On Monday 24 August, 15 UK games studios (full list here) will compete in Ukie’s UK Game of the Show, a showcase and competition the winner of which will be decided by a public vote. The winner will go on to represent the UK at EuroPlay, a Eurovision-style contest set to take place on Friday 28 August. Full details here.
During the showcase, each of the competing studios will take part in a liv
LONDON (19th August, 2020) – The Yo-kai Watch collaboration event, Gather One, Gather All!, returns today to FINAL FANTASY® XIV: Online and is bigger and better than ever with all new rewards for players to obtain, including new Yo-kai-themed minions, weapons, and a mount.
New Yo-kai Minions and Weapons in this Updated Collaboration Event
All players level 15 and above, including new adventu
Parents rated quite highly on their confidence to keep themselves safe online and their confidence in their child’s ability in keeping themselves safe 85 percent of parents speak to their children about online safety, 71 percent of parents use parental controls on their devices either sometimes or regularly and 70 percent of parents know where to find information on how to play video games safely
LONDON (17th August, 2020) – SQUARE ENIX® today announced that in celebration of the 7th anniversary of critically acclaimed MMORPG FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online, players around the globe will have the chance to receive a limited edition print of one of their fondest moments in-game.
From 10am BST today, Monday 17th August, until 10am BST on Monday 24th August, players in select regions will be enc
Amazon’s Prime Gaming and Roblox are teaming up to offer exclusive in-game items for the popular online game creation platform! Beginning today and through March 2021, Prime members can deck out their Roblox avatars with one exclusive in-game item each month.
This month’s item is an exclusive Banandolier accessory and can be claimed by visiting gaming.amazon.com/. Once claimed, members will be
The Panna d’Or will be awarded to the player that completes the most nutmegs over the course of the 2019/2020 season. Atalanta’s Alejandro Gómez is the current frontrunner with 12, tied with FC Porto’s Jesús Manuel Corona,with Marcus Rashford in hot pursuit on 11 and Lionel Messi on 10. Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho and Wolves’ Diogo Jota also among Europe’s top nutmegging talents. 360 nutm
London - 12 August 2020: The Toy Retailers Association and DreamToys committee today announced, DreamToys 2020 will take place as a digital event this year.
“Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, it is not possible to hold a large-scale physical event to announce the DreamToys list,” commented Gary Grant, chair of the DreamToys selection committee. “Instead, this year’s list wi
Exclusive interview with video game story writer and author, Rhianna Pratchett, launched alongside new resources for young people and parents: literacytrust.org.uk/videogames
New research by the National Literacy Trust found that:
Video games can provide young people with a route into reading and writing, with 79% reading and 63% writing game-related materials regularly
Three quarters (73
LONDON (11th August, 2020) – The climactic final act of Shadowbringers™arrives today with release of Patch 5.3 for FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online. The latest update, titled Reflections in Crystal, also brings an abundance of new content, including the next NieR-inspired YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse alliance raid, new dungeon and trial battles, as well as robust adjustments to the new player experience.
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Thursday 6 August 2020: Tandem Events has today announced Develop:Brighton Digital, an online-only event taking place 2-4 November 2020. The event replaces the physical event, which was postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s Develop:Star Awards will be also be held digitally, and will take place on Wednesday 4 November.
Due to ongoing safety concerns, the decis
Sponsored by FUSER, the event will be raising money for GamesAid and Mermaids
Thursday 6th August: The UK video game music scene’s best and brightest will be performing tonight at the very first Game Changers event, with live and exclusive performances from Chipzel, Luci Holland, Nyokeë and more.
Celebrating the UK scene’s diversity and showcasing the very best it has to offer, Game Changer
SFL Interactive and Maximum Games have released a new gameplay trailer showcasing trickshot mode from their upcoming arcade sports game, Street Power Football.
Trickshot is a street style skill that requires precision and strategy, targets are placed and sometimes hidden throughout the playground waiting for players to hit them with the ball. Players are up against the clock in trickshot mode –
Winner of the competition on 24th August will represent the UK at the first EuroPlay Contest.
The epic conclusion of the inaugural eFootball League season, played on eFootball PES 2020, was broadcast this weekend, with Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today sharing the results of the eFootball.Pro Cup Knockout Stage and the eFootball.Open World Finals, shown on Friday (31st July) and Sunday (2nd August) respectively.
Re-watch the eFootball.Pro Cup Knockout Stage here – LINK
Re-watc
Become the first WST Snooker Champion in an open tournament running alongside the World Snooker Championship
Friday 31 July: The most authentic Snooker game for mobile devices is here! Snooker 19 developer Lab42, a Sumo Digital Studio, has today launched WST Snooker for iOS and Android devices (coming soon to tvOS).
On the same day that the World Snooker Championship gets underway at the leg
SFL Interactive and Maximum Games have released a new gameplay trailer showcasing Become the King mode from their upcoming arcade sports game, or Street Power Football.
Become the King is an adventure mode guided by the Street King himself Sean Garnier, who will lead you through challenges all around the world, as you face off against the best players in the world while perfecting each game mod
eFootball.Open WORLD FINALS TO BE BROADCAST THIS SUNDAY, FULL DETAILS ANNOUNCED
Football’s most accessible esports competition, powered by eFootball PES 2020, will conclude its inaugural season on August 2nd
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has today announced full details for the upcoming eFootball.Open World Finals, which will be broadcast Sunday 2nd August from 10:00 UTC.
Event: eFoot
YU-GI-OH! NEURON AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE FROM TODAY FOR iOS AND ANDROID
Featuring image recognition for easy Deck management, a comprehensive card database and more, the official Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG companion app launches for free
Konami Digital Entertainment, B.V. today announced Yu-Gi-Oh! NEURON, the first official TCG companion app, launches worldwide on iOS and Android* from today free of charge.
Polyarc deepens its focus in virtual and augmented reality with Hiro’s sixth investment, followed by Vulcan Capital and Galaxy Interactive
SEATTLE/LONDON – July 29, 2020 – Today Polyarc announced the close of its $9 million Series B fund raise led by Hiro Capital, followed by Vulcan Capital, an existing investor, and Galaxy Interactive via its Galaxy EOS VC Fund, a partnership with EOSIO blockc
KONAMI ANNOUNCES BROADCAST SCHEDULE AHEAD OF eFootball.Pro CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE
The new esports competition exclusively for professional football clubs will conclude this Friday
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has today announced the broadcast schedule ahead of the Knockout Stage of the eFootball.Pro Cup competition, played on eFootball PES 2020, which will be shown on Friday 31st July at 14
