GameTheNews Initiative 2012-2018 – A Retrospective

NOTE: This post was written by our Production and Design Director, Tomas Rawlings and published by our Community Manager, hence the author being Jake Connor. The words and thoughts are all Tomas’s. Thanks! This article was written when we decided that our GameTheNews newsgaming initiative will be folded into the main work of Auroch Digital. ...

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My Cotton Picking Life used in phD study!

We’re honoured that Dr. Ruud Jacobs, in his phD on his study of persuasive games, chose a GameTheNews project as part of the basis for his studies. You can read his cover below, and check out the project here. “Playing to Win Over: Validating Persuasive Games is a dissertation written by Ruud Jacobs as part ...

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Ogres of Our Better Nature: When Science Fiction Games the Future of War

As computer technology with Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been coming on leaps and bounds, so too have concerns about how it might be used and misused. Elon Musk, noted technology entrepreneur weighed in on the issue recently in a tweet responding to this article, “China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for ...

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RPS plays Real Lives and writes a fascinating diary to document their experiences

If you’ve not yet played Real Lives, then the Rock Paper Shotgun team’s diary of their time with it will be all the encouragement you need to give it a go. Real Lives is essentially a life simulator, but rather than looking after a cutesy digital pet that you have full control over, you’re trying ...

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Floppy Candidate is The Washington Post’s new political game that’s got us in a flap

We always love seeing organisations that aren’t typically associated with games trying their hand at the medium, none more so than with Floppy Candidate from The Washington Post. You choose a political candidate, then begin flapping your way through the 2016 electoral calendar. With unlockable characters, tons of trivia, and a decidedly tongue-in-cheek humour, this ...

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#Hacked – Syria’s Electronic Armies is Al Jazeera’s disquieting look at the hard realities of cyberwarfare – GameTheNews Exclusive Interview

1. Can you give us a brief description of #Hacked? #Hacked – Syria’s Electronic Armies is a real-life investigation into Syria’s cyberwar presented in the form of a mobile web app. It’s a war where viruses and malware is proving just as dangerous as guns and bullets and the user is asked to gather the ...

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Ever wanted to build your own drug cartel? Narcos: Cartel Wars has you covered

We’ve talked about our own NarcoGuerra on these pages before, as well as a GameTheNews Twitch special in which we played and discussed this and other GTN games, but if you’re keen to explore the other side of the war on drugs, then Narcos: Cartel Wars might well be worth a look. The game is ...

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