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Gamers see the term “open beta” and instantly feel as though they’re being invited to play, no strings attached. The idea makes it seem like everyone can jump in immediately, for free, and get the same experience. Gears of War: E-Day is a great example of how that isn’t always the case. Before the wider

Gamescom ticks ever closer, and as it does, news slightly dries up, as is always the case when a major calendar event nears. After all, if developers have anything special to show, they’re probably saving it for Gamescom. As always, however, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about. There’s plenty happening, and some of

Playing games has always been social. From swapping cartridges and crowding around split-screen games to clans, guilds, Discord servers and massive online communities, connecting with other players is a huge part of gaming culture. Building a gaming community of your own, however, is a little different from simply joining one. You need to give people

Any gamer who has installed a big release lately runs the same quiet checklist before the main menu even loads. Is the tutorial skippable? Does it explain the controls or just gate them behind a cutscene? How many screens stand between the download finishing and the first real match? We do this without thinking, because

Gaming Laboratories International certifies live dealer systems for regulators, and its test list runs to six categories: technical, systems, synchronicity, responsibility, staffing and premises. Two of those six are about the staff and the building. Live table technology usually gets written up as a solved software problem with a couple of cameras bolted on, and

EDward Gaming are not a team that sits still when results don’t go their way. After an early exit at VCT China Stage 2 Play-Ins, the 2024 world champions are moving quickly to sort out their roster before the biggest event of the year. The change centers on the departure of Zhang “Jieni7” Juntai and

We’re gradually moving towards the end of what has been a long and taxing summer for many, including us here at Gamerbolt Towers. We make no secret of the fact we’ll be glad to see the back of the hot weather. Of course, the passage of time and the seasons have pretty much no effect

Forgive us for once again starting with chat about the heatwaves, but the UK is about to enter the grip of its fifth heatwave this year, and we know we, for one (or many?), are sick of the hot weather now. Thank god for gaming, which can serve as a more-than-adequate escape from the endless

Earlier this month, Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW) made the shock announcement to players that LuckyLand Slots will be officially shutting down on September 14, 2026. “Thank you for eight amazing years, Duckies!” reads the brand’s updated bio on X, but it now means that players won’t be able to access the much-loved LuckyLand Slots any

Somehow, an entire week has once again passed, and it’s time for us to take a look at the world in gaming news for the seven days we’ve all just sweated through as a nation. We know we’re harping on the UK’s unprecedented heatwave right now, but honestly, it’s starting to get into our heads.

After the release of CS2, many players immediately began searching for their familiar ranks. Some wanted to return to Global Elite, others were simply trying to figure out where the old ranks had disappeared to. But it quickly became clear that Valve had decided to completely change its approach to competitive play. CS2 now features

Depending on your perception of when the seasons fall, we may be nearing the end of the summer, or it may just be getting started for you. Either way, August is the last bastion of summer before autumn falls. Whether that thought makes you melancholy or joyful, one thing’s for sure: there’s plenty to look