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Sony announced a new update for PS5 beta participants on Wednesday. The PS5 beta brings support for personalized 3D audio profiles for headphones and earbuds, the ability to limit Remote Play access for individual users and adaptive charging for DualSense controllers for beta users on the latest PS5 slim model. The beta rolled out to

Helldivers 2 is getting its biggest update yet, with new enemies, higher difficulty levels, fresh mission objectives and more set to arrive August 6. The Escalation of Freedom update, announced alongside a new trailer on the PlayStation Blog Tuesday, will represent the largest content drop for the online shooter. The free update will also add

It’s been a busy few days for Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft added Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to the game subscription service on Thursday. Now, the company is said to be planning on bringing Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy to Game Pass next month. A reliable leaker has claimed that the trilogy will be

Activision reportedly utilised generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create an in-game cosmetic for its latest Call of Duty title and made it available for purchase in late 2023. The Call of Duty maker is said to have approved the use of generative AI tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion to help create concept art for

Good video games know what they are. A strong sense of self-awareness about their strengths and weaknesses — it could be the game’s narrative chops or its mechanical robustness — make for games that don’t suffer from an identity crisis. It also prevents games from feeling bloated and scatterbrained. But a concentrated approach can force-fit

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

Microsoft hiked Xbox Game Pass prices and introduced a new tier of the game subscription service earlier this month. The newly launched Xbox Game Pass Standard tier grants players a library of hundreds of titles and all benefits of Game Pass Core, including online console multiplayer, but crucially will not include new first-party titles on

Masala Games, the Ahmedabad-based developers of indie title Detective Dotson, has detailed cooperative play features for the game. The Indian mystery-adventure game will feature distinct levels for two-player co-op, separate from single-player cases. Co-op play will also feature a selection of characters, each with their unique abilities that benefit players in specific scenarios. Announced in

The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles for July have been revealed after some of the games in the lineup leaked this week. Soulslike third-person shooter Remnant II leads the slate of games coming to PS Plus this month, followed by action-RPG Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion, medieval strategy title Mount & Blade

2K has announced NBA 2K25, revealing release date, cover stars, editions and pre-order details for the next instalment in the popular basketball sim franchise. The game will launch across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X and Nintendo Switch on September 6, with pre-orders now live on all platforms. The publisher also confirmed that

Microsoft announced in May that Call of Duty: Back Ops 6, the next instalment in Activision’s popular first-person shooter franchise, will be on Xbox Game Pass when it launches in October. But the first Call of Duty title on the game subscription service might be arriving much sooner. The Xbox parent is reportedly planning to

Weeks after confirming that the next Call of Duty title will be on Xbox Game Pass at launch, Microsoft announced a hike in prices of its game subscription service across territories and tiers on Monday. The Xbox parent also introduced a new Game Pass tier, called Xbox Game Pass Standard, that will not grant access

Apple is adding three new games to its game subscription service, Apple Arcade, next month. The titles include Roguelike survival RPG Vampire Survivors+, level-based runner Temple Run: Legends and Apple Vision Pro spatial title Castle Crumble. Temple Run: Legends and Vampire Survivors+ will be added to the service August 1, while the Vision Pro title

Xbox cloud gaming is now available on the Amazon Fire TV Stick, courtesy of the new Xbox app. Microsoft first announced that it would be making its Xbox games available to Fire TV stick owners via the Xbox app last month, however, it was not found on the Amazon app store. Starting this month, Xbox

A consortium of Indian video games and esports companies have written to the newly formed government, requesting a comprehensive industry-focussed policy, regulatory streamlining and a clear distinction from real money games that are often conflated with video games under the “Online Games” umbrella term. In addition to clear classification, the video games industry in the

For most people, a projector isn’t the conventional way to watch content. TVs are still the king when it comes to home entertainment. However, some brands, such as ViewSonic, make some really good projectors for home use. It also makes some unique projectors, such as the X2-4K, which is designed for gamers. Now, most gamers

The next Resident Evil game is now under development, publisher Capcom confirmed at its summer showcase broadcast early Tuesday. The new game in the iconic survival-horror franchise will be helmed by Resident Evil 7: Biohazard director Koshi Nakanishi. Capcom has not revealed an official title for the game, but it is expected to be Resident

MSI Crosshair 16 HX Monster Hunter Edition has been launched by the company in India, and the gaming laptop is available to purchase alongside the MSI Claw, the company’s first handheld gaming console that was launched in India back in March. The gaming laptop runs on a 14th Gen Intel Core i7 processor paired with