Gamescom 2018: Everything You Need To Know

GAMESCOM 2018 is due to kick off in late August this year – and The Daily Star UK has everything you need to know about gaming’s biggest European conference. — August 6th,  2018 What is it? Gamescom 2019 is the biggest gaming convention in Europe, attracting both media and the public to come and trial the newest and most exciting

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The 10 Hottest Summer Games

Instead of spending your summer dashing between shaded spots, why not play some great new video games? Here are the 10 best games of this summer. — August 1st,  2018 1. “OnRush” It’s a thrilling, multiplayer-only racing game. Release Date: June 5 Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC 2. “Jurassic World Evolution” “Jurassic World Evolution” is “Sim City,” but with dinosaurs. Release

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You Should Listen To Video Game Soundtracks At Work

Productivity studies suggest you can boost your output with the right music. But more importantly, new findings concurred that listening to music from video games helps you focus! — July 26,  2018 Plenty of studies show that having some sound around you can help you focus, probably because it gives your subconscious something to tune out. There isn’t a wealth of

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How Designers Build Board Games Based On VGs

Video games can contain a multitude of complex interlocking systems and distill these into a board game is a unique challenge. — July 20,  2018 In an article published in Gamasutra.com Jonathan Ying and  Andrew Fischer, lead designers of Fantasy Flight’s 2017 Fallout board game, explain why they describe the task as “rather daunting.” With Fallout’s status as a solid open-world video game

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Ready Patient One: Video Games as Therapy

Recently, we have been talking a lot about video games and how they can help treat several disorders. However, probably the most significant advances are related to the treatment of autism. — July 10,  2018 Over the past year, several small pilot studies have produced promising results for games designed to help children with autism, showing that they may improve

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