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BBC launches Nightfall online multiplayer game

The BBC has launched its first online multiplayer game – Nightfall – which is available immediately across iOS, Android and Amazon devices, as well as online. The free adventure game targets young players and plays out inside a safe gaming environment. Based on an original IP, the game begins with players falling asleep and entering […]

February 4, 2020By Nik Roseveare

PS4 set to become best-selling console ever

Sony sold 6.1 million PlayStation 4 consoles in Q4 2019, and whilst that number is down from the 8.1 million sold in the same period last year, it’s still impressive considering the PlayStation 5 has already been announced for Xmas 2020. The lifetime total of PlayStation 4 sales now stands at 108.9 million consoles (compared […]

February 4, 2020

NENT acquires eSuperliga eSports tournament

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), the Nordic streaming company, has acquired the exclusive pan-Nordic media rights to Denmark’s eSuperliga eSports tournament and become a joint owner of the competition. The country’s best FIFA players, representing 15 top Danish football clubs, will showcase their skills in eSuperliga, which kicks off its next season on March 11th and […]

January 31, 2020

Activision Blizzard & Google sign eSports deal

Activision Blizzard and Google have announced a multi-year strategic relationship to power new player experiences. Google Cloud will serve as the preferred provider for Activision Blizzard’s game hosting infrastructure and YouTube as its exclusive streaming partner worldwide, excluding China, for live broadcasts of its popular eSports leagues and events — including Overwatch League, Call of […]

January 27, 2020

US video game content generated $35bn in 2019

US video game content generated $35.4 billion (€32.1bn) in revenue in 2019, a 2 per cent increase over 2018, according to data released by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and The NPD Group. The figure includes revenues from all software and in-game purchases, as well as US mobile spend data. Sales gains were seen in […]

January 27, 2020

Research: 25% US homes use AVoD services

Research from Parks Associates finds over one-quarter of US broadband households are interested in innovative offerings accessed via television, such as offline viewing, video gaming, food delivery, ride sharing, and gambling. The research, found in 360 View: Video Services & Connected Consumers, also reveals that 25 per cent

January 17, 2020

BT bundles Google Stadia with broadband offers

BT has become the first European distribution partner for Stadia, Google’s new cloud gaming platform. The partnership will see BT and Google deliver cloud gaming via this new-generation platform to more UK consumers as well as see the two companies work together on initiatives designed to build awareness, access and availability of it in the […]

January 17, 2020

Report: $240bn mobile ad spend in 2020

App Annie, the mobile data and analytics company helping brands and publishers win on mobile, has released The State of Mobile 2020 report. This annual appraisal provides insight into mobile’s expansive impact across industries and the global economy, highlighting publishers and brands that are outperforming their peers. Key findings in this report:

January 16, 2020

Doctor Who VR experience launches on YouTube

The BBC’s hit virtual reality (VR) experience Doctor Who: The Runaway, has now launched on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel, and rolled out internationally. The VR experience stars Jodie Whittaker voicing an animated version of the Thirteenth Doctor. The viewer crash lands in the TARDIS and is quickly recruited by the Doctor to help […]

January 16, 2020By Nik Roseveare

China dominates eSports globally; Nordics on top in Europe

Research from Ampere Analysis has found that 26 per cent of Internet users in China watch eSports at least once per month, creating a huge and highly engaged audience. Western markets lag China, but Denmark and Sweden lead European usage, with 8-9 per cent of Internet users watching eSports on at least a monthly basis. […]

January 13, 2020