Gaming

Nintendo have revealed an unlikely new feature in their newest Super Mario game - the beloved character's NIPPLES. The Japanese software giant have showed off screenshots of their latest Mario game, showing the mustachioed hero shirtless on a beach - with a bare chest and nipples. Mario, who has also recently been 'sacked' as a plumber by Nintendo, is set to star in the upcoming Super Mario Odyssey. While the game is set to tread new ground for the hero,...

It’s no secret that online gambling regulation is a huge bugbear in the United States, and always has been ever since US authorities and politicians realised just how popular and lucrative online casinos and other online gambling destinations would prove to be. Yet, despite a handful of pro-online gambling bills that have done the rounds in Washington DC over the years, none have come even close to being passed and signed into law. That may change, however, based on recent...

  Traders have been dumping their shares in GAME after the video game retailer announced that its annual earnings for 31 July 2017 will be below expectations. Part of the blame has been directed at Nintendo due its limited supply of their Switch console which had been relied upon to boost revenue in the latter part of their financial year given the rocky start GAME experienced in the first financial quarter. This is not the first time that Nintendo has...

Videogames in this day and age are something we take for granted – where else can you be placed in massive 3D worlds, spend a human lifetime exploring landscapes, meet cool new creatures, and achieve more than you ever will in the real world? And now we even have virtual reality systems making their way into our lives. Feel guilty children of the noughties, for you know not what you have. We recall the early days, as wee ‘90s kids,...

It seems simple; take a mega popular movie and tap into a ready made audience consisting of hordes of game fanatics. Unfortunately, this basic formula doesn’t always pay off; some movies don’t translate successfully into games, and some are adapted and altered to such a degree the gamer expecting a good facsimile of the film they’ve seen ends up very disappointed. It doesn’t stop game developers trying though, and amongst the misses have been some hits so they’re either considered acceptable...

Mobile phones and cars don’t usually mix but a new game is bringing the two together, albeit safely. Downloads of over 1m in the first five days suggest that car fans were craving a realistic driving experience on their smartphones and with an Android launch this week, the success of Gear.Club, already the number one overall app in 25 countries and the number one grossing app in 10 markets is set to move up another gear. According to Newzoo, the...

People who are new to the world of online gaming might be asking themselves the question: What is microgaming? Microgaming is a household name for the people who are interested in online casino gaming at websites like the Red Flush Online Casino, but it is still not a universal household name. Microgaming is a software development company that began in 1994, and has since more or less helped to create the online casino gaming industry. They are credited with creating...

TLE asked our littlest gamers Woody, 9 and Rocky, 14  to give their verdicts on one of this year’s most wanted stocking-fillers: EA Sports FIFA 17. Woody: There's no football game franchise I like more than FIFA. In fact, at the moment FIFA 17 is is one of my favourite games. Rocky: Well to be honest we were never really that mad about football games, until that is we played FIFA 16 when it was first out. So we couldn't...

Get your a capella version of Dragonborn all sung out now (I know you're all doing it), Skyrim in Concert is coming! The first ever orchestral concert dedicated to the music of The Elder Scrolls® V: Skyrim, will premiere at the London Palladium on 16th November. Based on the award winning score by Jeremy Soule, Skyrim in Concert takes concert goers on a nostalgic, musical journey through the landscape of one of The Elder Scrolls’ most popular installments. Performed live by the Winterhold Philharmonic...