #WolverinePS5 #videogiochi #gaming #ps5
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I mention this in the story but also worth highlighting: Business in Japan is all about relationships, and some of the PlayStation executives who have worked closest with Kojima over the last few decades are no longer at the company
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This week, PlayStation announced that it had pulled out of publishing Hideo Kojima's next game, Physint. But the company didn't give a reason. So I made some calls. Here's why PlayStation bailed and why Xbox snapped Kojima right up: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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PlayStation Ditched Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ on Budget Concerns, Missed Deadlines
The legendary Japanese creator of ‘Death Stranding’ will take his new game to Xbox
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
NEW: Rockstar has not yet figured out who was behind this week's widespread Grand Theft Auto VI leaks, nor how it happened, sources say. No plans to move next week's Netflix premiere. Inside the company: frustration, exhaustion, anger. My latest column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Rockstar Rattled As ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Leaks Again
After a leak in 2022 Rockstar took drastic measures to try to prevent another hack. It didn’t work.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
As I've reported in the past, almost all of Guerrilla Games has been working on Horizon Hunters Gathering for the last few years, and the next mainline single-player Horizon game is still far, far away.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
BREAKING: PlayStation is rebooting the online game Horizon Hunters Gathering after negative playtest feedback. New plan is smaller scope, more traditional co-op multiplayer, no more live service. Yet another entry in PlayStation's ongoing live-service struggles: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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PlayStation Reboots ‘Horizon Hunters Gathering’ as Live-Service Strategy Struggles
The Japanese gaming titan has canceled or rebooted most of its live-service multiplayer projects in recent years
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David Blatt @kopfstoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Super cool new merch for the team. Ops are the best! ❤️🌀🐾
Black official Naughty Dog dev shirt front, with "VLT-87 YC INTERGALACTIC: THE HERETIC PROPHET" print, lying flat on black table.Naughty Dog logo on sleeve side.Red Naughty Dog's paw logo flag attached to lower shirt rimMe wearing the shirt, backview: Jordan's sword with the "VLT-87 YC" Logo.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I spoke to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick about why they won't share the 'unprecedented' pre-order numbers for Grand Theft Auto VI, likely to be the biggest video game of all time www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Why Take-Two Won’t Share ‘Unprecedented’ ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Pre-Order Numbers
CEO Strauss Zelnick says he doesn’t want to mislead shareholders
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, on today's earnings call, when asked about Sony's decision to end physical disc sales: "Our business is well over 90% digitally distributed. It's already a digital business."
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 28/07/2026
Today, Double Fine Productions let go of 23 members of its staff.

As a small, tightly knit team, these actions are not taken lightly. Only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful action. Our transition to becoming an independent company means becoming a size that we can sustain.

The people we are losing were all important. They all made an impact on our games and culture, and they will be missed.

We are committed to supporting each affected person as best as we can, and we thank them for their hard work and commitment to the creative spirit we cherish here at Double Fine.

-Tim
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 06/07/2026
Once again, Double Fine Productions will be an independent studio.

We're thankful to Xbox for seven great years together, and for working with us to reach an outcome which preserves our history and culture, and returns ownership of our games to us.

To everyone who reached out to us these past few weeks: Thank you for all your kind words, we've been deeply touched by your messages. We will share more soon on what comes next.

Your continued support is greatly appreciated,

Tim & Double Fine
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Bethesda has announced a slew of new Fallout games, including Fallout 5 and Fallout 3 + New Vegas remasters. The company also confirmed my scoop last week that it is working with Obsidian on a Fallout game. I spoke to Todd Howard about the roadmap: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Bethesda Announces New ‘Fallout’ Roadmap Following Xbox Reset
The studio confirmed development on ‘Fallout 5’ and a new game with Obsidian Entertainment
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
BREAKING: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game, according to people familiar with the plans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Microsoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game
The game maker is also canceling a planned sequel to last year’s ‘Avowed’
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Cecilia D'Anastasio @cecianasta.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New: Behind Xbox's big reset was a failed Game Pass strategy. Xbox spent nearly $80b in deals for content that it hoped would grow the subscription service. Instead, Game Pass lost subscribers. Deep dive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Behind Xbox’s Big Layoffs, a Streaming Strategy That Failed
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox spent nearly $80 billion in the last decade on deals that would give it popular video game titles like Call of Duty and Skyrim, betting that gamers would flock to its Netflix-li...
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Correction: Today's Assembly layoffs were part of an agency-wide reorganization and were not related to Xbox ending contracts. People on the Xbox account were laid off but the agency is still continuing to work with Xbox, I'm told
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The massive Xbox layoffs won't happen until after the fiscal year ends, but the company is already ending contracts and cutting vendors. So Assembly, Xbox's main PR agency, is laying people off today.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Despite a report this morning, I can confirm that Obsidian is *not* in negotiations to avoid shutting down. Plenty of details are still up in the air surrounding the layoffs (picture will be clear on Monday) but Xbox is keeping Obsidian, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Arrivano bruttissime notizie… 😨 #Xbox #XboxGameStudios #Microsoft
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Finalmente è arrivato, era da un po’ che aspettavo un gioco così, adesso vado ad immergermi nel mondo di Bond, James Bond! ❤️🍸 #JamesBond #007FirstLight #EarnTheNumber
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Take-Two earnings: Grand Theft Auto VI is still planned for November 19. No delay. In an interview with Bloomberg today, CEO Strauss Zelnick said he didn't know where this week's Best Buy rumors came from and that pre-orders typically start alongside marketing (which will begin this summer).
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
SCOOP: PlayStation studio business CEO Hermen Hulst told staff in a town hall Monday morning that the company's narrative single-player games will now be PlayStation exclusive, confirming Bloomberg's reporting from earlier this year. Original story from March: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC
The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Buona #Pasqua a tutti di cuore! ❤ 🐰 #HappyEaster #Easter #CafTech
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
NEW: Sony no longer plans to release PlayStation games on PC, sources tell Bloomberg News, a major shift in strategy that sees the console maker returning to exclusivity after six years of flirting with multiplatform. Ghost of Yotei and Saros are not coming to PC. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC
The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Oh no un altro studio che chiude… 😔 #BluepointGames
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
NEW: I took a trip down to Obsidian Entertainment to talk about their stunning 2025, in which they somehow shipped three games. They were remarkably candid about their successes, their failures, and their plans for navigating the future. For Businessweek Magazine: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Inside Xbox, a Game Studio Is Trying to Reinvent Itself
Microsoft’s Obsidian Entertainment is searching for ways to make games more quickly and on smaller budgets.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
BREAKING: Amazon Game Studios boss Christoph Hartmann (formerly head of 2K) is leaving the company, Bloomberg News has learned, as Amazon continues its retreat from the PC and console video-game space in favor of its cloud gaming service Luna.
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Arrivato finalmente! ❤️ #PeopleWeMeetOnVacation #EmilyHenry #books #romance #novel
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
It's impossible to overstate how stupid this is
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Un augurio di Buon Natale e buone feste a tutti voi! ♥️🎄 #BuonNatale #HappyChristmas #Natale #Christmas #Italy #Sicily #Family #CafTech #TheCaficiEnterprises
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Last night's biggest surprise was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson, who directed KOTOR (and Anthem). Exciting news for lots of people... but Lucasfilm says the studio was founded this year, which means that 2030 is an *optimistic* guess. Maybe it'll be a PlayStation 7 game
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Megaton: EA is close to a $50 billion deal to go private, WSJ reports www.wsj.com/business/dea...
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Exclusive | Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private
Investors including Silver Lake are eyeing a deal that would likely be the largest leveraged buyout ever.
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Insomniac Games @insomniac.games · 25/09/2025
Tear through the PlayStation Blog for a deeper look at Marvel's Wolverine. We talk about the trailer, cover art, and more! Visit the PlayStation Blog: insom.games/MWBlog #WolverinePS5
Wolverine attacks a Reaver with his claws. Logan walks towards the Princess Bar. A bloody-faced Logan snarls and looks towards the camera.
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Insomniac Games @insomniac.games · 24/09/2025
"Death's always waiting. But not for me." Hey, Bub. Dig your claws into our new trailer for Marvel's Wolverine, coming to PlayStation 5 consoles Fall 2026: insom.games/MWPS5-Trailer #WolverinePS5
Marvel's Wolverine art featuring Wolverine on a yellow background. His claws are drawn and he looks angry.
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Francesco Cafici @fcafici.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Amazing album! 😍 #TheSecretofLife
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