Market down three per cent on 2020 but up two per cent on 2019; Toy Fair to play a key role in kickstarting 2022 in toys
(London, UK) 25 January 2022, London: The British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) (organisers of the Toy Fair) and The NPD Group announced today at Toy Fair in London that UK toy sales declined by three per cent in 2021 to £3.2bn. In what has been a turbulent year for the in
Popular licenses, STEM toys and family play are the key trends making up the 23 must-have toys in 2022 selected by industry experts
(London, UK) 25 January 2022 –Organisers of the Toy Fair, the British Toy & Hobby Association (BTHA) today announced the winners of Toy Fair’s Hero Toys 2022, with Bandai, Character Options, and VTech amongst the winners at the first Toy Fair since the start of
Thursday 20 January: Tandem Events has announced that speaker submissions for Develop:Brighton 2022 are now open until 25 February. Taking place from Tuesday 12 July to Thursday 14 July, Develop:Brightonfeatures high quality insight sessions with practical vocational content so delegates can be creatively inspired and “skill-up” to make even better games.
“We’re looking for speakers from all c
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) are celebrating the fifth anniversary of its hit mobile and PC game, Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS. Starting today, KONAMI will issue all Duelists who log in a Monster Reborn card and Skill to commemorate the billions of Duels played over the past five years!
By logging in between 12 January 2022 – 28 February 2023, Duelists will receive the Legend Foil Rarit
Konami Digital Entertainment, B.V. today announced the upcoming launch of the KONAMI MEMORIAL NFT collection, featuring 14 unique artworks from the Castlevania series, celebrating the iconic brand’s 35th anniversary.
The artworks consist of game scenes, background music (BGM), and newly drawn visuals from across the series’ history. The full collection will be put up for worldwide auction on th
January 5, 2022 - Ring in the new year with the January Prime Gaming content update! Add Prime Gaming to your new year, new you lifestyle with a selection of games and content for popular titles to jump start 2022, including:
Exclusive content for New World, Battlefield 2042, League of Legends, Apex Legends, Fall Guys, Roblox, Lords Mobile and more
The January Games with Prime lineup,
China, Shanghai – 20th December 2021 - F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, one of the best-rated titles of the year (79 Metascore on PC and 80 Metascore on PS5) is getting the biggest update since its debut. The update will bring new features to the game and on that occasion F.I.S.T. will be discounted on Steam and PlayStation Store, so everyone can check the Torch City with Rayton the rabbit armed
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) is delighted to reveal a brand new gameplay trailer for Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, confirming that the game will feature cross-platform support at launch.
The highly anticipated title, which takes the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME and brings it to life in digital form, will allow players to Duel competitors across the globe, whichever platform they’re play
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announced that Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls has received its second major update following October’s Halloween-themed release. This winter 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 belov
Konami Digital Entertainment, B.V. today announced the start of Season 3 in SUPER BOMBERMAN R ONLINE, which is available now, free-to-play across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, and Google Stadia. This new season will see the introduction of Suikoden 2 Hero Bomber, based on Riou from the fan favourite Suikoden series.
Suikoden 2 Hero Bomber is a Bomberman that leads the New St
LONDON (December 17, 2021) - Today, Eidos-Montréal, Adidas, and Marvel unveiled a first-look at the upcoming Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy footwear collaboration. Set to launch in 2022, the collection will feature six unique shoes inspired by the Guardians’ distinct looks and personalities, as explained by James Liu, Senior Designer, Footwear, Exclusives - adidas:
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Pre-order OlliOlli World today for cosmetic bonus items
New York, NY – December 15, 2021– Private Division and Roll7 today announced that OlliOlli World is available for pre-order and will launch on February 8, 2022 digitally for the PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4, the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch™ console. Players who pre-order the game will receive
The collaboration will introduce three new stages to the Apple Arcade-exclusive, inspired by real courses featured in the show
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announced that a new game mode, ‘Frogger Game Show’, is now available in the Apple Arcade-exclusive title Frogger in Toy Town.
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The Frogger Game Show update brings three new stages to Frogger in Toy Town – ‘Fr
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Seattle, WA – December 9, 2021 – Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG announced today that MMOARPG Lost Ark will launch on February 11, 2022 for PC via Steam. Players who purchase a Founder’s Pack* on Amazon.com or Steam will be granted head start access to the game starting February 8.
Lost Ark is an award-winning free-to-play online game from Seoul-based Smil
Atari®, the legendary game company behind titles like Pong®, Asteroids® and Missile Command®, is making five arcade favourites free-to-play on the Piepacker cloud-gaming platform.
9 December 2021, LONDON – Today, Piepacker is proudly announcing its latest partnership with world-renowned game development studio, Atari. As the social gaming platform’s latest retro licensor, Atari will b
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) is delighted to announce Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! is available now on Nintendo Switch™ in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
A bestseller in Japan, Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! is a collectible card game based on Rush Duel – a game that offers an alternate ruleset to that used in the traditional Yu-Gi-Oh! TRA
Join 25 Million Registered Players in Experiencing the Climactic Finale of the Current Story Arc and Prepare for Adventures Ahead
LONDON (7thDecember, 2021) – SQUARE ENIX® is today launching FINAL FANTASY® XIV: Endwalker™, the new expansion for the critically acclaimed MMORPG and announcing a new registered player milestone of 25 million.
Endwalker brings the tale of Hydaelyn and Zodiark to
The first-ever internal Sumo Developers Conference (SDC 2022) will take place in June 2022 in Sheffield.
The award-winning international family of game development studios is committed to ensuring its people have every opportunity to learn, progress and excel in their chosen career paths, or to explore new disciplines and skills within game development. SDC will bring together over 700 develop
Windsor, UK (3 December 2021) – Brothers of Legend comes to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) today, introducing never-before-released cards from the first six Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series.
Available right now across Europe and Oceania, Brothers of Legend is an all-foil booster set that includes cards from Yugi Moto, Zane Truesdale, Syrus Truesdale, Sherry Leblanc, Yuma Tsukomo and more.
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Sumo Group, the provider of award-winning creative and development services to the video games and entertainment industries, is delighted to announce it has achieved a 3 Star Accreditation for a second consecutive year in the highly regarded Best Companies Survey.
The sought-after accolade represents ‘World Class’ levels of Workplace Engagement and is widely seen as the benchmark for measuring
