Gaming

Riot Games on Monday said it has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a 2018 gender-based discrimination class-action lawsuit with California state agencies and current and former women employees. The Tencent-owned company said it will pay $80 million (roughly Rs. 600 crore) to the members of the class-action suit, comprising all current and former

PS5’s end-of-the-year 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-order in India. This is only the 11th time the PS5 has been made available in India, since its launch back in February. If you are trying

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will ban devices used by players to cheat in the popular battle royale game, according to publisher Krafton. The change in policy will take effect today, December 24, and Krafton will ban devices which are running software that helps gamers cheat. Cheating in popular games like Battlegrounds Mobile India or PUBG:

PUBG: New State has kicked off its holiday celebrations with two new redeem codes which grant free rewards to players in the popular battle royale game. After the game recently crossed the 45-million download mark, Krafton says it has shared these codes to thank gamers for their support. The in-game rewards include “Winter Carnival” crate

PlayStation 5 will be back in stock in India on December 28 at 12pm IST (noon). Sony has officially announced the restock on ShopatSC. Amazon has also confirmed the PS5 restock for December 28. It is safe to say that the restock at the end of this month will be the last PS5 restock of

Steam Winter Sale is here and gamers can get their hands on several popular PC games, with discounts on titles including Disco Elysium – The Final Cut, F1 2021, It Takes Two, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and Titanfall 2. While these games are now at their lowest-ever prices, other titles like Half-Life: Alyx, Sea of

PUBG: New State has offered players a coupon code which can be redeemed to get a free rewards crate called “Winter Carnival.” This code is offered as a “token of gratitude” to all the players and will be available till January 6. Meanwhile, PUBG: New State has also announced that it is giving three free

Asus ROG Phone 5 was launched in India in March. However, the gaming smartphone’s 18GB RAM variant — Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate — will go on sale in India for the first time this month. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G SoC paired with 18GB of RAM and 512GB

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) continues its strict countermeasures for illegal programs and activities affecting the gaming environment. In the latest development, Krafton, the game’s publisher, has banned nearly one lakh accounts in less than a week. The free-to-play battle royale game has permanently banned the accounts between December 13 and December 19 this year. The

Rockstar Games — the developers of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series — has announced special discounts to players as a part of its Holiday Sale. The Holiday Sale is now live and will be ending on January 5, 2022. Those purchasing the GTA Trilogy — The Definitive Edition will get to select a complementary game from Rockstar’s

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050, Nvidia GeForce MX570, and Nvidia GeForce MX550 GPUs for entry-level laptops have been announced. The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 is aimed at offering an affordable choice for gamers and creators. As per the company, the GPU’s standard memory configuration is 4GB (DDR6), and it has a 64-bit memory interface width.

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has received new game modes and seasonal events with the latest 1.8 update. The update has been made live on the Google Play and App Store. Developer Krafton has added various in-game events and community events celebrating Christmas with this update. Its highlight is the introduction of the ‘React Survival’ mode.

Acer on Thursday kicked off its year-end sale in India under that is claimed to offer discounts of up to Rs. 40,000 on gaming laptops and up to 67 percent off on gaming accessories. Called ‘Loot Our Store Sale’, the two-day sale is exclusive to the Acer online store in India and will last until

PUBG: New State developer Krafton has announced that its latest battle royale game will be down for maintenance on December 16. The developer will roll out a patch which will bring new content and updates to the battle royale game. The maintenance will be scheduled for more than six hours. Players will not be able

Shortly after announcing that they would introduce NFTs linked to Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl, the developers of the upcoming post-apocalyptic game have said that they were abandoning the plan “after receiving feedback” from the public. “The interests of our fans and players are the top priority for the team,” the company said. The first-person

Battlegrounds Mobile India has teased an upcoming partnership with Spider-Man: No Way Home. But developer Krafton has not announced when the partnership will begin or what rewards players will receive as a part of the collaboration. Spider-Man: No Way Home hit cinemas on December 16 and stars Tom Holland in the titular role for the

Epic Games has announced its Holiday Sale that brings discounts on popular titles including Far Cry 6 and Battlefield 2042. The company is offering discounts of up to 95 percent on games, editions, and add-ons. The sale will also give PC gamers one free game every day for the next 15 days. Epic Games has

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has banned over 142,000 players in less than a week as a part of its ongoing drive to limit illegal programs resulting in hacking of the game. Krafton, the game’s publisher, has shared the development on the game’s official website and said that it has investigated cases and permanently banned the