Almost ten years ago, Boris Johnson said that computer games ‘rot the brain’ in this Telegraph editorial.
But what a difference ten years make. Not only have we seen Boris playing Wii and with VR, now he’s giving the industry he once lambasted 1.2m to relaunch London Games Festival.
To do so, the Mayor of London – not shy from having a bit of fun – made the announcement in this Minecraft-inspired video, where he wandered around a recreated London.
Check it out below:
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Playing for the Planet today announced the official go live launch of the 2026 Green Game Jam, with 70 participating games beginning to roll out new in-game environmental activations to players worldwide. The games are launching exclusive coral reef and rainforest themed content, events and challenges to celebrate World Environment Day, with yet more titles joining the festivities in September of this year making this year’s Green Game Jam the biggest to date!
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