Gaming

Over 200 Chinese gaming companies have pledged to regulate their industry to combat gaming addiction, including through the possible use of facial recognition to identify minors, a state-backed gaming association said on Friday. The statement, published by the CGIGC gaming association, which is affiliated to the online game publishing regulator National Press and Publication (NPPA),

In Far Cry 6 — releasing October 7 worldwide — you play as local guerrilla Dani Rojas (Sean Rey/ Nisa Gunduz) who’s trying to liberate their fictional Caribbean home island of Yara from the grip of dictator Antón Castillo (Giancarlo Esposito). Far Cry 6 developer Ubisoft Toronto built an entire (tiny) country, the biggest ever

Like its predecessors, Far Cry 6 — releasing October 7 worldwide — is played from a first-person perspective. All you see are the character, Dani Rojas’, arms and legs. But in a change of pace, Far Cry 6 is set to be the first Far Cry game to show the player character’s face. Dani Rojas

Apple has blacklisted Fortnite from the iPhone maker’s popular App Store for several years until all the court appeals are done, Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said on Wednesday. Epic Games’ opening brief in its appeal to the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is due December 12, according to a court filing and Apple’s reply

Pokemon Unite, the franchise’s first multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, has been released for Android and iOS platforms on Wednesday, September 22. The latest offerings from The Pokemon Company and TiMi Studios is free-to-play with optional in-game purchases just like any other mobile game. Earlier, Pokemon Unite was only available on Nintendo Switch. The

HyperX on Tuesday, September 21, launched brand new gaming headphones called the Cloud Stinger S in India. The new addition to HyperX’s gaming headset range comes equipped with 50mm drivers, and rotating ear cups. The Cloud Stinger S features a noise-cancelling microphone that is claimed to deliver clear sound. The headphones also have adjustable steel

Kena: Bridge of Spirits — out now on PC, PS4, and PS5 — is the first game for California-based studio Ember Lab, which was previously in the business of making animated shorts and commercials. No wonder then that the most successful thing about Kena: Bridge of Spirits is its character designs and animations. The titular

There’s still no end in sight to the insane graphics card shortage and resulting price spikes that have turned our market upside down. For over a year now, it has been virtually impossible to find a graphics card in India selling at anywhere near its MSRP – people have been forced to pay double or

Swedish retailer Ikea has disclosed key details of its upcoming gaming-themed furniture lineup. It said it will globally launch the furniture, developed in collaboration with Asus and its Republic of Gamers (ROG) sub-brand, in October this year. The new gaming range will include more than 30 products, including furniture and accessories. Keeping in mind the

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has announced strict countermeasures for illegal programs and activities affecting the game. Developer Krafton said it has banned over 140,000 accounts in under a week and has detailed what could lead to your account getting banned. The free-to-play battle royale game will send players a notice if it detects any illegal

Battlegrounds Mobile India update version 1.6, dubbed the September Update, is now rolling out for players. The new update brings a new ‘Flora Menace’ mode, a new Vs AI Mode, the return of Zombie Mode ‘Survive Till Dawn’, and many gameplay improvements. The BGMI update version 1.6 is rolling out for both Android and iOS

PUBG: New State has received over 40 million pre-registrations on Android and iOS devices. Developer Krafton says that the battle royale game recently finished its second alpha testing. Krafton also announced that it will reveal the launch date of the new game in October. PUBG: New State is slated to release later this year. The

China is reviewing new games to ensure they meet stricter criteria for content and protection of children, Bloomberg News said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The media watchdog is re-evaluating titles submitted for approval by game developers from Tencent to Netease to make sure they comply with fresh curbs imposed in August, the report

Battlefield 2042 has been delayed — the rumours were true. EA has announced that the next Battlefield game has been pushed back nearly a month, from October 22 to November 19, owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has delayed the return of its development staff to offices. While EA DICE and its co-developers had

Battlegrounds Mobile India is scheduled to get an update soon. The battle royale game’s 1.6 update has been teased by developer Krafton through an Instagram post that shows the top 10 new features that will be bundled with the update. Along with new features, the update is also said to come with some improvements to

The team that created the heavily modded Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP last month says it has added even more new features to the hand-held game console. Macho Nacho Productions asserted that these new modifications will be the “last mod your Game Boy Advance will ever need.” Called The Thicc Boi SP, it will be

Nintendo Switch has received a price cut. For now, the prices have only been slashed in European market. There is no confirmation if the price change would be implemented in other regions as well. This comes at a time when Nintendo is about to roll out an OLED variant of the hand-held console. The new

Apple refused to reinstate the wildly popular Fortnite game to its South Korean App Store Friday despite a new Seoul anti-monopoly law that effectively outlaws its lucrative digital payment platform, escalating an ongoing dispute with videogame developer Epic Games. The two firms are at the forefront of a global contest between delivery platforms and content creators