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Our CEO Olivier Avaro sat down with TV Journalist Simon Applebaum on #TomorrowWillBeTelevised to discuss our recent single game subscription model with our partner LG Electronics ! The pair discussed all things #LG x #Blacknut back to the initial launch of our partnership in February 2023, the future of gaming (the cloud☁️!) and the gaming landscape in the US and beyond.  🎮Fun fact, did you know that according to a June 2024 #ESA study, 72% of American parents play video games and 83% of them play video games with their children? You can check out Olivier’s chat playback on #iTunes, #Spotify, #YouTubeMusic, #Acast, #Audible, #IHeartRadio, and #Zencastr! Thanks for having us Simon! 🔗 Playback https://lnkd.in/egQkbUeA #blacknut  #cloudgaming #videogames #gaming #blacknutgames #playitcloud #gamingnews #blacknutcloudgaming #podcasts #b2b #b2c #smartTVs #LG #LGgamingshelf 

👏👏👏 We are thrilled to unveil our newest experience with LG Electronics Home Entertainment: the single game subscription service for #LG Smart TVs featuring Blacknut IPs’ Jackbox Games #Jackbox Party Starter & GameMill Entertainment’s #Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway !  🔗check out the full release →https://lnkd.in/eES3YHSC Delivered in under 2 months by Blacknut’s technical team, the project saw the creation of custom “IP” apps per game to allow for a launch directly from #webOS 6.0 equipped #LG Smart TVs Currently exclusive to LG #SmartTV players in the United States, both IPs are available for 30 minutes as a FREE demo before giving users the option to subscribe for unlimited fun. We are immensely proud of our Blacknut team and thrilled to continue to partner with LG to bring exciting gaming initiatives to players across the globe!  #blacknut  #cloudgaming #videogames #gaming #blacknutgames #playitcloud #gamingnews #blacknutcloudgaming  #internationalpartners #LG  #LGGamingShelf #smartTvs 

📲📣Calling all publishers, developers, & operators, Nabil Laredj is headed to Gamescom Latam in São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷! Our VP of Business Development & Licensing Nabil Laredj is off to #Brazil for the Gamescom LATAM to meet with Latam’s innovative gaming communities as well as join Katleen Evers for a fireside chat about the state of the industry, the future (Cloud Gaming of course), Web2 to Web3, passing by VR, and more! This year, Gamescom Latam is the combination of Gamescom, the largest games event in the world, with the #BIG Festival, the largest games festival in Latin America. For those interested in speaking with Nabil Laredj about all things cloud gaming, send us or him a message today to set up a chat! 📍São Paulo Expo - São Paulo Expo - Brazil, June 26 to 30, 2024 🔥 Fireside chat with Nabil Laredj & Katleen Evers from 15-15h20 on Journey Stage 2!  (🔗 https://lnkd.in/eebTpycd) #cloudgaming #blacknut #distribution #telco #latam #gaming #streaming #gamescom #brazil #SãoPaulo #publishers #playitcloud #gamingnews #videogames

💥CYGNI, #Konami's NEWEST Game, coming soon to #Blacknut! 💥 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eYDPfrdV Our partner Konami Digital Entertainment has just announced the launch date of their newest IP, “CYGNI: All Guns Blazing”, making its cloud platform debut on Blacknut! The game was developed by Scotland-based studio KEELWORKS Ltd and will be arriving for players on August 6, 2024, however pre-orders are live now! Congratulations to all teams involved, and we can’t wait to bring this scrolling shooter that delivers old school nostalgia with next-generation high quality graphics and animation to players across all their devices soon! #blacknut  #cloudgaming #5g #videogames #gaming #blacknutgames #playitcloud #gamingnews #blacknutcloudgaming #gamepublishers #b2b #smartTvs #samsung #multiplayer #LG #LGSmartTV #SamsungSmartTV #konamigames #cygni 

🥳🪩 Jackbox Games is getting the party started on Blacknut!  → 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ew3zPFBn Jackbox Party Starter, a collection of Jackbox’s most popular games designed as an entry point into the franchise, will now be available on all Blacknut compatible devices in five different languages 🇪🇸🇵🇹🇮🇹🇫🇷🇺🇸🇩🇪! The collection (including Trivia Murder Party 👻, Tee K.O 👕, and QuipLash 3📝) join the all Blacknut devices to delight players in any social setting just in time to play together on or offline as the summer season starts. #JackboxGames is a leading developer and publisher of party games, known for its innovative and engaging multiplayer experiences, accessible gameplay, and seamless integration across multiple platforms. We are so pumped to continue this partnership with the Jackbox team and are looking forward to seeing players #playitcloud together.  #blacknut  #cloudgaming  #videogames #gaming #blacknutgames #playitcloud #gamingnews #blacknutcloudgaming #gamepublishers #b2b #smartTvs #samsung #publishers #gamedevs #publishing #gamedevelopers #developers 

#VivaTech 2024 was one for the books! 🎊 With #Pitchyourgame, #panels 🎤 & more, this year's salon was a great success! ⭐️🎮 Congratulations to all participants for your amazing performances at « Pitch Your Game » by Blacknut. We were truly impressed by all of you! And of course, bravo to our winners: ⭐️1st Place:  “Stay Awake” by a team of 7 students (Jeanne Questroy, Camilo Andres Pinzon Botero, Solène Ravelet, Aurélien Creux, Morgane Levasseur, Rémi Leprévost, & David Da Costa) a contemplative adventure game, mixing platform and puzzle, inspired by iconic titles like Inside and Little Nightmares, that took the grand prize with our #LeLab support (🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3xUY_4Z ) alongside a brand new #Samsung Television & Soundbar graciously donated by Samsung Electronics Fance. ⭐️2nd Place:  “Inkesis” by Tiny Maze studio, an adventure and puzzle game where you play as a life form linked to a large mystical library. ⭐️3rd Place:  “BIND: Cyber Runner” by a team of 23 students, a casual 3D mobile game in the “Endless Runner” style with a lot of cyber inspiration. Our sincere gratitude to our jury members Nabil Laredj, Pascale Clarac, Cyril Guilleminot, & Alvin Rabary and our wonderful moderator Philippine Dolbeau👏 Thank you for your time and expertise provided live from the pitch studio for our participants. Nabil Laredj's eloquent comments for Un Jeu pour Toi (🔗 https://lnkd.in/dFuZ3XCt), Olivier Avaro’s engaging discussion for Cloud vs. Console: The Future of gaming (🔗 https://lnkd.in/dfD8-tET), alongside all the visitors and exhibitors we had the chance to meet brought the event to life and made for a great success.  Thank you to all the Viva Technology team members for their support and congeniality over the last few weeks, it was a wonderful opportunity to work together to share all that Blacknut and gaming is all about 🎮 until next year!  #Blacknutcloudgaming #playitcloud #france #videogames #cloudgaming #VivaTech #blacknut YNOV Campus

Olivier Avaro was just live at Viva Technology 2024’s "The Future of Gaming Platforms" Panel with Galaxy Interactive ‘s Zhong Liu Michael Fan & Ubitus K.K.‘s Wesley Kuo ! 🎮🎮🎮 The trio alongside host #BBC News Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy took a deep dive into cloud gaming, the evolution of consoles, and technology discussing how Blacknut works with top #publishers to securely share aggregated player #data insights and bring their amazing PC games to the cloud! At #Blacknut, we continually strive for innovation in gaming by democratizing access to the world’s foremost entertainment pastime (there are more than 3billion gamers worldwide!🌎); no consoles, no extra hardware purchases, and a catalog that ensures everyone has something they want to play (either solo or multiplayer of course!). And with new initiatives like LeLab (🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3xUY_4Z) we are growing the cloud gaming industry from its very core by supporting budding developers. 🎊An amazing start for day 2 #VivaTech, don’t forget to tune into the LIVE on Saturday for Nabil Laredj’s panel regarding finding the right game for the right audience from Stage 1! 🗓️16:35 CET: Blacknut’s VP of Licensing & New Business Nabil Laredj for Un jeu pour toi : comment les jeux trouvent leur audience LIVE from Viva Tech at Porte de Versailles #CloudGaming #blacknutgames #gamingnews #TechInnovation #VivaTech #playitcloud

🗼Viva Technology officially open. ✨ Blacknut is thrilled to partner with the European biggest rendez-vous for #innovation and #technology ecosystem. (150K visitors in 2023) - Blacknut's program at #Vivatech24 - (Live available on their website) 🎮Thursday May 23, 10:00 AM: Stage 2 - CEO Olivier Avaro "Cloud vs Console: The Future of Gaming Platforms" 🎮Saturday May 25, 3:00 PM: 🏆LIVE EVENT, on the "Vivatech Pitch Studio" with the final of the “Pitch Your Game by Blacknut Cloud Gaming” starring our 7 young finalists to defend their Game project in front of estimed Jury members Nabil Laredj - BLACKNUT, Alvin Rabary - Microids, Pascale Clarac - DON'T NOD, Cyril Guilleminot - Gameloft 🎮Saturday May 25, 4:35 PM on Stage 3 Nabil Laredj Blacknut’s VP Licensing & Business "Un jeu pour toi : comment les jeux trouvent leur audience"

Thrilled to join my co-panelists Zhong Liu Michael Fan & Wesley Kuo for Viva Technology ‘s The Future of Gaming Platforms Panel. As many of you know the gaming industry is at a crossroads as #cloud technology challenges traditional #console platforms. Blacknut has been at the forefront of this shift providing our premium #PC catalog across countries and devices for almost 10 years. This shift is redefining market dynamics, offering companies new and more predictable subscription-based revenue streams and broader customer reach while giving our games and gamers more flexibility and accessibility. 🎮 But there are still questions regarding #dataprivacy, evolving consumer preferences, and effects to development and diversity of games offered –all subjects I look forward to chatting about next Thursday!  For all those attending #VivaTech don’t hesitate to send me a message to set up a meeting or come join us for the panel discussion. 📍Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles Thursday May 23rd from 10AM Live from #VivaTech Stage 2 #blacknut  #cloudgaming #videogames #gaming #blacknutgames #playitcloud #gamingnews #blacknutcloudgaming #b2b #internationalpartners #gamedevelopers

⭐️We are proud to announce our newest initiative: LeLab! 🔗–> https://lnkd.in/e3xUY_4Z First ever “Cloud Native” laboratory for video game creators⭐️ Our CPO Thierry Teyssier said it best, “Empowering young developers with initiatives like LeLab is not just about nurturing talent; it's about investing in the future of gaming innovation. Supporting initiatives for young developers cultivates creativity, diversity, and fresh perspectives in an ever-evolving industry. Moreover, bringing games to the cloud isn't merely a technological leap; it's a strategic imperative. … “ Previously teased by our CEO Olivier Avaro on Evan Kirstel B2B TechFluencer podcast, LeLab will allow creators to  🎮access testing & publishing capacities to all 10B compatible devices through Blacknut streaming technology 🎮generate real user feedback from Blacknut players across the world (60 countries🌎) 🎮collect marketing insight and real data on usages LeLab will have dedicated space within the Blacknut App for creators and players. The entirety of the Blacknut Team has been working hard to make this initiative a reality and we are looking forward to sharing more news as LeLlab launches! #Blacknut #CloudGaming #playitcloud #blacknutcloudgaming #videogames #developpers #publishers #videogamenews #VivaTech #pitchyourgame Viva Technology