Gaming

FIFA 21 is not a regular release, as it bridges two console generations, what with the impending launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X in late 2020. As such, EA Sports has promised that players who buy FIFA 21 on PS4 and Xbox One will get a free copy on respective next-gen platform. But

Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed again, this time by two months, with CD Projekt Red setting a new release date of November 19. The first-person role-playing game’s new November slot has sparked speculation that it will launch alongside the PS5 and Xbox Series X, slated to arrive in late 2020. November is the expected month,

The Last of Us: Part II has launched exclusively for the PlayStation 4. It is a sequel to ‘The Last of Us’ from 2013 that came out for the PlayStation 3 in 2013 and the PlayStation 4 in 2014. Developed by Naughty Dog, the just released sequel retails for Rs. 3,999 for the standard edition

How long is Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and are we getting a full-length sequel? Insomniac Games hasn’t done a great job with the reveal of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, what with Sony’s initial comments that it was an expansion to the 2018 original, before a statement from Insomniac clarifying that it is a standalone game.

PUBG Mobile, one of the most popular mobile games, is known by this name everywhere except in China, where it is called Game for Peace. Notably, there are some other changes between the two versions but typically, features that make their way to the Chinese version eventually reach the global version as well. With that

Google Stadia Premier Edition is now cheaper, but users will not get the three free months of Stadia Pro unlike earlier. Stadia Pro is a premium subscription service that lets you stream games in 4K, HDR, and 5.1 surround sound, along with other perks. At the time of release, Google Stadia Premier Edition came with

PlayStation 5 price and release date have been leaked through an e-commerce listing. The PS5 has been in the news ever since it’s unveiling last week. First, it was because of its polarising design, then its UI and possible special editions, and now the pricing seems to have been leaked via an Amazon listing. As

During France’s coronavirus lockdown, a futuristic blue-winged avatar joined the wildly popular world of Fortnite, but its goal was not to be the last person standing — its job was to give young victims of abuse a chance to tell their stories. The secret project was launched by the French children’s aid group L’Enfant Bleu

Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5 last week with a bunch of new games at a digital event. Since then, the design of the PlayStation 5 has been the talk of the town. Sony’s VP of UX Design at PlayStation, Matt MacLaurin, recently took to his LinkedIn page to share an image of the new console,

A new Star Wars game is on its way. Late on Monday, EA announced Star Wars: Squadrons, a first-person space combat video game that grants you full control of Star Wars starfighters such as the X-wing and TIE fighter. Though the focus is on 5v5 multiplayer battles, Star Wars: Squadrons will also offer a single-player

PlayStation 5 will be getting a redesigned user interface that is more subtle than flashy, according to Matt MacLaurin, VP of UX Design at PlayStation. Recently, Sony revealed the PlayStation 5, along with many games for the upcoming console. There was also a small teaser of the start screen at the event, and now, via a

Call of Duty: Mobile is among the most popular mobile games owing to its multiplayer game modes and battle royale. For quite some time now, there have been reports on Call of Duty: Mobile getting the Gulag map from last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Warzone mode. Now, the developers of the game have

Spider-Man is coming to PS5. At the online PlayStation 5 event, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a launch title for the PS5 and the next entry in the Spider-Man series that began with Marvel’s Spider-Man in 2018 on the PS4. As you can tell, the Spider-Man PS5 game will focus on the eponymous superhero,

GTA 5 isn’t going anywhere. At the online PlayStation 5 event, Rockstar Games announced that an “expanded and enhanced” Grand Theft Auto V will release in the second half of 2021 on the PS5 — eight years after its launch. Additionally, a new standalone GTA Online will be available for free on the PS5 exclusively.

We finally know what the PS5 looks like. At the end of its online PS5 event, Sony unveiled its next-generation console — the PlayStation 5 — in all its glory. It’s white, it’s got wings, and it’s designed to stand vertically, just like the Xbox Series X. Sony also announced PS5 Digital Edition, which will

A new Spider-Man game. A Horizon Zero Dawn sequel. And a new Gran Turismo, Resident Evil, Hitman, and NBA 2K. Sony had an eventful PS5 games reveal, as it announced over two dozen titles for the PlayStation 5 — including several exclusives — that will release on its next-generation console at launch or thereafter. The PS5

The Last of Us 2 is out June 19. Before you dive into the game, read our review to know what to expect. Released seven years ago this month, The Last of Us — the award-winning survival horror game from Sony-owned Naughty Dog, written and directed by Neil Druckmann — was one of the last

ARK: Survival Evolved is free on the Epic Games Store as part of its weekly free game giveaway. The survival adventure game developed by Studio Wildcard launched in 2017 and is now available for free till June 18. Epic Games has been giving away free games every week for quite some time now and the

Capcom, the Japanese video game developer, has announced that its Resident Evil series has crossed the 100 million units sold mark globally. The franchise that started in 1996 and hooked fans with its survival horror mechanics has now become the first franchise for the company to reach this milestone. In its press release, Capcom states

It’s time for PlayStation 5. Sony will give us our first look at games for the PS5 in an online-only event after midnight on Thursday, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There’s no word on what those games will be, but most of them will be launch titles, with Sony saying as much its announcement

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has admitted that hackers have breached 300,000 accounts since early April, gaining access to personal information such as birthdays and email addresses but not credit-card details. An initial hack in April compromised 160,000 accounts and a further 140,000 breaches have been discovered since then, the Kyoto-based firm said in a statement

PUBG Mobile could be getting a major update to its popular Erangel map. After the revamped Miramar map called Miramar 2.0, it looks like the revamped version of its most played map Erangel has been revealed through the beta of the Chinese Version of PUBG Mobile, Game for Peace. Tentatively named Erangel 2.0, the revamped

PUBG Mobile was the top mobile game worldwide in May in terms of revenue for the month. A new report has stated that the game earned its creators over $226 million (roughly Rs. 1.7 thousand crore) in user spending, making it the highest grossing game in the world for May. The majority of this revenue

Rovio Entertainment launched Small Town Murders, a new puzzle game aimed at women over 35, on Wednesday in its latest attempt to reduce its reliance on Angry Birds. The Finnish firm’s new game combines a murder mystery narrative with so-called match three puzzles, a gaming trend originally initiated in 2012 by King’s Candy Crush Saga.

Sony unveiled plans to showcase games tailored for its planned PlayStation 5 consoles Thursday in a sign of a ramped up effort for the year-end holiday season. The online event titled “The Future of Gaming” was postponed last week due to unrest in cities over police misconduct and race discrimination. “We needed to step aside

Every day, 90-year-old Japanese grandma Hamako Mori flexes her fingers to keep them nimble. Not for knitting or needlepoint, but to keep them in shape for playing video games. The pensioner known as “Gamer Grandma” spends three or more hours a day battling monsters and going on missions in the virtual worlds of her favourite

Fortnite’s next live event and Season 3 have been postponed once again, this time due to the protests in the US. Epic Games made the announcement through its blog post stating that the teams need to “focus on themselves, their families, and their communities”. It added that the live event called ‘The Device’ and Season

Star Chef 2, the sequel to popular cooking game Star Chef that came out in 2018, is now available for Android and iOS users. Developed by 99Games, Star Chef 2 is a free to play cooking and restaurant management game where players have to run and expand their restaurant while also preparing dishes. Star Chef

Sony on Monday postponed a streamed event at which it was to showcase games tailored for new-generation PlayStation 5 consoles, stepping back amid growing unrest in US cities. The digital showcase of PS5 games had been set for Thursday. Japan-based Sony did not indicate a new date for the online presentation. “While we understand gamers

Valorant — Riot Games’ new free-to-play online first-person shooter — is out now in India, most of Asia-Pacific, and Oceania. It’s actually been available since 4:30am IST. The Windows PC-only game is also available in Europe, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Russia, and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), having gone live at