Gaming

Arm unveiled the biggest overhaul of its technology in almost a decade, with new designs targeting markets currently dominated by Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker. The Cambridge, UK-based company is adding capabilities to help chips handle machine learning, a powerful type of artificial intelligence software. Extra security features will lock down data and computer code

GOQii founder Vishal Gondal has been summoned by the police in Faridabad over posts against real money gaming. Gondal, who is also an investor in nCore games, the creators of FAU-G, has been posting about the differences between video games and real money gaming, that he described as gambling. This has led to multiple defamation

CD Projekt, the Polish studio behind one of the most anticipated and derided games of 2020, will have a lot of explaining to do when it updates investors on its strategy on Tuesday. Cyberpunk 2077, a futuristic role-playing game featuring Keanu Reeves, launched in December to scathing reviews amid reports of bugs. Analysts say it

Intel’s 11th Gen ‘Rocket Lake’ Core i9, Core i7, and Core i5 desktop CPUs should soon be available for everyone across the world to buy. This isn’t another minor 14nm update, like we’ve seen for the past several years, as Intel struggled with 10nm manufacturing capacity. Instead of prolonging the wait further, Intel has taken the surprising step

Chinese tech giant Tencent said on Thursday its cellphone action game PUBG Mobile has surpassed 1 billion accumulated downloads outside China, making it one of the most successful games worldwide. PUBG Mobile, the mobile version of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, in which a group of players fight one another until only a single combatant is left alive,

Rocket League Sideswipe will be coming to Android and iOS later this year. Psyonix, the developer of the highly popular console and PC version of the game, announced the team is working on a mobile version that is being “built from the ground up.” Rocket League Sideswipe, like the PC and console version, will be

Xbox Live Gold membership will not be required to play free-to-play multiplayer games, Microsoft has announced. The company shared the development through its Xbox Insider programme release note as part of the latest Alpha Skip-Ahead update. The OS update that is currently being tested has been released for Xbox Insiders and brings some fixes, along

PUBG Mobile may soon get a revamped Miramar map along with the return of Karakin map and several other changes. A known tipster has shared a screenshot of what seems to be a Discord post by one of the Community Coordinators at PUBG. It states that these changes will be implemented with the upcoming season

Halo Infinite developers 343 Industries detailed many aspects of the upcoming shooter Halo Infinite’s audio production. The company revealed in a blog that they actually smashed a piano into pieces to record sound effects. The audio team didn’t just use the piano as a target for various blunt instruments, instead before smashing it, they placed

Tech giant Google’s cloud gaming service Stadia is testing touchscreen controls on Android, and might roll out a ”direct touch” feature in it soon. 9to5Google has analysed the latest Stadia release on Android and found multiple references to a “direct touch” feature. Once enabled, direct touch will allow Stadia users to tap, swipe, and pinch elements in

DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, true to its name, has a lot of blood. To be fair, it is rated 18+ for violence and language, with a few f-bombs per episode, and the gore doesn’t exceed most modern action anime for adults. There is even a fair amount of sexuality in here, but no nudity. But seeing

American multinational corporation Qualcomm, which was earlier said to be working on a brand of gaming smartphones, will now reportedly be developing a handheld console of its own that will be powered specifically by the upcoming Android 12. As per a report by Android Police, this portable gaming console will strongly resemble the Nintendo Switch, but

Gamers are used to taking control of Neymar in virtual football pitches, but the Brazilian star has found a new field to run wild on: the shoot’em up mega-hit Fortnite. Neymar’s recruitment is part of a strategy by Epic Games to expand the universe of Fortnite beyond its kill-or-be-killed Battle Royale by wheeling in the sports, music,

Nintendo said on Tuesday it is partnering with Pokemon Go app developer Niantic to create augmented reality (AR) titles, with a Pikmin themed app launching this year. The partnership could breathe life into Nintendo’s stalled mobile ambitions after the firm struggled to replicate the appeal of Pokemon Go, which became a social phenomenon as gamers

Xbox Live is being rebranded as Xbox network by Microsoft. The first instance for the change in name, where clips were uploaded to Xbox network rather than Xbox Live, appeared for Xbox beta testers on the Xbox dashboard recently. Xbox Live was introduced in 2002 for the original Xbox and has subsequently been updated in

Apple and Epic Games have listed their chief executive officers as potential witnesses in a case between the iPhone maker and the video game developer over the App Store payment system, court documents showed. Apple and Epic Games, creator of the popular game Fortnite, have been in a legal battle since last year, when Epic Games

Cyberpunk 2077 will soon get its long-awaited Patch 1.2 and developer CD Projekt Red has shared some of the improvements that the patch will bring to the game. In the form of a special report by N54 News (a news channel in the game), the developers shared that the patch will make some changes to

Amazon Luna game streaming service is now compatible with Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. In other words, this essentially means that those who have any of these Samsung flagship handsets can now easily stream games from Amazon Luna on their devices. This compatibility has already been available on a few other

The Last of Us season 1 will cover the events of the original game of the same name, Neil Druckmann has revealed. Druckmann is the writer and director on both games, The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II. Set in post-apocalyptic 2033, The Last of Us follows smuggler Joel and teenage

Logitech G333 wired gaming earphones were launched globally this week. The earphones are packed with two separate drivers in each ear housing to deliver a “powerful audio experience with a rich soundscape”. They are equipped with an in-line mic with integrated audio controls, and are claimed to be compatible with PC, mobile, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo,

EA Play subscription is now finally available to PC users who have Xbox Game Pass memberships, Microsoft has announced. The service will allow Xbox Game Pass members to have access to a library of more than 60 games including Need for Speed Heat, Battlefield V, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and others at no extra

Pokemon Go is hosting an in-game event in India to celebrate the religious festival of Holi. The event to celebrate the festival of colours will begin on March 28 from 10am to 8pm IST for trainers in India. In addition to this in-game event, two new T-shirt avatar items inspired by Holi will be available

PUBG Corporation is looking for an Investment & Strategy Analyst for its Bengaluru office. The company has a job listing on LinkedIn for the associate level position and is looking for someone who can support the senior team in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investment, and more. While this job posting does really provide any confirmation

Sony has unveiled new VR controllers that will be a part of its next-generation virtual reality system for PlayStation 5. The controllers have an “orb” shaped design and look quite different from the current PlayStation Move motion controllers. The new VR controllers look like an exaggerated version of the Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 controllers, with

What’s the next PUBG Mobile in India, and what makes a gaming phone successful? These were some of the questions that Asus executives discussed with Gadgets 360 soon after launching the ROG Phone 5. The gaming smartphone comes with a number of features you wouldn’t see in most smartphones on the market. With this latest

Epic Games has shared an early look at party system it is adding its gaming store. The company unveiled a new upcoming party system which “enables players to group together and communicate via voice, text, and more,” through a post on its site. The feature will come with a revamped UI for the friends section

Sony Play at Home brings ten free PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games that will be available for download from March 25. Sony introduced Play At Home in April last year as a way to provide some entertainment to consumers who were forced to stay home during lockdowns. Now, the latest update with the programme

Asus ROG Strix series, ROG Strix Scar series, and TUF A15 laptops, along with Asus ROG Strix GA35 gaming desktop, have been refreshed with latest hardware in India. The Asus ROG Strix series and ROG Strix Scar series of gaming laptops come with 15.6-inch G15 and 17.3-inch G17 display models. The Asus TUF A15 gaming

What are the best casual games on iOS and Android that you should have on your phone? Sometimes, when you want to take a break for even just five minutes or so, you’ll often tend to pick up your phone. Unfortunately, there’s no new notifications, but you still want to look at the screen for

PUBG Mobile patch 1.3 has been released and it brings a new festival mode to celebrate the game’s anniversary. The new mode is called Hundred Rhythms and will be set in the Erangel map. The players will be able to attend a music festival with a Music Armband that comes with three unique skills. Patch