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Tech Digest daily round up: 8 year old becomes paid Fortnite player
The BBC writes about the youngest ever paid Fortnite player. Aged just 8, Joseph Deen signed with the Californian esports team, Team 33, in December last year. They invited him to their headquarters to give him a $33,000 (£23,600) signing-on bonus, and high-speed computer system. "I felt amazing when I got offered the contract," Joseph…
Vestel announces smart TVs with built-in Twitch
For fans of the live streaming service, Turkish manufacturer Vestel has announced that its latest smart TVs will come with the Twitch app built-in. The app has been rolled out to all Vestel-manufactured Smart TV ranges, including those designed for many top brands, such as Hitachi, JVC, Telefunken and Techwood. With the app, everyone will…
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…
Fortnite takes bite out of ‘rotten Apple’ in 1984 parody
Apple has removed Fortnite from its App Store following legal action from Fornite's owner Epic. The games maker has also released a parody suggesting Apple is behaving like 1984's Big Brother in its actions. The move came after a Fortnite update that lets players buy in-game currency at a lower rate if they buy directly…
NBA Players Who Love Video Games Almost More Than Basketball
When it comes to being social media and internet savvy, NBA players are perhaps some of the most well-versed in the world of sports, often encouraged by the NBA itself to push their respective personal brands to the max online. This has led to certain players leading a parallel life to the one they play…
YouTube ad for Pet Sematary banned for targetting children
A YouTube ad for the film Pet Sematary seen before Fortnite videos on the family gaming channels DanTDM and FGTEEV has been banned for being inappropriately targeted at children. The ad, seen in February, opened with scenes of a girl walking through some woods and was accompanied by a voiceover saying: “Something up in those…
Fortnite returns with new virtual world
Fortnite makes its return with an all-new virtual world after the previous map mysteriously disappeared into a black hole. Gamers were left unable to play the popular battle royale title, as part of a worldwide event to mark the arrival of Chapter 2. Fortnite routinely updates the game with new locations and virtual objects for…
Fortnite gamers see map sucked into black hole
Fortnite’s entire map has disappeared into a black hole, leaving gamers unable to play, as part of a worldwide event to mark the end of the game’s 10th season. The popular Battle Royale game is known for its large, live showpiece events, and developer Epic Games had previously confirmed that an event known as “The…
How Do You Play Video Games For A Living?
A 16-year-old from Pennsylvania hit headlines around the world by seizing the $3 million first prize at the Fortnite World Cup this summer. Kyle “Bugha” Giesdorf spent six hours per day training for the tournament and he was handsomely rewarded for his endeavours. The story shone a light on a growing trend that has seen dozens of…
Call Of Duty: Mobile to launch October 1 for Android and iOS
The new Call Of Duty game made exclusively for mobile devices will be launched in the UK on October 1, the game’s publisher Activision has confirmed. Call Of Duty: Mobile is a new version of the first-person shooting game which will be free to play on Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS platforms. Activision said the…
