RuneScape developer Jagex targets £150,000 fundraising for mental health charities supporting young people

Jagex will link up with CPSL Mind, The Prince’s Trust, and YMCA Right Here on a local, national, and international level and has a target of raising £150,000 in 2017 to support their programmes. The games developer and publisher has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for good causes in recent years, including over £100,000 for SpecialEffect in 2016.

The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index report, released at the start of the year, revealed that young people’s happiness and confidence are at their lowest levels since the organisation launched its study eight years ago. Over a third – 37 percent – of young people aged 16-25 admitted to feeling stressed about coping with work and school, while NEET young people (those not in employment, education or training) are more likely to feel worried about their circumstances and their future. These burdens impact the mental health of young people and increase their chances of not fulfilling their potential.

World of Tanks update 9.18 addresses major concerns game gets an improved matchmaker, new SPG mechanics, and Tier X light tanks

Update 9.18 for World of Tanks, bringing fundamental changes to the game. The dev team started on their quest to evolve the game’s core by tackling some of the most heated issues the project has today. With this update, they introduced the new, template-based matchmaking system, made comprehensive changes to artillery, and revised light tank lines, stretching them to Tier X.

The improved matchmaker assembles teams choosing from a set of server-based algorithms—templates—so that both camps always have the same number of vehicles at the top/middle/bottom of the list. It also limits the number of SPGs per side to 3 at the most and significantly reduces the instances of map duplications. Together, these new rules and restrictions are designed to foster an engaging gaming experience where it’s almost impossible to predict the battle outcome and every player gets to contribute to it.

Victor Vran Overkill Edition Developed in Collaboration with the Legendary Band, Motörhead release date

This May 30th sees the release date for Victor Vran Overkill Edition, the definitive, content-loaded console debut of the demon-hunting action RPG Victor Vran.

Through the Ages Features a Motörheadbanging Soundtrack, Three Demon-Infested Worlds, New Weapons & More

Featuring the upcoming, highly-anticipated Fractured Worlds and Motörhead: Through the Ages additions, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition is slated to launch in physical and digital formats for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC. Distribution of the physical edition will be delivered in partnership with THQNordic.