Ben Noble, 17, earns an income from teaching others to play Rocket League For many parents, the sight of their children playing hours of video games while school is out thanks to the coronavirus lockdown might drive them to despair. However, some children and adults alike are increasingly etching out a career from gaming. One of … Read more
A desktop game aimed at helping children see the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has racked up 10,000 plays in its first two days. ‘Can You Save the World?’, co-developed by a UK-based professor of psychology, is a vertically scrolling video game where players are tasked with walking through a virtual city … Read more
Army uses online computer game War Thunder to teach tank tactics to troops while they are under coronavirus lockdown in Texas Soldiers at Fort Hood are playing online games to keep their skills up They use the online war game War Thunder for daily tank maneuvers The game gives soldiers the chance to practice controlling … Read more
Watchdog warns audit firms to up their game and stop misleading the public and shareholders By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:53 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 5 May 2020 Beancounters must get better at flagging poor quality audits to avoid misleading shareholders and members of the public, the accounting … Read more
Family make hopscotch version of Monopoly board game on their street for neighbours during lockdown Erps family made hopscotch style Monopoly in Iowa hometown for neighbours Sidewalk chalk includes hand-drawn tiles ‘Do Not Pass Go’ and ‘Tax Chest’ Three siblings made giant dice and said game took four hours to create By Jack Wright For … Read more
Brains behind addictive Dingbats game Paul Sellers dies aged 89 just a month after compiling and illustrating his last strip By A Mail On Sunday Reporter Published: 01:25 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 01:25 BST, 3 May 2020 Paul Sellers, creator of the Dingbats puzzle phenomenon, has died aged 89. Dingbats has been one … Read more
Frontier Developments lands rights to create video game based on the hit Warhammer fantasy figures By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 A British video games maker has signed a deal to make a new title based on the hugely successful Warhammer … Read more
As the lockdown continues, many families have been opening the cupboard door and pulling out a favourite old board game tucked away at the back. Most of these relics of the past have been collecting dust over the past few years thanks to the rise of the internet, with social media and computer games usually … Read more
‘That sounds a bit rude!’ Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly entertain fans during lockdown with cheeky ‘cup and balls’ game By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 10:38 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 13:35 BST, 25 April 2020 They’ve been sharing videos of their hilarious games with fans during lockdown. And Ant McPartlin and Declan … Read more
‘Pope Simulator’ video game lets you live out your papal dreams by putting the player in the Pontiff’s robes with the goal of bringing about world peace The game has no launch date and developers say work has only just started Pope Simulator will be sold on Steam and will only be available for Windows … Read more