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The response from the DCMS department says that a close eye is being kept on the situation despite already being addressed in March 2017
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EXG announces Call of Duty Cable Guy devices
Entertainment speclalist EXG and figurine manufacturer Cable Guys have announced a collaboration to create two new phone and controller holders to celebrate the launch of Call of Duty: WWII. Launching on October 28th ahead of the game’s release on November 3rd, the two new Call of Duty Cable Guys will …
Read More »Wolfenstein 2’s ‘Punch a Nazi’ marketing campaign is ‘a healthy avenue to vent frustration’ says Bethesda
Bethesda has opened up about its recent marketing campaign for its upcoming shooter Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Launched on Twitter over the weekend, the short video showed an in-game Nazi being punched in the face with the slogan, ‘If you are a Nazi, GTFO’ in huge letters either side …
Read More »Valve’s Orange Box paved the way for today’s physical indie retail space
When Valve launched Portal, Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode Two as The Orange Box bundle back in 2007, it had a transformative effect on the games retail space of its day. That’s according to Valve’s Robin Walker, who recently spoke to PC Gamer about the legacy of the game bundle …
Read More »Ultimo Hombre to make esports accessible for everyone with new Gamerdays events
A brand-new series of esports events are coming to the UK, courtesy of a partnership between newcomer organisation Ultimo Hombre and nightclub chain Deltic, the companies have announced. Founded by leading figures in both the gaming and urban events industries, Ultimo Hombre aims to make esports accessible for everyone, from …
Read More »TT Games, Frontier, Wargaming and Criterion to headline Yorkshire Games Festival 2017
TT Games, Frontier Developments, Criterion Games, Ninja Theory, Wargaming and Naughty Dog will headline this year’s Yorkshire Games Festival, event organisers have announced. Returning to Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum for its second year this November, the five-day event will celebrate games culture and introduce a new generation to …
Read More »Yorkshire Games Festival returns to Bradford this November
Speakers who have worked with TT Games, Frontier Developments, Ninja Theory and Criterion are just some who will be at the event
Read More »British Esports Association: “We are very clear, we do not want to get involved in terms of regulation.”
Talking to Esports Pro, the chairman for the British Esports Association’s advisory board Andy Payne has talked about how the organisation doesn’t have any intention of getting involved in esports regulation. “We, at British eSports, are very clear, we do not want to get involved in terms of regulation.” Payne …
Read More »Labour MP raises the issue of loot boxes in UK Parliament.
Video game loot boxes have recently been a contentious issue in video games, with everyone offering an opinion. It’s almost like loot boxes have only just appeared, and haven’t been in games for years, a slippery slope gaming accepted when it first purchased armour for their horse in Oblivion for …
Read More »SpecialEffect at 10: “We’ve increased our work tenfold”
SpecialEffect celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and just raised over £300,000 during its One Special Day campaign. We talk to founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan (pictured below) about what’s next for the gaming charity. Congrats on your 10th anniversary. How has SpecialEffect grown over the last ten years? We’ve increased the number …
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