Gaming
Digbeth arcade bar NQ64 to launch brand new laser quest experience in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
January 23, 2024
NQ64, Digbeth's popular arcade bar, have announced they will be launching their first adults-only Laser Quest experience next month. The experience will see NQ64 expand their already popular Birmingham site…
World’s largest virtual reality gaming venue opens in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
August 13, 2023
One of the world's most advanced and pioneering virtual reality gaming experiences has opened a base in the heart of Birmingham. Sandbox VR has opened its largest ever venue in…
Coding, art, music & filmmaking: The Easter workshops on at Birmingham’s Apple store
Staff Reporter
April 5, 2023
Birmingham's Apple store is offering free sessions to keep kids entertained this Easter, and learn new skills in the process. The 'Today at Apple' sessions - designed specifically with kids in mind…
Birmingham 2022 bull mural painted ahead of major street art festival
Rangzeb Hussain
September 11, 2022
A striking mural of the iconic, and much-loved, Birmingham 2022 bull - sometimes referred to as the Raging Bull - has been painted in the Ladywood area of the city. The…
Geek-fest galore in Birmingham this weekend as grand retro Gaming Market makes its debut
Staff Reporter
July 1, 2019
The nation’s favourite market dedicated to all things old skool gaming is heading to Brum this weekend! The Birmingham Gaming Market will provide the ultimate throwback on Saturday, with a…
LIVE UPDATES: MCM Comic Con Birmingham | March 2019
Staff Reporter
March 23, 2019
We're at the NEC in Birmingham for this year's first MCM Comic Con in the city, with special guests including Umbrella Academy stars Emmy Raver-Lampman and Tom Hopper, Sex Education star Asa Butterfield, Supernatural talent Felicia Day and Mario voice…
Surreal ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ store mysteriously appears in Birmingham
Ranjit Dhillon
January 3, 2019
A peculiar and surreal Black Mirror themed shop has unexpectedly appeared in Grand Central in Birmingham, replicating themes from the recent Bandersnatch episode. The creation of the shop is shrouded…
LIVE UPDATES: MCM Comic Con Birmingham | November 2018
Staff Reporter
November 24, 2018
We're at the NEC in Birmingham for this year's second MCM Comic Con in the city, with special guests including The Walking Dead and Doctor Who star David Morrissey, Ash…
Pac-Man’s influence on capitalism revealed in new book
Staff Reporter
September 19, 2018
New research into one of the most influential videogame characters of all time reveals as much about contemporary capitalism as it does about the history of gaming. From consumption to…