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Teaching children about coding

Coding is no longer just something that web programmers and game programmers do, it is now a skill that is taught at school even to children as young as primary age. Many different technologies that we use now a days rely on programming and it is likely that this will get more and more over the years. Programming is basically writing instructions in a language that computers understand. Simple task such as telling a character to walk forward in a…

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Is your child having too much screen time?

Many children have been out back into home schooling again and finding that this time, unlike in March, they are expected to do a lot more work. Most schools are turning to online software such as Tapestry, Google classrooms or Seesaw to send out work and communicate with their pupils. This may make it easier to them to send more quickly and is more environmentally friendly than printing off worksheets, but it is meaning children are spending a lot of…

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Xbox Series X/S Shortage Looks Set to Continue

The Xbox Series X/S launched on November 10 and was available for pre-orders from September. However, a shortage in consoles means that lots of fans might not be able to get hold of the new Xbox until the second quarter of 2021. Xbox has acknowledged the shortages in press conferences but as of yet, it is still unclear exactly when they expect supply and demand to get back to normal. Many fans who pre-ordered may not even be able to…

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How Long Can You Keep a Rented Video Game?

More and more people are choosing to rent video games instead of buying them. This can be very cost effective and can give you access to a wider range of games – as long as you are able to keep them for long enough to complete them. If you rent a video game from a popular rental service, how long will you be able to keep it for? It will largely depend on the service you have rented to video…

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Control: a new Game Coming in August 2019

The date of Control’s release has now been announced for August 27th 2019, and many people are looking forward to it hitting the shelves. It is a shooter game that will play with the mind and push the boundaries of reality, made by Remedy, who also made Max Payne. It’s certainly not a boring concept – set in the US, but not as you know it, the player will be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Control. They take…

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