Gaming

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is now official. Ubisoft has revealed a teaser photo for the upcoming entry to their Assassin’s Creed franchise. Previous leaks had reported that the new title was codenamed “Rift,” and that it was initially created as an expansion to 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Further details on Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be revealed

Microsoft could face a roadblock in its attempt to take over game maker Activision Blizzard due to a UK regulator, according to a new report. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reportedly expressed concerns that the the Redmond company’s $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,49,900 crore) deal to acquire the firm could negatively affect

The Last of Us Part I — out Friday on PlayStation 5 — is a retroactive change of name, akin to what George Lucas did back in the day with his first Star Wars movie. What is now known as Episode IV – A New Hope was released simply as Star Wars in 1977. And

Logitech G handheld gaming console images were leaked online and suggested that it may be powered by Android. The new-deleted images were shared by tipster Evan Blass and showed a white-coloured device with Nintendo Switch-like form factor as well as X/Y/A/B buttons. Logitech G, a brand of Logitech that predominantly provides gaming hardware, announced earlier

PS5 prices have been hiked by Sony in select markets, the company announced today. The Japanese tech giant has cited the global economic environment for the retail price increase. Sony added that it’s seeing high global inflation rates and adverse currency trends. The PlayStation 5 retail prices in select markets of Europe, Middle East, Africa,

eFootball 2023 is out now across all major platforms and mobile. On Thursday, Konami launched the latest edition/ content update for their annual football simulation franchise. This year, the free-to-play title brings AC Milan and Inter as officially licensed clubs, with the summer transfers reflected in their lineups. With this new update, fans will be

Netflix has finally landed the person to be at the helm of its upcoming BioShock project. The streaming platform announced on Thursday that it has signed Francis Lawrence to direct the live-action feature film adaptation. This is seemingly the first piece of information released by Netflix since it announced the project back in February. The

LG UltraGear OLED 45GR95QE was unveiled ahead of the IFA 2022 tech show in Berlin, Germany on Friday. The company says that this is the UtraGear brand’s first curved OLED monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. Its 45-inch curved display has an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a WQHD resolution. The screen has an anti-glare

Corsair unveiled the Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 OLED gaming monitor on Thursday at the Gamescom 2022 event. This flagship bendable gaming monitor has been designed in partnership with LG Display. It utilised W-OLED technology to deliver great image quality and response times. In addition, users can manually adjust the curvature of the 45-inch display. This gaming

Gotham Knights release date has been brought forward four days to October 21. WB Games Montréal confirmed the news during the Geoff Keighley-hosted Gamescom Opening Night Live, by releasing a new trailer that shone a spotlight on the infamous rogues gallery, featuring Harley Quinn and Clayface. The open-world RPG set in the Batman universe was

Gravity Rush is gearing up for a movie adaptation. As per Deadline, Sony’s PlayStation Productions unit and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions are developing a live-action adaptation of the 2012 Japanese sci-fi action video game. Anna Mastro (Secret Society of Second Born Royals) is attached to direct from a screenplay penned by Emily Jerome (Panopticon),

Sony Interactive Entertainment has been sued by nine million claimants who accuse the company of “overpricing” PlayStation games, according to a report in Sky News. The users of the gaming console manufacturer have accused Sony of “ripping people off” with games and in-game purchases on its online store, the outlet further said. The collective action

Saints Row, the much-anticipated reboot to Deep Silver’s street crime franchise, is out this week. Following the poor sales numbers for the 2017 spin-off, Agents of Mayhem, Volition is back on board to develop the latest iteration — pulling away from the “wacky” tone recent entries were lauded for. Saints Row 2022 is billed to

India esports athletes’ body EPWA has urged the Tamil Nadu government to recognise skill games as a distinct sport, not club it along with gambling, and provide safe harbour for professional players, a senior official of the entity said on Friday. “We have sent representation to the state government on August 13. We have requested

PS5’s August restock is here, and it’s a special one. Sony has announced pre-orders for their next-gen console in India, which is set to go live on August 22, at 12pm noon. This time, Sony is distributing both Digital and Blu-ray-equipped PlayStation 5 systems. The new-gen console will only be available as a Horizon Forbidden

Indian apps and games saw a 200 percent increase in active monthly users in 2021 compared to 2019, a Google Play official said in a blog post on Thursday. Google Play Partnerships Director Aditya Swamy in the blog said there has been an 80 percent increase in consumers spends in 2021 compared to 2019 on

Chinese tech giant Tencent on Wednesday posted its first drop in quarterly revenue since going public, as the company grapples with China’s economic downturn, pandemic disruptions and ongoing scrutiny from regulators. Revenue in the second quarter fell three percent to CNY 134 billion (roughly Rs. 1,57,000 crore) compared to the year before, while profits plunged by

Xbox One sold less than half of the PS4 throughout its lifetime, Microsoft has confirmed. Court documents from the ongoing Microsoft-CADE trial have revealed details on how well the Xbox One units sold. The company currently acquiring Activision Blizzard has refused to release console sales information since 2015, instead focusing on Xbox Live numbers. “Sony

FIFA 23 — launching on September 30 — has dropped a new Ultimate Team deep dive trailer. EA Sports has revealed the newest features coming to FIFA’s Ultimate Team mode, including an offline FUT Moments mode, redefined player chemistry, online cross-play support, and a FUT World Cup mode. This year’s iteration would also be the

Multiversus Season 1 launches on August 15. Developer Player First Games confirmed on Twitter that the season will introduce a new battle-pass system and Morty to the character roster. The season was originally scheduled to kick off on August 9 (six-day difference), but underwent a delay. Multiversus has been in open beta since July 26,

Google Search has begun showing users which video games can be streamed through a particular cloud gaming service, according to a report. The search results do not lead to gaming consoles’ storefronts or to PC game stores — instead, the search giant shows results related to cloud gaming. The report suggested that this could be

Lenovo Legion VR700 VR headset’s key specifications have been teased by the company. It will come with a Qualcomm XR2 processor, 4K RealRGB display, and a 6DoF interaction system, among others. As per the poster shared by Lenovo on Weibo, the headset seems to come with multiple cameras, presumably for inside-out tracking, a strap, and

Spider-Man is finally on PC — and it might be the greatest decision Sony has made to expand its outreach. If the headline didn’t give it away, I’m talking about Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the updated next-gen version of the 2018 award-winning title. As someone who doesn’t own a PlayStation console, this is quite eventful —

When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil’s biggest gaming festival, he submitted a generic-sounding title for his presentation – The Future of Game Design - but that was not the talk he gave. Instead, he launched into a 30-minute diatribe against the blockchain technology that underpins cryptocurrencies and the games it has

Nvidia on Monday warned its second-quarter revenue would drop by 19 percent from the prior quarter on weakness in its gaming business, sending the chip designer’s shares down about 8 percent. The company reported preliminary results for the second-quarter, just days after chipmaker Intel, Qualcomm, and Sony forecast weak sales on demand concerns for personal computers and

Xbox Series S consoles are reportedly getting a price hike in India — again. As per games analyst Rishi Alwani, the new (higher) price for Microsoft’s new-gen gaming console in India is Rs. 37,990. This marks roughly an 8.5 percent increase in cost, from the original Rs. 34,990 price tag, during the Series S launch

Iron Man single-player video game is in the works, rumours suggest. Electronic Arts is currently working on multiple single-player entries, one of which is reportedly based on the armoured superhero from Marvel. During a Game Mess stream, journalist Jeff Grubb stated that the publisher is “making another Marvel game,” in addition to the hotly-anticipated Mass

Xbox Game Pass family plan testing has begun in limited regions. Microsoft has made a preview of the long-awaited scheme available to insiders in Columbia and Ireland. As the name suggests, Xbox’s new family plan allows users to share their account benefits with other people. Starting today, testers in the said countries will be able

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet will feature three unique campaign modes and rideable Legendaries. Developer Game Freak confirmed during a Pokémon Presents broadcast on Wednesday that the standard gym-centric story mode can be tackled in any order. Players have no linear path in terms of gym battles, and can challenge anyone from the 8 new leaders

PlayStation Summer Sale has entered the second wave of its annual event. Sony has added even more titles to its sales catalogue, with discounts up to 83 percent off. The 2022 PlayStation Summer Sale runs until August 17, with great discounts on critically-acclaimed titles such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and The Last of Us