Virgin Media O2 and Ericsson have partnered to demonstrate the potential of network slicing, with a trial that took place at MCM Comic Con in Birmingham. The trial saw the augmented reality eSport, Hado, run on a dedicated slice on Virgin Media O2’s 5G standalone network, which enabled remote play and live broadcasting. Competitors taking […]
Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is coming to Netflix on December 14th for Netflix members on the App Store, Google Play, and in the Netflix mobile app. Fans can pre-register to play Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, featuring the genre-defining titles of Grand Theft Auto […]
Sandbox Group, the London-based group operating a network of learning businesses, with IMPS – the worldwide licensor of The Smurfs – have launched a new educational kids app: The Smurfs – Educational Games. The new game celebrates the 65th anniversary of the classic cartoon. Now kids can explore the Smurfs’ Village and play 10 different […]
Bingo is a time-tested pursuit, initially conceived in Italy around 1530. Rapidly moving forward in time to the 20th century, bingo became radically popular in the UK in the 1960s; originally known as ‘Housey-Housey’, the British Betting and Gaming Act of 1960 laid the foundations for an exponential increase in participation. However, it suffered a […]
On November 8th, Virgin Media O2 experienced the largest spike ever on its broadband network driven by the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III video game. The day that the latest update in the Call of Duty saga was made available for gamers to preload, Virgin Media O2’s broadband network hit 25.1Tbps at peak, a […]
Sky Live, the interactive camera designed for Sky Glass, is adding more experiences for all the family, including the new Stingray Karaoke app and motion powered games from Nex including Peppa Pig: Jump and Giggle. Delivered over Wi Fi, the new apps are rolling out throughout November and will be available to every Sky Live […]
Samsung Electronics and Blacknut have announced a new way for players to discover games on the Samsung Gaming Hub. In a new initiative, Samsung Gaming Hub players in the US can play select games for free on compatible Samsung Smart TVs, powered by Blacknut. This ‘Free Game Pilot’ will be active for a limited time, […]
Crunchyroll, the global home of anime, has enhanced its Mega Fan membership with the Crunchyroll Game Vault granting unlimited access to a growing library of mobile games specifically for fans of anime and anime-inspired entertainment, at no extra cost. Available to Crunchyroll Mega Fan members in more than 200 countries and territories, Crunchyroll Game Vault […]
Xsolla, the video game commerce company, has announced the inaugural edition of The Xsolla Report: The State of Play. This resource is designed to serve as a strategic compass for everyone involved in the ever-evolving gaming industry and game development community. The Xsolla Report: The State of Play offers an in-depth exploration of the core […]
In today’s world, a perhaps under-leveraged IP are video games, suggests Hub Entertainment Research. Not for a lack of trying, but a track record full of shoddy movies based on gaming IP left gamers and the general public suspicious of anything based on gaming IP. This changed when The Last of Us hit TV screens […]