Category: Gaming

Before Resident Evil, there was Alone in the Dark — a Lovecraftian survival horror game from Frédéric Raynal, that relied on fixed, pre-rendered backdrops upon which 3D characters would scurry about. The game design impressed creator Shinji Mikami to adapt it into RE’s early model, prior to which it was planned as a first-person shooter. […]

Alan Wake II just got a release date, confirming a tip from earlier this week that suggested a fall/ autumn window. During the PlayStation Showcase event, held early Thursday, developer Remedy Entertainment confirmed that the sequel to the supernatural horror game will be out on October 17, across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. New […]

Assassin’s Creed Mirage finally has a release date. During the PlayStation Showcase event, held early Thursday, Ubisoft confirmed that the Baghdad-set chapter will arrive October 12 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. The date was actually leaked ahead of time by a few Japanese retail listings, which usually do not list […]

Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, one of Konami’s worst-kept secrets, has finally been confirmed. During the PlayStation Showcase event, held early Thursday, publisher Konami dropped a cinematic trailer revealing the new title ‘Metal Gear Solid ?: Snake Eater,’ promising a faithful recreation of the original Hideo Kojima game, while evolving the gameplay with modern visuals […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 finally got a gameplay trailer during the PlayStation Showcase, held early Thursday. The 10-minute-long demo was hyped up as the biggest reveal at the event and offered an extended look at one of its villains Kraven the Hunter, the ability to glide around town, and Peter Parker’s brutish new abilities, courtesy of […]

Project Q, Sony’s latest handheld gaming device, was announced at the PlayStation Showcase event, held early Thursday. Unlike other handhelds like the Steam Deck, the PS device will let you stream games from your PS5 console via Remote Play or Wi-Fi. It comes with an 8-inch 1080p LCD screen in the centre, supported by the […]

Sony said on Wednesday that the success of hit drama The Last Of Us from television network HBO is boosting sales of the game series upon which it is based, in a stand-out case of the group repurposing its popular franchises. “We could see very, very clearly that every time an episode of that show […]

Online gaming companies will be required to deduct taxes at source if players claim their net winnings, including bonuses or incentives, according to guidelines issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. However, bonuses or incentives will not be taxed if they are not claimed or withdrawn, the agency said. Net winnings will be calculated […]

Microsoft evaded a potential early legal obstacle in its $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,71,730 crore) deal to acquire Call of Duty video game maker Activision Blizzard, when a US judge on Friday refused to allow gamers in a private suit to preliminarily block the acquisition. The private plaintiffs sued Microsoft in California federal court in December to […]

Alan Wake II, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2010 atmospheric horror game, will release in October. That’s according to the eponymous protagonist’s voice actor Matthew Porretta, who during the ‘Monsters, Madness and Magic’ podcast claimed that the title was eyeing an October release and that developer Remedy Entertainment is hard at work on it. […]

Asus unveiled a new fleet of ROG and TUF gaming laptops for 2023 at CES this January. The company the launched the first wave of high-end gaming laptops in India in March, followed by a second wave of mid-range models in May. The laptop we’re reviewing today, the ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023), is from the […]

As rumours of a Bloodborne PC port or remaster continue circling years after its release on the PS4, there is now evidence confirming the existence of one. In a tweet, renowned Dark Souls modder and dataminer Lance McDonald claims to have spotted curiously-named screenshots that point toward a full retail PC version of the game. […]

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is reportedly available to download on specific Android devices. Several users online have spotted the once-tarnished battle royale game on the Google Play Store, ready to download without any prior date confirmation from publisher Krafton. Gadgets 360 can confirm the same, albeit only through the web (browser) version — the title […]

Sony Group on Thursday said it is examining a partial spin-off of its financial business just three years after taking full control, as the conglomerate doubles down on entertainment and image sensors. Sony said it is considering a time frame of two to three years to spin off Sony Financial Group — whose operations include […]

Lords of the Fallen just got a release date and a gloomy gameplay trailer that unashamedly screams Dark Souls DNA. Studio Hexworks has confirmed that the reboot of the eponymous 2014 souls-like title will release October 13, across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. Running on Unreal Engine 5, Lords of the Fallen is described […]

Warner Bros. Games has finally announced Mortal Kombat 1, a reboot and reimagining of the universe that’s been created by the Fire God Liu Kang. The fighting game is slated to release September 19 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Nintendo Switch, and has also dropped a cinematic trailer offering glimpses at the characters’ […]

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is coming back and will be available for download soon in the country. Korean publisher Krafton has confirmed that the Indian government has allowed them to resume operations of the uber-popular battle-royale game, following its ban in July last year, owing to privacy and security concerns. The game was completely removed […]

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti were launched by the company on Thursday as the company’s latest graphics cards built on the current-gen Ada Lovelace architecture. The more powerful GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is available in 8GB and 16GB memory configurations, while the RTX 4060 model is available with 8GB of memory. Both […]

The Expanse: A Telltale Series finally gets a release date. In a tweet, developer Telltale Games confirmed that episode one of the space-set narrative adventure will be out July 27, across PC via Epic Games Store, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. The remaining four episodes will drop gradually, every two weeks, with […]

Sony has finally announced its summer video game showcase event, which will take place next week. In a tweet, PlayStation confirmed an hour-long showcase that promises to reveal ‘new creations’ from its first and third-party studios, targeted for release on the PS5 and PS VR2. The event will be livestreamed across PlayStation’s official YouTube and […]

Take-Two Interactive Software on Wednesday beat analyst estimates for quarterly adjusted sales on strong demand from legacy titles NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto, sending the video game publisher’s shares up 8 percent in extended trading. The company also said it expects to deliver 36 video game titles through 2025 and 2026, and forecast $8 […]

Ahead of the annual Summer Game Fest event, creator Geoff Keighley has announced the full list of partners expected to showcase their titles. The list includes 43 publishers and developers, including heavy hitters like PlayStation, which still hasn’t confirmed any exact dates or events for its summer months. The publisher, alongside Xbox, previously pulled out […]

Production on The Last of Us season 2 has been put on hold, due to the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood. As per Variety, the new episodes hadn’t begun filming yet, but the crew had begun the casting process for season 2, with sources suggesting that the actors were asked to read lines directly from […]

Microsoft on Friday will defend its $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) planned acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, in a private antitrust lawsuit in San Francisco federal court brought by video gamers who claim the deal will harm industry competition and should be stopped. At the hearing, US District Judge Jacqueline Corley […]

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leads the pack of new titles coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium catalogue, this month. Starting May 16, all higher-tier PS Plus subscribers will gain access to Insomniac’s inter-dimensional platformer, where you summon portals to bounce between planets and gun down alien pirates in an effort to […]

EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Microsoft‘s $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) acquisition of Activision next week, with May 15 as the likeliest date, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission’s imminent clearance comes nearly three weeks after the UK competition authority blocked the deal, the biggest-ever deal in gaming, over […]

Horizon Forbidden West has sold 8.4 million copies, as of April 16. In a PlayStation blog post celebrating the 20th anniversary of developer Guerrilla Games, studio director Jan-Bart van Beek confirmed that the Horizon franchise has overall sold 32.7 million units. “Millions more around the world have discovered Horizon thanks to PlayStation’s subscription services and […]

The 2023 edition of Call of Duty is reportedly eyeing a reveal in early August. As per Insider Gaming, Activision is planning to showcase its next entry in the marquee shooter franchise on August 1, via an in-game event. The format isn’t out of fashion for the publisher, who previously unveiled Call of Duty: Black […]

Nintendo on Tuesday said it sees a further slide in sales of its aging Switch console to 15 million units in the financial year to end-March 2024, a 17 percent annual drop that would mark a third consecutive year of decline. The Kyoto-based gaming firm acknowledged the slowing demand for Switch, now in its seventh […]

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor — out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X — has the immense task of following what many consider to be one of the greatest Star Wars games in recent memory. 2019’s Jedi: Fallen Order restored hope to the galaxy-spanning franchise with a daring story and robust souls-like combat system, […]