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Claire Lim is a Scottish presenter, writer and podcaster, who has been living and working in London for 20 years. But now seems to be jacking it all in to

New game wants to encourage people to get walking, again, but this time planting virtual flowers.

BBC News By Vikki Blake image copyrightIRON GATE STUDIO image captionAt one stage Valheim could boast 500,000 concurrent players, despite being released in an incomplete "early access" form You wouldn't watch a film without an ending - so why do people buy unfinished video games? An incomplete version of Indie title Valheim - a Norse survival game - released to rip-roaring success earlier this year. Early access releases like Valheim are becoming increasingly common, particularly on PC shops like Steam. By selling the unfinished games, developers can test them as well as bring in extra fundin...

For most communication campaigns, the holy grail is achieving cut through mainstream coverage. That fifteen minutes in the spotlight when you achieve reach beyond the boundary of your usual audience and start to entice new customers. However, for video games, mainstream coverage can often end in disappointment when an uninformed reporter asks questions like, "But what about violence in video games" or "Can you talk to me about loot boxes" or "Are video games safe"? Questions like these lead us to shout into the echo chamber that is social media about the blasphemy that has unfolded and how w...