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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
HIGHLIGHTS You’ll be able to block games you feel are offensive from your Steam list The tool for this is not available yet Certain games are locked from sale on Steam till it’s ready Despite professing that it would allow everything on Steam, Valve will not allow adult games on the PC digital distribution service just yet. According […]
HIGHLIGHTS Fortnite for Android is due this summer Epic Games is going all-in on AWS This could mean a relatively smooth launch when it hits Android With a Fortnite Android release date on the horizon Epic Games plans to further its investment in Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Fortnite. The game is currently available on PS4, Xbox […]
HIGHLIGHTS Nintendo is buying a 5-percent stake in Cygames Cygames is best known for Granblue Fantasy Dragalia Lost is a action role-playing game Japanese video game maker Nintendo said on Friday it has teamed up with Tokyo-based online games developer Cygames, aiming to step up the mobile gaming business and reduce reliance on volatile console sales. The […]
HIGHLIGHTS Steam revenue in 2017 was its best yet Over 7,696 games were released on Steam in 2017 Half of its revenue came from 100 games PC gaming may have had its fair share of issues related to prohibitive pricing of hardware and gamesbut that hasn’t stopped digital distribution platform Steam from having its best year ever in terms of […]
HIGHLIGHTS Sony’s PS4 sold over 73.6 million units since its launch in 2013 5.9 million PS4 consoles have been sold over the holiday season PS4 games have sold 645 million units across retail and digital stores Sony has announced that its PS4 sales have hit 73.6 million. Over 5.9 million PS4 consoles were sold during the holiday […]
HIGHLIGHTS Games The Shop has started trade-ins It’s currently limited to a single outlet for now The number of games you can trade-in will expand soon Specialist Indian games store chain Games The Shop has begun trade-ins for used games. After CEX, it is the only brick and mortar retailer to allow customers to trade games in for store […]
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings said on Thursday it could help Snapchat owner Snap publish video games and improve ad sales after acquiring a 12 percent stake in the US social media network. Snap’s disclosure in a US regulatory filing that Tencent had recently bought 145.8 million of its shares on the open market set off a wave of speculation among investors about […]