# \#gaming **URL:** https://forum.devtalk.com/tag/gaming/153.md [Latest](https://forum.devtalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.devtalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.devtalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [France Approves Proposal for €0.055 Tax per GB of Internet Traffic: RIP Gaming and Streaming](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/france-approves-proposal-for-0-055-tax-per-gb-of-internet-traffic-rip-gaming-and-streaming/251495)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 November 2026 15:41 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/france-approves-proposal-for-0-055-tax-per-gb-of-internet-traffic-rip-gaming-and-streaming/251495 "2026-11-09T15:41:01Z")
France’s proposed per-gigabyte internet tax targets data providers like Netflix and Google, but it remains far from law and no pricing changes are confirmed. Read in full here: --- ## [Game play helps science in the news](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/game-play-helps-science-in-the-news/151599)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [8 May 2026 22:19 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/game-play-helps-science-in-the-news/151599 "2026-05-08T22:19:44Z")
Just saw a link to this on Mastodon and thought all you DevTalk gamers and game designers out there would like this bit of good news: --- ## [Gaming chat platform Discord in early talks with banks about public listing](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gaming-chat-platform-discord-in-early-talks-with-banks-about-public-listing/191144)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 March 2025 12:59 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gaming-chat-platform-discord-in-early-talks-with-banks-about-public-listing/191144 "2025-03-15T12:59:49Z")
US group has sought to broaden its appeal to a mass audience Read in full here: --- ## [Creating an RTS game from Scratch (gameidea tutorial)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/creating-an-rts-game-from-scratch-gameidea-tutorial/182818)
**Author:** [@mujtaba](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mujtaba)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 January 2025 14:20 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/creating-an-rts-game-from-scratch-gameidea-tutorial/182818 "2025-01-03T14:20:48Z")
I am delighted to share my own series here, on developing a 3D RTS from scratch using Godot engine. Link: --- ## [Gaming boss quits after furious pricing backlash](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gaming-boss-quits-after-furious-pricing-backlash/127927)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [30 November 2023 07:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gaming-boss-quits-after-furious-pricing-backlash/127927 "2023-11-30T07:10:10Z")
Unity powers hit games including Pokemon Go, and had wanted to charge developers extra fees. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [Trying to get a seamless online game through the HTML5 API - it works in all browsers except Google Chrome.](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/trying-to-get-a-seamless-online-game-through-the-html5-api-it-works-in-all-browsers-except-google-chrome/98664)
**Author:** [@tomcatttttt](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/tomcatttttt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2023 23:36 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/trying-to-get-a-seamless-online-game-through-the-html5-api-it-works-in-all-browsers-except-google-chrome/98664 "2023-02-28T23:36:03Z")
I’m trying to take the API from the site to get a seamless online game through the HTML5 API. It works in all browsers except Google Chrome. After googling, I found a suggestion to run Google Chrome in administrator mod… --- ## [How Helsinki became the mobile gaming capital of the world](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-helsinki-became-the-mobile-gaming-capital-of-the-world/97101)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [19 February 2023 15:38 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-helsinki-became-the-mobile-gaming-capital-of-the-world/97101 "2023-02-19T15:38:09Z")
The Finnish capital attracts top gaming talent, while Netflix is setting up its gaming division there. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/video-gaming-may-be-associated-with-better-cognitive-performance-in-children/80111)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [7 November 2022 22:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/video-gaming-may-be-associated-with-better-cognitive-performance-in-children/80111 "2022-11-07T22:17:27Z")
Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children | National Institute on Drug Abuse. Additional research necessary to parse potential benefits and harms of video games on the developing brai… --- ## [What happened to the virtual reality gaming revolution?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-virtual-reality-gaming-revolution/77128)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [7 November 2022 22:14 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-virtual-reality-gaming-revolution/77128 "2022-11-07T22:14:25Z")
VR hasn’t taken over the world, but that doesn’t mean it has failed. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [Pokitto: Open-source pocket gaming console](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/pokitto-open-source-pocket-gaming-console/42986)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [27 August 2022 14:01 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/pokitto-open-source-pocket-gaming-console/42986 "2022-08-27T14:01:13Z")
Read in full here: https://www.pokitto.com/ This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/cloud-gaming-are-game-streaming-services-bad-for-the-planet/1430)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [30 August 2020 15:09 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/cloud-gaming-are-game-streaming-services-bad-for-the-planet/1430 "2020-08-30T15:09:28Z")
This caught my eye: “carbon emissions could rise by 30%” - that’s worrying :confused: Microsoft is poised to launch its game streaming service, delivering high-end titles direct to phones - and Google already offers an… --- ## [Aerodrums - app/kit for drummers (using Playstation 3 camera)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/aerodrums-app-kit-for-drummers-using-playstation-3-camera/1223)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 August 2020 18:09 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/aerodrums-app-kit-for-drummers-using-playstation-3-camera/1223 "2020-08-01T18:09:53Z")
This was on the UK Dragons Den and I thought it was a neat use of existing technology (Playstation 3 camera which you can buy for about £10 now). So they basically wrote the software and created a product around that - w…