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  • Junkfish’s Monstrum 2 Wins Ukie Game of the Show Competition, Will Represent UK at EuroPlay Contest This Friday

    Tuesday 25th August, London: Monstrum 2 has won the 2020 UK Game of the Show competition and will now represent the UK at the very first EuroPlay Games Contest, competing against 14 other games representing countries across the continent.
    Developed by independent Dundee-based developer Junkfish, Monstrum 2 is an asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror in which teams of up-to-four human players

  • Panna d’Or Trophy: Winner of the ‘Golden Nutmeg’ Revealed Following Champions League Final

    The Panna d’Or has been awarded to the player that completed the most nutmegs over the course of the 2019/2020 season. Alejandro Gómez has won this season’s award, with a tally of 12 nutmegs. Lionel Messi, Marcus Rashford and Houssem Aouar were all in the running for top spot before their elimination from European competitions. Stats agency StatsBomb reveals nutmeg data for Europe’s top league

  • YO-KAI WATCH COLLABORATION CROSSES INTO FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE BRINGING NEW YO-KAI MINIONS, WEAPONS, AND MOUNTS

    LONDON (19th August, 2020) – The Yo-kai Watch collaboration event, Gather One, Gather All!, returns today to FINAL FANTASY® XIV: Online and is bigger and better than ever with all new rewards for players to obtain, including new Yo-kai-themed minions, weapons, and a mount.

    New Yo-kai Minions and Weapons in this Updated Collaboration Event
    All players level 15 and above, including new adv

  • ONLINE SAFETY: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS PARENTS ARE CONFIDENT IN KEEPING THEIR CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE AND IN GAMES

    Parents rated quite highly on their confidence to keep themselves safe online and their confidence in their child’s ability in keeping themselves safe 85 percent of parents speak to their children about online safety, 71 percent of parents use parental controls on their devices either sometimes or regularly and 70 percent of parents know where to find information on how to play video games safely

  • THOUSANDS OF LIMITED EDITION PHOTOGRAPHS UP FOR GRABS AS FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE CELEBRATES ITS 7TH ANNIVERSARY

    LONDON (17th August, 2020) – SQUARE ENIX® today announced that in celebration of the 7th anniversary of critically acclaimed MMORPG FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online, players around the globe will have the chance to receive a limited edition print of one of their fondest moments in-game.
    From 10am BST today, Monday 17th August, until 10am BST on Monday 24th August, players in select regions will be enc

  • Exclusive Roblox Item Now Available with Prime Gaming

    Amazon’s Prime Gaming and Roblox are teaming up to offer exclusive in-game items for the popular online game creation platform! Beginning today and through March 2021, Prime members can deck out their Roblox avatars with one exclusive in-game item each month.
    This month’s item is an exclusive Banandolier accessory and can be claimed by visiting gaming.amazon.com/. Once claimed, members will be

  • Panna d’Or Trophy Announced: Lionel Messi & Marcus Rashford Among Frontrunners for the ‘Golden Nutmeg’

    The Panna d’Or will be awarded to the player that completes the most nutmegs over the course of the 2019/2020 season. Atalanta’s Alejandro Gómez is the current frontrunner with 12, tied with FC Porto’s Jesús Manuel Corona,with Marcus Rashford in hot pursuit on 11 and Lionel Messi on 10. Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho and Wolves’ Diogo Jota also among Europe’s top nutmegging talents. 360 nutm

  • ​DREAMTOYS 2020 GOES DIGITAL

    London - 12 August 2020: The Toy Retailers Association and DreamToys committee today announced, DreamToys 2020 will take place as a digital event this year.
    “Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, it is not possible to hold a large-scale physical event to announce the DreamToys list,” commented Gary Grant, chair of the DreamToys selection committee. “Instead, this year’s list wi

  • New research reveals benefits of video games for young people’s literacy, creativity and wellbeing – particularly for boys and reluctant readers

    Exclusive interview with video game story writer and author, Rhianna Pratchett, launched alongside new resources for young people and parents: literacytrust.org.uk/videogames

    New research by the National Literacy Trust found that:
    Video games can provide young people with a route into reading and writing, with 79% reading and 63% writing game-related materials regularly Three quarters

  • SHADOWBRINGERS REACHES ITS CLIMAX AS FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE PATCH 5.3 LAUNCHES TODAY WITH EXPANDED FREE TRIAL

    LONDON (11th August, 2020) – The climactic final act of Shadowbringers™arrives today with release of Patch 5.3 for FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online. The latest update, titled Reflections in Crystal, also brings an abundance of new content, including the next NieR-inspired YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse alliance raid, new dungeon and trial battles, as well as robust adjustments to the new player experience.

  • Develop:Brighton Digital Set For November

    Thursday 6 August 2020: Tandem Events has today announced Develop:Brighton Digital, an online-only event taking place 2-4 November 2020. The event replaces the physical event, which was postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    This year’s Develop:Star Awards will be also be held digitally, and will take place on Wednesday 4 November.
    Due to ongoing safety concerns, the decis

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