Online Games

Pelephone enters the gaming world and will sell "at the cheapest price in Israel"

The company will sell Xbox consoles and an annual subscription to GAME PASS ULTIMATE. In addition, the company offers a prepaid annual subscription without the need to leave credit card details.

 XBOX console for Pelephone
 A screenshot of a swastika built in 'Fortnite' video game.

Sderot launches first-of-its-kind initiative to combat antisemitism in gaming

 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on the forground of twitch logo (illustrative).

Tim Walz courts young voters with Twitch video game stream

 IDF soldiers inspect the remains of a police station in Sderot, which was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, on October 8.

Graphic pro-Israel ads make their way into children’s video games


Parents be warned: ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game returns  

A 35-year-old man has been murdered in relation to the game, and experts are warning that parents should keep an eye on their kids' online activities.

 Illustrative image of a phone and charger.

Survey of teens in the gaming world reports on serious dangers

A new survey in Israel shows that teens playing online games may be exposed to inappropriate and violent content.

 Two gamers hold video game controllers.

Extremists use online gaming platforms to spread their opinions - study

The study defines gaming as more than just entertainment as many of these platforms facilitate conversations for people all over the world.

 Illustrative image of men playing online games.

Is online gaming good for your mental health? - study

The researchers found that the size and quality of a social network directly impacted depressive episodes. Online social networks enabled people to find support in coping with their problems.

 Illustrative image of a person playing with an Xbox console.

Find out how discerning you are: can you find the panda in this picture?

An optical illusion recently published on social networks managed to attract the attention of many surfers.

  Where is the panda hiding in this picture?

New video game aims to educate people about the Holocaust

The video game was created as a way to be used as an educational tool to teach people about the genocide of European Jews by the Nazis in the 1940s.

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Bingo Blitz Teams Up with A-List Host Drew Barrymore to Reinvent the Classic Game

This partnership will make Bingo Blitz break boundaries and reinvent itself once again by featuring the lovely Barrymore as her own in-game avatar in an eye-catching integration.

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Israel's Tinder Swindlers: A look into the dark side of online dating

Some cautionary tales from Israelis who have had some not-so-pleasant experiences that arose through online dating

 Online dating app (Illustrative).

Game Hub’s first cycle ends with five promising indie game projects

The five projects from the accelerator's first program offer a look at the next wave of indie games from Israel’s growing game development industry.

 A crime scene from Trial and Error, waiting to be explored.

Israel’s gaming industry is exploding, here’s what it needs to go nuclear

Its rapidly expanding revenue can serve as a springboard to global success, if Israel can get some government incentives in place.

 THE IESF World Championships is comparable to the World Cup of gaming.

Gaming startup Edge lets gamers share playable moments

The platform has potential, though it will need wider adoption before it becomes viable.

 Edge's platform