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Less than a month after her review into children and digital entertainment, Dr Tanya Byron has returned to the gaming world’s attention for comments made in her BBC programme Am I Normal? In Byron’s investigation into addiction, she compared obsession with gaming to heroin addiction and labelled computer fantasy games …
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Tanya Byron compares games to heroin addiction
Dr Tanya Byron may have became a ‘friend’ of the industry when conducting her six-month Government Review – but a new BBC TV show written and fronted by the child psychologist is unlikely to have been well received by the UK games business. Am I Normal?, screened at 9pm on …
Read More »Tencent deploying facial recognition to stop children gaming at night in China
Honor of Kings and Game for Peace both included in crackdown on late night gaming by kids
Read More »TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2021 launches to outstanding students, education providers and best practice
TIGA has launched the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2021, in order to highlight outstanding students, education providers and best practice.
Read More »‘127 people, seven studios and 23 current projects’ – Why TinyBuild isn’t so tiny anymore with £340m IPO
We talk to the TinyBuild CEO about the company's strategy for growth
Read More »[From the industry] The Jingle Jam 2020 Games Bundle is now live, featuring 35+ games and content worth over £400
The Jingle Jam, the world’s biggest games charity event, has kicked off two weeks of fundraising with the launch of the 2020 Jingle Jam Games Bundle today.
Read More »“If you love doing a whole load of arty things, being a generalist is a wonderful and very useful job” – Sophie Knowles, Playdeo
Sophie Knowles, 3D artist at Playdeo, talks about being a jack of all trades artist, her addiction to learning and a new-found love of game engines
Read More »“The best thing we can do is to get people talking about difficult subjects” – Wired Productions on its next-gen plans
With its first-ever console launch title in The Falconeer, and with Martha is Dead following on soon after, Wired Productions is ready to come into the next gen swinging.
Read More »UK Government calls for evidence that loot boxes are gambling – but often misses key details
Reports about loot boxes and gambling ignore key information about transparency, player spending and addiction
Read More »ESRB introduces new rating to inform customers when games include randomised loot boxes
"Consumers can make more informed decisions when purchasing or downloading a game, instead of finding out after the fact"
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