Toy Fair 2018 returns, 23-25 January at London’s Olympia
Friday 27 January: Toy Fair 2017 began on Tuesday in a buoyant mood with the announcement that the UK toy industry grew by 6.3 per cent over the previous year to a value of £3.5 billion. This positivity continued over all three days of Toy Fair as more than 250 exhibiting companies launched thousands of brand new product-lines to the mark
Deck 13's new hardcore action-RPG The Surge today unveils a CGI trailer exploring Warren’s first day on the job at CREO, the megacorporation on a mission to save a dystopian world - pessimistic vision of our future - from itself.
Star Wars Smart Watch from VTech & Flair’s Glimmies make up the top three winners of the annual award from London’s Olympia
25 January 2017: Playmobil’s Ghostbuster Playset has been voted Toy of the Show by media visiting Toy Fair taking place at London’s Olympia this week.
More than 300 members of the press including broadcast, national, consumer and trade journalists have reported fro
ESL UK are pleased to announce that Team Endpoint and Team Impulse, two ESL Premiership organisations, have been awarded the chance to attend a three day, all-expenses-paid bootcamp to develop their skills and cohesion as developing professional teams.
Epic Games and Wellcome are inviting games developers based in Europe to participate in a new $500,000 year-long development competition Developing Beyond. Developers are challenged to submit compelling, immersive and highly entertaining game ideas based on the theme 'Transformations' by 10 February.
Toy Fair, 24-26 January 2017, Olympia, London
Toy Industry Awards, 24 January 2017, Apex Room, Olympia London
24 January 2017: Hatchimals (Spin Master), Ty and Smyths Toys triumphed at this evening’s annual Toy Industry Awards winning Toy of the Year, Supplier of the Year and Toy Retailer of the Year, respectively.
Organised by the British Toy & Hobby Association with the Toy Retaile
For the third year in a row, during the Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship in Katowice, Poland the best women’s Counter-Strike:Global Offensive teams will take the stage to battle for the title of Intel® Challenge Katowice champions and a share of the $30,000 prize pool.
The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) is proud to announce the addition of GameCo Inc., creator of the world’s first video game gambling machines (VGM™), to its membership.
UK Toy Market Grows to £3.5 Billon for First Time; Largest Toy Market in Europe and 4th in the World
24th January 2017: The UK toy market saw a 6.3 per cent uplift in sales in 2016. This increases the market value to more than £3.5 billion for the first time, according to The NPD Group who released the figures today in partnership with the British Toy and Hobby Association at this year’s Toy Fa
New S.T.E.M category added to reflect growing trend
Tuesday 24 January: Lego, SpinMaster and Playmobil were among the winners of Toy Fair’s Best New Toys announced this morning at London’s Olympia. Selected by an independent panel of retailers, these are the toys they believe will be the hottest products over the coming year.
Forty-one exhibiting companies, spread over 15 different categori
Paris-based video game publisher Focus Home Interactive is pleased to announce its partnership with White Wolf Publishing, license owner of the famous World of Darkness universe (Vampire The Masquerade, Werewolf, Mage Ascension).
Developed by seasoned studio Cyanide, Call of Cthulhu for consoles and PC is an RPG-Investigation game blending psychological horror and stealth mechanics, in a deeply immersive world with an oppressive atmosphere. Today ushers in a new trailer, depicting protagonist Pierce’s submersion into the depths of madness, as he investigates a mysterious death on Darkwater Island, Boston.
After a successful first collaboration on Mordheim: City of the Damned, released on PC and consoles, Focus Home Interactive and Rogue Factor today proudly announce a new partnership with Games Workshop to begin development of Necromunda: Underhive Wars, the adaptation of cult classic tabletop game Necromunda, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
ESL, the world’s largest esports company, brought in the new year with thousands of fans at ESL One Genting 2017 from January 6-8. The top eight Dota 2 teams traveled to the Arena of the Stars in Resorts World Genting, Malaysia to battle for a share of the US$250,000 prize pool in a stadium full of 5,000 visitors each day.
Styx: Shards of Darkness is Cyanide Studio's upcoming Stealth Adventure game arriving March 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Today, watch Styx subvert Elven defenses in a stealthy attack that sees him using throwing daggers, knives, traps and even chandeliers to distract and kill his enemies, and steal the coveted Quartz, a source of magical power.
Paris-based video game publisher Focus Home Interactive is pleased to announce its collaboration with French studio Asobo for the development of action-adventure game The Plague. Planned for PC and consoles, The Plague will be unveiled at the beginning of February to international video game press at What's Next de Focus, the Paris event showcasing games currently in production at Focus.
LINK TO TRAILER: http://cdn.focus-home.com/newsletters/2016_12_22_vampyr/
Dontnod Entertainment's new action RPG Vampyr today unveils a new cinematic trailer depicting the legends and tales of its mysterious protagonist, Dr Jonathan Reid. Set in 1918 London during a deadly bout of the Spanish Flu that left London's alleys and promenade's wailing in agony, Dr Reid awakes having arrived home from
The British Toy and Hobby Association has today announced the return of the Design Student Seminar which will take place on the third day of Toy Fair 2017. Since 2010, the BTHA has organised the seminar to encourage university students to consider a career in toy design.
Styx: Shards of Darkness is Cyanide Studio's upcoming Stealth Adventure game arriving March 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Today, discover 4 minutes of brand new gameplay footage featuring a slew of Styx's new tools and abilities in three different locations - Wildoran the hunters' village, the secret Sanctuary of the Dark Elven city Korrangar, and Thoben, the city of thieves.
The official adaptation of Chaosium's pen and paper RPG, Call of Cthulhu, reveals new images showcasing the horrifying locals and locales of Darkwater Island. Step into the shoes of Edward Pierce as you investigate the tragic death of Sarah Hawkins, and push your sanity to the limit to uncover the disturbing truth in this RPG/Investigation game blending psychological horror and stealth mechanics.