The global TV games console market will drop by 19 per cent in 2012, according to research from the Strategy Analytics. The report projects a decline in global Xbox 360 sales 13.8 million units in 2012; and PS3 sales will also fall, to 13 million units. Nintendo is fully focused on preparing for the upcoming Wii U release; however, even [...]
Launching just in time for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, ESPN is introducing ESPNFC, a new multi-language and multi-country brand for football fans around the world across TV, radio, print, online, print and mobile. The new offering will bring together all of ESPN’s football properties and house them under one universally recognised name. Over time, ESPNFC will add global [...]
Sony’s PlayStation 3 3D Display bundle is now available to purchase in the UK. The package includes a 24-inch 1080p, 240Hz HD screen with two pairs of active shutter 3D glasses, along with the games Killzone 3 and Gran Turismo 5. The PS3 3D Display offers a 5,000:1 contrast ratio, 176-degree viewing angle, two HDMI inputs and a component input. [...]
A multi-platform animated TV series of the hit casual game Angry Birds has been revealed at MIP. Rovio, the games developer that has built it via facebook, is also considering merchandising and even a theme park. The 52-episode Angry Birds series – each between two or three minutes long- is produced at Rovio production studios in Finland.
For the first time Microsoft says that Xbox Live members are now spending more time watching TV, music and films on the Live platform, than playing multiplayer games. Microsoft has revealed that Xbox Live Gold members in the US are now spending an average of 84 hours per month accessing content through apps on Xbox Live. Entertainment app usage has [...]
Vestel has confirmed it will add the PlayJam Games Channel to its extensive product line up of televisions and digital set-top boxes, of which the company has a manufacturing capacity of 15 million and 10 million units respectively each year. The games channel will be accessible from the front page of the user-interface and sit alongside VoD and music streaming [...]
Nintendo has revealed details on its next-gen Wii U console’s connectivity capabilities to be built around an online service called the Nintendo Network. It said the Network will offer competitions and communication between users, as well as access to digital content, add-ons and full downloadable games. As with Sony is doing with PSN and Microsoft with Xbox Live, Nintendo appears [...]
Bouygues Telecom and cloud gaming company Playcast Media Systems have announced the launch of Bbox games, a cloud gaming service for France. For the first time in Europe, Bouygues Telecom triple play subscribers will be able to play console-quality video games on their TVs without requiring additional hardware. Bouygues Telecom’s Bbox IPTV subscribers will have access to Playcast’s cloud gaming [...]
Visiware has raised 5 million Euros from Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Entrepreneur Venture to strengthen its position as the leader in the PlayAlong market and to develop its Social TV offering. Based in Sèvres, Visiware has for the past 10 years been the world leader in digital television gaming with its Playin’TV channel. It recently launched PlayAlong, a solution [...]
Available since 2009 on Phillips television sets, Visiware is extending it’s Playin’TV game offer to 8 new brands worldwide as a result of partnerships with the following manufacturers: – Loewe – Sharp – Hitachi – Telefunken – Finlux – Elemis – ITT – Insignia Visiware’s game catalog has 200 titles in several categories (card, arcade, puzzle, board games…) and includes [...]
