NarcoGuerra and Endgame:Syria on Auroch Digital’s Twitch channel – GameTheNews Special

Every Friday at 16:30 (UK time), Auroch Digital hosts an hour long stream, playing a variety of games from its archives.     A recent episode was a GameTheNews special, with Community Manager Jake Connor being joined by Tomas Rawlings to talk NarcoGuerra and Endgame:Syria, while touching on the genesis of GTN and chatting about all things “news game”....

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Have you Gamed the News?

At GameTheNews, we are always on the lookout for projects that parallel, educate or comment on real-world events such politics, conflict, medicine, etc., and the effects of these topics on the people involved. We see newsgames as an important medium in news reporting, as a concept to raise awareness about difficult subjects, as well as in gaming, with the hope...

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Donald Trump in ‘Supreme Ruler’ DLC

Supreme Ruler, developed by BattleGoat studios, has recently been updated with new DLC, called Trump Rising… and it’s as scary as it sounds. In this version, you play as President Donald Trump after winning the American Election. The goal is to “Make America Great Again” by building walls, deporting immigrants and bombing ISIS. There is also the possibility to...

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Using VR and brain training to help paraplegics walk

At Duke University there has been a study using VR and non-invasive brain-machine interfaces (BMIs). They have been using this technology to revolutionise the lives of people with chronic physical injuries such as paraplegia.   Credit: AASDAP/ Lente Viva Filmes They studied 8 people, 7 of whom were quadriplegics, by attaching them to a brain-controlled exoskeleton while they were placed...

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