From a broad historical perspective, one may argue that Britain was destined to play a significant role in the development of the video game industry. In 1953, British mathematician Alan Turing, one of the early pioneers of computing technology, published a theoretical paper on the use of computers to play chess, recognizing the gaming potential of the computer.
Tag: video games
Mario Kart enters the world of competitive gaming
Nintendo have announced that they will hold the first ever competitive event for Mario Kart later this month. Whilst Nintendo are calling this “competitive gaming”, it might not be sort of event…
Golden Joystick Awards 2015 winners revealed
The winners of the Golden Joystick Awards 2015 have been revealed and topping the chart is The Witcher 3 with five awards including Ultimate Game of the Year, Best Storytelling, Best visual…
Fallout 4 goes gold – all 27 versions of it
Bethesda Game Studios announced the completion of all version of Fallout 4 just weeks before the official release. The announcement came in the form of a tweet through the Studio’s official Twitter…
Sony drops PS4 price to £300 in the UK, but retailers already offering it for £285
Sony has official reduced the price of its PlayStation 4 gaming console to £300 in the UK, and €350 in Europe, but there are many retailers in the UK that are selling…
Destiny to get microtransactions starting October 13
Bungie’s Destiny has entered its second year and Destiny: The Taken King has refueled the interest of online gamers and to cash-in on this success, the developer has announced introduction of microtransactions…
Lego Dimensions lands second spot on UK gaming charts
While FIFA 16 continues to lead the charts, it isn’t as exciting as the launch and first week performance of ‘Lego Dimensions’, which landed second spot on UK gaming charts on debut….
FIFA 16 rules UK gaming charts on debut
EA has again landed top spot on the UK gaming charts with the launch of FIFA 16 on September 24 and while the much awaited launch did help EA reclaim the ace…
MGS can continue without Kojima; Konami’s senior UK community manager says
When it comes to Metal Gear Solid, one name – Hideo Kojima, is a default mention, but with recent reports of Kojima parting ways from Konami, things haven’t been looking so well…
PS4 1TB FIFA16 bundle with MGS V, MAD MAX for £349.99
We have come across a worthwhile PlayStation 4 deal with a 1TB console and three games that will get your going from the moment you plugin you console to your TV. Available…
Microsoft’s Age of Mythology gets new expansion pack – Tale of the Dragon
Out of nowhere, a new expansion pack for Microsoft’s Age of Mythology has announced after over a decade of the launch of the last expansion pack. The new expansion named Tale of…
Microsoft starts rolling out new Xbox One experience in phased manner
So are you ready for a new yet bug-laden Xbox One experience, then head out to your inbox and check if you are one of those lucky ones to have been given…
Destiny: The Taken King sets new day-one downloads record on PSN
Activision released the latest expansion of its co-op shooting game Destiny a few days back and according to the publisher ‘The Taken King’ has set a new day-one downloads record on PlayStation…
Sony tags release date on Bloodborne ‘The Old Hunters’ expansion pack
Sony has revealed that the first expansion pack for the critically acclaimed hack and slash role-playing game (RPG) Bloodborne dubbed ‘The Old Hunters’ will be released on November 24. Priced at $19.99/€14.99/£11.99…
Some features in Microsoft Xbox One to become 50% faster
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be making some of the features on Xbox One 50 per cent faster – a commitment which Redmond says is part of the New Xbox One…