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Microsoft and Nintendo announce 10 year partnership to make Call of Duty available on Nintendo consoles

Microsoft continues to expand its reach beyond its own Xbox console and…

Jio pushes on cloud gaming with Gamestream partnership

When it comes to gaming, Reliance-owned telecom major Jio is not the…

Amazon launches Prime Gaming in India

You almost wouldn’t notice, unless you suddenly login to your Amazon Prime…

Call of Duty to come to Nintendo for 10 years, hinges on closure of Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal

Even as Microsoft is awaiting federal approval to complete its $68.7 billion…
India

All real-money online games to have federal oversight in India, regulations to encompass games of skill and chance both

A new Reuters report – which cites a government document and three…

Twin DDoS attacks spoil free-to-play launch of Overwatch 2

Running into unexpected obstacles during important events isn’t uncommon, but when the…

Indian Gaming companies and high-value players slapped with show cause notices for possible tax evasion

The online gaming industry gained a huge boost over the past two…

Betting on the go: why sports betting apps are becoming more popular

At one time, betting on sports was as simple as picking up…

ED raids offices of Free Fire distributor Coda Payments India, freezes bank accounts and assets worth $8.4Mn

Of late, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been cracking down hard on…

Playstation 5 prices go up due to ‘global economic environment, high inflation’, says Sony

Sony’s Playstation 5 has been in surging demand ever since launch, but is yet to reach any kind of stable demand-supply equilibrium.

Battlegrounds Mobile India removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India, Google cites government order

A year after PUBG made a comeback in the Indian market with…

Popular online game Wordle to get a board game iteration

The colors yellow and green, despite being factually two of the most…

Fantasy esports startup FanClash bags $40 Mn in Series B round

FanClash, a Gurugram-based Fantasy gaming startup, has attracted $40 Mn in Series…

Tencent will take its flagship game ‘Honor of Kings’ global once again

The increasing restrictions in the Chinese market have seen Western companies such…

a16z launches inaugural $600Mn fund, dedicated to invest in the gaming industry

The new vertical $600 million fund, which a16z has been working on for nearly a decade, will be led by Andrew Chen, Jon Lai, and James Gwertzman, general partners at a16z.
Fortnite

Microsoft enters into “Epic” partnership that will bring Fortnite as first F2P game in Xbox Cloud Gaming

Excited to get your hands on Fortnite once again? All you need is a Microsoft account and one of the devices mentioned above, no installation or prior memberships are needed.

Fresh $2Bn funding brings Fortnite-maker another step closer to its “epic” and kid-friendly metaverse

Epic Games’ metaverse is happening folks. And by happening, I mean that…