Gaming

Xiaomi has launched the Mi Gaming Laptop 2019 — an upgrade over the company’s original gaming notebook that was unveiled back in March last year. The new model flaunts a full-HD display with a 144Hz refresh rate. Xiaomi has also offered a ninth-generation Intel Core i7 processor on the Mi Gaming Laptop 2019 along with

Thirty two of the world’s best e-sports players are flexing their fingers and thumbs in readiness for the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final at London’s O2 Arena this weekend. Millions set out on the road fame and fortune but only one player will be left holding the $250,000 (roughly Rs. 1.7 crores) winners’ cheque come

Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi launched its Redmi K20 series phones in China back in May this year. The phones made their way to India in July. The key highlight of the Redmi K20 series phones is their powerful specifications and somewhat decent pricing. Xiaomi is now looking to entice gamers to buy its Redmi K20 and

Most desktop PCs today have CPUs with basic integrated graphics capabilities, but some require a separate GPU (graphics processing unit) which comes in the form of a plug-in graphics card and can be several times more powerful. If you want to play 3D games at high resolutions with all the effects turned up, you’re going

Redmi Note 7 Pro and Vivo Z1 Pro open sale and the news about Jio GigaFiber launch date grabbed the headlines this week. Additionally, Realme sent out invites to showcase its quad camera setup with 64-megapixel main camera, Amazon shared details of Freedom Sale, and WhatsApp ‘Frequently Forwarded’ message label began rolling out in India. Zomato

Black Shark 2 Pro has just gone on sale in China in two different variants with 12GB RAM + 128GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage configurations. However, a TENAA listing suggests that Black Shark is preparing some new variants of its gaming phone as well. The listing highlights the Black Shark 2 Pro

Sony is back with yet another sale on a select range of PlayStation 4 titles and the DualShock 4 controllers just ahead of India’s Independence Day celebrations. As part of the latest promotion dubbed the PS4 Independence Sale for both online and offline retailers in India, the company is offering a host of games at

Sony has introduced PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series, which will allow professional as well as casual gamers to participate in competitive online gaming tournaments against friends and rivals for incredible rewards. Given the popularity of the gaming console that recently crossed 100 million units in sales, it makes sense for the company to give its fans

Fortnite superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has left Twitch and is taking his video game live streams to Microsoft’s Mixer platform, a stunning switch that could have wide-ranging consequences for the rapidly growing industry. Blevins announced his move Thursday, ending a hugely profitable partnership with Twitch, a live streaming giant owned by Amazon. “I’m incredibly grateful

Tencent and Nintendo said on Friday they were working together to localise the Japanese gaming firm’s well-known Switch games for the Chinese market and set up a server through the Chinese company’s cloud service. The two companies made the comments in a statement posted on their joint Weibo account, which did not mention when the

We have reviewed hundreds of smartphones here at Gadgets 360, and one of the most common comments we get has to be “Can it run PUBG?”. While most smartphones are now powerful enough to play the game, some of the more affordable ones struggle, and the experience isn’t always enjoyable. Tencent Games recently launched a

Zynga on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly bookings on strength of its acquired mobile game titles Empires & Puzzles and Merge Dragons! and raised its 2019 forecast for revenue and bookings. The company said it expects to post its biggest annual revenue in eight years and highest bookings ever, powered by its strong line-up of game franchises, including Game

PES 2020 wants you to feel like its cover star. Yes, the very guy in the above photo. And in a bid to achieve that, Konami sat down with Lionel Messi’s former teammate Andrés Iniesta to consult on a new mechanic: finesse dribble. (We’re guessing Messi himself wasn’t available, but who better than the most

Nintendo Switch Lite is set to hit the shelves in September, but pre-orders for the handheld console have already gone live in the US and the UK. Nintendo’s latest handheld-only console can now be pre-ordered in the US and UK in all three of its original colour options as well the Pokemon-themed special edition model.

Tencent-backed Chinese video game publisher iDreamSky Technology Holdings and Russian tech firm Mail.ru Group are forming an alliance, in a move that will help Mail.ru expand its gaming footprint in China, two sources said. The partnership will see the two companies collaborate to publish games and make investments in Asian and European markets, the sources,

In a bid to make the youth aware about Indian Air Force and encourage them to join the Forces, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa launched a combat-based mobile game ‘Indian Air Force: A cut above’ in New Delhi on Wednesday. On July 20, IAF had released the teaser of the game.

PUBG Mobile Lite has become the top free game in the Google Play Store within three days of its India launch, Tencent Games has announced. Although the India launch of the game took place last week, PUBG Mobile Lite has been available for almost a year in the Google Play Store. It was initially launched

Japanese gaming company Nintendo on Tuesday reported a 10 percent decline in quarterly profit, far wide of market expectations, as a rise in costs dulled stronger sales of its hybrid home-portable Switch console. Operating profit for the three months through June was JPY 27.4 billion ($252.26 million), versus the JPY 40 billion average of 10 analyst estimates compiled

Japan’s Sony on Tuesday reported an 18.4 percent increase in first-quarter operating profit, beating market expectations thanks to a strong performance in the image sensor business. The electronics firm posted an operating profit of JPY 230.93 billion ($2.1 billion) for the April-June quarter, up from JPY 195.01 billion a year prior. That was above a

American Kyle Giersdorf, alias “Bugha,” became the first Fortnite world champion in the solo division, winning $3 million at age 16 on Sunday. Originally from Pennsylvania, the young gamer took the lead in the first of six games and never looked back. “It’s insane,” the young millionaire said after the final, during which he scored

Epic Games teased Fortnite season 10 at the Fortnite World Cup finals that were held on Sunday. Right now we only have a single Fortnite season 10 teaser image but it has good news for nostalgic fans. Fortnite season 10 could see the return of something that was destroyed all the way back in season

The release date of PES 2020 — or eFootball PES 2020, as it’s now officially called — is still a month and a half away but Konami is so excited to showcase what it has made that it’s releasing a demo of its latest football sim earlier than ever. This week, in July. And with

The annual QuakeCon gaming convention and tournament, organised in Dallas Texas each year to celebrate id Software’s much-loved games, is usually accompanied by a special Steam sale. This year’s deals are now live and will be available till July 30. Highlights include up to 80 percent off on many popular current and past id Software games,

Just when we thought that Nvidia had succeeded in asserting its dominance with the new GeForce RTX Super series, AMD played a tried and true card, cutting prices to regain the advantage. Nvidia timed its launch to hurt AMD as much as possible and prevent favourable comparisons against its own offerings, and for a few

Corsair, one of the best known PC hardware manufacturers in the world, has bought Origin PC, a US-based boutique pre-built computer firm. Origin PC specialises in gaming and workstation class PCs, and targets enthusiasts who don’t want to assemble their own computers. The firm, based in Florida, is known for its hand-built customisable PCs as

PUBG Mobile Lite is now available in India. Less than a month after PUBG Lite for PC beta version was launched for the Indian users, Tencent Games has released the lite version of its PUBG Mobile in the country. The India launch of the game comes almost a year after PUBG Mobile Lite made its

FIFA 20 retail pre-orders are now live in India via GamesTheShop, after going up for pre-orders globally last month. The latest instalment in the longstanding FIFA franchise by EA Sports, FIFA 2020 brings Football Intelligence that’s claimed to be a “complete gameplay rethink.” Also new is the Authentic Game Flow system, Decisive Moments, and a

Tencent Games officially launched PUBG Mobile Lite in India today. It is a toned-down version of the massively popular PUBG Mobile that requires at least 2GB of RAM and 2GB of onboard storage to run the game. The publisher is aiming to capture even more players for the game by bringing PUBG Mobile Lite, which

PUBG Season 4 is now live for all PC users. The latest update, which was is referred to as PC Update 4.1, was released as a beta trial through test servers last week. In the list of changes, the first update of PUBG Season 4 brings a revamp of the Erangel map and includes a new