Gaming

PlayStation Plus users will get their hands on three free games in the month of June — Star Wars: Squadrons, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, and Operation: Tango. All the three games will be available for download for PS Plus subscribers starting June 1. While Operation: Tango will be a PlayStation 5 exclusive, the other

Xbox’s E3 2021 event is now official. On Sunday, June 13 at 10:30pm IST/ 10am PT, Xbox Game Studios — that now includes Bethesda as well — will showcase its upcoming games for the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 PCs. The 90-minute show will also feature games from “many

When the design of the PlayStation 5 gaming console was revealed to the public in June, the Internet  compared it with everything from a Wi-Fi router to a mitre or a Pope’s hat. But whatever you think of the console, there’s no denying that it was made to stand out with its gargantuan, bright white

Horizon Forbidden West gameplay is here. As promised, PlayStation Studios and Guerrilla Games unveiled 13 minutes of 4K gameplay footage on Thursday for the upcoming sequel to the 2017 critically acclaimed original action role-playing title. Captured entirely on PlayStation 5 — Horizon Forbidden West will also be available on the PS4 — the gameplay shows

Acer Predator Orion 3000 and Acer Nitro 50 gaming desktop PC lineups have been refreshed with the latest generation of Intel and AMD processors. The gaming desktops will be powered by 11th-generation Intel Core or AMD Ryzen 5000-series desktop processors. To handle graphics, these new desktops will also come equipped with Nvidia GeForce RTX 30

Battlegrounds Mobile India is yet to get a release date but developer Krafton has been teasing aspects of the game for a while now. The latest teaser shared on the game’s official Facebook page shows an in-game item that players can find. It shows a backpack that is an essential part of the battle royale

Among Us will be free to download via Epic Games Store till June 3, 2021. The popular social deduction game is being offered free-of-charge as part of Epic Games Store’s Mega Sale that kicked off on May 20 and will last till June 17. Among Us was released in 2018 but it gained massive popularity

The Playstation 5 has actor Boman Irani quite excited. The film star shared a post on Instagram where he showed off his new PS5 — a console that has been very hard to get in India (and around the world too), posting that it was time to show the ‘youngsters’ in the house who is

Red Magic 6R was launched on Thursday by ZTE-owned brand Nubia as its latest gaming smartphone. The new model is an upgrade to the Red Magic 6 that debuted in March, alongside the Red Magic 6 Pro. Red Magic 6R comes with a multi-dimensional cooling system that includes graphene, VC liquid cooling, and thermal gel

PlayStation 5 is here again. On Thursday at 12pm noon, the disc-equipped Rs. 49,990 PS5 will go up for sale a third time in India, just 10 days on from the previous round. It’s essentially the same restock divided into two lots. There’s no word on the PS5 Digital Edition though, which I’m assuming was

Unreal Engine 5 is now available in early access. Epic Games announced Wednesday that the next generation of its game engine can be downloaded by all developers for testing purposes. The early access build of Unreal Engine 5 comes with most of its signature features, including the virtualised micro-polygon system Nanite, the global lighting module

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 4 is live now. Dubbed “Spurned & Burned,” it brings an updated Battle Pass, a new map, updated Multiplayer Mode, and more. The new season is available on Android and iOS with an updated version of the 1v1 Duel mode, new ranked season, events, weapon balancing, and more. Call of

The Arunachal Pradesh government has filed a case against a social media influencer from Punjab for his alleged racial remarks against a Congress MLA, and “ill will towards the people of the state”. Paras Singh, who goes by the name ”Paras Official” on his YouTube channel, had in a video posted on Sunday termed Congress

Battlegrounds Mobile India is expected to launch next month, and developer Krafton has teased another map that will be present in the game – Erangle. Battlegrounds Mobile India is the Indian version of PUBG Mobile, the highly popular battle royale game that the government banned in September last year. Battlegrounds Mobile India does to have

Epic Games Store Mega Sale 2021 is live with coupons and discounts, allowing you to save up to 75 percent on select games. It is also offering NBA 2K21 for free for a limited time. The Mega Sale 2021 coupons give you $10 (roughly Rs. 730) for every game you purchase that costs $14.99 (roughly

Grand Theft Auto 5 (also called GTA V) was launched in 2013 and is still among the most played games, thanks to its ever growing online mode called GTA Online. And while the game doesn’t have a mobile version, it’s actually possible to play on your Android phone if you want. The game first launched

GTA 5 player with seemingly incredible skills claims to have become the first person to beat the popular action-adventure game without taking any damage. The player managed to achieve the feat in just nine hours earlier this week and posted a three-part video series on YouTube to prove it. Speedrunner UnNameD said that it took him 48

Netflix is looking to hire an executive to oversee its expansion into video games, a person familiar with the matter said, a sign that it is ramping up efforts to grow beyond its traditional business as streaming competition intensifies. The move comes at a time when the video gaming industry has benefited from a surge

Opera GX Mobile is a gaming browser for Android and iOS that builds on the company’s rapidly growing Opera GX. Opera Software, the developer of Opera browser, launched Opera GX for desktop in June 2019 that was claimed to be the world’s first gaming browser. Now, the gaming browser has made its way to the

OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition will launch in China on May 24, the company has shared through a post on Weibo. OnePlus launched its first smartwatch, OnePlus Watch, in India alongside the OnePlus 9 series back in March. It then launched the Cobalt Limited Edition of the smartwatch in China last week and now,

PUBG Mobile’s India variant, Battlegrounds Mobile India, could release on June 18, a report suggests. PUBG Mobile was banned in the country back in September 2020. South Korean developer Krafton has not shared a release date for Battlegrounds Mobile India but is in the processes of finalising it. The game is already up for pre-registration

It’s been a tough year-and-a-half, with the novel coronavirus pandemic not just bringing life to a screeching halt but also wreaking havoc across the globe. However, with vaccination drives underway, there are signs of normalcy returning. To add to that, a new video gaming experience, a combination of real-life kart racing and augmented reality, is

GTA 5 now has a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X release date: November 11. Rockstar Games announced Tuesday that the “expanded and enhanced” versions of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online would release in late 2021 on next-gen consoles, over eight years on from the games’ release on PlayStation 3 and

Battlegrounds Mobile India pre-registrations went live on May 18 via Google Play store but its URL still mentions PUBG Mobile. The game is the Indian avatar of PUBG Mobile. Its South Korean developer Krafton has made a lot of efforts to re-release PUBG Mobile in India since it was banned in the country in September

Battlegrounds Mobile India is up for pre-registrations via the Google Play store. The game is the Indian version of PUBG Mobile and will follow the same free-to-play battle royale formula. Battlegrounds Mobile India has been developed by South Korean video game developer Krafton and will come with India-specific rewards that can be claimed when the

PlayStation 5 is back in India. On Monday at 12pm noon, the PS5 and the PS5 Digital Edition will go up for sale again in India — that marks the first restock for the former, while the latter launches in South Asia over six months on from its global debut. All of Amazon, Flipkart, Games

PlayStation 5 restocks have come and gone. India pre-orders for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition went live at 12pm (noon) on Monday, May 17, and disappeared within minutes, predictably. By 12:05 pm, all of Amazon, Flipkart, Games The Shop, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales — they had simultaneously opened

Battlegrounds Mobile India will be up for pre-registrations from May 18 via the Google Play store. The news was shared by the developer Friday on its website. The Indian version of PUBG Mobile that was banned in the country back in September 2020, Battlegrounds Mobile India has been developed by South Korean video game developer

Humble Heal: COVID-19 Bundle is a collection of games, books, and software on offer from Humble that is helping raise money for India, Brazil, and other countries that are struggling to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Customers who agree to pay $20 (roughly Rs. 1,500) for the bundle will get the option to directly contribute

PS5 DualSense controllers have arrived in two new colourways that Sony will start selling soon. The two variants add to the black and white default controller that was launched along with the PlayStation 5 last year. Cosmic Red and Midnight Black are the new colours that will be available globally from next month. The patterns