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Sky, Xbox partner on Halo Infinite social series

Sky Media has partnered with Xbox, giving Sky Sports’ viewers the inside scoop on Halo Infinite – Xbox’s latest addition to the iconic gaming franchise. The first episode of a two-part branded content series is available now on Sky Sports’ social platforms, where West Ham United’s Michail Antonio and Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha go up […]

November 29, 2021

Research: Gaming now above TV in Gen Z interests

GWI, a supplier of audience insights, has shared the findings of its report, Connecting the dots 2022. The research focuses on changing consumer attitudes and how their behaviours will shape the year ahead. The report is compiled through the continuous collection of survey data throughout 2021, by GWI, from 700,000 interviews across 47 countries. It […]

November 18, 2021

Study: High demand for multiplayer & cross-platform games

Unity, a platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content, has released two reports revealing the high demand for multiplayer games and the importance of post launch content for sustaining player engagement. Unity Gaming Services’ Cross-Platform Gaming Study conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Unity, revealed that over half of all Americans (56 […]

November 16, 2021

Microsoft ups gaming revenues

Drilling down into Microsoft’s record results (overall net income of $20.5 billion, up 48 per cent) and looking at its gaming division reveals the software company delivered a very solid July to September quarter. Gaming revenues were up 16 per cent with its hardware division sales sustained (+166 per cent year-on-year) driven by strong demand […]

October 28, 2021

Bank: “Video game spend remains robust”

Media analysts from investment bank Berenberg, ahead of a major Video Gaming Conference they are hosting in November, say that the video game market has pulled back sharply in recent weeks, with the average share in their coverage down 13 per cent in the last month and c20 per cent in the year-to-date. The bank […]

October 19, 2021

BritBox launches on Xbox

BritBox, the SVoD service from the BBC and ITV that gives access to a library of British content, is now available to Xbox users in the UK. The BritBox app is available via the Xbox Microsoft Store on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X models. BritBox offers subscribers a collection of British box sets […]

October 15, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Research: Gaming winning more of entertainment time

Data from Hub Entertainment Research show that gaming consoles play a central role in the entertainment lives of many consumers. Highlights from Hub’s Game Consoles 2021: Respawned and Leveled Up study: 1) Game consoles are occupying more time. A third (36 per cent) of respondents play console games, about the same as in 2019 (33 […]

October 13, 2021

CareGame takes part in the 1st gamescom asia

CareGame, creator of the cloud technology for all mobile gamers on this planet, is taking part in the first edition of gamescom asia. This hybrid event will be held from October 14 – 17 2021, in Singapore and online. An unmissable event for South-East Asian game developers, gamescom asia is the new key rendez vous […]

October 7, 2021

Netflix acquires Night School Studio

Netflix has announced the acquisition of Night School Studio as the streaming platform continues work on its gaming service. Founded by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines in 2014, Night School Studio is best known for their critically acclaimed debut game, the mystery adveture OXENFREE. In a blog post, Mike Verdu, Netflix VP of Game Development, […]

September 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Redbox adds War and Westerns, Rewind channels

Redbox, the US entertainment company, has launched two Free Ad Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels – Redbox War and Westerns and Redbox Rewind – giving its viewers hundreds of hours of streaming movies completely free. In addition to offering these channels via the Redbox app which is available on a wide range of devices including […]

September 22, 2021