Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment

  • 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 Flo

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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