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Alex Tyndall With rumours that Detroit: Become Human, a highly acclaimed story-based video game, might be coming to our TV screens, Alex delves into her hopes and concerns regarding a potential remake.  There has been recent speculation within the gaming community that Sony Pictures, responsible for films such as Casino Royale, Spiderman 1,...

Cora-Laine Moynihan Implemented on Wednesday 1st September, Chinese youth now face restrictions that only allow them to play their favourite videos for 1 hour a day on Fridays, weekends, and bank holidays. With the weekly maximum halting at 3 hours. Cora delves into the reasoning behind it and the...

Daria Paterek After Netflix confirmed that it is branching into video games, the streaming giant has taken a big step towards this goal. Launched on the 26th of August, Netflix has started trailing the offer by providing two mobile games to its subscribers. However, the service is only available...

Amrit Virdi Fortnite’s Rift Tour has interwoven the worlds of music and gaming, leading to an innovative live music experience. With artists of all genres welcoming this technological change, Amrit Virdi explores the new world of gamer gigs. As a music fan myself, I was sceptical when Fortnite dived...

On 24th August 2021, Twitter user @cherryybabyx tweeted that “Running people over in GTA was therapeutic.” Many people seemed to agree, with the tweet going viral and earning 41.4k likes and 11k retweets within two days. But why is this the case? Why can violence in video games sometimes...

Cora-Laine Moynihan Over the past few weeks, in light of the California State DFEH v. Activision Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit, employees working in the gaming industry have come forward detailing similar experiences of harassment and hostile work environments. Cora explores why Scuf Gaming is the latest company to face these allegations. To play...

Daria Paterek EA’s Vice President of Brand, Ellie McCarthy, has recently stated that the term ‘gamer’ is outdated and no longer relevant in a recent interview. Her claim sparks a debate about why the term is rarely used, and whether it has lost all meaning.  Despite enjoying video games...