A authoritative study in the journal Energy Efficiency, and referenced in ‘Display Daily’, states that the Gaming community collectively consume about 75 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2012, the latest year where data can be analysed. Authors Evan Mills (from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and Nathanial Mills (from GreeningTheBeast.com) say that around 1 billion […]
Nickelodeon, one of the most widely recognised and distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family, and Nintendo, global leader in the creation and development of interactive entertainment, introduce new customizations for portable Nintendo consoles. Effective immediately, Nintendo 3DS and 2DS’ users are able to add a further level of personalisation to their system. Entertaining […]
Consumers are motivated to play video games because they relieve boredom, provide a challenge, create a more social atmosphere and help to escape reality. A study by Strategy Analytics has found that mobile gaming continues to primarily be for quick entertainment in downtime; in an average week, more time is spent playing mobile games outside […]
YouTube has announced that YouTube Gaming will launch in the UK and US later this summer, a new app and website designed to keep users connected to the games, players, and culture that matter most to them, with videos, live streams, and the biggest community of gamers on the web – all in one place. […]
Reliance Digital TV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications and DTH arm of Reliance Group, has engaged with Visiware, the specilaist in games for interactive television, to power iGAMES service on its DTH platform. Reliance Digital TV’s customers across India will have access to an improved gaming experience with twice the number of games […]
In just the last 3 months, Amazon has added over 600 channels, apps and games to the Amazon Fire TV platform – more than Roku and Apple TV in the same timeframe the company claims. Popular new titles include Popcornflix, Funny Or Die, Candy Crush Saga, and Fox News. In addition to these new titles, […]
The tablet computer has established itself as a must-have device in just five years with more than half of UK homes now owning one, up from just 2 per cent in 2011, reports Ofcom. Tablets are proving particularly popular among people aged 35-54 with nearly two thirds of this age group (64 per cent) having […]
Twitch, the online video platform and community for gamers, has launched its channel on Roku. Twitch for Roku allows users to watch live broadcasts, browse by live channels and games and follow broadcasters (thereby adding them to home screens). The channel is available for all current-generation Roku players in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland, […]
Minecraft is now officially the most watched game of all time on YouTube. YouTube launched 10 years ago, back in February 2005. Since then more than 42 million Minecraft-related videos have been uploaded. According to the video-sharing site, the construction game has also become the second most searched-for term, behind “music”. The stats back up […]
The Playstation 4 console has reached 2 million sales in the UK. The milestone, which comes 18 months after the console’s release, makes it Sony’s fastest selling console ever – selling even faster than the record-breaking Playstation 2 did. “Reaching the milestone of two million PlayStation 4 consoles in the UK in less than 18 […]