Breaking – The new Queens of gaming have been crowned

Breaking – The new Queens of gaming have been crowned

Breakthrough media company Queens Gaming Collective aims to emancipate women from the male-centric gaming narrative, and it’s about time. ‘All the boys were terrified of us meeting… they were like what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immoveable object?’, says Alisa Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of Queens Gaming...

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Xbox remote play: the latest lockdown ploy to draw gamers in

Xbox remote play: the latest lockdown ploy to draw gamers in

Microsoft is about to launch an Xbox app update for iOS that will allow console owners to stream games directly to their iPhones. Microsoft is readying an update for its Xbox companion app that will soon allow digital titles to be played remotely on iPhone. Dubbed Remote Play, which is already available on the PC version of the Xbox app, this feature will physically turn on the Xbox from within the...

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Microsoft’s Bethesda purchase cements gaming as world’s biggest entertainment industry

Microsoft’s Bethesda purchase cements gaming as world’s biggest entertainment industry

It’s difficult to find a silver lining to a global pandemic, but the gaming industry is winning big out of Covid-19. The economic fallout (no pun intended) caused by Covid-19 has shaken up entire industries and changed consumer behaviours drastically. People are spending more time than ever before within the confines of their own homes, and as the notion of a second lockdown is mulled over, digital...

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Fall Guys developer creates a bidding war for charity

Fall Guys developer creates a bidding war for charity

Brands and influencers are bidding for a chance to have their own custom skin added to Fall Guys, with over £300,000 being raised so far for gaming disability charity Special Effect. Fall Guys has enjoyed wild success since its launch early last month. It’s been purchased over 2 million times on Steam and has been downloaded by 8 million PlayStation Plus members. Much like other big multiplayer titles before it,...

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How Flight Simulator could usher in a new era of cloud based games

How Flight Simulator could usher in a new era of cloud based games

Microsoft’s latest entry in its long-running Flight Simulator series has the entire world available to fly around in. It’s the start of cloud-based gaming. Being able to travel the world and fly over your own house inside a video game was an impossibility even just a few years ago. The processing and downloading power required to digitally store Earth in its entirety was simply not available, yet Microsoft’s newest...

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