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LG expands gaming services

LG Electronics is demonstrating its strong commitment to delivering a premium TV gaming experience that offers enhanced convenience through the new webOS UI featuring a dedicated gaming hub, the addition of cloud gaming service Amazon Luna and buttery-smooth gameplay at 4K 60 FPS streaming via NVIDIA GeForce NOW on its latest TVs at CES 2023. […]

January 6, 2023

Metavision launches Fortnite Creative experience for The Traitors

The BBC’s hit new reality show The Traitors can now be played virtually in Fortnite Creative, Atlas Creative and Metavision have announced. In keeping with the version played in the BBC One and BBC iPlayer television show, players are able to take on different challenges to earn points, but hidden among them are the Traitors […]

December 16, 2022

Guild Esports teams with Little Dot Sport for TikTok

Little Dot Sport, a digital content agency, has been awarded a channel management and vertical video production contract for David Beckham co-owned business, Guild Esports, starting with immediate effect. Guild Esports, which has competitive teams in FIFA, Fortnite, Rocket League, and VALORANT, aims to cultivate and connect key audience groups following major growth in the […]

December 7, 2022

I’m a Celebrity trials on Fortnite

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is back with new trials in video game Fortnite Creative. The experience, which goes live on November 24th, is created by Metavision and 3D Lab, and allow players to take on challenges they will recognise from the series. Players will also discover a portal marking the launch […]

November 23, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Metavision brings Wreck to Fortnite

Metavision has announced that a version of BBC Three show Wreck is available in the popular video game Fortnite. The experience, created by Metavision and 3D Lab and inspired by the new BBC Three show, has been launched in Fortnite Creative. Players taking part in the murder mystery set aboard the Sacramentum cruise ship are […]

October 24, 2022

Research: Gaming drives greater spend than video viewing

Gaming and video viewing are among a wide range of media activities competing for user attention across a broad set of demographics. US consumers spend five times longer per day watching video than they do playing games, however, according to Ampere Analysis’s report The future of the Attention Economy: Games vs. Video, more money is […]

September 15, 2022

Fortnite goes Super Saiyan with Dragon Ball

Legendary anime studio Toei Animation and interactive entertainment developer Epic Games have joined forces to power up Fortnite with Dragon Ball. The iconic anime characters Goku, Vegeta, Bulma and Beerus have now joined the world of Fortnite in a full Dragon Ball themed collaboration that includes new gameplay items, Quests, Dragon Ball Islands, and more. […]

August 16, 2022

Bank: “Video games market remains soft”

Berenberg Bank has issued a report on the state of the video games sector, and says that demand is “soft” but anticipates improvements in the second-half of this year. The report comes as Sony has paid $250 million for a 1.4 per cent stake in Epic Games (owner of Fortnite), joining Tencent and Disney as […]

July 13, 2022By Chris Forrester

Survey: Concerns grown over eSports hacking

Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world with people-centred security, has released a commissioned survey conducted by Omdia titled Cheating, hacking, piracy and esports: critical steps needed to protect the industry. The Omdia report indicates that eSports revenue is forecast to rise to $3.1 billion (€2.8bn) by 2026 at a compound annual growth […]

March 18, 2022

Report: Consumers average 90min of smartphone gaming daily

Consumers average more than 90 minutes of smartphone gaming and approximately 7 separate gaming sessions per day, according to Global Wireless Solutions’ (GWS) State of Mobile Gaming in 2021. But heavy gaming app usage across all ages and genders isn’t translating to a significant financial investment, as more than half (55 per cent) of mobile […]

December 17, 2021