Gaming

FAU-G, the made-in-India mobile game developed by nCore Games is scheduled to launch on January 26. Ever since the initial announcement for the game that took place early in September last year, there has been quite a lot of buzz around it, even though all that is known about the game has come from a

Google Search on mobile is being redesigned to give it a fresh look and make it easier for users to find what they are looking for. The search giant shared the development through a blog post with some insights from the designer who led the visual redesign. Google Search redesign on mobile will allow people

Cyberpunk 2077 has got its first “major” fix, so to say, in the form of Patch 1.1. CD Projekt Red, the developer of the game, shared the changelog for the patch on the official website and said it is out for PC, consoles, and Stadia. It focuses on stability improvements, some visual fixes, fixes for

Microsoft backtracked on a plan to raise the price for subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold, its paid online gaming platform, after outrage from users. The price bump would have doubled the cost of an annual pass and bring a six-month subscription to $60 (roughly Rs. 4,400). Last year, Microsoft removed the option for a full-year subscription

Xbox Series X isn’t looking to wow you with its design. Just look at its direct rival, the PlayStation 5. Unlike Sony’s swanky dual-winged dual-tone console and its matching rebranded controller, Microsoft’s offering is as plain as it comes. The Series X is just a giant black box. It doesn’t have any fins nor any

FAU-G, the made-in-India action game for mobile devices, has crossed the four-million pre-registration mark on Google Play ahead of its official release, developer nCore Games has revealed. The game went for pre-registrations in late November — after a series of delays and changing in its launch date schedule that was ultimately set for January 26.

Resident Evil Village — the next mainline entry in the long-running survival horror video game series — now has a release date: May 7. During a franchise showcase on Thursday, Capcom announced that Resident Evil Village would also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, expanding access beyond its initial PC, PlayStation 5, and

Asus ROG Moba 5 series gaming laptop models have been launched in China sporting the latest AMD Ryzen processors and Nvidia graphics. The series includes the ROG Moba 5 and the Moba 5 Plus with the main difference between the two being the display size. The Asus ROG Moba 5 features a 15.6-inch display whereas

Among Us developers InnerSloth explained through a blog post why new features were taking time to be added to the game. The 2018 multiplayer game tasted great popularity in the second half of 2020, something that the developers said they were not expecting. InnerSloth discussed how the three-member team (now four) adapted to the work

Opera has announced the acquisition of YoYo Games, the company behind GameMaker Studio 2, a platform that helps users build 2D games on desktop, mobile, Web, and consoles. Opera said that it plans to expand its reach and capabilities in the gaming space using GameMaker Studio 2 and Opera GX, its browser targeted at gamers

Fortnite is set to get a new skin set that brings major football (or soccer) club’s skins to the game. Dubbed Kickoff Set, the new skins will be available to players from January 23, along with Pele’s Air Punch emote. Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, has teamed up with 23 football clubs to bring

Xbox Game Pass will add nine new games in the rest of January, Microsoft has announced, across Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, PC, and/ or Android (via game streaming). The Yakuza Remastered Collection — it consists of remastered versions of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5 — is the highlight of the lot. It

Star Wars is getting a new open-world game that will be developed by Ubisoft-owned Massive Entertainment, the Swedish studio is best known for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Ubisoft and Disney-owned Lucasfilm Games announced. Massive — which is also making a game based on James Cameron’s Avatar — will use its existing Snowdrop engine to

Hogwarts Legacy — the next Harry Potter game — has been delayed from 2021 to 2022. On Wednesday, Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software and Portkey Games (the Harry Potter video game publishing label owned by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) announced that they need more time to deliver the “best possible experience”. As such, Hogwarts Legacy

PlayStation 5 will not receive a second round of pre-orders in India ahead of the February 2 release date, Sony confirmed to Gadgets 360. The anticipated game console went on pre-orders in the country on January 12 for just a few minutes — after which it became “sold out” across all channels. That brought disappointment

LG Ultra series monitors have been announced at CES 2021. The monitors, which include new models from LG UltraGear, UltraWide and UltraFine series, are aimed at gamers, digital artists and technology professionals, as per the company. LG says that these monitors deliver superior productivity and entertainment, and are perfect for both home as well as

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has issued a public apology for the less-than-desirable performance of the game, especially on consoles. Co-founder of CD Projekt, Marcin Iwinski, shared some insights on the development of the game and the company’s moto of “honest and direct communication” with gamers through a video posted on YouTube on the

Steam Year in Review for 2020 shows 21.4 percent more games were purchased compared to 2019 and the total amount of playtime doubled in 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic having forced people to stay inside their homes for most of last year, more and more people gravitated towards video games, be it on their smartphones,l

Lenovo Legion 7, Lenovo Legion 5, and Lenovo Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop models have been updated with the latest AMD Ryzen 5000-series CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs. Lenovo has also announced the new Legion Slim 7 with the latest AMD and Nvidia hardware as well. The 2021 Legion lineup is part of

Razer has introduced a smart mask concept called Project Hazel at CES 2021. An N95-class face mask, Project Hazel is designed to have active ventilation and an auto-sterilisation function. It will have a low-light mode, comprising interior lights that automatically turn on when it is dark. The mask has a transparent design that will let

Hitman 3 is coming out on January 20, and here’s everything you need to know about it. Hit man 3 is set to bring a fitting conclusion to the radical World of Assassination trilogy that started with IO Interactive’s 2016-title, Hitman. If you’re a fan of stealth-based action games, you should be well aware of

PlayStation 5 India pre-orders went live earlier on Tuesday, and disappeared within minutes — if they appeared at all. Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Games The Shop, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales opened online PS5 pre-orders at 12pm on Tuesday, January 12. And by 12:10pm, all the sites were either displaying “sold out”, struggled to

Intel plans to tap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to make a second generation discrete graphics chip for personal computers that it hopes will help it combat the rise of Nvidia, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The chip, known as DG2, will be made on a new chipmaking process at TSMC that has not

Hike is shutting down its Sticker Chat app, founder and CEO Kavin Bharti Mittal confirmed. The company is ‘sunsetting’ Hike Sticker Chat in January 2021 itself. Mittal says that even though the app is shutting down, HikeMoji will still be available in its other services. The company had earlier stated that the Hike Sticker Chat

Amkette EvoFox GameBox has been launched in India as a budget friendly gaming console. It supports 4K media playback and comes with hundreds of preloaded games. However, it does not support Netflix or Amazon Prime Video (HD) at present. It is powered by a quad core processor and runs on Android 9 Pie. The package

Acer Predator XB273U NX, Predator XB323QK NV, and Nitro XV282K KV gaming monitors have been launched, expanding its Predator and Nitro line up. They boast of impressive specifications and are geared towards a wide range of gamers, be it professional or casual players. Acer Predator XB273U NX has a WQHD panel while the Predator XB323QK

PUBG Mobile India’s launch is still a mystery as there has been no formal discussion between PUBG/ Krafton and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). An online publication that filed an RTI asking MeitY for clarity, and found that there has been no official meeting about the launch of PUBG Mobile India. PUBG

Microsoft attempted to buy Nintendo prior to launching the first Xbox in 2001, former Xbox executives have revealed, in a bid to secure its coveted first-party titles — the likes of Mario, Pokémon, and Zelda — but the Windows giant was laughed out of the room by the Japanese giant. Microsoft also unsuccessfully tried to

Minecraft Earth AR mobile game, launched by Microsoft two years ago, is shutting down. The developers say that the current global situation has prevented free movement and collaborative play – two things that are essential for playing Minecraft Earth. As a result of this pandemic, Microsoft has taken the tough decision to end support for

Hitwicket Superstars wasn’t grabbing big headlines until it won the Prime Minister’s AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge in the games category. It emerged as the most favourite mobile gaming app, beating Scarfall: The Royale Combat and World Cricket Championship – WCC2. The game is an interactive mobile cricket strategy game that is available both on