Archive: Accessibility

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  • 18Jun

  Video-Games Get Physical with Quickdraw and Joust

  When you think of electronic entertainment chances are that you have an image of young people sat in front of a screen. However, there are a number of new games that get children up and moving. Beyond the usual, go-to games on the Wii some novel titles coming up for PlayStation 3 offer a gaming [...]

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  • 14May

  Top Selling Games by PEGI Rating (Week Ending 4th May)

  Here is our look at the top selling video games for each PEGI age rating for the week ending 4th May 2013. We break down the top selling games into the five PEGI age ratings. The PEGI 3+ chart see FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 re-enter at number two. In the PEGI 7+ list Nintendo holds the [...]

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  • 04Feb

  Safer Internet Day Almost Here: 5th Feb 2013

  Safer Internet Day is almost upon us. It’s the day in the year we all pause browsing to make sure we are up to date with the latest advice and information to be safe online. You can follow events on the day via the @UK_SIC Twitter and using the #SID2013 hash tag. There will also [...]

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  • 12Nov

  Top Selling Games by PEGI Rating (Week Ending 10th Nov)

  Here is our look at the top selling video games for each PEGI age rating for the week ending 10th November 2012. We break down the top selling games into the five PEGI age ratings. PEGI 3, PEGI 7 charts remain unchanged this week. PEGI 12 sees two re-entries for Kinect games, Kinect Sports and [...]

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  • 12Nov

  Questions of the Month for November

  Each month we field all manner of different questions on askaboutgames. Some people have intricate queries about particular games while others want to know which console will be best for their family. Here are our picks this month. Question: How do you save in Wii Skylanders giants? Answer: Skylanders Giants saves progress in two ways. [...]

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  • 24Oct

  Questions of the Month for October

  Each month we field all manner of different questions on askaboutgames. Some people have intricate queries about particular games while others want to know which console will be best for their family. Here are our picks this month. Question: I’m doing a school project (University) that requires me to find a driving game that each [...]

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  • 10Aug

  Special Effect Make Games Accessible for All

  Playing games together as a family is a great way to spend time doing something that all ages and abilities can participate in. However, any family with children of different ages knows how frustrating it can be for the younger ones if the controls or controllers don’t work for them. Finding the right games to [...]