Twelve months ago, online gamer Rudy van Buren was a sales manager in his hometown of Lelystad in The Netherlands. On 23 February 2018, he stood next to McLaren Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonsoand Stoffel Vandoorne at the launch of the MCL33…
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Addictive gaming to be recognised as disease: WHO
“Gaming disorder” will be recognised as a disease later this year following expert consensus over the addictive risks associated with playing electronic games, the World Health Organization said Friday. The disorder will be listed in…
#DidYouKnow: Gaming may boost teens’ school results
Playing online games may boost teenagers’ school results while spending time on social networks such as Facebook could do the opposite, according to an Australian study. The research, based on the performance of 15-year-old Australians…
YouTube Gaming launches as e-sports arena
YouTube on Wednesday strode into an arena dominated by Amazon-owned Twitch, with the launch of a service tailored for the hot trend of video game play as a spectator sport. The rollout of YouTube Gaming…
Getting paid to play games
(Ken Macharia) What if someone paid you to play video games, the whole day? Unthinkable? Not quite. Apparently, this a growing segment in markets where the gaming industry has matured. Game testers are hired by…