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  • GAMING STARTUP EDGEGAP SECURES $7 MILLION INVESTMENT TO HELP DEVELOPERS TACKLE LAG AND MANAGE INFRASTRUCTURE

    10th November, Montreal, Canada - Edgegap, a Montreal based video game technology startup, today announces a $7 million series A investment led by Konvoy Ventures. The funding will enable the company to continue developing its infrastructure platform, built to reduce online gaming latency and automate infrastructure needs across the industry.
    Edgegap’s platform leverages edge computing, essenti

  • FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE DATE ALONGSIDE LAUNCH TRAILER DEBUT

    LONDON (8th November, 2021) – SQUARE ENIX® today announced the highly anticipated fourth expansion pack for its critically acclaimed MMO, FINAL FANTASY® XIV: Endwalker™, will now release on 7thDecember, 2021, with Early Access set to begin 3rd December.
    FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida discussed the new release date during the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE br

  • Prime Gaming and Electronic Arts Collaborate to Bring Players Games and In-Game Content for EA’s Biggest Titles, Starting with Apex Legends

    SEATTLE – November 4, 2021 – Amazon’s Prime Gaming and leading video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) are teaming up to bring Amazon Prime members even more games and in-game content for some of EA’s most popular titles through 2022. Available to more than 200 million Amazon Prime members worldwide, customers can claim exclusive content for Apex Legends Season 11, along with content for the upc

  • Lost Ark, The First Third-Party Title From Amazon Games, Enters Closed Beta Today

    Closed Beta now live on PC in North America, Europe*, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand until November 11
    Seattle - November 4, 2021—Amazon Games, a division of Amazon. com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Smilegate RPG today announced the Closed Beta for the award-winning MMOARPG Lost Ark is now live and runs through November 11, 2021. Players can sign up now at playlostark.com for a chance to

  • TAKE TO THE SKIES WITH BURST OF DESTINY, AVAILABLE FROM TODAY FOR THE YU-GI-OH! TRADING CARD GAME


    Windsor, UK (4 November 2021) – Prepare for all-new cards and a sky-shattering new gameplay theme that will see you soar to Dueling victory! Burst of Destiny is the latest core booster set for the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) and it’s available from today across Europe and Oceania.

    Not only does Burst of Destiny include 100 all-new cards; it also features the brand-new Floo

  • SEVEN KNIGHTS 2, LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO SEVEN KNIGHTS, SET TO LAUNCH GLOBALLY NOVEMBER 10

    Netmarble will bring its highly anticipated cinematic mobile RPG Seven Knights 2 to players worldwide on November 10, 2:00 AM (UTC+0). To give an early glimpse of the action, a teaser video is now available on the game’s official YouTube channel.
    Players can look forward to a variety of exciting features at launch, including a wide range of heroes, challenging boss fights and an immersive stor

  • DREAMTOYS TOP 81 TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCED

    London - 3 November 2021 – Today, the Toy Retailers Association announced its list full list of toys which will be the most sought after this Christmas. The list showcases 81 of the most exciting toys available for children and families this Christmas. The toys are chosen by a panel of retailers and industry experts independent of toy manufacturers and makers.
    Gary Grant, chair of the DreamTo

  • TOP 12 TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS REVEALED

    London – 3 November 2021: The biggest licences from film and TV are driving the must-have toy wish lists this Christmas – with Star Wars, Pokemon, Jurassic World and Paw Patrol making the Top 12 Toys list, alongside perennial favourites like Barbie, Hot Wheels and L.O.L. The Top 12 Toys list, issued by the Toy Retailers Association, is the most authoritative predictive list of what will be hot thi

  • The Lineage2M Beta Test is Now Live — Take an Early Peek at What Adventure Awaits in the Upcoming Mobile MMORPG from NCSOFT

    ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – Nov. 2, 2021 – Lineage2M, a mobile MMORPG based on the historic Lineage IIfranchise, is now in its beta test phase in 29 countries in the west. Through Nov. 7, players with access can begin to explore the groundbreaking mobile MMORPG, which boasts 4K ultra-HD 3D environments, seamless loading time, and large-scale, open world battles of more than 10,000 players. To participat

  • 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

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