Manchester gamers gear up for all-action weekend as PLAY Expo heads back to city
The gaming convention will give keen gamers the chance to go head to head on a variety of popular games such as Hearthstone, League of Legends, and Street Fighter V.
World’s first video game based in Manchester set for September release
The world’s first computer game based entirely in Manchester is set to be officially launched on Windows 10 in September.
Get your game on! Town Hall to trade politics for play at Manchester game fest debut
Manchester Town Hall will soon abandon politics for gaming, as a new multi-platform gaming convention arrives in the city for the first time.
Could you Breakout? MM’s special forces navigate enemy territory in live escape game
Just a stone’s throw away from Manchester Town Hall is Breakout. Billed as a ‘live escape room game’, its popularity has exploded since its opening last year.
Retro is where the fun’s at, says head of Manchester’s first social gaming festival
Manchester’s first gaming festival is to arrive in the city next month, with organisers wanting to put the emphasis on the social side of gaming over hardcore competition or the latest triple-A titles hoovering your wallet.
Young computer games designer appeals for help to launch ‘old-school’ project
A Lancashire-based game designer has taken to Kickstarter in an attempt to help get his video game off the ground.
Help create a pixel paradise: Manchester gamer’s dream of a place to play
Liam Cubley is using crowdfunding site IndieGoGo to try and raise the £7,000 he needs to get the project off the ground.
In pics: Sneak peak of video game set in ruins of futuristic Manchester ahead of expo
The world’s first computer game entirely based in Manchester, Beyond Flesh and Blood, will be displayed in its early stage at EXG Rezzed in London next week.
Super Manchester bros plot space age of gaming with virtual reality star wars
A pair of Manchester brothers are reaching for the stars with their first voyage into video games development.
Superbyte size: Manchester festival ‘sticks two fingers up at Apple’ by using retro console sounds for new music
Boogy down at boss level or bust out some shapes to the Tetris tune at Superbyte 2014 this weekend, hosted by Manchester’s Zoo bar
The next level: Manchester indie videogame studio eye BAFTA glory after scooping £25,000 Channel Four prize
Torque Studios – who were only officially formed on Tuesday – bagging two awards at the Dare To Be Digital (DTBD) exhibition in Dundee two weeks ago, scooping a £25,000 prize from Channel Four and a place on the BAFTA ‘Ones to Watch’ shortlist for Don’t Walk: Run!