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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Increasingly, people are using their Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles to stream movies and TV shows, according to a survey released by the Nielsen Co. Because all three consoles readily connect to the Internet, viewers can use them to access VoD services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube and ESPN to watch on their […]
smartclip, a specialist in video advertising, and Accedo, an enabler of Smart TV and IPTV applications, have signed a European-wide partnership agreement for the integration of pre roll video ads into Funspot, the most widely deployed gaming application for Smart TVs. smartclip will start monetising the Funspot games immediately with in-gaming pre-rolls in all major […]
Visiware, the interactive TV game specialist, has announced the addition of new interactive game channels that were developed in partnership with Numericable. Most of the channels will be offered for free from December 15th 2011 to January 6th 2012 so the whole family can check them out. MINIKIDS TV, A GAME PORTAL FOR THE VERY […]
Netflix has released a new member experience for Xbox 360 users. Netflix states the new Xbox interface makes it more intuitive and easier to explore the expanding Netflix catalogue. “For the first time, the Netflix interface on Xbox has been created entirely by Netflix, offering a unique member experience,” said Neil Hunt, chief product officer […]
Rogers Communications has confirmed that the Rogers On Demand app on Xbox 360s in Canada will be coming to the Xbox LIVE dashboard this Christmas. The app is the first time Rogers On Demand will be available on a gaming console. The app, free for Rogers customers, will include over 1,000 hours of video content […]
Microsoft has announced a major update for Xbox 360 consoles. It has signed up 40 media firms to provide both live and on-demand movie and TV services for the console. The update also lets people control their TVs by talking into the Kinect motion-control. The most noticeable change made by the update will be to […]