Iconic 90s TV series, GamesMaster, is set to make a return to E4 later this year, in partnership with Oculus Quest 2 from Facebook In this new E4 Digital Original Commission co-produced by Barcroft TV, a Future PLC company and Alaska TV, the 3×60’ series will premiere on E4’s YouTube before a linear TX on E4. It is […]
Ferly, the Finnish animation, publishing, and licensing studio, together with QubicGames, the Polish games studio has announced the extension of Ferly’s successful Momolu and Friends brand with the launch of its Nintendo Switch game. Momolu and Friends is a wonderful game designed for pre-schoolers, where familiar characters help children learn the alphabet, colours and numbers […]
The Pokémon Company International and Netflix have announced that the next animated movie in the Pokémon franchise will premiere on Netflix around the world with the exception of Japan, China, and Korea on October 8th. Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle will be the 23rd animated Pokémon movie in the franchise. The movie tells […]
The enthusiasm for video games and gaming shows no signs of fading. Industry data shows that global stock market growth for the games sector was up 3.6 per cent last week. Even the more modest indicator from Morgan Stanley (the MSCI World) Index showed growth for the week of 1 per cent. But there could […]
A report from Samsung Ads Europe reveals time spent gaming on UK Samsung TVs has increased 15 per cent since January 2020 to the period ending June 2021, suggesting lockdown-related gaming habits are sticking post-pandemic. This is supported by claims from The Economist identifying gaming as “the single biggest new media habit to be formed […]
A report from equity analysts at investment bank Berenberg on the games and gaming sector, and covering such high-profile businesses as Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Activision and others, says that while some observers were forecasting a collapse of the sector as the world comes out of Covid, the bank suggests otherwise. Berenberg says that after more […]
Jagex, a global player in the development and publishing of living games has today announced an expansion of its internal production teams with a slew of new hires from across the games industry. The addition of an executive to oversee Game Operations and several Lead Producers will enable the company to continue the development of […]
Nintendo has announced that it will soon release an OLED model of its popular Switch portable gaming system. The new model has a similar overall size to the current Nintendo Switch console, but with a larger, 7-inch OLED screen (up form 6.2-inches) which offers deeper blacks and more vivid contrast. It also features a wide […]
Director Lee Chaney, James Davis ACO from Motion 24 and cinematographer Andreas Neo have crossed paths on several occasions. Most recently, they have joined forces to film the new England Football commercial promoting the next Pokémon Youth Futsal Cup competition which is commencing in September 2021. England Football players were involved in the ad, with […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that the total market value of digital content will reach $432 billion (€353.4bn) by 2026; rising from $211 billion in 2021. This represents a growth of 105 per cent over the next 5 years. This value takes into account pay-per-download revenue, in app content spend, subscription revenue and […]