Sony announces an investment in Epic Games, to get 1.4 percent interest
Sony has made a $250 million investment in Epic Games, the two companies announced yesterday. Under the new arrangement, Sony gets a 1.4 percent interest in the game development studio and publisher and gives Epic a valuation of $17.86 billion, according to Venturebeat. In a press release,...
Online gaming company Games24X7 announces ‘Beat the Expert’ Launch
My11Circle, the fantasy sports platform of online gaming company Games24x7, has announced the launch of India’s favourite ‘Beat the Expert’ contest ahead of the England – West Indies three-Test series. The fantasy sports contest allows a player to make a team and play directly with legendary cricketers...
Chennai based company Skyesports to organize six-month long esports tournament
Skyesports, a Chennai based esports organisation has announced that it will be hosting tournaments for mainstream mobile esports titles like Clash of Clans and Brawlstars for a total prize pool of Rs 8,00,000. The tournament announcement comes right after Skyesports Grandslam tournament, which was two months long...
Amazon’s ‘Crucible’ game to return to close beta
Amazon’s first big video game of the year, Crucible, is unreleasing. Developer Relentless Studios announced that the title is officially returning to “closed beta” status as an update in early June where the title removed two of its three modes and several reports of the game struggling to find...
Pokemon Company to release 3 new games
The Pokémon Company has announced three new games — a mobile-only Pokémon Smile Games, one for mobile and the Nintendo Switch Pokémon Café Mix, and third one Pokémon Snap is just for the Nintendo Switch. Pokemon Cafe Mix is a puzzle game where players link Pokemon icons together by swirling them around. Linking...
Amazon Games announces close beta testing for its upcoming game ‘New World’
Amazon Games revealed during the PC Gaming Show that closed beta for its upcoming massively multiplayer online (MMO) game New World will be available 23 July. A trailer debuting combat gameplay was also unveiled during the presentation. New World is set in the 1600s, and the players have to colonise...
Pocket Aces’ Loco partners with Red Bull to promote Indian esports
Loco, India’s live game streaming platform, and Red Bull, the manufacturer of energy drink, announced an esports partnership with a mission of transforming esports into popular culture. The partnership will see Red Bull and Loco working together to create and broadcast esports content across various game categories....
Major annual esports event ‘Dota 2’ 2020 called off due to Corona pandemic
As events around the world get cancelled owing to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, gaming events are no exception. Quite a few of such events across the globe have been cancelled like E3, GDC and even San Diego Comic Con and more. One of the major annual esports...
Online games publisher Garena joins hands with Paytm First Games for Free Fire India Solos
Garena, the online games developer and publisher, has partnered with Paytm First Games (PFG), India’s leading gaming destination, to host the Free Fire India Solos (FFIS) 2020 tournament, giving every player in the nation the chance to become the best solo player in the world’s most popular mobile game....
Amazon Game Studios postpone the release of ‘New World’ game series
Amazon Game Studios announced that they have been forced to delay its upcoming MMO New World from May to August due to the global slowdown caused by the ongoing spread of COVID-19. The New World closed beta has also been delayed to July, pushed back from its...