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 […]
LG Electronics is expanding the gaming experience on its latest TVs, adding new cloud-gaming services to give users more choice, and a UI update that makes it easier to get in the game. Blacknut and Utomik Cloud, arriving on LG TVs in September and November, respectively, deliver a wealth of titles spanning classic games, indie […]
Almost 1 in 10 UK gamers (9 per cent) have admitted that they’re looking to stop playing video games in order to avoid rising energy rates, a survey has revealed. Carbon-Cutting Consoles asked 2,000 UK gamers about how their habits have changed as a result of increased costs, and looked at the impact of the […]
China’s National Press and Publication Administration, which controls how video games are permitted, licensed and supervised in China, recently approved 67 new games for domestic distribution. Tencent saw one of its associated local developers, iDreamsky, gain approval for its Eternal Return game. But there were no imported games in the list and this is the […]
Games producer Devolver Digital Games, based in Texas, has had a bad week. It issued a profits warning for the year and suffered a 50 per cent crash in its share price. The concerns drove a sell-off across many PC and console video games as it raised concerns over market congestion, softening market demand and […]
As the world’s lockdowns end, the Video game sector is suffering commensurately. According to NPD, US total spending on video games (content, hardware, accessories) decreased by -8 per cent in April. NPD suggests that the Christmas/New Year holiday period showed disappointing results. For example, December’s sales were down 1 per cent compared with 2020 and […]
Relic Hunters: Rebels, the first mobile game from developer Rogue Snail, is now available to exclusively play on Netflix. Users can play as four of the franchise’s iconic Hunters (Jimmy, Ace, Pinkyy, and Raff) as they craft and collect 44 different weapons each with unique qualities, affinities, and elemental effects. Players will need these specialised […]
Netflix has announced it will launch a mobile game and TV series based on the popular Exploding Kittens card game. Exploding Kittens – The Game, an exclusive version of the beloved mobile game, will launch on Netflix in May, followed by an adult animated comedy series in 2023, starring Tom Ellis (Rush, Lucifer), Abraham Lim […]
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has released research findings that give a deeper look into expectations around the metaverse and cloud gaming. The New Gamer Report, conducted by Dynata and commissioned by Amdocs, surveyed US gamers who play at least once per week. It found that gamers are […]
Polish developer Flying Wild Hog has announced the forthcoming Open Beta launch date of its top-down looter-shooter Space Punks. From April 20th, PC players will be able to ‘rip space a new one’ in Space Punks’ galaxy of guns, glory and over-the-top action via the Epic Games Store. This milestone is an important step in Space Punks’ […]