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I’ve always had this theory: if we accept that video games can have a positive impact on children or teenagers — in education or ethics — we should probably also be prepared for the fact they could also have a negative impact. New research, by Dr Daniel King from University of Adelaide, states that video games that contain gambling could be working as a gateway to real gambling. More »      

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The world does not need any more MOBA (League of Legends, DOTA 2) games, thanks. The ones we've got are more than enough for that crowd. What we do need more of, though, are space combat games, and if they've got to try and bring something fresh to the MOBA genre to do it, then so be it. This is GoD Factory: Wingmen, an unfortunate name for a very promising-looking game. In terms of structure, it's all MOBA. You construct your own "character" (in this case, a starfighter), team up and try to destroy the other team's carrier, all the while protecting your own. In terms of gameplay, though, it couldn't be further from the clickfest LoL or DOTA fans are used to. GoD is a space shooter, and a reasonably serious one at that, going the "realistic" route in that it takes zero-gravity, drift and alignment into account. Developed by Nine Dots Studio, it's currently up for voting on Steam Greenlight. GoD Factory: Wingman [Steam]

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Games featured this week: Last Train to Timbuktu; NonoCube; Sparkle 2; Pudding Monsters — Such a friendly edition of Mobile Monday, this is. Everybody's our friend, especially those who deliver good games to us. We also seem to have a penchant for puzzle games, which are basically brain BFFs. Tagged as: blog, mobile, mobile-monday, news, previews

Pixel Press appears to hit that sweet spot where technology, ambition and design come together to bring to life something you could once only dream about. It's part-game, part-app which comes in two parts. The first is a basic sketching kit, a downloadable and printable template that's basically just an enormous sheet of squares. Users can colour in those squares to create the pixellated design of their choosing. When they're done, the app is able to read the special sheet design and turn it into a video game platforming level, users able to add stuff like a skin and music, as well as test to make sure the app works. While it appears to be geared mainly towards students, there's no stopping anyone older from trying their hand at it either. It all sounds a bit magic, but the fact it's restricted to grids makes it all seem a lot more practical. Those after a more comprehensive run-down of how it all works, the team's Kickstarter page has a nice clear breakdown of the tech and their goals. Pixel Press: Draw Your Own Video Game [Kickstarter]

The timer ticks down toward zero. We tear across the Boneyard, one of Halo: Reach‘s best multiplayer maps, my good friend Rus driving with me sitting shotgun. I’m clutching the blue flag in hands that would be sweating if they were real. We shed our red teammates like skin; they race past us going the other direction on foot and in alien vehicles, crashing to pieces against the blue players that pursue us. They fall, re-spawn, hurtle past, and fall again. All the while the timer ticks down. More »