Gaming

Contra Returns has finally got a release date — July 26. The mobile game will be released in North America, Latin America, and Europe with pre-registrations already open for both iOS and Android users. This is a wider release for Contra Returns as it was originally released in China in 2017 and then in Taiwan

Battlegrounds Mobile India has temporarily shut down the Daily Fortune Pack event. The Indian version of PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) introduced the Daily Fortune Pack on June 30 and it was supposed to last till July 7, but according to a post by the company it faced a technical issue. Battlegrounds Mobile India is currently in

Black Widow is the obvious highlight of new movies and TV shows in July. The Scarlett Johansson-starrer is coming to theatres and streaming, but so not releasing in India on July 9, thanks to COVID-19 and Disney+ Hotstar’s inability to adapt, although that’s probably not going to stop enterprising Marvel fans. From India, July brings

Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service (formerly called xCloud) is now available on iOS devices and Windows 10 PCs to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Back in April, the company announced an invite-only beta for Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS devices and PC and now, it is rolling out to everyone in 22 countries. iOS and

LG has started rolling out an update that brings the support for Dolby Vision HDR at 4K 120Hz for gaming on compatible platforms to a few premium TV series. The South Korean company claims it’s the first TV manufacturer to do so. While LG has confirmed that the update is being rolled out on C1

FAU-G has finally got a Team Deathmatch mode though it is through a separate game. The development was shared by actor Akshay Kumar on Twitter stating that the Team Deathmatch mode is currently in beta and there are a limited number of slots for players to check it out. FAU-G has been developed by Bangalore

South Korean game developer Krafton said on Monday it will resubmit an application for a $5 billion (roughly Rs. 37,100 crores) domestic listing after the financial regulator raised some questions on the application, which sources said would delay its listing. “Krafton plans to revise our IPO registration statement in response to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)’s request,” the

Cyberpunk 2077 players were being offered full refunds on request from the Microsoft store for the digital version of the game. But Cyberpunk 2077 refunds will soon be subjected to the company’s standard refund policy. Microsoft has shared an update on its Xbox support page stating that from July 6 players who purchase the game

PlayStation 5 restocks have — predictably — come and disappeared in minutes. India pre-orders for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition went live at 12pm noon on Wednesday, June 23, and all the stock was gone under a minute on most websites. Even Amazon had trouble this time around, with its site throwing up an

Steam Summer Sale is live and it brings impressive discounts on a wide variety of games from almost all genres. The sale will end on July 8 so gamers have the next two weeks to splurge. There are discounts of up to 89 percent on some games and you can browse them from the Steam

MSI GE76 Raider, MSI GE66 Raider, and MSI GS66 Stealth gaming laptop models have been refreshed with the latest Intel Core H-series CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs for the Indian market. They are offered in multiple configurations and have sleek builds with RGB accents. The bezels are slim on three sides and

PUBG Mobile is back in a new avatar, Battlegrounds Mobile India, in the country as a result of its months-long ban. Though Krafton claims the new game is designed to address concerns over its original version, it’s actually not new — it is just what Chinese audiences have had all along. Battlegrounds Mobile India has

After months of Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) shortage and their skyrocketing prices, there are indications in the European market that the crisis may be nearing its end. A new report reveals that the prices of AMD and Nvidia graphics cards have fallen by nearly 50 percent in Europe. Not just that, when it comes to

Battlefield 2042 will use bots to fill up its 128-player matches, Electronic Arts (EA) has reportedly revealed. The game was announced earlier this month with a game engine footage showing the various multiplayer modes. EA says Battlefield 2042 will have the largest maps and scale yet, allowing up to 128 players in certain modes on

After a long wait, Philips has finally introduced the first ‘Designed for Xbox’ gaming monitor, the Momentum 559M1RYV, which comes packed with a Vertical Alignment (VA) 55-inch 4K HDR display for improved viewing angles and good colour reproduction. The Dutch multinational says its latest high-end product has sound by British sound experts Bowers & Wilkins

Fortnite creator Epic Games, which is entrenched in a legal battle with Apple, said on Tuesday it now has more than 500 million accounts. The videogame developer said it had 2.7 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. The company had disclosed last year that Fortnite had 350 million registered users as of

Battlegrounds Mobile India creator Krafton has released an official statement over recent data transfer concerns. The battle royale game was reported to be sending users’ personal data to servers in China, including a Tencent server. PUBG Mobile was given permission to revive back in India as Battlegrounds Mobile India after it promised to cut ties

AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling feature for games will be available today, starting with seven games and expanding to another 12 in the near future. Fidelity FX Super Resolution (FSR) is AMD’s alternative to Nvidia’s Deep Learning Supersampling (DLSS) upscaling technology. Both work differently, but are intended to improve gaming performance by allowing games to

Battlegrounds Mobile India has been under the scanner ever since its early access went live a few days ago. It was reported to have been sending and receiving data to/ from servers in China, Hong Kong, Moscow, and the US. It was also reported to be pinging a Tencent server in Beijing when booting up.

Samsung Odyssey G3, Samsung Odyssey G5, and Samsung Odyssey G7 gaming monitors have been unveiled. Samsung Odyssey G3 comes in 24-inch and 27-inch display size, Samsung Odyssey G5 comes with a 27-inch display, and Samsung Odyssey G7 comes with a 28-inch display. Samsung claims that the new gaming monitors deliver “hyper-real picture quality, a higher

PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition will be back in stock this Wednesday, June 23 at 12pm noon in India, Amazon India, Games The Shop, and Sony Center have all announced. Expect the other usual suspects — Croma, Flipkart, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, and Vijay Sales — to be involved as well. We have reached

Microsoft on Wednesday named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson. Nadella, who took over as CEO in 2014 from Steve Ballmer, has been instrumental in scaling up its business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance Communications, and ZeniMax. The company said Thompson, who took over as chairman

Cyberpunk 2077 has received another patch over a month after the previous update to address some issues and also improve the overall stability of the game. Patch 1.23 is live for PC, consoles, and Stadia with changes to quest and open world gameplay, along with visual improvements and stability and performance fixes. There are some

Battlegrounds Mobile India has crossed five million downloads in its Early Access phase, which is available to everyone in the country. Krafton, the South Korean developer, shared the development through an in-game notification along with a reward thanking Indian players. The game was available to download in open beta to a few testers on June

Battlegrounds Mobile India, the PUBG Mobile replacement, is finally available to play, sort of. The game was available in open beta but only to a limited number of testers, though the official Facebook page which has been updated to show open beta access does not mention anything about the limited access. Battlegrounds Mobile India was

E3 2021 concluded this week and there were a lot of interesting new titles. We got to see Starfield, Forza Horizon 5, and Guardians of the Galaxy. At the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, Microsoft also gave us a look at the free-to-play multiplayer mode of Halo: Infinite — the next version of the popular Xbox

Pokemon Unite is a new MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) game coming to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS. It will be the first game in this genre set in the Pokemon universe. Pokemon Unite was first announced in June last year and has now finally received a release timeline. The game will arrive on Nintendo

Battlegrounds Mobile India is out in open beta and PUBG Mobile players, who were eagerly waiting for the game to relaunch, are wondering what happens to all their data as well as the items and in-game currency they collected. The good news is that Battlegrounds Mobile India allows you to transfer pretty much all your

Battlegrounds Mobile India Early Access went live on Thursday, with the game being made available in beta via Google Play. We managed to get our hands on it, and played a full match. It is clear that Battlegrounds Mobile India is essentially PUBG Mobile with minor tweaks, which we’ll get into in a bit. With

Xbox June update is here and it brings improvements to Party Chat with the introduction of speech-to-text and text-to-speech features. Along with these improvements, the update also makes changes to the Xbox app, which now shows official posts from games, gets the ability to reorder groups in the Guide, and makes it easier to review