HIGHLIGHTS The Viveport app store offers 1,400 VR games Over 200 have been optimised for the Oculus Rift Oculus Rift users can subscribe to Viveport’s paid service HTC on Tuesday announced that it is opening up its Viveport VR-centric app store and subscription service to Oculus Rift users, which means that users of the Oculus Rift will now be able […]
HIGHLIGHTS The FIFA 19 demo is available from September 13 The full game will be on EA Access and Origin Access a week later Champions Edition buyers can play it from September 25 With FIFA 19 releasing on September 25 for those purchasing the Champions Edition and September 28 for the standard variant, EA has finally announced […]
HIGHLIGHTS Echo, Sonos, and other Alexa-powered devices can soon use Xbox One Insiders can power on the Xbox One, control volume, and launch games It is only for US users in the Xbox Insider program right now Microsoft will be allowing Xbox Insiders to test Alexa support on the Xbox One from today. The company is releasing an Xbox Skill […]
Epic Games detailed Fortnite’s newly-announced ‘High Stakes’ event on Sunday, which includes a limited-time mode called Getaway, a new outfit known as Wild Card, and several challenges. Fortnite’s High Stakes event was unveiled Friday on Twitter, with a promotional image showing the Wild Card outfit: a full-body suit, gloves, a face mask and a briefcase. In a separate tweet, […]
E-sports will shift away from violent content and towards sports-focused titles for the 2022 Asian Games, the CEO of Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s sports arm told Reuters on Sunday. Alisports CEO Zhang Dazhong, who partnered with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to feature electronic sports as a demonstration event in the 2018 Asian Games, said the […]
HIGHLIGHTS CS:GO free version limited to offline play Can also watch other matches Full version costs Rs. 459 in India Valve has released a free version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), which allows players to compete against bots in offline matches and watch matches through GOTV, the spectating client for the game. Called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Free Edition, […]
HIGHLIGHTS Reigns: Game of Thrones is out this October It features music from the TV show It is priced at Rs. 299 Popular monarchy simulator Reigns is teaming up with Game of Thrones for Reigns: Game of Thrones. Based on the HBO TV series, Reigns: Game of Thrones will be on Android, iOS, and PC. The Reigns: Game of […]
The frenzy over the phenomenally popular video game Fortnite may be easing, according to revenue estimates released Thursday by market tracker SuperData. The free online game’s revenue grew just 2 percent in July from the previous month – despite creator Epic Games releasing a new season of its Battle Pass offering digital perks and added challenges. “Fortnite’s peak may be behind us,” […]
HIGHLIGHTS Fortnite patch v5.30 now live Upcoming skins, weapons spotted in game files Some already available in store Fortnite patch v5.30 dropped Thursday, sending data-mining enthusiasts into overdrive as they dove into the game files looking for upcoming skins, weapons, back blings, gliders, emotes, trails, and pickaxes. In addition to the Rift-To-Go portable rift that Epic […]
Computer and video games can include swastikas and other Nazi symbols, a German industry body said Thursday, after a heated debate over the Wolfenstein franchise in which gamers battle Third Reich forces. The game was previously deemed to have fallen foul of the German criminal code, which bars any depiction of so-called “anti-constitutional” symbols, including Nazi […]