Gaming

FAU-G is a made-in-India PUBG Mobile alternative that is being published by Bengaluru-based nCore games, and Indian game industry veteran Vishal Gondal and actor Akshay Kumar have also taken to Twitter to promote FAU-G. FAU-G is short for Fearless and United-Guards, and tweets promoting the game say it will donate 20 percent of its revenue

PUBG Mobile has been banned in India by the government on the grounds that the app is a threat to national sovereignty and integrity. The ban was announced late on Wednesday, and aside from PUBG Mobile, another 117 apps were also banned, including Alipay, Arena of Valor, Knives Out, and PUBG Mobile Lite. This is a

China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it strongly opposed India banning Chinese mobile apps. Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers and China asks India to correct its mistakes, commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng told a briefing. India has banned another 118 mostly Chinese mobile apps including Chinese gaming and

Nvidia’s partner companies have all announced their GeForce RTX 30 series graphics card lineups, with several of them offering multiple models based on each of the new GPUs. The new graphics cards join Nvidia’s own Founders Edition models, but are custom designed with their own cooling mechanisms and other innovations. These models should be hitting

PUBG Mobile and 117 other apps with links to China were banned on Wednesday by the government under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, and by using the provisions of Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009. In its press release, the government said that the

After disclosing high-level details of its new Tiger Lake CPU architecture, based on the ‘Willow Cove’ core design and new Xe-LP integrated graphics last month, Intel has now officially taken the wraps off the actual chips in its 11th Gen Core lineup. There are 9 CPUs in total, across the Core i3, Core i5, and

Even with the low-latency modes offered by popular wireless earphones, nothing beats the accuracy and timing of good old-fashioned wires when gaming. This is especially important with smartphone gaming; popular titles such as PUBG Mobile allow you to use sound cues as much as visuals to stay ahead of the competition. Although smartphones such as

PUBG Mobile has announced through its official Twitter handle that a “New Erangel” map will be coming to the game on September 8, as part of its new era announcement. Along with confirming the new map, the account also revealed “The Dawn of a New Era” community event where players have a chance to win

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 4 titled Nexus War has been announced and it brings Marvel superheroes into the game, in the form of character skins. The development was shared on the official website. Nexus War introduces some iconic locations from the Marvel universe like Doom’s Domain, Sentinel Graveyard, and more to the game. Fortnite Chapter

Sony PlayStation 5 pre-orders have begun, the Japanese company has announced. It added that the online registration is open for PlayStation users for an opportunity to receive an invitation to pre-order a PS5 console. The consoles will only be shipped in the US. In other PS5-related news, a Brazilian telecommunications agency has allegedly certified Bluetooth

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an unusual thing — a console-quality game made in India, centred on Indian culture, and developed by an Indian studio taking the lead. Pune-based Nodding Heads Games makes their debut with Raji, a hack-and-slash platforming adventure inspired by Indian mythology, which follows the titular teenager as she battles an array

Resident Evil is officially coming to TV. Netflix has ordered a scripted live-action adaptation of Capcom’s best-selling horror video game franchise that has previously given us six movies with Milla Jovovich. Constantin Film, the German studio behind the Resident Evil film series, will produce the Resident Evil Netflix series, with Supernatural co-showrunner Andrew Dabb on

Apple said Friday it has followed through on its decision to block the maker of Fortnite from developer tools needed to update games on its mobile devices. The move to suspend Epic Games from the iOS developers program came just days after a US court rejected its bid to have Fortnite reinstated on the App

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was recently officially revealed and now Activision has announced it will be giving away 10,000 beta codes for the game during the Call of Duty League championship. This first championship will be hosted on August 30, at 4PM ET (August 31, 1:30am IST). Interested viewers will have to

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition has been officially revealed at Gamescom 2020. Featuring upgraded 4K graphics, enhanced audio and new game modes, the remastered title is set to be released on October 15. While the first two instalments from the iconic strategy trilogy have already been released in their Definite Edition-versions in 2018 and

Independent British firm Tonic Games has delivered the latest feel-good gaming hit, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, after Sony offered it to subscribers and by tapping the power of streamers and social media. Taking inspiration from classic TV shows such as Takeshi’s Castle and It’s a Knockout, players navigate clumsy, costumed avatars through a series of life-or-death

World Cricket Championship 2 (WCC2) receives most of the people’s vote in the gaming category in the Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge. According the government poll, WCC 2 received 74 percent of all votes, making it a clear winner of this challenge. This ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge’ was announced in July, soon

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been officially revealed by the developers, after several teasers and Easter eggs. The reveal trailer was posted on YouTube by Call of Duty’s official account and shows off the premise of the game, along with some gameplay footage. It also shows the game’s release date to be

The Witcher: Monster Slayer augmented reality (AR) mobile game has been announced by CD Projekt through a trailer on YouTube. The mobile game has been developed by CD Projekt’s Spokko, the team that looks after mobile games. The Witcher: Monster Slayer will be free to play and brings Pokemon Go like gameplay where the players

Nintendo may release an upgraded version of the Switch next year according to a report. Nintendo’s handheld console was released in 2017 and received a widely positive response and huge sale numbers. Then, in 2019, the company released a more toned down version of the Switch, called the Nintendo Switch Lite, and now it seems

PUBG Mobile 1.0 update brings a “new era” to the game and will make its way to players on September 8, the developers announced Monday, August 24, through a press release. The 1.0 update brings a host of improvements and changes including new tech, new UX, new gameplay features, and more. Along with the new

A federal judge on Monday said she was “inclined” to grant Epic Games’ request to block Apple move to terminate the Fortnite creator’s developer accounts and said she saw “no competition” to Apple’s App Store on the iPhone. Epic’s antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple earlier this month and an accompanying social media campaign have become

Microsoft came to the defense of the maker of video game sensation Fortnite on Sunday, saying in a court filing that Apple’s moves to cut off the company from programming tools would hurt other game creators and players as well. Epic Games is locked in a legal battle with Apple after trying to dodge commission

Gotham Knights — we finally have the title for the next DC game from Batman: Arkham Origins developer WB Games Montréal. At DC FanDome, the Canadian studio lifted the lid on Gotham Knights, giving us our first look at what to expect from the open-world action RPG co-op game. It’s set in a world where

DC is taking over the weekend. At DC FanDome, WarnerMedia-owned DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures will give us trailers, teases, sneak peeks, and first looks at some of their biggest upcoming properties. Wonder Woman 1984. The Batman. The Suicide Squad. Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Black Adam. The Flash. There will be reveals on the

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League trailer is live. At DC FanDome, Rocksteady Studios — with the help of The Lego Batman voice star Will Arnett — unveiled its next DC game, which puts you in control of the members of the supervillain team (Suicide Squad) as you go up against the world’s most powerful

Apple on Friday alleged that Epic Games’ chief executive had asked it for a “side letter” to create its own game store within the iPhone maker’s App Store, which Apple said would have upended the store’s commission-based business model. The disclosure came in a court filing on Friday in which Apple asked a federal judge

The maker of video game sensation Fortnite is taunting Apple amid its legal battle with the tech titan, launching a tournament on Sunday to highlight its war on the App Store fee policy. “All of your friends. Awesome prizes. And one bad apple,” Epic Games said in a post on its website. The “FreeFortnite Cup”

PUBG Mobile has teased a “New Era for PUBG Mobile” on Twitter, the announcement for which will be made on August 24. The developers will make the announcement on YouTube and Facebook through a livestream. While the developers have not revealed what the announcement will be about, it is expected to be an update that

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel launch in India got delayed at the last minute, a company executive told Gadgets 360. The phone was supposed to launch alongside Lenovo’s new gaming laptops which released this week, Gadgets 360 has learnt, but was put on hold just ahead of the launch. The Legion Phone Duel is Lenovo’s first