Gaming

Asus ROG Academy is a new virtual initiative by the Taiwanese PC, component, and peripherals maker, aimed at enabling gamers in India to showcase their skills and get a chance to become professional e-sports players. Asus, with help from AFK Gaming, will organise this programme and pick six contestants to be part of the ROG

Bringing resource-intensive games to laptops and other devices that might not have the capability to run them on their own, Nvidia has now launched its cloud gaming service GeForce Now’s beta version for Chrome Web browsers and M1 Macs. According to The Verge, GeForce Now already had applications for Android and Windows 10 devices. But,

PlayStation Plus subscribers can get their hands on three free games in the month of February. Control: Ultimate Edition, Concrete Genie, and Destruction AllStars are on the slate, to be available for download starting February 2. As Sony pushes more free exclusives for its newly launched PlayStation 5 consoles, Control: Ultimate Edition and Destruction AllStars

Razer Viper 8K gaming mouse has been released and it claims to have the “fastest speed and lowest latency ever achieved.” It comes with Razer’s improved optical switches and introduces Hyperpolling technology that brings true 8,000Hz polling rate. This allows the Razer Viper 8K mouse to send more data to your computer, reducing delay and

Video games fan Elon Musk gave shares in Polish games producer CD Projekt a further boost on Thursday after the company’s update of its flagship game prompted short sellers to close positions earlier in the week. Shares in CD Projekt which is valued at almost PLN 37 billion (roughly Rs. 71,960 crores), jumped as much

Niantic’s Pokemon Go could be looking to set up shop in India. A new job listing on LinkedIn posted by Alan Mandujano, Growth and Business Development Manager for Niantic Emerging Markets, suggests that the company is looking to hire employees on a contractual basis for “generating momentum and engaging local Pokemon Go communities”. Specifically, Niantic

FAU-G has become the top free game on Google Play in India, developer nCore Games has announced on Twitter. The game was released on Republic Day, January 26, after many delays. The developers say that it reached five million downloads within 24 hours of its launch. FAU-G is based on the exploits of Indian soldiers

AMD has for several years now lagged behind Nvidia in the graphics performance race, particularly at the high end where ray tracing has become the new must-have feature to show off, and buyers always want the latest and greatest. The company’s problems are compounded in India, where unfavourable pricing and limited distribution often tip the

Asus Sky Selection 2 (translated) gaming laptop has launched in China, powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPU. It comes with Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPU and a sleek design. The gaming laptop is offered in two colour options and a single configuration. It comes with a 15.6-inch display with a standard

FAU-G, the made-in-India mobile game developed by nCore Games is scheduled to launch on January 26. Ever since the initial announcement for the game that took place early in September last year, there has been quite a lot of buzz around it, even though all that is known about the game has come from a

Razer Naga X wired gaming mouse with 16 programmable buttons has been launched. The new mouse is targeted at massively multiplayer online (MMO) gamers and is recommended for those with medium-to-large hand sizes. Razer Naga X has a right-handed ergonomic design. It incorporates the Razer 5G Advanced Optical sensor for increased tracking accuracy and precision.

A new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game is reportedly in development, but not at its original developer BioWare, or its current owner, Electronic Arts, whose exclusive Star Wars licence expires in 2023. There’s no word on which studio is behind it (though speculation is rife), with reports noting that Star Wars fans

Cyberpunk 2077 has got its first “major” fix, so to say, in the form of Patch 1.1. CD Projekt Red, the developer of the game, shared the changelog for the patch on the official website and said it is out for PC, consoles, and Stadia. It focuses on stability improvements, some visual fixes, fixes for

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard took another step in consolidating control over division Blizzard Entertainment, which once took pride in its autonomy, by shifting a 200-person design studio to its ranks. The studio, Vicarious Visions, had been a subsidiary of Activision since 2005 and worked on franchises like Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot and Tony Hawk. It will

Microsoft backtracked on a plan to raise the price for subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold, its paid online gaming platform, after outrage from users. The price bump would have doubled the cost of an annual pass and bring a six-month subscription to $60 (roughly Rs. 4,400). Last year, Microsoft removed the option for a full-year subscription

Google Search on mobile is being redesigned to give it a fresh look and make it easier for users to find what they are looking for. The search giant shared the development through a blog post with some insights from the designer who led the visual redesign. Google Search redesign on mobile will allow people

Among Us developers InnerSloth explained through a blog post why new features were taking time to be added to the game. The 2018 multiplayer game tasted great popularity in the second half of 2020, something that the developers said they were not expecting. InnerSloth discussed how the three-member team (now four) adapted to the work

Resident Evil Village — the next mainline entry in the long-running survival horror video game series — now has a release date: May 7. During a franchise showcase on Thursday, Capcom announced that Resident Evil Village would also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, expanding access beyond its initial PC, PlayStation 5, and

Opera has announced the acquisition of YoYo Games, the company behind GameMaker Studio 2, a platform that helps users build 2D games on desktop, mobile, Web, and consoles. Opera said that it plans to expand its reach and capabilities in the gaming space using GameMaker Studio 2 and Opera GX, its browser targeted at gamers

Asus ROG Moba 5 series gaming laptop models have been launched in China sporting the latest AMD Ryzen processors and Nvidia graphics. The series includes the ROG Moba 5 and the Moba 5 Plus with the main difference between the two being the display size. The Asus ROG Moba 5 features a 15.6-inch display whereas

Fortnite is set to get a new skin set that brings major football (or soccer) club’s skins to the game. Dubbed Kickoff Set, the new skins will be available to players from January 23, along with Pele’s Air Punch emote. Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, has teamed up with 23 football clubs to bring

CD Projekt SA Chief Executive Officer Marcin Iwiński made a public mea culpa this week about the disastrous rollout of the video game Cyberpunk 2077 in December. He took personal responsibility and asked fans not to blame the team. In a sombre five-minute video address and accompanying blog post, Iwiński acknowledged the game “did not

One day after unveiling its ROG gaming lineup, Asus has announced its 2021 lineup of premium ZenBook and VivoBook laptops, along with another entry-level gaming model under its TUF banner. The new laptops were shown off at a virtual CES 2021 briefing and include refreshes to the previous flagship ZenBook Duo 14 and ZenBook Pro Duo

Hogwarts Legacy — the next Harry Potter game — has been delayed from 2021 to 2022. On Wednesday, Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software and Portkey Games (the Harry Potter video game publishing label owned by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) announced that they need more time to deliver the “best possible experience”. As such, Hogwarts Legacy

PlayStation 5 will not receive a second round of pre-orders in India ahead of the February 2 release date, Sony confirmed to Gadgets 360. The anticipated game console went on pre-orders in the country on January 12 for just a few minutes — after which it became “sold out” across all channels. That brought disappointment

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has issued a public apology for the less-than-desirable performance of the game, especially on consoles. Co-founder of CD Projekt, Marcin Iwinski, shared some insights on the development of the game and the company’s moto of “honest and direct communication” with gamers through a video posted on YouTube on the

Steam Year in Review for 2020 shows 21.4 percent more games were purchased compared to 2019 and the total amount of playtime doubled in 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic having forced people to stay inside their homes for most of last year, more and more people gravitated towards video games, be it on their smartphones,l

Star Wars is getting a new open-world game that will be developed by Ubisoft-owned Massive Entertainment, the Swedish studio is best known for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Ubisoft and Disney-owned Lucasfilm Games announced. Massive — which is also making a game based on James Cameron’s Avatar — will use its existing Snowdrop engine to

Lenovo Legion 7, Lenovo Legion 5, and Lenovo Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop models have been updated with the latest AMD Ryzen 5000-series CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs. Lenovo has also announced the new Legion Slim 7 with the latest AMD and Nvidia hardware as well. The 2021 Legion lineup is part of

Hitman 3 is coming out on January 20, and here’s everything you need to know about it. Hit man 3 is set to bring a fitting conclusion to the radical World of Assassination trilogy that started with IO Interactive’s 2016-title, Hitman. If you’re a fan of stealth-based action games, you should be well aware of