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  • RICK ASTLEY RECLAIMS THE “RICKROLL” FOR MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

    The music legend appears in a new tongue-in-cheek video for the game’s intergalactic launch that features his global hit “Never Gonna Give You Up”
    LONDON, UK (October 28, 2021) – Rick Astley and video game developer Eidos-Montréal, a Square Enix studio, have released a video showing the ‘80s icon donning his quintessential quiff and tricking gamers into inadvertently becoming a victim of the cl

  • Prime Gaming Reveals November 2021 Games and Content Lineup

    October 28, 2021 – Welcome to the November Prime Gaming content update! Add Prime Gaming to your agenda for cosy nights indoors and to kick off the holiday season with family and friends with a selection of games and content for popular titles, including:
    Prime Gaming and Riot Games have teamed up to bring exclusive and highly valued in-game content for some of Riot’s biggest games, including

  • Sumo Group Celebrates three Wins at Develop:Star Awards

    Thursday 28 October 2021 – Today, Sumo Group celebrates three wins at the Develop: Star Awards, including Best Studio for Sumo Digital, and a win for EDI Manager Leon Killin at the Game Dev Heroes Awards.
    The Develop:Star Awards take place annually to recognise extraordinary studio talent and the year’s games, while Game Dev Heroes shines a spotlight on the incredible people working within the

  • Develop:Star Awards 2021 Winners Announced

    Games industry celebrates as the winners are announced during Develop:Brighton 2021.
    Thursday 28 October: The winners of the Develop:Star Awards 2021, hosted at the Hilton Brighton Metropole last night during Develop:Brighton, have been announced.
    This year’s Develop:Star Awards returned in-person and saw winners crowned in 17 categories before this year’s Develop Star recipient, Team17’s fo

  • Riot Games Team Up with Prime Gaming to Bring Exclusive In-Game Content for Riot Games’ Biggest Titles, Esports Sponsorship, and More

    SEATTLE – October 27, 2021 – Amazon Prime Gaming and video game developer and publisher Riot Games are teaming up on a long-term deal to make Riot’s games better for Amazon Prime members through exclusive in-game content for Riot’s biggest titles, including League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Prime Gaming will also be a global sponsor across Riot’s

  • THE YU-GI-OH! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RETURNS TO IN-PERSON EVENTS AFTER TWO YEARS OUT, STARTING IN JANUARY 2022

    Taking place across 21-23 January, the Utrecht YCS will be the first event of its kind in nearly two years, with the last in-person YCS being held in February 2020.
    Well over a thousand Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) players will come together to Duel in the Jaarbeurs exhibition centre. They’ll battle in a three-day event for an array of fantastic prizes and the chance to qualify for the Eur

  • KONAMI AND KEELWORKS ANNOUNCE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT FOR CYGNI: ALL GUNS BLAZING

    Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. and Scotland-based studio KeelWorks Ltd today announced a global publishing agreement for the studio’s debut title, CYGNI: All Guns Blazing. A twin-stick vertical scrolling shooter, CYGNI delivers old school nostalgia with next-generation graphics, Hollywood-grade animation, and intense action.
    CYGNI Introduction Trailer
    CYGNI - Steam Store
    CYGNI Website<

  • Visitor registration now open for Toy Fair 2022

    (London, UK) 26th October 2022 –The British Toy & Hobby Association announced today that registration has opened for visitors and media to attend Toy Fair 2022. Following a hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 68th Toy Fair will return to Olympia London from Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27thJanuary. Press Day is scheduled for Tuesday 25th January. Attendees can now register to attend fo

  • Gamers Charity SpecialEffect announce One Special Game 2021 Winners

    Fall Guys image bags Grand Prize in fan art competition
    25th October - One Special Game announced the winning entries to their game fan art competition, with the Grand Prize being awarded to a stunning Fall Guys design by games artist Olly Klinkenberg (@Okkle).
    The best The Sims poster award went to Tazreen Tasnim (@tazreentasnim), whilst the best poster based on Broken Sword went to Glen Fo

  • NEW HALLOWEEN UPDATE LAUNCHES IN CASTLEVANIA: GRIMOIRE OF SOULS

    Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announced that Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls has received a Halloween-themed update following the game’s launch earlier this year. This update comes at no extra cost via Apple Arcade, Apple’s popular game subscription service that offers unlimited access to a growing collection of over 200 premium games — featuring new releases, award winners, and beloved f

  • Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Third Beta Begins October 26 Offering First Glimpse of Final Three Elite Specializations

    The Mechanist, the Specter, and the Untamed Bring Their Unique Abilities to Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons
    LONDON, UK – October 21, 2021 – The third beta for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons kicks off next Tuesday, October 26 and runs until Saturday October 30, giving players a first look at the final three new elite specializations coming to the expansion next February. The untamed lets rangers beco

  • PIEPACKER RAISES $12M IN SERIES A FUNDING LED BY LEGO VENTURES

    Social gaming platform Piepacker has secured additional funding led by LEGO Ventures with support from Makers Funds and V13 Invest (FDJ x Serena).
    21st October, 2021 - London - Today Piepacker, the fast-growing social gaming platform, announces a $12 million Series A investment led by LEGO Ventures. The funding round is also supported by long-term investors, Makers Fund and V13 Invest (FDJ x Se

  • UBISOFT ANNOUNCES RAINBOW SIX SIEGE “UKIN RAINBOW RUMBLE” ESPORTS TOURNAMENT

    ASSETS: DOWNLOAD
    LONDON, UK – 19TH OCTOBER, 2021 – Ubisoft are proud to announce the 2021 UKIN Rainbow Rumble, a multi-stage Rainbow Six Siege tournament that will take place over several months and feature hundreds of hours of top level esports action and a prize pool of £25,000!
    The event begins on Saturday 30th October, where teams from across the UK, Ireland and Europe will take part in

  • THE FERRARI MOBILE ESPORTS SERIES STARTS ITS ENGINES: FROM THIS YEAR IT’S POSSIBLE TO RACE FROM MOBILE TOO, THANKS TO REAL RACING 3.

    [Maranello – 18 October 2021] After the first two spectacular races of the Ferrari-branded championship 'Ferrari Esports Series 2021', fans of “Rosse di Maranello”’s will also get the chance to experience the Ferrari legend digitally too.
    October is an exciting month for motorsports, especially the 'Ferrari Mobile Esports Series' with dedicated content running throughout the season. The champi

  • COMIC BOOK ‘PLATFORMER’ TREASURES OF THE AEGEAN LAUNCHES ON SWITCH, PS4, PS5, XBOX, AND STEAM THIS NOVEMBER


    [London] Thursday 14 October 2021 – Launching on 11 November, Treasures of the Aegean is a 2D adventure puzzle game influenced by the likes of Pitfall, Prince of Persia, Flashback and Tomb Raider. Starring parkour master Marie Taylor and treasure hunter James Andrew, players search a forgotten civilization for secrets and treasures galore in a thrilling comic-style world.

    Developed by

  • MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR STAR-LORD BAND’S SECOND SINGLE “ZERO TO HERO,” PLUS FULL LICENSED TRACKLIST

    MONTRÉAL, CANADA (October 8, 2021) - Today, Eidos-Montréal debuted a new, unapologetically ‘80s music video to celebrate the official release of “Zero to Hero,” the second face-melting single from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy’s Star-Lord Band. Both of the group’s singles are also featured on the official Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Original Video Game Playlist, which has also been release

  • SEVEN KNIGHTS 2, SEVEN KNIGHTS’ LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL, OPENS GLOBAL PRE-REGISTRATION

    Game Officially Launches in November 2021. Learn More with Media Showcase Video on the Seven Knights 2 Official YouTube Channel
    LONDON – OCT. 7, 2021 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, announced that global pre-registration is now live for Seven Knights 2, the sequel to Netmarble’s original and long-running mobile roleplaying game Seven Knights. To cele

  • Develop:Brighton 2021 Announces Final Keynote: Running a 21st Century Games Studio

    Thursday 7 October: Develop:Brighton 2021 organisers Tandem Events are happy to announce the final keynote for this year’s conference. A panel of pioneering studio heads will explore the significant challenges facing their studios today, how they navigated the pandemic and what the future holds.
    Vlambeer founder Rami Ismail, Hi-Rez Studios’ Veronique Lallier and Silent Games’ Sally Blake will

  • The Great Conquest Begins! Lineage2M is Coming to the West this Winter — Registration for Closed Beta is Now Available

    Korea’s Hit Mobile MMORPG is Arriving to 29 Countries in the West, Localized into 6 Languages, and presented in fully 3D 4K Graphics
    ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – Oct. 6 – NCSOFT Co., Ltd., will launch Lineage2M — the Korean chart-topping mobile massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) — for iOS and Android for Lineage2M this winter. Based in the vast world of NCSOFT’s Lineage 2PC MMORPG

  • VICTRIX LAUNCHES WORLD’S FASTEST XBOX CONTROLLER AND VICTRIX GAMBIT WIRELESS HEADSET

    SAN DIEGO, CA - October 4, 2021 - Victrix, a San Diego based engineering and design company owned by Performance Designed Products (PDP), announced today that it has launched the Victrix Gambit Dual CoreTM Tournament Controller as well as the Victrix Gambit Wireless Gaming Headset.
    Using Dual Core technology, the Gambit Controller is the world's fastest controller on Xbox, delivering the faste

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