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A 16-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his mother as she stopped him from playing the online game PUBG. (Representational image: AP)

UP: Boy kills mother as she stops him from playing PUBG, hides body for 2 days

The boy was addicted to the online game and could not take his mother preventing him to play it, so he shot her dead

08 Jun 2022 12:25 PM

At least 30 lakh Indian bank accounts beneficiary of Chinese online gaming fraud

The multi-crore online gaming fraud which was busted last month

15 Sep 2020 2:20 PM

New-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles along with games tailored for the hardware are expected to launch by the end of this year. Microsoft has unveiled a name and look for its new gaming console, the Xbox Series X. Meanwhile, Sony is readying a powerful PlayStation 5 for market. Consoles face a potential threat from the advent of cloud gaming, however.

Video game sales in March surged to USD 10 billion as lockdown stoked enthusiasm for gaming

Console and PC games are popular in Europe and North America where curbs on going out were ramped up in March due to the pandemic

23 Apr 2020 5:58 PM

Call of Duty's various games are among the most popular (Photo | US Air Force - Anthony J Hyatt)

Beating the coronavirus lockdown blues, kids and adults alike flock online gaming platforms

A 30% to 60% surge has been reported in people playing online and offline multiplayer games

31 Mar 2020 12:24 AM

Millennials fall in the age group of the 20s to mid-30s and have grown up with smartphones, tablets, and laptops. (Photo: alistdaily / Representational Image)

Online Poker is the next big thing for Indian millennials

One hand of poker takes barely a minute online which of course appeals to millennials used to multi-tasking and jumping between things.

25 Oct 2019 9:47 AM

With this solution in place, to participate in an online competition a player needs to install the Anti-Cheat client distributed by the platform.

New cloud-based solution launched to counter cheating in eSports

Kaspersky Anti-Cheat puts the user experience first and does not affect the game process or overload traffic.

28 Sep 2019 2:47 PM

There are few things that players can do in order to setup a highly advantageous bridge camp and increase their kills with ease.

PUBG tips: How to bridge camp like a pro?

The bridge happens to be a favourite spot among happy campers, and that’s how bridge camping became a thing for many squads.

13 Jul 2019 1:23 PM

Facebook has invested in prevention of the spread of fake news and Russia has been accused of spreading false information to influence elections. (Photo: Pixabay)

How online gaming helps to fight fake news?

The results showed that players were 21 per cent less likely to believe fake news than they were before they played the game.

25 Jun 2019 12:13 PM

Not only are the global giants taking advantage of the plethora of innovative opportunities that this industry is bringing about, but the start-up gaming developers are also benefited.

The exponential boom in the Online Gaming Industry in India

It is evident that many gaming developers are capitalizing on the growing number of smartphone users to capture a chunk of the market share.

04 Feb 2019 6:27 PM

Facebook launched a gaming creator program at the start of this year.

Facebook out to lure eSports fans with an online portal

Gaming creator program lead, John Imah and product manager Nick Miller described the new venue at fb.gg as a 'gaming video destination.'

09 Jun 2018 6:24 PM

The idea behind Arcade is to create online games where friends can play amongst themselves or with strangers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Google creates a new 'social gaming' startup

Currently an experimental project, Arcade will require phone numbers only to link people.

03 May 2018 12:17 PM

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