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  • 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

  • Ukie Game Changers Takes Place TONIGHT With Live Video Game Music From Chipzel, Luci Holland and More

    Sponsored by FUSER, the event will be raising money for GamesAid and Mermaids
    Thursday 6th August: The UK video game music scene’s best and brightest will be performing tonight at the very first Game Changers event, with live and exclusive performances from Chipzel, Luci Holland, Nyokeë and more.
    Celebrating the UK scene’s diversity and showcasing the very best it has to offer, Game Changer

  • RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO SHOOT YOUR SHOT IN STREET POWER FOOTBALL’S TRICKSHOT MODE

    SFL Interactive and Maximum Games have released a new gameplay trailer showcasing trickshot mode from their upcoming arcade sports game, Street Power Football.
    Trickshot is a street style skill that requires precision and strategy, targets are placed and sometimes hidden throughout the playground waiting for players to hit them with the ball. Players are up against the clock in trickshot mode –

  • KONAMI ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOLLOWING eFootball.Pro CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE AND eFootball.Open WORLD FINALS

    The epic conclusion of the inaugural eFootball League season, played on eFootball PES 2020, was broadcast this weekend, with Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today sharing the results of the eFootball.Pro Cup Knockout Stage and the eFootball.Open World Finals, shown on Friday (31st July) and Sunday (2nd August) respectively.
    Re-watch the eFootball.Pro Cup Knockout Stage here – LINK Re-watc

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