Ubisoft announces Watch Dogs and Far Cry-inspired TV shows
Ubisoft has announced its intentions to further expand its business into the world of TV with two shows inspired by Watch Dogs and Far Cry 3. Both franchises are notoriously violent and it is believed that the publisher will be toning down the unsavoury themes to account for younger audiences. The Paris-based company’s TV and […]
Continue readingHistory made as gaming addicts finally receive treatment in UK
For the first time in history, young people who suffer with gaming addiction can now receive specialist treatment from the NHS. The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, defined it as a condition that should be taken seriously. The amendment triggered other nations and organisations to take […]
Continue readingTwo ex-military brothers open gaming cinema in Plymouth
Two brothers who were medically discharged from the military have opened up a gaming cinema in Plymouth. According to the Plymouth Herald, the duo came up with the idea along with a fellow employee. Greg Simmons, 33, retrained as an electrician while his younger brother Huey, 23, was formerly a mechanic in the military before […]
Continue readingMarvel’s Spider-Man to get new comic series focusing on Black Cat
Marvel’s Spider-Man – one of the PlayStation 4’s hit titles – is getting a brand new comic book series focusing on Black Cat. The critically-acclaimed superhero title launched last year and remains one of Sony’s best-performing games. It is arguably the best game to feature the web-shooting superhero ever made, boasting a compelling story and […]
Continue readingMajor gaming companies join the UN’s climate fight
Video games companies across the globe are coming together to unite under one cause with the United Nations in a bid to make gaming more environmentally friendly. The United Nations Environment Programme has announced a new ‘Playing for the Planet Alliance,’ which it announced on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering earlier […]
Continue readingGaming injuries ‘same as basketball players’, says doctor
Injuries as a result of intensive eGaming are rising at an alarming rate, leading doctors have warned. Despite the often-ridiculed stereotype of gamers sitting for hours on end operating nothing more strenuous that a QWERTY keyboard, injuries akin to those being suffered by top athletes are often reported. It is believed the bizarre increase may […]
Continue readingStreamer blames World of Warcraft for not cleaning in 14 years
A gamer who lived in a room of maggot-infested filth for 14 years before finally cleaning his home has admitted to slipping back into disgusting habits – and he blames World of Warcraft! Earlier this year, popular Twitch streamer ‘Jaegerrmeister’ caved in to online pleas to clean up his apartment after he confessed to not […]
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Dutch clinic treating gaming addicts
Gaming can become a form of addiction like any other activity or substance which can be abused, and while treatment is scarce in the UK a clinic in the Netherlands is opening its doors to offer help. One case was highlighted by UK newspaper The Guardian after speaking with ‘Tom’ who found himself staying up […]
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Maths student about to marry… her Tetris game
A Florida maths student is just months away from walking down the aisle with the love of her life – a Tetris video game. Noorul Mahjabeen Hassan first fell for her game in 2016, not long after losing her first love – a £160 Texas Instruments NSpire CX calculator called Pierre De Fermat, named after […]
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Five video games inspired by books
It is all too common to see video games adapted into novels, though it is seldom you will find a video game adapted from a novel counterpart. This is a list of five video games, or video game series, that were adapted and inspired by – either in whole or in part – from classic […]
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