2K has announced that five-time NBA All-Star Boston Celtics Forward and reigning NBA Champion Jayson Tatum will be the cover athlete for the NBA 2K25 Standard Edition. Tatum will be featured alongside the back-to-back WNBA Champion, two-time WNBA MVP and six-time WNBA All-Star Las Vegas Aces Forward, A’ja Wilson as dual cover athletes for the […]
Sociable Software, a new games company working with the creators of the Sociable Soccer franchise, has announced that Sociable Soccer 24 is now available to purchase on Nintendo Switch. Available via physical game card or digital download, PlayStation and Xbox versions of the game will also be launching later this summer. With the FIFPRO licence […]
Research from Omdia reveals 19.3 million handheld gaming devices were sold globally in 2023. The Games Handhelds Database forecast, which spans the full breadth of dedicated handheld gaming hardware, estimates this will grow to 29.3 million units by 2028. Handheld gaming experienced a resurgence led by the Nintendo Switch, following its displacement by mobile gaming […]
Netflix is number one in the 100 Coolest Brands for Kids & Teens according to a study of 60,000 youngsters unveiled by Beano Brain, the specialist kids and family insights agency. This second edition of Beano Brain’s annual Coolest Brands Report saw the streaming service overtake YouTube – which came top in 2022. McDonalds, Nike […]
Disney, in collaboration with developer Dlala Studios, has revealed that Disney Illusion Island, an upcoming local cooperative 2D platform adventure video game for up to four players, will debut exclusively for Nintendo Switch on July 28th. “Fans are in for a treat with the upcoming launch of the whimsical cartoon-like experience offered by Disney Illusion […]
Night School, a Netflix Game Studio, has announced that Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed supernatural thriller Oxenfree, is set to launch on July 12th on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation5 & 4, PC and Mac via Steam, and on Netflix. Set five years after the events of the first game, which continues […]
System1 and ITV have revealed the top-performing UK ads of 2022, including work from Aldi and McCann, Boots and VMLY&R, Amazon and Lucky Generals, Tourism Australia and M&C Saatchi, and more. The creative was ranked using System1’s Test Your Ad platform, which measures viewers’ second-by-second emotional responses to advertising and features a database of nearly […]
A comprehensive eport from investment bank Exane/BNPP says it expects the Video Games sector to “rebound in 2023 helped by stronger line up of new games and better availability of new-generation consoles.” The bank reminds clients that 2022 proved to be a “corrective year” for the games sector, where the industry overall suffered a 10 […]
Plume has revealed insights into the game console market from a study conducted from homes powered by its cloud-driven solution. The latest Plume IQ explores the rate at which Plume-powered homes are adding game consoles to their networks, the popularity of game console brands, and data usage, with new entrant Steam arriving to potentially disrupt […]
The gaming industry has seen its user base shrink this year, with the number of gamers plunging by 150 million globally. Most of that user drop came from only three markets. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites, the world’s top gaming industries – China, the US and Japan – are expected to lose […]