Category: Gaming
Twitch Rivals to host live football tournament in aid of Alan Shearer foundation
On Thursday 9th December, some of the UK’s biggest online personalities will line-up in a charity 5-aside tournament hosted by True Geordie in aid of Alan Shearer’s Foundation. In what's being billed as the UK’s first ever in-real-life (IRL) live sports event hosted by Twitch Rivals, the event plans to bring together world-famous Twitch partners…
How to Use Tech to Help You Bet
Use tech to help you improve your betting Whether you enjoy a flutter on the football at the weekend or class yourself as a professional bettor, there's always something to learn about betting. There's plenty that you can glean from reading the newspaper or catching the sport on television, but the…
Sports Bettors Stake Over £750 Million in New Jersey in a Month – This Is How Tech Helped
Gambling in the US is reaching new heights, but not many people predicted betting stakes would hit a billion dollars in a single month. However, that’s what happened in New Jersey in September. For context, it's equivalent to £750 million. Although evolving attitudes undoubtedly played their parts, New Jersey’s burgeoning wagering scene is a triumph for technology.…
The Rise and Rise of the League of Legends Franchise
"League of Legends" (CC BY 2.0) by mrwynd When Riot Games first launched League of Legends back in 2009, few could have predicted that it would have grown to be the phenomenon it has become today. It really is a phenomenon and this is underlined by just a few of the stats surrounding the game. For example, it’s a free-to-play…
Two in three Brits play games on their devices, study shows
1 in 6 Brits play video games every day Gaming is on the rise with two-thirds of Brits (66%) playing games on their devices, including 1 in 6 every day (18%) and over half (52%) at least once a month, according to research conducted by smartphone brand Oppo. The results reveal…
How live casino online is changing the face of online casino
We live in a world where technology is constantly moving forward. As technological items become more complex and at the same time more interactive, a new dimension of experience is offered. Live casino options for online casinos is a perfect example of this. Live casino offers players the chance to experience the feeling of a…
GTA is the gaming franchise with the most expensive merch
As with film and music fans, avid gamers can often be seen wearing branded merchandise for their favourite franchise. And with the eagerly awaited releases of the GTA remastered trilogy today (November 11th), Battlefield 2041 on November 19th and Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker on the 7th of December, gamers are feeling the hype for their favourite franchises more than ever. However,…
Gamers spent nearly 40% more time playing during pandemic
A study of 2,000 adults who regularly game found 39 per cent spent more time gaming during the last year and a half – playing an estimated 40 per cent more in a typical week than pre-pandemic. An average of 17 hours and 48 minutes was spent by individuals on their console between Monday and Friday during the average week. And weekends accounted for another six hours…
Online, What’s Fuelling the Success of Bingo?
Once they’re brought online or otherwise moved to a digital format, things tend to change - usually by absolute necessity but sometimes because of the seemingly endless potential of non-analogue formats. Take music, for example. While people still love collecting tapes and vinyl, despite how cumbersome, fragile, and awkward they both can be, digital media…
Gaming experienced some of biggest outages in last year, claims ToolTester study
Image: ToolTester A new study by ToolTester has analysed the most popular websites across the country to find out which have had the most outages over the past 12 months. Websites go down all the time from more serious issues like cyber attacks to problems in-house. One of the most memorable…
