Get ready to think outside the Xbox… PETER HOSKIN talks Christmas consoles for gamers

Get ready to think outside the Xbox… PETER HOSKIN talks Christmas consoles for gamers By Peter Hoskin For The Daily Mail Published: 01:49 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 01:49 GMT, 18 December 2020 It’s beginning to look a lot like that time of year when you need frantically to buy presents for people you … Read more

Natalie Acquisto of ‘Natchats’ is one of Australia’s only professional female gamers

‘Cha-ching!’ Meet one of Australia’s only professional female gamers – as the 26-year-old rakes in MASSIVE sums of cash just to let people watch her play online Natalie Acquisto, 26, who goes by ‘NatChats, has become an online sensation The Perth resident is Australia’s only partnered streamer with Facebook   Went from being a makeup consulting to … Read more

Gamers spend three years of their adult life playing online

UK gamers spend the equivalent of three years of their adult life playing games online, spending almost £16,000 on their habit in the process, a new survey reveals.  The poll of regular gamers, commissioned by internet service provider Hyperoptic, reveals online gaming takes up nearly 5 per cent of an average adult lifespan.  Gamers in … Read more

Nintendo accuses hackers of selling products allowing gamers to play pirated video games

Nintendo sues hackers who allegedly sell products allowing gamers to play pirated video games on the Switch and Switch Lite Nintendo is taking aim at hackers selling video game pirating kits New lawsuits allege a group called ‘Team Xecuter’ is selling an ‘unauthorized operating system’ and other hacking products A site named in the suit has … Read more

One in 10 gamers suffer from ‘pathological’ video game addiction

Video game addiction is real in one out of every 10 gamers and can result in mental, social and behavioural issues, according to a new study.  US psychologists claim 10 per cent of gamers – a ‘significant minority’ – play in a way that is harmful or causes negative long-term consequences. They fall into what … Read more

Grotesque model reveals what avid gamers could look like in 20 years’ time thanks to hours playing 

Michael — the gamer of the future — suffers from various health issues, which include:  Bloodshot eyes aka ‘digital eye strain’ Consistent, light pressure built up over a number of years could cause an indent in the hair, skin and skull if stressed long enough. This means that overuse of headsets during game-play over twenty … Read more

Online gamers urged to avoid playing during working hours

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Nvidia calls on PC gamers to lend processing power to fight coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Xbox Live is down as gamers practice self-isolation amid coronavirus panic 

Gamers go into meltdown as Xbox Live crashes while thousands of users practice self-isolation amid coronavirus pandemic Xbox Live has stopped working for gamers across the planet this evening Many users were left infuriated, and others amused, by the sudden outage It comes as people are spooked into self-isolation amid coronavirus hysteria  Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more