27 April 2021

REALTIME team up with Ukie to #RaiseTheGame on diversity

The #RaiseTheGame pledge, an initiative from UKIE, is a collaborative and high-impact commitment to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the games industry — creating cultures where everyone belongs, voices are heard and ideas can thrive. We are proud to announce that we are supporting the #Raisethegame initiative by pledging to create change within our own organisation.…

08 April 2021

How video games tell us stories

May is National Storytelling Month, and we never underestimate the power of a good story. For our latest trailer for Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Subnautica: Below Zero, we crafted a short film about the mundane daily grind becoming increasingly dangerous as our hero character finds himself fighting for survival on Planet 4546B. To date, the trailer…

08 March 2021

Four of the most inspiring women in the games industry

The video game industry has a reputation as a male-dominated space. At REALTIME, we are committed to playing a part to change this. To mark #IWD 2021, we are planning to sign up to the #RaiseTheGame Diversity pledge by UKIE.  In 2019, 46% of gamers in the US were women. It’s a hobby that transcends…

11 February 2021

How the mobile gaming market is going from strength to strength

In the last few months alone, the gaming industry has seen the highly anticipated release of the next generation of consoles. Both the Xbox Series X/S and the PS5 were sold out worldwide as gaming enthusiasts scrambled for their piece of the next-gen pie. And as we’ve seen, there’s plenty on the horizon to look…

29 January 2021

Our five most anticipated games to watch out for in 2021

The anticipation for the next big game release never really goes away. The industry is constantly expanding and revolutionising, and so with each new announcement comes fresh excitement about what games are bringing to the table. With the release of new consoles in November, the anticipation for next gen game releases has ramped up once…

15 December 2020

The best game trailers of 2020

In spite of the pandemic, 2020 has been a huge year for games. Two giants, Sony and Microsoft, debuted their latest consoles, and some of the biggest franchises in the gaming world released their much-anticipated sequels. We may not have had a traditional E3, but that didn’t stop the sense of anticipation in the air…

27 November 2020

Revealed: The First Item on Biden’s World Games Industry TO DO List?

One of Donald Trump’s last actions as President may still jeopardise the future prospects of our flourishing global games industry. This goes deeper than policy. This is a story of Presidential hissy fits and diplomatic mistrust on a scale that puts the cherished values of the global games industry on the line. Before the Trump…

18 November 2020

REALTIME Pledges Party Budget for Worthy Causes #xmaspartypledge

REALTIME is pledging unused Christmas party budgets to worthy causes this year.  And we’re appealing to UK businesses to do the same! More than 55 staff at UK-based REALTIME (www.reatimeuk.com) have already pledged their Christmas party budget to support health, wellbeing and youth homelessness charities.  We hope to raise £2,000 for Centrepoint (www.centrepont.org); a charity…

29 October 2020

Xbox Series X vs PlayStation 5: Who will come out on top?

It’s the gaming showdown of the year; possibly even the decade. With lockdown in full swing, many have taken solace in their consoles, which leaves us all wondering about the soon-to-be-released Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.  Many are torn between which to get. Both Microsoft and Sony have taken some flack for the…

15 October 2020

Are we ready for the “Netflix of gaming”?

The games industry is currently holding its breath. The start of the next gen battle is almost begun and we have some prices at last. The Xbox Series X and its smaller companion, the Xbox Series S, will cost $499 and $299 respectively (around £449 and £249). The PS5 is on an even playing field,…