Valby The first descendant I’m staring at a number I can’t quite believe. 135.6 hours. That’s how much time I’ve put into The First Descendant, a game that came out 20 days ago on July 2nd. That’s essentially 7 hours a day just now this game, in an age where I’m supposed to juggle a … Read more
OOn Sunday, the Observer magazine published a sensitive piece on video game addiction, featuring therapists working in the sector and a family affected. True, compulsive, life-altering addiction, whether to video games or otherwise, is of course devastating for those affected. Since the WHO classified gaming addiction as a specific disorder (separate from technology addiction) in … Read more
How did a seemingly normal girl from Halifax end up on a path of deception that led her to defraud her own family and friends in a half-million-pound scam? Mother-of-two Annabelle Allan, 29, used her job at Lloyds Bank as a ‘front’ to dupe friends and family – including her own brother – into investing … Read more