Gaming

The 2019 Steam Summer Sale is now live, offering great discounts across a variety of games both old and new, including the likes of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Devil May Cry 5, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Prey, Jurassic World Evolution, Life is Strange 2, Firewatch, Monster Hunter World, Soulcalibur VI, Civilization VI, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

The figures pale compared to Pokemon Go in terms of revenue and download Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the latest augmented reality game from the folks behind Pokemon Go, is off to a great start. As per app analytics platform Sensor Tower, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite brought in an estimated $1.1 million (roughly Rs. 7.63 crores)

Photo Credit: Twitter/ Kim Phan Kim Phan, the Global Esports Director of American video game developer and publisher Blizzard, has left the firm to pursue a “new endeavour” in the industry. It is still not clear who would be filling Phan’s old post. The departure was announced by Phan on a Team Liquid forum. “Fifteen

Gaming has lately come of age in India – breaking the social tolerance barrier – and once you experience it on smartphones, you will crave a bigger screen experience with top-of-the-line specifications. The game changer, however, will be to create an entirely new ecosystem along with nurturing developers to create more local games – and

PUBG Corp recently announced that PUBG Lite – a watered-down version of the core PUBG game created for low-end PCs – will soon be available in India too. Well, the wait is now over. PUBG Corp has started accepting pre-registrations for PUBG Lite beta in a host of new countries across Asia, Europe, Middle East,

Microsoft is reportedly focused on developing a single console for release next year, unlike the previous reports that had claimed the existence of two consoles – one affordable low-end option and the other high-end premium version. The Xbox lovers had got an indication about the same when Microsoft’s Phil Spencer talked about just one console

The creators of mobile gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go unleashed a new game on Thursday that features Harry Potter and other characters from the wizarding world made famous in best-selling books and blockbuster movies. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite was co-developed by Pokemon Go developer Niantic and AT&T’s Warner Bros, which owns the rights to develop entertainment

Nvidia is reportedly looking to cement its dominant position in the gaming GPU market by launching a new GeForce RTX Super series of GPUs which will not only increase performance across the board, but also result in price cuts for the existing GeForce RTX 20 series. If true, this means that Nvidia will be looking

Nintendo’s new leader knew the challenges presented by the transition and he didn’t need to wait long to see the first surface on social media. Bowser had taken over Nintendo and the internet had jokes. In February, Nintendo announced the longtime president of its US division, Reggie Fils-Aimé, would be replaced by 53-year-old Doug Bowser, a

The global video and electronic games market will generate $152.1 billion in 2019, up 9.6% over last year as gaming morphs into content and communication, according to a report by gaming analytics firm Newzoo on Tuesday. It is “the complete convergence of different forms of digital entertainment all coming together,” Peter Warman, chief executive of

India’s gaming smartphone market is finally getting some competition, especially after the launch of Nubia Red Magic 3 earlier this week at a starting price of Rs. 35,999. The Shenzhen-headquartered smartphone maker is now planning to release the next iteration, Red Magic 4, within this year with the aim to grab the top slot in

Asus ROG Phone was launched in India back in November last year Asus ROG Phone 2 is said to debut at an event in China on July 23. The company has reportedly planned the launch event in Beijing, China, where it would unveil at least two variants of the new ROG Phone model. Earlier this

WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD comes with an optional heatsink to help maintain speed and optimum temperature WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD has been launched in India. The new solid state drive comes as the successor to last year’s WD Black SN700 NVMe SSD, and it directly competes against the Samsung 970 EVO. Offering up

Nubia Red Magic 3 is set to launch in India today. The gaming phone debuted in China back in April with an octa-core Snapdragon 855 SoC. Nubia has also offered an AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate to please gamers. Further, the Red Magic 3 is touted to be the world’s first phone to use

Mi 9T was launched this week after multiple leaks and teasers. Xiaomi’s latest smartphone is the global variant of the Redmi K20, part of the brand’s new affordable flagship series. The Redmi K20 along with its better-endowed Redmi K20 Pro sibling are due to launch in India, the company has confirmed in the past. The

Ubisoft has announced the first free-to-play extended weekend — Thursday, June 13 to Sunday, June 16 — for its online action role-playing game Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, which will give new players access to the full game for free for those four days on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. And those who choose to

Tecent’s video streaming service will be called WeTV in Thailand Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings launched its first overseas video streaming service in Thailand on Friday, as it ramps up its presence outside China. Tencent is diversifying from its core Chinese gaming business, which has been beset by regulatory problems, pushing revenue growth to its

It takes inspiration from Auto Chess, a third-party mod for Dota that follows a chess-like format Valve is expanding the Dota family with a new strategy game called Dota Underlords. The game is a modified version of chess that is based on characters from the Dota franchise, and takes inspiration from Auto Chess, a third-party