Gaming

Lamborghini has teamed up with Animoca Brands for its Web3 debut. As part of the partnership, supercars from the luxury Italian automaker will be launched by the Hong Kong-based game software firm into metaverse gaming ecosystems. The move from Lamborghini is aimed at getting customers acclimatised to the future of immersive marketing and brand engagement

Microsoft said Wednesday that it would be merging features from the Xbox Game Pass app to the Xbox app on mobile platforms this week. The new streamlined Xbox app with Game Pass features will be available on iOS, Android and iPadOS. Microsoft will also halt all downloads of the Xbox Game Pass app from November.

Sony is celebrating 30 years of PlayStation consoles and to mark the occasion, the company has announced PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection that includes PS5 consoles, DualSense controllers, PlayStation Portal and more in a new design that pays homage to the early years of PlayStation. As part of the collection, PS5 Pro and PS5 Digital Edition

Sony could be gearing up for a State of Play livestream in September. According to a reliable industry insider, the PlayStation parent could present some of its upcoming games at the showcase. The company last held a State of Play broadcast in May, where it provided updates on upcoming releases. Sony held a PlayStation technical

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the maker of survival adventure game Palworld, the companies said on Thursday. The lawsuit, filed with the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday, seeks an injunction and compensation for damages on the grounds that the game, made by Tokyo-based Pocketpair Inc, infringes multiple patent

Intel lost out on a contract to design and fabricate Sony’s PlayStation 6 chip in 2022, which dealt a significant blow to its effort to build its fledgling contract manufacturing business, according to three sources with knowledge of the events. The effort by Intel to win out over Advanced Micro Devices in a competitive bidding

The Asus ROG Ally laid down the gauntlet for Windows-based gaming handhelds when it arrived in 2023. While it had its flaws, including an SD card reader that was unpardonably prone to malfunction, the Ally established itself as the device to beat in the category despite subsequent competition from Lenovo and MSI. Earlier this year,

Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its Xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein in costs and integrate its $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,79,115 crore) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The gaming industry saw mass layoffs, studio shutdowns and project cancellations in

The PlayStation 5 Pro is here. Sony took the covers off the PS5 Pro Tuesday, revealing an upgraded console with improved graphical capabilities, advanced ray-tracing features, AI upscaling for better image quality and 2TB SSD storage. The console, which Sony calls its “most advanced and innovative console hardware to date,” however, doesn’t come with a

The PlayStation 5 Pro seems to be inching closer to an official announcement. Following leaks that said the PS5 Pro would make its debut in September, Sony has now confirmed a PlayStation 5 “Technical Presentation” for September 10. The presentation will begin at 8:00am PT (or 8.30pm IST) on Tuesday and will focus on “on

Apple Arcade will add five games in September and October, including smash hit indie title Balatro and popular basketball sim NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition. Aside from the two headlining titles, Apple will also add Food Truck Pup+, Furistas Cat Cafe+ and Smash Hit+. The new additions follow NFL Retro Bowl ’25, Monster Train+ and Apple

The Nintendo Switch’s successor will reportedly support backwards compatibility. A reliable games industry insider claimed earlier this week that the Switch 2 would play games released on the previous generation console. Nintendo confirmed earlier this year that the Switch 2 would be announced next year. The company has not yet provided any official details about

Acer Nitro Blaze 7 was launched at Acer’s Global Press Conference (GPC) 2024 on Wednesday ahead of IFA in Berlin. It is the company’s first-ever handheld gaming PC and boasts specifications such as an AMD Ryzen 7 processor, 2TB SSD storage, and a 144Hz IPS display. The handheld gaming PC is powered by Windows 11

Sony is putting Concord out of its misery. The online hero-shooter launched last month on PlayStation 5 and PC, but failed to generate player interest, with player numbers on Steam painting a grim picture. Following poor sales and a dwindling player count, the PlayStation parent announced it was taking Concord offline on September 6. All

The ‘Pro’ version of the PlayStation 5 has leaked. The PS5 Pro has been an open secret in the games industry for a while now and Sony is expected to announce the console before the end of this year. Previous reports and rumours had detailed the hardware upgrades the new console would likely get over

Sony is said to be planning a State of Play presentation for next month, where it will likely showcase its upcoming games. The PlayStation parent last held a State of Play presentation in May, featuring 14 PS5 and PS VR2 games, including the upcoming Astro Bot. Sony likely does not have any major first-party titles

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a triple-A Microsoft first-party game, is officially launching on PlayStation 5. The action-adventure title finally set a release date on Xbox and PC at Gamescom opening night showcase Tuesday, before confirming that a PS5 launch would follow next year. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will arrive first on

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set to be released later this year, with Microsoft said to be eyeing the Holiday 2024 launch window. Bethesda’s action-adventure title will be exclusive to PC and Xbox Series S/X at launch. That exclusivity, however, may not remain in place for long. According to an industry insider, Indiana

Acer Nitro V 16 was launched in India as the company’s first AI-focused gaming laptop. It is equipped with Ryzen R7 8845HS series processors from AMD paired with 16GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce 4060 GPU. The laptop features a 16-inch display with a 165Hz refresh rate, and the company says that it is equipped

Microsoft hiked the pricing for Xbox Game Pass and introduced a new ‘Standard’ tier for the game subscription service earlier this month, but more changes to Game Pass may be on their way. The Xbox parent could reportedly be working on more new Game Pass tiers. These could include a cloud-only subscription tier, an ad-supported