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Over half of all gamers said that games helped them through the pandemic.
Read More »Almost two thirds of UK adults turned to gaming during lockdown, says Ofcom
62% of UK adults played games during the pandemic, says Ofcom
While younger people were more likely to play games, there was an increase across all age groups towards casual mobile gaming.
Read More »[ICYMI] OFCOM’s Online Nation – who plays what and how much – and what we need to change to cater to everyone
OFCOM’s Online Nation report is a deep dive into the UK’s gaming habits and how they’ve evolved since 2015, during the era of the live service game: popular genres, spending patterns and exposure to toxic behaviour. We take a look at the results.
Read More »Read the August issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring the launch of this year’s Women in Games Awards, Ukie’s Dr Jo Twist, Crayta and State Share and much more
also OFCOM, Planet Coaster, fixing the eShop, Press Engine, Antstream and Metro 2033
Read More »OFCOM reports that only 3 to 6% of all gamers have ever purchased loot boxes
And only five per cent are signed up to game library subscriptions, and 21 per cent have received upsetting/offensive messages while playing
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