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Microsoft Hikes UK Xbox Game Pass Prices for Online Video Gamers

10th July, 2024 (3 Comments)

Software and internet giant Microsoft have announced that they’re increasing the monthly price of their online Game Pass service for multiplayer Xbox and PC gamers. On top of that, they’re soon be replacing the standard sub for Xbox users, which means you’ll have to stump up for ‘Game Pass Ultimate‘ to access new games on release day.

BT Tops MedUX 2024 Study of Big UK Broadband ISP Performance UPDATE2

3rd July, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm MedUX has today published the results of a new study, which examined the fixed broadband performance and quality of three major UK ISPs – BT, Sky Broadband and Vodafone. Overall, BT ended up topping the rankings, but it’s unclear why they left out TalkTalk and Virgin Media, both of which are bigger than Vodafone.

EE UK Launch 1.6Gbps FTTP Broadband Package for Gamers

27th June, 2024 (27 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today launched a second 1.6Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) package on Openreach’s network, which is called the ‘Broadband Made for Gamers‘ bundle and claims to offer online gamers “lower latency, game server geofencing and in-home network prioritisation,” among other things.

EE UK Prep Call of Duty Black Ops 6 via EE Store and Xbox Game Pass UPDATE

10th June, 2024 (5 Comments)

Consumer broadband ISP, phone, mobile and TV provider EE (BT), which has long bundled Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on some of their UK packages, has today followed Microsoft’s announcement about the availability of their popular Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 video game by confirming that their customers will also be able to benefit.

Virgin Media O2 UK to Expand Streaming Services via Single Subscription

14th May, 2024 (5 Comments)

Broadband, TV, digital phone and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) look set to expand their existing multi-platform streaming services, which appears set to include a new range of streaming, gaming, health, lifestyle and security services for UK customers.

Sky Glass and Sky Stream OS v1.3 Update to Add New UK Features

17th April, 2024 (25 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has today announced plans to deploy the next major new update (Entertainment OS v1.3) for the operating system firmware (software) that underpins their broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV platforms, which will introduce a variety of new features when it begins rolling out in the next few weeks.

Vodafone UK and Nokia Trial L4S on FTTP Broadband to Reduce Latency

3rd April, 2024 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone have teamed up with Nokia Bell Labs to conduct a “world’s first trial” of the “viability” of harnessing L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput) technology over passive optical networks (PON), which could “greatly improve” network latency times for internet activities like AR, video conferencing and multiplayer gaming, even during peak hours.

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Virgin Media O2 Helps UK Gamers Trade-in Unwanted Consoles for Cash

14th March, 2024 (4 Comments)

Broadband and mobile provider VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has today announced an expansion of their O2 Recycle scheme, which enables UK people to trade-in unwanted devices for cash, to include popular video gaming consoles from Sony (PlayStation), Microsoft (Xbox), Meta (Oculus) and Nintendo.

BT Broadband UK Customers Suffer Xbox Game Pass Billing Errors

26th January, 2024 (10 Comments)

Internet, phone and TV provider BT (EE) has long bundled Xbox Game Passes on some of their broadband packages, particularly full fibre (FTTP) plans, which until recently often included a free 6-12 month subscription to the online gaming service. But some customers now complain the ISP has charged them for the service, without their knowledge or consent.

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Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Online Services to Shut in April 2024 UPDATE

24th January, 2024 (4 Comments)

Global video gaming giant Nintendo has today confirmed the sad, albeit not entirely unexpected (they’ve hinted at it before), news that the online service underpinning their once hugely popular 3DS and Wii U consoles will finally be discontinued on 8th April 2024.

Fortnite Drives Broadband Traffic Record at UK ISP Virgin Media

6th November, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has reported that the release of Fortnite’s original map on Friday 3rd November 2023, which formed part of the popular video game’s “Fortnite OG” update, resulted in the operator experiencing a record daily surge in network traffic with a total of close to 154,000 TeraBytes (TB) being downloaded.

Virgin Media O2 Customers Get Early Access to TEKKEN 8 Closed Beta Codes

19th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Media’s UK broadband ISP packages and O2’s mobile plans may be interested to know that they’ll get early access to thousands of TEKKEN 8 (video game) closed beta codes, which will be playable across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Steam platforms between 20th to 23rd October 2023.

EE Named Official Partner of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III for the UK

19th September, 2023 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP EE has announced that it is an official partner of the new ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III‘ video game for the UK, which means that customers of the service will receive a range of special benefits (e.g. Beta Access, Calling Cards, Charms and Emblems).

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Broadband ISPs Report UK Internet Traffic Surge on Game Releases

31st August, 2023 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISPs from across the industry have said that they saw a UK internet traffic surge yesterday (30th August 2023), which appears to have been driven by the release of both the latest ‘Call of Duty‘ Season 05 Reloaded update and the start of preloading for Bethesda’s hotly anticipated game ‘Starfield‘.

Vodafone UK Trial Cloud Gaming on 5G Standalone Network Slice

21st August, 2023 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK and network supplier Ericsson have today announced that they’ve concluded a successful trial of cloud-based video gaming on their new 5G Standalone (SA) network, which delivered big improvements in gaming performance via mobile broadband (i.e. download / uploads speeds, latency and jitter).

Streaming Giant Netflix Begins UK Cloud Gaming Beta Test

15th August, 2023 (10 Comments)

Internet video stream giant Netflix has continued its steady move into the video gaming market this week by launching a “limited beta test” of their new remote play cloud gaming service, which is currently only available to a “small number” of broadband using customers in the United Kingdom and Canada on selected TVs.

EE UK Partners NVIDIA to Launch New Cloud Gaming Bundles

12th July, 2023 (1 Comment)

Customers of EE‘s mobile and home broadband ISP packages may like to know that the UK network operator has now joined forces with NVIDIA to launch a new range of “great value cloud gaming offerings“, which include membership of the ‘GeForce NOW’ cloud gaming service (access to over 1,600 games).