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The COVID-19 lockdown here in the UK is now gradually starting to come to an end. Although we’re all now looking forward to getting outside and meeting up with friends … Continue Reading Twitch timeout: big loves, chat
The annual gaming expos are some of my favourite events of the year, so I’m sad that many of them have been cancelled for 2020. The horrible threat of COVID-19 … Continue Reading Online gaming expos: digitally drained
How much time have you spent in front of a screen since the lockdown started? I’ve always been partial to playing video games and I’m no stranger to sitting in … Continue Reading Screen savers: non-gaming lockdown hobbies
Welcome to April’s editorial post, a monthly progress report which rounds up all the happenings here at Later Levels in case you missed anything. With the UK lockdown still in … Continue Reading Save Point: April 2020
COVID-19 has meant many gaming events have been postponed or cancelled this year. EGX Rezzed has been pushed back by three months; Insomnia66 was abandoned in favour of Insomnia67; and … Continue Reading <em>Whiplash</em>: weasel your way out of this one
With the UK now into its fifth week of lockdown thank to the coronavirus, many of us are turning to our video games for entertainment. But what if there’s someone … Continue Reading Good games for non-gamers
Welcome back to the final part of the Gamers’ Guide to Isolation, a short series here at Later Levels put together to help you through the current time of social … Continue Reading <em>Gamers’ Guide to Isolation</em>: alone but together
Welcome back to the Gamers’ Guide to Isolation, a short series here at Later Levels to help you get through this current period of isolation. Here in the UK, we’ve … Continue Reading <em>Gamers’ Guide to Isolation</em>: working but playing
After the government’s address to the nation at the end of March, people all over the UK have been confined to their homes with the instruction to leave as little … Continue Reading <em>Gamers’ Guide to Isolation</em>: inside but outside
With COVID-19 having a huge impact on the world right now, many expos over the next few months have been postponed or cancelled. MCM Comic Con has been pushed back … Continue Reading Steam Game Festival Spring 2020 Edition: a round-up
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. COVID-19 is a new strain that was discovered in 2019 and … Continue Reading CONCERN-20: a public service announcement
Welcome to March’s editorial post, a monthly progress report which rounds up all the happenings here at Later Levels in case you missed anything. The state of the world has … Continue Reading Save point: March 2020
EGX Rezzed usually takes place in either March or April each year. Thousands of gamers hit the rooms at the Tobacco Dock in London to play video games all weekend … Continue Reading EGX Rezzed 2020: a virtual round-up
The London Gaming Market takes place every four months at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square, London. I last attended in July 2019 and managed to find copies of … Continue Reading London Gaming Market March 2020: a virtual round-up
At the time of writing, news that the Coronavirus has now arrived in the UK has just made the headlines. It has spread to every region in China, infecting around … Continue Reading Heroes wanted: video games and the end of the world
