Gaming

Apex Legends developer Respawn has announced that the popular battle royale game is getting a new limited time mode (LTM) — Control. The new game mode will go live along with the 12th Season of Apex Legends — Defiance — and will be the first big team mode for the game. In Control, the key to winning a

The US antitrust review of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion (roughly Rs. 5,10,990 crore) proposed acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard Inc will be handled by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Bloomberg News reported late on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The FTC, instead of the Justice Department, will investigate whether the takeover will

BOE Technology has showcased a 27-inch full-HD gaming monitor that offers a whopping 500Hz refresh rate, as per a report. The monitor is said to offer support for 8-Lane eDP (DisplayPort) output, true 8bit colour output, and a 1ms response time. The monitor does not use OLED technology but, instead, uses a special oxide semiconductor

Video games maker CD Projekt is working on a new single-player version of the card game Gwent, a company representative said. Earlier on Monday, video game and entertainment media website IGN reported that CD Projekt was working on a new Gwent single-player standalone game, sending its shares 8 percent higher. “Yes, we are working on

Logitech G413 SE and Logitech G413 TKL SE mechanical gaming keyboards were launched last week. The new Logitech keyboards feature tactile mechanical switches constructed from PBT plastic and are claimed to be extremely durable. Logitech G413 SE and Logitech G413 TKL SE keyboards feature white LED lighting and a black-brushed aluminium-magnesium alloy top case. The

MSI has revealed some key specifications of its upcoming mini gaming console, the MAG Trident S. The console is equipped with an AMD APU instead of a separate dedicated graphics card. MSI also shared an image of the console that depicts some of the design features of this console. It sports a compact and two-tone

Halo is one of the most popular science-fiction video game franchises of all time and a TV series based on the game is set to debut in March on Voot Select in India. Ahead of the release of the show, US broadcaster Paramount+ has dropped a trailer showing off the live-action TV show that recreates

Apple is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys general for 34 US states and the District of Columbia said on Thursday, as they appealed against a ruling that let the iPhone maker continue some restrictive practices. While dozens of state attorneys general have filed recent antitrust lawsuits against other big tech companies, including

PUBG New State is being renamed to New State Mobile, the game’s publisher Krafton confirmed on Thursday. Krafton revealed the new name of the popular battle royale game for smartphones that was launched in November 2021. It has since racked up over 45 million downloads. While Krafton offers a desktop version of PUBG, which recently

Lenovo Legion Y90 launch seems imminent as the smartphone has recently received China’s TENAA certification. The TENAA listing suggests key specifications of the upcoming gaming smartphone from Lenovo. The smartphone is said to sport a 6.9-inch full-HD+ OLED display with under-display fingerprint scanner. Lenovo Legion Y90 is powered by an unnamed 2.995GHz octa-core processor with

Epic Games Store and Games the Shop have announced Lunar New Year Sale with coupons and discounts, allowing you to save up to 85 percent on select PC games. Epic Games Store Lunar New Year Sale will end on February 10 and you can buy games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, Far Cry 6

Tencent Holdings plans to take DouYu International Holdings private amid disagreements over strategy among executives at the Chinese videogame streaming firm, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Tencent, the biggest shareholder in Nasdaq-listed DouYu with a 37 percent stake, wants to team up with at least one private equity firm for the

UFL, the free-to-play football simulator, has teased its gameplay. The game has been in development for the past six years and is set to arrive sometime in 2022, “when it’s ready.” UFL developer Strikerz Inc has also announced that it has signed Cristiano Ronaldo as its cover star. Set to rival the likes of FIFA

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is set to launch on Friday for PlayStation 5, bringing remastered versions of PlayStation 4 games Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy to current-gen consoles. Gamers will have access to different graphics modes, as well as features that are exclusive to the PS5, including haptic feedback

Steam Deck will launch on February 25, with shipping starting from February 28, Valve Corporation has announced. The US-based company said that it will start sending the first batch of order emails to reservation holders of the portable handheld gaming PC on February 25. Valve co-founder and Managing Director Gabe Newell had teased the device

Xbox Store has announced a new Lunar New Year Sale that brings discounts on popular titles including Halo Infinite, Battlefield 2042, and FIFA 22. The company is offering discounts of up to 80 percent on more than 100 games, editions, and add-ons. There are many action-adventure games like Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Definitive Edition,

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection — out Friday on PS5 and later in 2022 on PC — brings the acclaimed action-adventure franchise to its third successive generation of PlayStation consoles. Having begun life in the late aughts as a PS3 exclusive before delivering four titles in total in the span of four years (including one

Twitter suspended a bot account that tried to spoil the daily secret word for Wordle. The automated Twitter bot named “The Wordlinator” was commenting on Wordle Twitter posts with rude messages, including the following day’s Wordle word. Wordle is a trending online game that challenges players to guess a five-letter word in six tries. It