Is it a waste of money to buy new games rather than second hand?

Some games for the Xbox and PlayStation cost n excess of £60 which is a lot especially after having forked out £600 plus for the console. It may be that when you get a new game, you spend a lot of time on it and often end up completing it within a week or two. Some people even complete a new game is a day or so. But have you considered buying second hand games? Second hand games can often…

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Is online gaming helping with social skills?

Many parents worry about how much time a child plays on their games console or tablets. Lots of children would much rather play on their games console than go out on their bike or making mud pies in the garden. As children are often quiet and fairly happy when playing on screens, it is easy to forget and allow them to spend too much time on them, but are they missing out on social experiences that many of us had…

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PlayStation 3 and Vita Play store is being discontinued

PlayStation have built up a massive following over the years. Many avid gamers are draw to the PlayStation brand and are happy to pay hundreds of pounds to get their hands on the latest console. The PlayStation 5 came out not long before Christmas last year and still supplies are very low. Many people have not been able to get their hands of the much-awaited console. Sony who owns PlayStation have recently announced that as of xxx they will no…

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Choosing a new game for your console

If you are looking to buy a new game for your gaming console then you need to do your research to find out if it is something you are going to enjoy. It may be that you have played previous chapters of the game or that you have played a demo, but if not try and read plenty of reviews to get a feel for what it is like. It is not unusual for games to cost in excess of…

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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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