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  • UK Games Industry Calls on Parents to Get Ahead this Christmas by Engaging Family Controls on new Next-Gen Consoles

    Parents and carers should visit AskAboutGames for helpful guides on setting up consoles and using family controls to manage spending and time in game.
    London, 3 November 2020: The UK Interactive Entertainment Association (Ukie) has today launched the Get Set Go! campaign, providing parents and carers with helpful set-up guides that will ensure families are well-prepared for the big day this hol

  • ​Jazwares Prepares for Further European Expansion

    As part of its on-going European growth strategy, Jazwares promotes Jonny Taylor to Senior Vice President, Europe and appoints Holly Oldham as Managing Director, UK & Nordics.
    To advance plans of expansion in strategic European countries, Jazwares has promoted Jonny Taylor to Senior Vice President, Europe. Having established the UK office in 2012 and managed the German office since Februar

  • BAFTA Award-Winning Studio State of Play Launches South of the Circle Today

    South of the Circle, the brand-new narrative adventure game from BAFTA award-winning studio State of Play (Lumino City, KAMI 2, INKS), is out now, exclusively on Apple Arcade. The game is playable across iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and Apple TV. If you’re interested in reviewing, please contact stateofplay@bastion.co.uk!  
    Check out the game’s launch trailer here: https://youtu.be/6frlLksXYL

  • Develop:Brighton Digital 2020 Starts Monday With Headline Keynote Speaker Todd Howard

    Digital conference and expo is free to attend for games industry professionals and students, but registration is required and closes this week.
    Thursday 19 October: Develop:Brighton Digital, a free conference and expo for video game industry professionals and students, starts Monday 2 November. The event will run for three days and is headlined by keynote speaker Todd Howard of Bethesda Game St

  • PRE-ORDERS FOR SEVEN KNIGHTS – TIME WANDERER – NOW LIVE ON THE Nintendo eShop

    LONDON – October 29, 2020 – With one week before the November 5 launch of Seven Knights - Time Wanderer -, pre-orders for Netmarble Corp’s first console game on Nintendo Switch™ are now live on Nintendo eShop across 40 individual countries.
    From today until November 4, players can now pre-order Seven Knights - Time Wanderer - through Nintendo eShop at 20% discount from its original price. Pre-d

  • DREAMTOYS LONG LIST ANNOUNCED AS PARENTS SAY THAT PLAYTIME IN LOCKDOWN HAS BROUGHT THEM CLOSER TO CHILDREN

    London - 28 October 2020 – Today, the Toy Retailers Association announced its list of which toys will be the most sought after this Christmas. Brought forward from its traditional announcement in November due to concerns linked to the pandemic, the DreamToys list is the most authoritative predictive list of which toys will fly off shelves this Christmas. Chosen by a panel of retailers and industry

  • TOP 12 TOYS THIS CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCED: SHOPPERS ADVISED TO BUY EARLY OR RISK MISSING OUT

    London - 28 October 2020: The Top 12 Toys for Christmas were revealed today, an announcement that has been brought forward due to the rising concerns many retailers have about meeting demand in the lead up to Christmas owing to supply and retail issues around the pandemic.
    “We implore consumers not to leave their Christmas shopping to the final few weeks of the year,” explained Gary Grant, chai

  • KONAMI ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ITALY’S SERIE BKT LEAGUE

    Licensing deal for eFootball PES 2021 is the latest in KONAMI’s Italian portfolio, including Serie A clubs and the Italian National Team
    Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced the latest addition to their license portfolio for the eFootball PES series, Italian second division football league ‘Lega Serie B’. As a result of the partnership, eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE (PES 2021) wil

  • PREPARE TO SURVIVE THE DARKNESS WITH A3: STILL ALIVE'S GLOBAL LAUNCH ON NOVEMBER 10

    LONDON – OCT. 26, 2020 – A3: STILL ALIVE, the all-new Dark Fantasy Open World Mobile RPG from Netmarble Corp will officially open up its beautifully dark world of strife, conflict and turmoil on November 10. Players can still pre-register to download the game on the App Store® and Google Play™ to secure a variety of high-value and powerful items at launch.
    As part of today’s news, A3: STILL ALI

  • KONAMI ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LAUNCH OF eFootball PES 2021 MOBILE

    The much-awaited mobile update is available now on iOS and Android
    Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announced that eFootball PES 2021 Mobile is now globally available as a free download for iOS and Android devices.
    App Store – LINK
    Google Play – LINK
    Launch Trailer – LINK
    The latest instalment in the PES Mobile series, which celebrated over 300 million downloads this summer,

  • ​MY.GAMES Announces 33% Revenue Increase in Q3

    Mobile titles resonate with the UK audience as new users increase by 15% and monthly active users rise by 12% QoQ in the region
    October 26: Global gaming brand MY.GAMES has announced an increase in revenue by 33% YoY in Q3 of 2020 to $145mn (RUB 10.672bn) with MY.GAMES accounting for 40% of Mail.ru Group’s quarterly revenue. The number of worldwide players reached 740 million, with a 6% increas

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