Gaming

PlayStation 5 DualSense controller unboxing video has been posted on YouTube. It offers a close look at the next-generation controller’s design and hardware up close, along with a handy connectivity feature that helps it connect to PCs or phones – with Windows and Android platforms seemingly supported already. PlayStation 5 is slated to launch initially

Fortnite is currently running its Halloween theme called ‘Fortnitemares 2020: Midas’ Revenge’ and it will last till November 3. While this update brings several aesthetic changes to the game like Halloween decorations, flying brooms, and more, there is a major gameplay change as well. Players who die during a match come back as ghosts. This

Microsoft’s Xbox app on iOS now supports streaming Xbox One games on iPhone and iPad. The new feature allows you to remotely play a game that is running on your Xbox One on your iPhone or iPad. The updated app brings several other changes and improvements as well. This Xbox remote play feature in the

Fortnite on PC is now under 30GB in size, down from 90GB, thanks to the optimisations from Epic, the developer of the game. The team shared the development through a tweet on October 21 that mentions version 14.40 has been released. It also mentions that this patch will be larger than regular updates as it

Sony PlayStation 5 will come with support for popular streaming apps at launch, the company has announced through a blog post. These streaming apps include Apple TV, Netflix, Disney+, and more. The PlayStation 5 will not just be a gaming console, but an entertainment hub as well and just like the PlayStation 4 and its

PUBG Corporation, the developer and publisher of popular battle royale game PUBG, has listed a job posting on LinkedIn to hire an associate-level manager in India. The new hiring by the company has excited people as many might have considered that it would result in the comeback of PUBG Mobile, which was banned by the

Pokemon Go has got a new AR Mapping tasks feature that will show up on some PokeStops. This will allow players to physically explore the area around a PokeStop to complete a task. The development was shared on the official website and Twitter, along with a YouTube video explaining how the feature works. The AR

Fortnite is back with its annual in-game Halloween event. It’s called Fortnitemares, and this event will begin today and go on till November 3. Epic Games has introduced elements on to the island and is also hosting a virtual concert where reggaeton star J Balvin will be performing. The game will have new Halloween-inspired weapons

US Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Ilhan Omar went live on game streaming platform Twitch earlier today to play space-themed, multiplayer social deduction game Among Us. The new move was not just to gain some attention on the platform but also to create awareness and discuss voting and other issues like healthcare ahead of the

PlayStation 5’s internal hardware was recently shown off in an official teardown video revealing a large fan to keep the console cool. Now, Sony’s mechanical design chief working on the PlayStation 5, Yasuhiro Ootori, has reportedly shared that the software that powers the fan will improve over time. During an interview with a Japanese publication,

PlayStation 5 India pricing was revealed over the weekend, but the company did not share information on availability. On the other hand, Xbox Series X and Series S pricing was revealed early in September. The two consoles by Sony and Microsoft come with the same pricing, at least for their top-end models. However, while the

The Monster Hunter trailer is here. Sony Pictures has unveiled a two-minute look at its adaptation of Capcom’s best-selling game series, which reunites the Resident Evil husband-wife duo of Milla Jovovich and writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson. The Monster Hunter trailer confirms what we had previously been told — that the film would be a loose

PlayStation 5 price in India has finally been revealed. The new development comes a month after Sony announced the pricing details of PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition in global markets including the US, the UK, and Australia. Nevertheless, the India release date of the PlayStation 5 series is still a mystery. PlayStation 5

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla PC system requirements have been revealed by Ubisoft with less than a month to its release. Valhalla, the next entry in the long-running Assassin’s Creed series, offers an alternate take on the Viking invasion of Britain in late 9th century. While most publishers give us two configurations (minimum and recommended), Ubisoft has

FIFA 21 is full of goals. With FIFA, EA Sports is constantly engaged in a balancing act between attack vs defence. And it’s a process that continues after release, with some FIFA titles transforming into a whole new beast by the time we’re ready for the next annual iteration. At launch, FIFA 21 is a

Sony has showcased the PlayStation 5 UI through a video on its official YouTube channel. It is quite different from the PlayStation UI on the previous consoles and the video shows off the ‘Control Center’ that can be accessed at any time by pressing the PS button on the controller, as well as other areas

Xbox One has received Microsoft’s new Xbox UI that will be present in the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at launch. The new UI is a part of the October update for the now last-gen Xbox One. It brings a refreshed look and feel with stylised icons and the updated Xbox Store. The

Spider-Man: Miles Morales is out in less than a month, and Insomniac Games has given us a further peek at the next PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man adventure. We know more about Miles’ abilities, the villain he will face in his first boss battle, and the differences between the game’s standard “Fidelity Mode” (4K 30fps) and the optional

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 11 will be released on October 14 and the developers have shared an update for what to expect from the new season. The official Reddit post details content that is coming to the game later in October or early November. Season 11 marks the one year anniversary for the game

Playrix, the developer of Homescapes and Gardenscapes, two hugely popular games for Android and iOS devices, has been pulled up by the UK’s advertising regulator for showing misleading advertisements. The developer has been accused of showing ads that bear little resemblance to the actual gameplay of these two mobile games. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)

A federal judge in California on Friday ruled in an injunction request that Apple could bar Epic Games’ Fortnite game from its App Store but must not harm Epic’s developer tools business, which includes the Unreal Engine software used by hundreds of other video games. “The Court maintains its findings from the temporary restraining order

Intel has announced the first details of its upcoming ‘Rocket Lake’ desktop CPU lineup, which will be sold as the 11th Generation Core CPU family. According to a blog post by John Bonini, Intel’s VP and GM of Client Computing Group Desktop, Workstations and Gaming, the new chips will be launched in the first quarter

AMD has taken the wraps off its next-generation Ryzen 5000 Series desktop CPUs, based on the updated ‘Zen 3’ architecture. The new processors are said to offer up to a 26 percent increase in performance in gaming and a 19 percent improvement in instructions per cycle compared to the current Ryzen 3000XT series. The company is

Qualcomm will reportedly develop its own gaming smartphone that is said to launch towards the end of 2020 at the earliest. The chipset manufacturer is said to be working with Asus to develop this rumoured smartphone. Details about this smartphone are quite scarce but Qualcomm has announced an event for December 1 where it is

Xbox Series S price in India will be discounted to Rs. 29,999, Flipkart has teased through a dedicated section on its website. This will be Rs. 4,991 lower than the official price tag of the Xbox Series S that is set at Rs. 34,990. Interestingly, Microsoft India is currently taking pre-orders for the Xbox Series

Paytm First Games has announced a Rs. 10 crores fund to provide a launchpad to homegrown developers and design studios. The company owned by Noida-based One97 Communications has also promised to help participating Indian developers with technology solutions and promote their games on the Paytm First Games app. In addition to the newly created fund,

Rovio Entertainment said on Monday that Chief Executive Kati Levoranta will leave the maker of the Angry Birds game series at the end of the year. Levoranta, who has led Rovio since 2016, took it public markets with a 2017 listing. While this was an initial success, only five months later Rovio issued a surprise

Mobile gaming in India has been steadily growing over the past years and the onset of COVID-19 pandemic has pushed this growth even further. With people bound to the confines of their homes, virtual entrainment has become paramount. Mobile gaming, in particular, has attracted an even larger number of people and given them an opportunity

Gaming laptops are all the rage right now, but many people might still prefer the lower cost and greater flexibility of a desktop PC. After several years of neglect, with barely any branded options in the market, gaming desktops are making a comeback. Nearly every major brand now has a gaming line with powerful hardware

PUBG Mobile team has shared through its social media accounts that it is encountering several waves of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. This is causing some players to be disconnected from the game. Acknowledging the issue, the team shared that it is working on resolving the issue as soon as possible. Additionally, PUBG Mobile also states