According to Bloomberg's sources, Spencer was so enamored with the game when he played it in March that Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty had to physically take the controller from him so they could continue a meeting.
Blackbird numbers have been noted to be decreasing in Greater London for some time. However, from 2020 they started declining more strongly, which coincided with the detection of Usutu virus, which can be fatal for these familiar birds.