Hello, gaming lovelies! Did you know that they make a Guinness Book of World Records just for gaming? The book includes stats such as the highest earning female player (psst it’s Kat “Mystik” Gunn) and new this year is a section dedicated to Minecraft.
Nintendo UK on PopJam
Targeting the under 13 year old market, Nintendo UK has joined the social content app, PopJam, as safe creative platform for its younger audience. Visitors to the channel will be encouraged to share fan-art, watch game trailers and more. The free app is currently only available in the UK and Ireland for both iOS and Android devices.
Yohjo Simulator pulled from Steam
Easter Eggs should be fun surprises, but one hidden in Yohjo Simulator was anything but. The little girl simulator game was pulled from Steam suddenly and originally without explanation in part due to a disturbing scene which seemed to imply sexual abuse of a young girl. The company is planning on re-releasing the game, but will be reviewing content more closely.
In Real Life: Escape Rooms
Escape rooms are popping up everywhere and the game mechanics behind creating a real life puzzle that’s engaging, relevant, challenging and fun can be a feat. John Bennett and Kristin Mellon of Chicago’s D.O.A. Room Escape discuss what it’s like to run a real-life escape room.
Between Puzzledrome and Fallout 4, it’s amazing that I’m getting anything done. Now that’s it’s December, I feel some Star Wars games are needed to psyche me up. Don’t worry, I’ll dig myself out in time for next week’s news. Until then, happy gaming!