GEEK Retreat is the newest café to open in Sunderland offering a place for gamers to go. Laura Green and Stewart Brass are the owners behind this newly built café on John Street. It is one of the first gaming café’s in Sunderland, and is part of an independent chain. […]
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Pokemon hits new highs
Pokémon is a Japanese manga, trading card game and video game series that originated in Japan in 1996. The name is derived from the term ‘pocket monsters’ Pokémon, especially the trading card game, has turned into something very similar to the stock markets. From Instagram accounts dedicated to documenting price […]
Student wins prestigious ‘Best Dissertation Award’ for gaming representation study
A STUDY which shines a light on racial and gender stereotypes in the billion-dollar gaming industry has led to a graduation prize for a Sunderland Masters student. Kirsty Evers wanted to better understand the attitudes of players towards the protagonists within character-focused video games, who are commonly white, straight and […]
South Shields YouTubers take the online world by storm
Two South Shields YouTube sensations have spoken about taking the online world by storm. Fortnite player Merl has more than 100,000 subscribers while Josh Kapranos has more than 10,000 regular followers of his stunt themed challenges and tutorials. Merl’s videos provide a deep insight into Fortnite, with leaks on upcoming […]
Fortnite tournament to be held at St. James’ Park in Newcastle
Fortnite players will have a chance to take part in a massive Fortnite tournament that will be held at St. James’ Park in Newcastle from March 1 until March 3. One hundred gamers will have a chance to go head-to-head for prizes, ranging up to a £25,000 prize for the winning […]
Customers who bought faulty Nintendo Switch consoles still not guaranteed a refund
Hundreds of Nintendo Switch devices are affected, but customers might not get refund. The Switch is the sixth console from Nintendo, and only six days into its launch customers are already complaining about dead pixels and software crashes. The £280 device went on sale last Friday and reportedly sold more […]