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YouTube has launched its new premium offering, YouTube Red. The $9.99-a-month subscription allows viewers to watch YouTube videos without adverts, combatting the need for third-party plugins such as Adblocker. Subscribers will also be able to download and save videos to watch offline on their mobile devices – another long-requested feature …
Read More »Twitter to reveal secrets of video marketing at #LGC
Twitter’s Sam Bateman will provide a keynote presentation at next month’s London Games Conference. The social media giant’s brand planner will present ‘Twitter and the future of video’, discussing social trends on Twitter and advising on best practice for making your content fly. Meanwhile, industry veteran Nick Parker, head of …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action Star Wars Battlefront trailer locks s-foils in attack position
Rumour has it that a new Force Awakens trailer will be unleashed upon us today, but in the interim there’s another live-action Star Wars trailer to enjoy. The PlayStation branded short goes straight for the jugular by appealing directly to those whose childhood was defined by the movies. Expect X-Wings, …
Read More »VIDEO: The Ratchet and Clank movie has its first trailer
You can get your first taste of the upcoming film based on Insomniac Games’ Ratchet and Clank franchise. The cinematic adaptation of the PlayStation IP is due out in April of next year and includes the voice acting talents of Sylvester Stallone, John Goodman, Paul Giamatti, Bella Throne and Rosario …
Read More »VIDEO: Fallout 4 live action trailer debuts
With less than a month until its release, Bethesda has revealed its live-action trailer for post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 4. It’s called The Wanderer, not only due to the depicted wandering of the faceless protagonist but also due to its use of track ‘The Wanderer’ by Dion. Note that while there’s …
Read More »LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will cover the events of six films
Warner’s upcoming superhero LEGO game will attempt to cover around 13 hours worth of film narrative. The publisher has revealed that LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will span the narrative played out across six of the comic powerhouse’s films – The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America, Captain America: Winter Solider, …
Read More »VIDEO: Gary Oldman and Mark Hamill lead performance-captured cast for Star Citizen
X Files’ Gillian Anderson, Lord of the Rings’ Andy Serkis and more to appear in crowdfunded hit’s campaign
Read More »VIDEO: Avoiding a F2P Flop – The Analytics Approach
DeltaDNA discusses how to make the best use of your player behaviour data to ensure your game's success
Read More »VIDEO: Axis creates Halo 5 opening
Origins of action-packed sci-fi battle scenes revealed
Read More »James Binns signed to curate LGC 2015
Network-N’s managing director James Binns has once again been appointed to curate this year’s London Games Conference. Industry veteran Binns, who launched his first media website PCGamesN three years ago, has been key to the event for the past few years – and is currently finalising the programme for the …
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