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As anyone would know by now, online streaming has boomed over the years. Whether it is via YouTube, Twitch, or whatever that Facebook one is called, there are a lot of ways for creators to reach an audience. A new survey commissioned…

Call of Duty is an interesting series. Due to excellent gameplay the series has made some excellent and enjoyable fictional stories. The issue has always come in when the game tries to tell relatively true stories and things can get…

Well this was a crossover I didn;t expect. As part of the Season 6 spectacular Jin Sakai from Ghost of Tsushima and Sackboy are coming to Fall Guys tomorrow. Well kind of. Fall Guys season 6 will see beans dive and dash through…

With Black Week upon us, PriceSpy, the fully impartial price and product comparison site,is revealing its top game predictions ahead of the biggest of the sale days, Black Friday. Before gamers rush to the malls to snap up the deals…

A new free demo for Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain for Nintendo Switch is available to download right now. You can nab this in the Nintendo eShop. In this new multiplayer party game, players can boost their skills and speed by…

Do you wish your headset would vibrate your face? How about wishing that you had a slick colour coordinated stand to charge your controller? How about a device to call into work and vconvince them you should stay at home gaming?Well…

If there is one thing I like about games it is getting to do absolutely awesome things that in real life I could never even dream of doing. If there is one thing I hate about games it is hearing lingo that makes me wonder if I or the…

Even though we’re in the second week of the challenge, there’s still plenty of time to help. Fitbit and Diabetes have worked together to raise money for diabetes. There is still time to sign up, get the challenge steps in and encourage…