Video games have long been literally the center of attention in the App Store, so Apple’s prospects for finding Arcade subscribers among its installed base of over 1 billion iOS devices is pretty straightforward. But can Apple Arcade spread the wealth of iOS’ developer attention to its other platforms, meaningfully driving new interest in gaming […]
Bengaluru | Kolkata: Online gaming companies, which got their first unicorn in Dream11 earlier this month, are on a talent hunt as they race towards growth, riding high on improved technology, greater proliferation of smartphones, cheap internet and increasing data penetration. It is the next big thing in the startup ecosystem, after travel, e-commerce and fintech, with […]
NEW DELHI: Benchmark indices jumped over half-a-per cent in Friday’s trade, as the rupee recovered some ground after Thursday’s sharp drop. An appreciating rupee draws foreign inflows. At 9.25 am, the BSE Sensex was ruling at 38,904, up 219 points. The NSE barometer Nifty50 was up 60 points at 11,658. Indices gained even as most […]
If you’re a mobile games fan, you can expect “bigger, better and badder” franchises coming down the line thanks to 5G. That’s according to Frank Gibeau, CEO of Zynga, whose claim to fame resided with its Facebook-based games like ”’Farmville” before it transitioned to creating its own mobile gaming services and brands. Gibeau told CNBC that […]
Today, Xiaomi announced its new gaming smartphone, the Black Shark 2. We previewed the first model last year; at the time, it seemed like a promising competitor to other gaming phone makers, like Asus and Razer. And Xiaomi is no stranger to designing and releasing high-end smartphones in China and elsewhere, even if they’re still fairly new […]
Gan said a total of five shots were fired into his and his friend’s rooms, apparently fired by a stranger who was “partying behind the street.” Thankfully no one was hurt by the stray gunfire, including Gan. The shots came in around 4 AM and he wasn’t sitting at his PC at the time—but if […]
NVIDIA launched its latest consumer-class GPU targeted at mainstream PC gamers this past Friday, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Although this new card carries a GeForce GTX moniker like its Pascal-based predecessors, it is actually based on NVIDIA’s bleeding-edge Turing architecture, which is also the foundation of the GeForce RTX 2000 series – with some major […]
Whether you play games on the PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, or even on Android or iOS, 2018 was a fantastic year for gaming. From ultra-detailed big budget spectacles like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey that cost Rs. 3,999 ($60 at launch) to exceptionally polished yet free battle royale titles like PUBG Mobile, 2018 has proved […]
Indian Rummy has been a traditional card game that existed within the family and was played as an integral part of certain festivals. Online version of the game has, however, completely altered the perception of how the traditional rummy patti game was played. The homely game has broken the family boundaries and emerged as an […]
Learning rummy is not a tough job. Anyone can learn how to play rummy simply by reading the rules and practising a bit. The simplicity of this game makes it popular among all card players around India. Here we try and explain the essential aspects of rummy playing so that newbies too can grasp the […]