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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The popularity of Netflix dramas such as Squid Game, Bridgerton and Tiger King is driving a significant increase in internet usage among pensioners, according to broadband usage data released by connectivity provider TalkTalk. The data, part of TalkTalk’s latest Internet Insights Report, shows that internet usage among over 65s from July to November this year […]
Following the launch of a bespoke I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! experience in Fortnite Creative, ITV and John Lewis & Partners today unveil further details of the integrated commercial partnership, planned by MG OMD, bringing the retailer’s Christmas story ‘Unexpected Guest’ dramatically to life via a synchronised cross-media event taking place in Fortnite […]
As part of the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV is launching the show into the Metaverse, with a bespoke I’m A Celebrity experience in Fortnite Creative. The iconic Castle set has been recreated allowing players to take on their very own Castle Coin Challenges and camp trials throughout […]
Facebook has revealed plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a metaverse – an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment via a VR headset. “The metaverse has the potential to help unlock access to new creative, social, and economic opportunities. And Europeans will be […]
Following the launch of its new Saturday night game show The Void, ITV has taken a step in the Metaverse by recreating the show in Fortnite Creative, allowing Fortnite players to take on an in-game version of the challenges in the programme. Since launching in 2017, Fortnite has become a global gaming phenomenon and, more […]
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has published its Game Mode report for the first quarter of 2021, ranking Saudi Arabia’s telecom service providers based on their video game performance. This quarter’s Game Mode report reveals that Zain, a local telecom operator, has the best video game quarterly performance. Zain outperformed Mobily, Saudi Telecom […]