They stood, they cheered, they booed and they boozed. Turns out, e-sports fans in New York aren’t much different from their traditional sports counterparts. Packing a nearly 2,000-seat venue across the street from Madison Square Garden, those supporters validated the theory behind the Overwatch League’s ambitious global vision. “This event is everything we could have
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After South Korean company LG electronics and the Swedish telecommunication giant Ericsson, now graphics giant Nvidia has announced that it is not sending its employees to the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona due to the public health risks around the coronavirus. Nvidia was a major sponsor of the conference, and had partnered with the
Facebook said on Friday production of its Oculus virtual reality headset would be hit by the recent coronavirus outbreak, which has weighed on businesses dependent on Chinese supply lines. Earlier in January, the world’s largest social media network started restricting its employees from travelling to China, in the face of rising death toll from the
Xiaomi has added a new accessory to its portfolio – a 65W universal Type-C charger that can juice up a wide range of devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, a Nintendo Switch, and other compatible gaming equipment. Officially listed under the name Xiaomi Type-C Power Adapter 65W, it is claimed to be 27 percent smaller
Japan’s Nintendo said on Thursday delays to production and shipping of its Switch console and peripherals like the Joy-Con controllers to the Japan market due to the coronavirus epidemic were “unavoidable”. Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa said last week that production in China of the popular device was being impacted by the virus. Nintendo began moving
Chipmaker Nvidia on Tuesday opened up for membership its cloud-based game streaming service GeForce Now, taking on Google’s Stadia in a market that is primed for high growth over the next few years. The platform virtually uses a GeForce graphics card to power personal computers, android phones and Shield TVs, enabling the devices to run games
Online games and short video apps have been among the few beneficiaries of China’s virus outbreak, raking in millions of views and downloads as people stuck in self-quarantine at home seek entertainment and ways to beguile their time. The shift has even drawn companies more used to doing business in showrooms, such as carmakers Tesla
Microsoft announced a new Xbox Bounty programme today. As part of the programme, security researchers or white hat hackers can help the tech giant identify security loopholes in its Xbox Live network and services. Microsoft would pay up to $20,000 to security researchers for reporting vulnerabilities The Xbox Bounty programme invites gamers, security researchers, and
Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa said the gaming company has no plans to launch a new Switch model this year. Nintendo launched a handheld-only version of its hit console in September, driving demand for the hit device through the year-end shopping season. There have been media reports the company is preparing an upgraded version of the
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Thursday reported a leap in sales and profit for the nine months to December, upgrading its full-year profit forecast on strong demand for its popular Switch console. Net profit for April-December rose 16.4 percent from a year earlier to JPY 196.4 billion ($1.8 billion), with sales for the period up 2.5
Facebook-owned Instagram experienced the highest reported outage in the fourth quarter of 2019 with 21,682 reports at the peak on November 28, 2019, Snapchat had 18,252 outage reports at the peak of October 14, while Twitter had 15,952 reports at the peak on October 22, according to a new report on Tuesday. The Twitter outage
Sony is reportedly gearing up to bring its PlayStation Now subscription-based cloud game streaming service to India later this year. If you are unaware, PlayStation Now lets players stream PlayStation games on their PS4 or PC. It also allows cloud save, which means users can resume their session on any PC or PlayStation 4 console
China’s Tencent Holdings launched a NOK 1.33 billion ($148 million) bid for computer games maker Funcom on Wednesday, sending the Oslo-listed firm’s shares sharply higher. The board and management of Funcom unanimously supported the all-cash bid of NOK 17 per share, a 27 percent premium to Tuesday’s closing price of NOK 13.35, the companies said in a joint
Xbox Series X consoles are still a long way from hitting the shelves, but speculations are rife regarding its teraflops count, the internal hardware, and of course, the port selection. More so, ever since AMD showed off the console’s renders at an event, which later turned out to be fake. Now, alleged live images of the
PUBG Mobile landed a major update earlier this month, introducing a tonne of fresh content such as a new TDM arena map, an all-new Domination mode, the Light Snowmobile vehicle, and more. Now, PUBG Mobile has announced the Spring Party in-game event to celebrate the Chinese Spring festival. As part of the Spring Party event,
Cyberpunk 2077 is arguably one of the most anticipated 2020 games out there, and ever since that awesome Keanu Reeves reveal at E3 2019, the excitement has gone through the roof. However, fans will have to wait to a little longer to get their hands on it and raise hell, as CD Projekt Red has
Microsoft has dropped prices for its Xbox subscription services — Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold — across the board in India. Both Xbox Game Pass for Console and Xbox Live Gold now cost Rs. 489 per month apiece, instead of the earlier Rs. 699 each. Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta) is now
Americans spent less on video games last year as new consoles were readied for launch and Google took to streaming titles from the cloud, an industry group reported Thursday. US spending on video game hardware and software in 2019 tallied $14.6 billion (roughly Rs. 1,03,756 crores), a 13 percent decline from the previous year, market-tracker
Fortnite is well known for its in-game crossover events with pop culture franchises like Star Wars and Stranger Things. But Epic Games’ hot property often ropes in celebrities for some exclusive new content as well. Remember the Marshmello skin that hit the game recently? The studio has now collaborated with another personality who is arguably
PUBG v6.1 update is out now on the test server, and with it comes a new map called Karakin. The fresh map promises more action, thanks to its small area. In fact, Karakin is now the smallest map in the game with its 2×2 km battlefield, which means more fast-paced combat action on its rocky
Google noted in November last year that it wants Stadia to run on every screen and now the search engine giant has started testing its subscription-based game service on non-Pixel Android phones. There have been reports coming in from Stadia subscribers opening its Android app on their non-Pixel devices and seeing “This screen” appear as
Realme 5i launch in India was certainly the biggest piece of news this week, with the Oppo spin-off brand bringing a new budget smartphone featuring a quad rear camera setup to the country. The company also launched the Realme X50 5G in China this week, while unveiling the Realme C2s in Thailand. Other major news
At CES 2020, Asus has unveiled a host of laptops, monitors, and new Zen WiFi routers. Starting with laptops, the company has introduced a new more compact ZenBook Duo, the new Asus ExpertBook B9450 laptop, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15, and the Asus Chromebook Flip C436. The Vivobook S series laptops have been refreshed with
Sony has finally revealed the official PlayStation 5 logo at CES 2020. And simply put, it looks strikingly familiar, if not boring. The font and styling have been carried over from the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 logo, with no fancy aesthetic tweaks whatsoever and an identical colour scheme. The company also highlighted a few
At CES 2020, Dell has introduced a range of devices and software for gamers. The company announced the new redesigned Dell G5 15 SE (Special Edition) laptop that comes with a dedicated “Game Shift” macro key that allows one key quick launch of game-ready settings. It also introduced the new Alienware 25 Gaming Monitor (AW2521HF)
Nintendo Switch has had a pen-like accessory which was earlier available via bundled offers only. But now, Nintendo is selling an official stylus for the Switch. The stylus will go on sale early next month but availability is currently limited to the UK with no official word on whether it will arrive in other markets.
Razer made a splash at CES 2020 by showcasing the fancy Razer Eracing Simulator concept that comes with a hydraulic racing platform, full manual controls, and a steering wheel with paddle shift to offer an immersive racing experience. But aside from it, the company also launched the Razer Kishi universal mobile gaming controller that is
PUBG Mobile Season 10 is about to end in the next few days, and with it starts the next season. PUBG has officially revealed that PUBG Mobile Season 11 kicks off on January 10. Season 11 will be titled Operation Tomorrow, and is teased to bring some futuristic-themed content in the game. But ahead of Season 11’s start,
Pokemon Go has been a serious money-spinner for Niantic ever since its debut in 2016, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars every year. 2019 was no different, as Pokemon Go raked in nearly $900 million (roughly Rs. 6,402 crores) in player spending last year, as per Sensor Tower. Niantic plans to keep players engaged
Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in multiplayer video games. The tech company, which makes the Xbox gaming system, announced Thursday that it’s sharing the tool with nonprofit organizations and other gaming and messaging service developers. Nicknamed “Project
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