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Cinema

Angry Birds hope to make Happy Shareholders as movie comes out

The Angry Birds have made the transition from telephone game to top billing at Cannes, with a 3-D animated movie coming out that spills the beans on

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Sci-Tech

Kiel students take Tetris to a whole new level

It is one of the most successful, and most played, video games of all time, a simple concept that has proved to be of near-universal appeal and which

09/05/2016

Business Series

Xbox 360 killed off

It's the end of an era for video gamers as the Xbox 360 console is being killed off by maker Microsoft after 11 years.

21/04/2016

Cinema

'Hardcore Henry', a ground-breaking first person action

‘Hardcore Henry’ is a first-of-its-kind – a film entirely seen from the first person perspective, completely shot with Go-Pro cameras. Everything is

07/04/2016

France

eSports: the half a billion dollar ‘niche’ industry coming to a TV near you

04/04/2016

Cinema

Red from the 'Angry Birds' becomes honorary ambassador at the United Nations

Red, the animated character in the upcoming ‘The Angry Birds Movie’, was named Honorary Ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness at

24/03/2016

Next Series

A virtual reality game to help stroke patients

At a sophisticated lab in Barcelona, researchers are convinced that computer models based on virtual reality can help people who have suffered

15/02/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: train your brain!

15/02/2016

Cinema

'Warcraft' the movie won't disappoint says director

Based on the hugely popular video game, Warcraft the movie is set to hit the big screen next spring. In development since 2006, the film tells the

09/11/2015

Economy

Activision Blizzard to buy 'Candy Crush Saga' owner King

The group behind the popular Candy Crush Saga mobile games is to be bought by video game maker Activision Blizzard in the industry’s biggest deal of

03/11/2015

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Madrid Games Week third edition

02/10/2015

Cinema

Video game characters attack Earth in 'Pixels'

Aliens send Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and other video game characters to attack Earth in ‘Pixels’ – a new sci-fi, comedy action movie hitting cinemas

22/07/2015

Sweden

Swedish Red Cross launches retro video game scheme in airports

17/03/2015

World

Learning as easy as A, B, free

This week we visited the UK, Greece, Egypt and America to see how different projects aim to open up the world of knowledge.

09/01/2015

World News

Sony Playstation Network back online after cyber attack

Sony’s Playstation Network is back online, one day after Microsoft’s Xbox was also restored. A hacker group called “Lizard Squad” claimed

27/12/2014

USA

XBox and Playstation gamers face connectivity problems amid hacking claims

Gamers have been facing connectivity issues with Xbox Live and Playstation online services. Microsoft and Sony – the companies behind the consoles –

26/12/2014

USA

Remembering Ralph Baer: 'The Father of the Home Video Game'

Ralph Baer's achievements opened the door to today's multi-million euro global games industry.

09/12/2014

USA

Ralph Baer, inventor of first video games console, dies aged 97

Ralph Baer, the man credited with inventing the first home videos console has died aged 97 at his home in New Hampshire, USA.

09/12/2014

World

The lessons we can learn from making mistakes

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China

China lifts 14-year ban on video game consoles

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