A new gaming cafe has opened in Cardiff, providing a hub for all things gaming related.   Located on Tudor Street in Cardiff, Good Game Café opened on 17 May. Taking over the previous site of Talk & Surf, this new venture focuses on high performance gaming, tabletop and board games along with serving great food and drink – and filled with fun gaming decor.   Good Game Café is stocked with 12 gaming PCs, Nintendo Switch and Playstation4 consoles…

Recently Cardiff Times met up with Marvelous Games to bring you a special on their planned new releases, we are delighted to bring you this update on GranBlue Fantasy Versus.   Granblue Fantasy: Versus Physical and Digital Limited Editions Announced for Western Release. Physical Premium Edition Exclusive to Marvelous Games Store within Europe, Australia and New Zealand Marvelous Europe are today excited to unveil the premium editions for the hotly anticipated fighting game, Granblue Fantasy: Versus, as well as confirm…

Marvelous Games kindly offered Cardiff Times a demo of their upcoming releases, so Melissa Compton went along to find out what they had planned for the near future. This special feature is arranged in order of level of difficulty i.e. if you’re an experienced gamer, the games further down the feature maybe more suited to you.   HEROLAND. We are loving Heroland, this game is perfect for children or anyone new to gaming. It is narrative driven so lots of…

BAFTA-nominee and Oscar winner, costume designer Lindy Hemming and acclaimed presenter and broadcaster Mavis Nicholson revealed as Special Award recipients       The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has revealed the Special Award recipients for this year’s British Academy Cymru Awards, taking place on 14 October 2018, as announced at last night’s BAFTA Cymru Nominees Party.   BAFTA-nominee and Oscar winner, costume designer Lindy Hemming (whose most recent credits include Wonder Woman…

  On the 6th September the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, announced the nominations for the British Academy Cymru Awards, honouring excellence in broadcasting and production within film, games and television in Wales.   The announcement was made live for the second year running on Facebook by Elin Fflur.   The 27th ceremony will take place on 14 October 2018 at St David’s Hall, Cardiff and will be presented by Huw Stephens for…

Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con will take place this 19-20 August at the Mercure Holland Hotel, and will be an all age event for anime fans, gamers, comic fans, and cosplayers! Make sure to go book your ticket now @ http://www.cardiffanimecon.com The price remains low at just £9 per day if you book beforehand. They have so much content including the Talent Show, Cosplay Masquerades on both days with a £100 cash prize up for grabs on the Sunday, Karaoke,…

Rant Media, Thud Media and Cube Kids enjoy success at the Cardiff ceremony Cardiff, 18th June 2016: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, announced the winners of the British Academy Cymru Games Award and four commendations. The ceremony, now in its fourth year, was held at the Tramshed as part of the Wales Games Development Show.   Pictured right: Host Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto from Torchwood) Rantmedia (pictured below) won the Best Game Award for…

 Leading Welsh games companies, industry experts and gaming professionals will gather at the annual Wales Games Development Show in Cardiff in June.   Wales’s thriving games industry will be showcased and celebrated at the event which takes place at Cardiffi’s new Tramshed venue on Saturday 18 June 2016.   The show features a packed programme of talks, presentations and hands-on workshops on all aspects of game creation and development.   There will be a warm welcome to members of the…