Category: Gaming
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft pledges 500,000 Euros to Notre Dame restoration
The company behind the Assassin’s Creed video games has pledged 500,000 euros (£434,000) to help restore Notre Dame Cathedral. French publisher Ubisoft featured a painstaking recreation of the landmark in its 2014 game Assassin’s Creed Unity, which is set in Paris during the French Revolution. Now, after fire ripped through the 850-year-old building earlier this…
Microsoft announces ‘disc-free’ Xbox One S All-Digital Edition
Microsoft has unveiled its first “disc-free” Xbox which will allow gamers to download, play and store games entirely digitally. The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will enable gamers to store digital versions of games in the cloud, as well as pre-order and pre-install upcoming games so they are ready to play as soon as they…
God Of War scoops five gongs at BAFTA Games Awards
God Of War has won five titles at this year’s BAFTA Games Awards, including the top accolade for best game, fending off the likes of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Red Dead Redemption 2. The PS4-exclusive action-adventure title scooped the most categories, which included awards for music, narrative and audio achievement, as well as best performer…
Candy Crush and Mortal Kombat among contenders for Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has narrowed down the field for the Class of 2019 to 12 finalists after receiving thousands of nominations from more than 100 countries, officials said. The finalists are: Centipede, Mortal Kombat, Microsoft Windows Solitaire, Super Mario Kart, NBA 2K, Candy Crush, Colossal Cave Adventure, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life,…
God Of War leads BAFTA game award nominations
Mythological action-adventure game God Of War has received 10 nominations at the video game industry’s BAFTA awards. The PlayStation-exclusive game is up for the best game prize alongside Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and indie games Celeste and Return of the Obra Dinn. Its nominations also include recognition in…
How the Video Games Industry is Turning a Corner on Branded Titles
One of the longest running jokes in the gaming industry is that crossover video games typically aren't great. The list of the worst video games based on movies, put together by http://gamesradar.com, is full of illustrious movie properties including Austin Powers, Space Jam and The Smurfs. All of these movies and franchises are hugely successful…
Fortnite makes cross-play matchmaking the default
Fortnite gamers on PS4 and Xbox One are now able to play against each other more widely as the popular survival game makes cross-play matchmaking the default. Sony has been reluctant to allow gamers on the PlayStation 4 to play Fortnite with others on Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, but gave in to pressure in…
Gambling Online: How to Stay Safe in 3 Simple Steps
The first online casino launched in 1994 and in the intervening two-and-a-half decades, more and more of us have embraced this innovation and taken advantage. The result is that the gambling industry now contributes around $137.5 billion to the US economy, with a UK study suggesting that around half of us gamble on a semi-regular basis. It's such a popular…
Gamers reveal ‘toxic behaviour’ to MPs during committee hearing
Gamers are regularly told by others to kill themselves for not playing a game well, MPs were told at a committee hearing into new technologies. Two former gamers, James Good and Matus Mikus, shared their alarming experiences of “toxic behaviour” when playing live multiplayer games online, adding that harassment towards female players is particularly rife.…
Why Are So Many Games Companies Launching Their Own Platforms?
At the end of 2018, some were shocked when Fortnite developer Epic Games announced that it would be launching its very own games store. Called the Epic Games Store, Epic Games would be transitioning from just a maker of games to a retailer of games. Although it has only been available for a few…
