Gaming

The successor to the Nintendo Switch will be launched on March 28, a new leak claims. According to a report in the Italian publication UAGNA, the date is expected to mark the beginning of distribution of Nintendo Switch 2 accessories. Nintendo’s next console is thus expected to go on sale on the same day, as

Sony is open to exploring PlayStation’s past IPs and classic game franchises, co-CEO Hermen Hulst has said in a new interview. Hulst, the CEO of Studio Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), talked about the PlayStation portfolio, IP expansion and broadening the range of games available on the platform in a wide-ranging conversation with

Nintendo’s next console, the successor to the Nintendo Switch, may feature magnetic Joy-Con controllers that will finally do away with stick drift the hybrid console is infamous for. The Nintendo Switch 2 will reportedly also come with a more powerful dock than its predecessor and a sturdier kickstand. Nintendo has not shared any details about

Lenovo has reportedly been working on refreshing the Lenovo Legion Go, its Windows-based gaming handheld. The manufacturer has remained tight-lipped about its next slate of portable gaming devices, said to include a smaller Lenovo Legion Go S, alongside a larger second-generation Legion Go, but recent leaks have revealed design details of the Legion Go successor. Now,

Sony Group said on Thursday it will invest about JPY 50 billion ($320 million or roughly Rs. 2,722 crore) to acquire new shares of Kadokawa, raising its stake in the Japanese media powerhouse to around 10 percent and becoming Kadokawa’s top shareholder. Through the capital alliance, Sony and Kadokawa, which have already worked together on various projects, plan

Sony revealed the PlayStation 5 Pro, the upgraded version of its current-gen console, in September. In a technical presentation, Mark Cerny, lead architect of the PS5, gave an overview of the PS5 Pro’s features. Cerny has now gone in-depth into the technical aspects of the console in a new deep-dive video, detailing the PS5 Pro’s

Microsoft is reportedly planning an Xbox event for January 2025, likely to be the Developer Direct showcase, where the company will provide updates on its upcoming slate of first-party games. The information falls in line with the dates of previous Xbox Developer Direct showcases; Microsoft held its 2024 event on January 18, where it revealed

Microsoft seems to have pivoted to a multiplatform strategy for first-party Xbox games in 2024, with more and more exclusive titles launching on rival platforms. The company is decoupling its content offerings from its hardware — a move highlighted by Microsoft’s “This is an Xbox” campaign in November. At Microsoft’s annual shareholders meeting, Microsoft CEO

Apple on Monday announced its annual year-end charts of the most downloaded apps and games on the App Store in over 35 countries, including India. WhatsApp — the popular instant messaging platform owned by Meta Platforms — has emerged as the top free iPhone app. Meanwhile, the Forest: Focus for Productivity app, which helps users

Sony has confirmed its approach to acquire FromSoftware parent Kadokawa, weeks after a report claimed the company was in talks to buy the media and publishing firm. The PlayStation parent said it had made an “initial declaration of intent” to acquire Kadokawa. While the two Japanese companies had initially refused to comment on the report

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles for December have been revealed. Open-world platformer Sonic Frontiers leads the slate of games arriving on PS Plus this month. The game brings traditional platforming from past Sonic titles in an open world setting for the first time. Other titles joining the Game Catalog in December include action-adventure title Forspoken,

If you didn’t notice, it’s been a year since the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 broke the Internet. After years of speculation, leaks and rumours, Rockstar Games posted the GTA 6 reveal trailer on YouTube on December 5, 2023. Titled “Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1”, the video has since gone on to

Lenovo Legion Go S is said to be in the works, and the company inadvertently confirmed the moniker of the purported handheld gaming console last month. Now, renders of the device have been leaked by a publication, giving us a good look at its design. The Legion Go S could arrive with a simpler design

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the medieval RPG from Warhorse Studios, will now launch a week earlier than the previously confirmed release date. The game was slated for launch on February 11, 2025; it will now come out on PC, Xbox Series S/X and PS5 on February 4. The developer also confirmed that KCD 2 had

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set to launch on PC and Xbox Series S/X on December 9. Bethesda’s action-adventure title, which tells an original story inspired by Indiana Jones films, also releases on Game Pass on day one. Days ahead of launch, Bethesda has now shared PC specifications for the game, detailing Minimum,

The PlayStation 5 has had a slick and functioning user interface but has offered little in terms of customisation options until this year. Sony rolled out a system update in September that let users personalise their PS5 home screens. Now, the PlayStation parent has pushed out a new PS5 feature update that brings distinct theme and sound

Sony has reportedly been working on a handheld console that will be able to run PS5 games natively. The PlayStation parent was in the early stages of developing the device, Bloomberg had reported last week. The claim has now received backing from Digital Foundry, which said Monday, citing sources, that a Sony handheld was indeed

Microsoft has long been working on an Xbox mobile storefront for Android and iOS platforms. The Xbox store app would allow users to bypass Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store and directly buy and launch games off Microsoft’s own application. Despite the company’s plans to launch an Xbox app on Android in November, the

Lenovo Legion Go (Review) was launched in global markets last year, and the Chinese firm could launch another handheld gaming console soon. The company accidentally published a reference to a new console on its website, and the company’s support website also listed a BIOS firmware for an unreleased model. The purported device from Lenovo could

Elon Musk says his AI startup xAI will set up an artificial intelligence (AI) game studio. The world’s richest person made a cryptic post on X (formerly known as Twitter) highlighting his frustrations with a large number of game studios being owned by large corporations. This is not the first time Musk has posted about gaming.