What are the Benefits of Studying a Games Degree Course?
Is your true passion games and do you feel that something you love should be a future career? Then maybe you should be studying for a games degree at university. If you are truly passionate, here’s a few ideas on what degrees you could study to secure your career in…
Top 7 Best Party Video Games
With the festive season fast approaching and the chilly weather already here, staying inside and having some friendly competition around the telly in the living room is becoming increasingly tempting. Whether you get a crate of beers in and turn it into a drinking game, or get the whole family…
Top 6 Best Soundtracks of Video Game Music
We all have our favourite theme songs, don’t we? If you ever go to an aquarium and see a shark, doesn’t the theme from Jaws instantly pop into your head? The quiet life in the countryside will immediately get you humming the Shire theme from The Lord of The Rings.…
Nominations for Video Game BAFTAs Are Up
Forget the Oscar season, it's over and had nothing to do with our beloved video games. Now the focus shifts over to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, who have just released the nominations for their upcoming Game Awards. Taking the lead in nominations is The Chinese Room's…
Rumour: Konami Quits AAA Production
First Kojima departed the company, then we lost Silent Hills and now Konami have dropped this bombshell. According to French site; Gameblog, the publication best known for the Metal Gear and the Silent Hill series has decided to halt production for all major AAA game production with the exception of…
Why the Wii U Really Failed
In a recent interview with Fortune, Nintendo bigwig Shigeru Miyamoto gave his opinion on why he believed the Wii U failed: "I feel like people never really understood the concept behind the Wii U and what we were trying to do. I think the assumption is we were trying to…
Play The Part: Role Play In Video Games
Who wouldn't want to live the life of a video game character? Being a part of your favourite games universe can be a unique and exciting experience. Role play is something that many are either completely indifferent about or think is just too silly to try. Because of this, playing…
UK Study Finds Gameplay Doesn’t Negatively Affect Children
The university of Glasgow conducted a study recently using a survey of mothers, asking about their children and video games. The study included a sample of roughly 11,000 children, tracking their behavior over time. This was achieved by asking parents to report on average screen time, and the behavior of…
Video Games Are Good For Young People
Science Alert, from Australia & New Zealand, have had a research group look into a link between young people and video games. The research was begun after the media attention circling around an apparent connection between violence and video games. After reviewing over two hundred papers and looking over mapped…
Pat Robertson Says Killing In Games Is As Bad As Killing In Real Life
Pat Robertson, head of the 700 Club in the United States, came out recently that he believes sinning in video games is the same as sinning in real life. This can be anything from Adultery to Murder. This became apparent when he was asked a question stating the following: What…