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Betting firms ‘targeting children with esports adverts’
The Fortnite World Cup was recently held in New York (Epic Games/PA) Betting firms are flouting advertising regulations by encouraging children to engage with gambling adverts for esports tournaments, according to a new report. Researchers found children under the age of 16 made up a quarter of online users who…
Twitch apologises to Ninja for pornography promotion on old channel
Streaming site Twitch has apologised to gaming star Ninja after it emerged that his dormant channel page was used to recommend pornography. The American Fortnite gamer, whose real name is Tyler Blevins, recently jumped ship from Amazon-owned streaming giant Twitch, to Microsoft’s Mixer platform. Since leaving at the beginning of August, Ninja’s former streaming space…
Parents urged to take up online gaming with children
Parents should take up online gaming in order to better understand the benefits and risks of the activity for their children, an online safety group has said. Internet Matters said that despite more than three-quarters of children going online to play video games, most parents do not feel confident in dealing with issues around the…
Candy Crush makers grilled over gaming addiction
Candy Crush makers King have said they acknowledge the seriousness of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) decision to recognise video game addiction as a disease – but fell short of stating whether they agree with it in a grilling from MPs. Senior executives from the company skirted around the possibility that its games could be…
God Of War scoops five gongs at BAFTA Games Awards
God Of War has won five titles at this year’s BAFTA Games Awards, including the top accolade for best game, fending off the likes of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Red Dead Redemption 2. The PS4-exclusive action-adventure title scooped the most categories, which included awards for music, narrative and audio achievement, as well as best performer…
God Of War leads BAFTA game award nominations
Mythological action-adventure game God Of War has received 10 nominations at the video game industry’s BAFTA awards. The PlayStation-exclusive game is up for the best game prize alongside Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and indie games Celeste and Return of the Obra Dinn. Its nominations also include recognition in…
Fortnite makes cross-play matchmaking the default
Fortnite gamers on PS4 and Xbox One are now able to play against each other more widely as the popular survival game makes cross-play matchmaking the default. Sony has been reluctant to allow gamers on the PlayStation 4 to play Fortnite with others on Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, but gave in to pressure in…
Why Are So Many Games Companies Launching Their Own Platforms?
At the end of 2018, some were shocked when Fortnite developer Epic Games announced that it would be launching its very own games store. Called the Epic Games Store, Epic Games would be transitioning from just a maker of games to a retailer of games. Although it has only been available for a few…
Tetris fans can take on 98 other players in new battle royale of classic game
Classic gaming favourite Tetris is going to the next level with a new battle royale version that pits players against 98 others in a race to be the last one standing. Tetris 99 allows gamers of the Nintendo Switch who subscribe to its online service to compete in real-time against others, in a survival-style format…
Fortnite allows players to merge accounts
Fortnite is allowing players to merge accounts that have been created across different consoles, following Sony’s late decision to let users cross-play with people using rival consoles. Sony has been reluctant to allow gamers on the PlayStation 4 to play Fortnite with others on Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, but gave in to pressure in…
