Gaming

Apex Legends Mobile — the upcoming port of the popular battle royale game for smartphones — is now open for pre-registration on the Google Play store for gamers on Android smartphones. Pre-registering for the game will grant players rewards in the form of in-game cosmetic items when Apex Legends Mobile is released. Developer Respawn has

Hogwarts Legacy — the open world role-playing game set in the wizarding world a century before Harry Potter — is expected to launch later this year, and gamers will be able to view its gameplay as part of the next PlayStation State of Play broadcast confirmed to stream later this week. The upcoming State of

New State Mobile March update is now live on Android and iOS, developer Krafton announced on Thursday. The latest update brings the 765LT supercar as a result of a partnership with McLaren Automotive. The March update of New State Mobile also comes with a new Survivor Pass, revamped Erangel map, and a new MG3 full-auto

Asus ROG Strix Scar 15, ROG Strix Scar 17, ROG Strix G15, and ROG Strix G17 were launched in India on Tuesday. Asus had globally unveiled these laptops at CES 2022. The company also refreshed its TUF gaming lineup, with the launch of the Asus TUF F15, Asus TUF F17, Asus TUF A15, and Asus

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is getting a Holi Dhamaka 1.9.0 update this month that brings a new festive-themed mode and two Sky Islands. The BGMI March update is specifically designed to celebrate the festival of colours. It brings the Holi Dhamaka Theme Mode as well as Rainbow Plaza and Camp. The latest Battlegrounds Mobile India

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D price and sale date have been announced — a couple of months after its debut at CES 2022 in January. The new desktop chip is aimed at gamers, with a 3D stacking tech. AMD claims that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is the “world’s fastest gaming processor” — surpassing the performance of

New State Mobile — previously known as PUBG New State — is set to undergo maintenance in preparation for the upcoming March update. The popular battle royale game for Android and iOS smartphones will be down for maintenance on March 17. The next update to New State Mobile will bring new content including weapons, and

Vodafone Idea on Monday launched its gaming service that is available in partnership with mobile gaming company Nazara Technologies. Called Vi Games, the service is claimed to offer more than 1,200 Android and HTML5 based mobile games across 10 genres directly through the Vi app. Gaming titles on Vi Games are available to both prepaid

GTA 5 — or Grand Theft Auto 5 — is one of the most popular games ever created by developer Rockstar Games. The game, which was released nearly a decade ago in 2013, has sold a whopping 160 million copes globally. While Rockstar has focused on other popular titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök is just another expansion pack, or is it? We’ll get to that in a bit. At first glance, it does seem to be just a plain, boring expansion pack but once you start playing the game — sorry, expansion — you realise you’re actually Havi-ng fun. Dawn of Ragnarök

Battlegrounds Mobile India Open Challenge — or BMOC — was announced by Krafton on Friday, as the first BGMI competition for 2022. The South Korean publisher revealed that registration for the upcoming BMOC will open on March 14. However, gamers will need to meet certain requirements in order to register for the open challenge. The

Call of Duty: Warzone, the popular cross-platform, free-to-play battle royale game from Activision, is set to make its way to smartphones. Gamers on Android and iOS already have access to Call of Duty: Mobile, which was released on mobile phones in October 2019. CoD Publisher Activision has revealed that it is looking to hire across

PlayStation and Nintendo are suspending shipments to Russia, the Japanese gaming giants said Thursday, as international brands increasingly halt operations in the country following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Sony Group, which owns PlayStation, said in a statement that its video game unit “joins the global community in calling for peace in Ukraine“. “We have suspended

US Federal prosecutors and securities regulators are investigating large bets that Barry Diller, Alexander von Furstenberg and David Geffen made on Activision Blizzard shares in January, days before the videogame maker agreed to be acquired by Microsoft, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. IAC Chairman Diller, his stepson von Furstenberg, and music mogul Geffen

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — popularly known as GTA V or GTA 5 and GTA Online — are set to release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles on March 15. The remastered versions of both titles will not be a free upgrade for owners on older generation consoles.

Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been working on technology that helps people navigate and enjoy places in the real world since he helped create Google Maps nearly 20 years ago. So it’s not surprising that he isn’t a fan of the current hyperbole surrounding the notion that technology is poised to hatch a “metaverse”

Apps have now become a part of our lives – be it social media apps, gaming apps, creativity apps, or any other category of apps. Some of the apps keep us entertained while some are very useful in our day-to-day life. There are millions of Android apps found on the Google Play store and I

Electronic Arts is removing the Russian national team and all Russian football clubs from its popular videogame title FIFA 22, as more companies distance themselves from the country following its invasion of Ukraine. This effectively removes most Russian players from FIFA 22 as well, given only five current Russian national football team squad members —

Ukraine plans to urge about 50 additional tech companies, including in gaming, esports and internet infrastructure, to take action against Russia following a slew of earlier requests, a top Ukrainian government tech official told Reuters on Wednesday. Software giant Oracle responded within three hours on Wednesday to a tweet from Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation

Saints Row 4 is probably one of the wildest games in the series, and lets gamers step into the shoes of none other than the US President, who must save the world from the evil alien overlord Zinyak. Saints Row 4 also adds super powers, allowing players to take on Zinyak’s minions in spectacular moves.

Google Play Pass has made its debut in India this week. It will allow Android users to access apps and games without any ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments. The subscription-based service is available at a starting price as Rs. 99 per month. Once subscribed, Play Pass offers access to a curated collection of apps