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Twitter suspended a bot account that tried to spoil the daily secret word for Wordle. The automated Twitter bot named “The Wordlinator” was commenting on Wordle Twitter posts with rude messages, including the following day’s Wordle word. Wordle is a trending online game that challenges players to guess a five-letter word in six tries. It

PUBG: New State Nickname Change Ticket is now available for purchase in the NC Store. As the ticket suggests, it will allow users to change their nicknames they use while playing the battle royale game. This comes a few days after the game’s development team announced graphics enhancements for the Troi map. Krafton has also

Flipkart Grand Gadget Days Sale is now live — a day after the Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 concluded. The Grand Gadget Days Sale will run through January 26, and customers can avail up to 80 percent discounts on electronics and accessories. Electronics like digital cameras, smartwatches, truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, laptops, monitors,

WWE 2K22 is set to launch on March 11, and the latest instalment in the popular wrestling title is set to feature Rey Mysterio on the cover of the Standard and Deluxe Edition of the game. WWE 2K22 will feature a Career Showcase for Mysterio, who is celebrating his 20th anniversary with WWE. The new

The success of Microsoft’s biggest deal ever rides on rehabilitating Activision Blizzard’s culture, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared after announcing the $68.7 billion (roughly Rs. 5,10,990 crore) transaction. Accomplishing that will require Microsoft to deviate from its usual hands-off approach on acquisitions to tackle what amounts to a “clean up” job of fixing the famed

A group of employees at an Activision Blizzard studio that works on the Call of Duty franchise said on Friday that they had formed a union and would seek voluntary recognition from the company, signalling organized labour’s first foothold at the video game giant. The union, supported by the Communications Workers of America, represents 34 people

Wordle has taken the Internet by storm, presenting a pleasant-yet-formidable daily challenge for people forced inside their homes across the world due to the ongoing coronavirus-induced pandemic. For those unaware, Wordle is a free-to-play game where you need to guess a secret five-letter word in no more than six tries. It can only be played

Microsoft recently announced that it will be acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion (roughly Rs. 5,10,990 crore). The wheels have been set in motion, and the deal is expected to close in fiscal year 2023. Activision Blizzard currently has famous titles like World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch under its belt. However, one of its

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has rolled out a patch to users on Thursday, changing certain parameters of the new Spider-Man Web-Shooters that were introduced as part of the January update. The developer is also working on resolving bugs reported by users after the game’s latest update was rolled out to users on January 14 along

Wordle — the daily secret word game — has taken social media by storm recently. With its little green, yellow, and grey-coloured square emojis, the game has flooded social media feeds to become a viral trend. Developed by a Brooklyn-based software engineer named Josh Wardle, Wordle is slightly similar to crossword and a sudoku puzzle.

Google Play Games has been launched in limited beta for Windows PCs and laptops, bringing popular Android gaming titles to larger screens with support for mouse-and-keyboard input. The beta will offer a “seamless” gameplay across smartphones, tablets, and computers, according to the company. The company lists titles such as Asphalt 9: Legends, Magic Rush: Heroes,

Wordle is a huge craze right now, with hundreds of thousands of people across the globe competing to guess the same five-letter word each day. With only six attempts and one round available to play every 24 hours, Wordle presents exactly the right kind of challenge to make people feel competitive. It’s easy to understand

Shares in Japan’s Sony Group fell 9 percent on Wednesday after gaming rival Microsoft said it will buy developer Activision Blizzard in a record $68.7 billion (roughly Rs. 5,12,375 crore) deal for the industry. While Sony’s PlayStation is widely seen as having a lead in the generational battle with Microsoft’s Xbox, the purchase of the Call of Duty maker

Microsoft said on Tuesday it would buy videogame publisher Activision Blizzard in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion (roughly Rs. 512,362 crores), or $95.00 per share, inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash. The Redmond-based software giant said that when the transaction closes, it will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent

PS5’s first 2022 restock is here. Today at 12pm noon, the Rs. 49,990 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray-equipped variant of Sony’s elusive next-gen console PlayStation 5 will be up for pre-orders in India. This is only the 12th time the PS5 has been made available in India, since its launch back in February last year. If

Microsoft discontinued production of all Xbox One gaming consoles in late 2020 in order to focus on production of the latest generation Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. Xbox Series S/X consoles, along with Sony PlayStation 5, have been difficult to source due to the global supply chain issues faced by the manufacturers.

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 1: Heist is set to release on January 20, bringing a new story arc to the popular multiplayer mobile battle royale title. The upcoming season will bring a new Battle Pass, along with new free and premium in-game items including a new functional weapon, weapon blueprints, charms, calling cards, and

Video games being launched nowadays offer great graphics and smooth operation. However, in order to get a seamless, high-quality gaming experience, a gamer needs a powerful machine loaded with top-of-the-line equipment. Apart from large sized memory modules, one also needs a heavy-duty graphics card in order to get the best that today’s games have to