Gaming

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Royal Pass 8 was recently introduced as part of Month 8 of Cycle 2 Season 4, bringing new rewards for subscribed gamers. Users also stand a chance to win the BGMI Royal Pass 8 as part of a new Scavenger Hunt event introduced by publisher Krafton. Players who participate in the

Lenovo Legion Y700 gaming tablet from the Chinese electronics giant is reportedly making its way to the market soon. Lenovo had recently teased the device through a video revealing many of its specifications. In a new update, hands-on images of the Lenovo Legion Y700 have surfaced online suggesting some more specifications of the device. The

Cyberpunk 2077 has released on next-generation consoles after a long wait, with Polish developer CD Projekt unveiling it during a livestream event on Tuesday. The company has been working to fix the game ever since a bug-ridden launch led Sony to pull it from its PlayStation Store for six months. “Of course, the premiere is

Destiny 2 — the popular free-to-play online-only multiplayer first-person shooter — is now in its fifth year and will soon receive its sixth expansion with Destiny 2: The Witch Queen this week. The Witch Queen expansion pack brings a new location in Savathûn’s Throne World along with new maps, weapons, mission, and a lot more.

Fortnite has introduced support for gyroscope-based aiming and motion controls for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC gamers, with the arrival of the latest 19.30 update. Gamers will now be able to turn their controller to look around in the popular battle royale on PS5, PS4 and PC, bringing the experience on par with Android

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 2: Task Force 141 has just been announced. The new season of Activision’s free-to-play shooter will be released next week and feature a new map, new weapons, and themed events among other things. Call of Duty: Mobile will get a new Hardhat map that first appeared in Modern Warfare 3.

Intel Arc GPUs for desktops have been delayed to the second quarter, the chipmaker has announced at its 2022 Investor Meeting. The GPUs were originally planned to debut in the first quarter. However, Intel is on track to start shipping its discrete Arc GPUs for laptops in the first quarter itself. The Santa Clara, California-based

Investigations into US video game giant Activision Blizzard over accusations of discrimination and harassment are being expanded, according to court documents and media reports. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) launched a lawsuit against Activision last summer, alleging the company condoned a culture of sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, and inequality.

AMD has unveiled its Ryzen 6000 series of laptop processors, which it says are largely designed for premium thin-and-light laptops, including gaming laptops that are slimmer and more portable than what people might expect. According to the company, buyers are heavily leaning towards models that are less than 18mm thick, even in the gaming segment.

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will get four esports tournaments in 2022, developer Krafton announced on Thursday while revealing the esports 2022 roadmap of the battle royale game in the country. The tournaments are claimed to bring a prize pool of Rs. 6 crore, with Battlegrounds Mobile Pro Series 1 and Season 2 giving away the

Elden Ring — set to debut next week — is one of the most awaited titles of 2022. Ahead of the game’s release, developer FromSotfware has shared PC system requirements for the open world action role-playing game. Many gamers may not need to upgrade their systems in order to play the game, based on the

Horizon Forbidden West is set to launch on Friday on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, bringing a much-awaited sequel to the 2017 hit title Horizon Zero Dawn. The game will pick up about six months after the events of the original game, allowing gamers to explore the vast world and re-engage with both human

Garena Free Fire, the battle royale game that was amongst the mobile apps and games that the government banned on Monday, is still available for download in India through Samsung’s Galaxy Store. In addition to Free Fire, AppLock developed by DoMobile is available from the Samsung store, without any restrictions. The ban imposed by the

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway acquired nearly $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,540 crore) of shares in Activision Blizzard before Microsoft agreed to buy the video game maker for $68.7 billion (roughly Rs. 5,17,880 crore) according to a Monday regulatory filing. Berkshire said that as of December 31, it owned 14.7 million shares worth about $975 million (roughly Rs. 7,350

Garena Free Fire has banned by the Government of India, in an order released on Monday. The battle royale game is a part of a list of 54 apps that have links to China and could pose a threat to India’s security. The app has also been temporarily blocked on Google Play store in accordance

Horizon Forbidden West — out February 18 on PS4 and PS5 — is an expansive game. For better and worse, that’s typical of modern-day role-playing titles that are meant to serve as flagship products for gaming giants. In industry parlance, these are known as AAA releases. (For 2022, Horizon Forbidden West is one of three

Ubisoft is continuing its foray into new frontiers in the Web3 domain, announcing a partnership with metaverse platform The Sandbox, which will see the company bring its notable game franchises into the Ethereum-based game world. Ubisoft will launch its interactive space in The Sandbox with its Rabbids franchise, bringing in blocky recreations of the goofy,

Dying Light 2 Stay Human — out now on PC and consoles — might have a “2” in the name but it’s not really a sequel. If you are new to the Dying Light series, worry not. It isn’t absolutely necessary to play the first title because there aren’t a lot of connections to it

New State Mobile (formerly PUBG: New State) is getting an update to version 0.9.24 today, bringing in a new game mode and some new content with bug fixes and improvements for the battle royale title from Krafton. New State Mobile is getting a Round Deathmatch mode which is a 4v4 mode and it can be

PC components supply and sale may have taken a hit owing to global chip shortage and ever-so skyrocketing prices. But, PC gaming still hits the sweet spot for any gamer. For decades, gamers have enjoyed playing ample engaging titles on their PC; and some have even seen their favourite game franchises grow in terms of

Finnish game maker Rovio, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, on Friday reported a rise in its fourth-quarter operating profit, boosted by growth from its top three games. “All our top three games Angry Birds 2, Angry Birds Dream Blast, and Angry Birds Friends grew year-on-year,” the Helsinki-based mobile game maker said. Rovio said

Wordle, the online word-guessing game which was recently bought by The New York Times from developer Josh Wardle in a seven-figure buyout, is now live at a new URL. The trending online game has now officially moved over to the New York Times website. After the migration, The New York Times is recommending players to

Sony said on Wednesday it has created an artificial intelligence agent called Gran Turismo Sophy (GT Sophy) that was able to beat world’s best drivers of the PlayStation racing simulation game Gran Turismo. To get GT Sophy ready for the game, different units of Sony brought in fundamental AI research, a hyper-realistic real world racing

Microsoft on Wednesday courted the favor of antitrust regulators scrutinizing its plan to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, promising that any app store it builds will treat developers fairly. Microsoft president Brad Smith laid out a set of “Open App Store Principles” that will apply to the store it runs for Windows-powered computers and

New State Mobile, earlier PUBG: New State, will be down for maintenance on February 10. The downtime is for its developer Krafton to prepare the game for the upcoming update, slated for the month of February. New State Mobile will be getting a new game mode, content, and some improvements. The maintenance is scheduled for

Sony is set to roll out its second PlayStation 5 system software beta today, introducing new features for users to personalise their party chat. PlayStation 5 owners will finally be able to use voice commands, starting with “Hey PlayStation”, and also use new accessibility features such as mono audio and expanded screen reader language support.

Call of Duty: Vanguard’s and Call of Duty: Warzone’s Season Two will debut on February 14, Activision announced on Tuesday. The upcoming season is set to feature armoured vehicles as well as new features such as Nebula V ammo and bombs, redeploy balloons, and more. Gamers will also be able to explore new points of

Lenovo has reportedly launched an updated version of its gaming PC – Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 17IAB7. The new gaming PC is said to be powered by up to 12th Gen Intel Core i7 ‘Alder Lake’ processors. For graphics processors, users have the choice of selecting from between a few AMD and Nvidia GPUs. The report

GTA 5, or Grand Theft Auto V, is set to arrive on the next-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/ X consoles on March 15, according to publisher Rockstar Games. When the game releases on the latest generation of consoles, GTA 5 will get to fully utilise the graphical prowess of a PS5 or an

Sony upgraded its full-year net profit forecast on Wednesday, buoyed by the success of its latest Spider-Man movie and strong results in the gaming sector despite the global chip shortage. It comes as the Japanese tech giant battles for gaming supremacy with US rival Microsoft after its blockbuster acquisition of Activision. Sony already logged a