Tag: Video games
44% of UK gamers say video games make them better workers
A new study from Currys revealed that 44% of gamers believe their hobby makes them better workers, with more than half of all UK gamers (57%) saying that they incorporate gaming skills, such as leadership, communication and problem solving into their working day. These same skills were listed in the top 10 most in-demand skills for employers in the latest LinkedIn job listing analysis. LinkedIn’s 2024 analysis of…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Report blasts video game ‘loot boxes’
Consumer groups in 18 European countries have backed a report calling gaming loot boxes "exploitative." The contents of the virtual boxes are only revealed through either gameplay or by making a payment. While some contain useful tools or desirable extras which improve the experience, others are worthless. The report authors, the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC),…
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp announces voice message improvements
WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it will roll out some improvements to voice messages over the coming weeks, including the ability to listen to a message while reading other chats and play messages at 1.5 or 2 times speed (yes, please, put this feature everywhere). The experience of recording messages is also improving. WhatsApp now lets you pause…
How To Make Money Playing Video Games In 2021
Video games have been with us for the past five decades and have integrated into our daily lives seamlessly since the start of the 21st century. It started with Pong, Atari’s Pacman, then Tetris, World of Warcraft, the NBA 2K series, and now Fortnite. Many of us played video games when we were kids, some…
Can video games ‘help improve emotional intelligence in teenagers’
Video games can help teenagers to manage and express their emotions more effectively, a new study has claimed. Research by experts in Milan suggests that young people were better at understanding and expressing their emotions after playing video games as part of an emotional intelligence training programme. The study, published in the Games for Health…
Violent video games not linked to aggressive behaviour in teenagers, study says
Playing violent video games does not cause teenagers to be aggressive, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Oxford surveyed around 1,000 British 14 and 15-year-olds and their parents or guardians to test the view held by some that there is a link between the games and aggressive behaviour. They said the…
7 video game startups to look out for – including Robot Cache, Blade Shadow Box
2018 has been shaping up to be an exciting year for gaming, as numerous companies are showing off VR/AR tech, the Razer 2 phone will be released later this year, and we’re only a few months away from TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF 2018 conference. Here we pick our 7 video game startups to look at for... It’s…
How video games have changed the way you watch football
Throughout the early months of the year, millions upon millions will settle in to watch the most important games of the football season. College bowl games and championships wrap up at the onset of the New Year, while professional football’s postseason rolls through January before culminating in the Super Bowl in February. If you settle…
Video games CAN be good for you
Hallelujah. It looks like all those naysayers who have been telling us for years that video games are bad for you and will rot your brain or turn you into a violent psychopath were wrong after all. A new Oxford University study suggests that children who play games for up to an hour a day…
Twitch moves closer to broadcast TV
Popular game streaming service Twitch is introducing a new feature to the platform that brings Twitch closer to being a TV network. The new Host Mode will allow users to embed other channels within their own, broadcasting other people's content when they're not online themselves. Viewers will be able to subscribe to the original channel…
