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Epic Games adds for-kids accounts in Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys

While signing in, all players will be required to enter their date of birth

Microsoft offers 10-year contract on new 'Call of Duty' games to Sony

Microsoft has offered a 10-year contract to Sony to make future 'Call of Duty' (CoD) games available on PlayStation, if its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition goes ahead

Microsoft plans to raise Xbox first-party game prices by $10 in 2023

Microsoft will reportedly raise its first-party Xbox game prices from $59.99 to $69.99 next year

Meta to roll out new mode in VR game to let players make their own levels

Sandbox mode will launch on December 14 within the VR battle royale game

Nintendo partners with DeNA to strengthen digital games, services

Nintendo said that the partnership will "strengthen the digitalisation" of its business which has already been incredibly successful for the company

AMD introduces advanced gaming graphics cards based on RDNA 3: Details here

The new graphics cards are the world's first gaming graphics cards to feature an advanced AMD chiplet design

Indian gaming worth $2.6 bn in FY22, will grow four-fold by 2027: Report

Country has 507 million gamers and more than 900 companies in the sector

After 3 years, Niantic announces to roll out new updates to Pokemon Go map

The company also warned users to be aware of their surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing the game

Smartphone storage space is the new turf war for mobile game makers

The most common workaround from game studios is to put only a basic installer in app stores, which then downloads further game assets once the player starts

Video games may trigger lethal heart rhythm problems in children: Report

There was a high incidence of potentially relevant genetic variants (63 per cent) among the patients, which has significant implications for their families

Netflix sets up first internal studio to expand range of video games

The new studio will be based in Helsinki and headed by Marko Lastikka, according to a statement from Netflix on Monday

Google Stadia rolls out 1440p quality setting for Pro subscribers

Saturday, October 1 will see all the titles come to the $9.99 per month membership, starting with Arcade Paradise

Rockstar Games confirms GTA 6 footage leak; shows its gameplay, more

The over 90 videos also provide an extended look at robberies, NPC interactions, vehicles, and more from its sprawling sandbox

Fortnite's season four brings chrome-powered abilities, Spider-Gwen

Chrome has changed the island too. Users will find a new point of interest called the Herald's Sanctum by the abandoned Sanctuary

App developers create games around Apple iPhone 14's Dynamic Island

As Apple iPhone 14 Pro and pro Max users try out the new Dynamic Island feature, some app developers have created games around the new design on the home screen

Sony sees 3% rise in profit despite waning interest in video games

Sony's profit edged up 3 per cent in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video gaming as pandemic restrictions eased elsewhere

Microsoft begins working on games like Solitaire, Connect 4 for Teams

Microsoft has begun working on bringing online games to its Microsoft Teams service. The software maker has started testing games like Solitaire, Connect 4, and Wordament inside Microsoft Teams

16-year-old Hyderabad boy loses Rs 36 lakh by playing mobile games

16-year-old boy lost a whopping Rs 36 lakh by playing online games on mobile phone

FIFA video game to disappear as EA Sports decades-long partnership ends

Months of tense negotiations between EA and FIFA ended without an agreement to extend a partnership

Sony Entertainment acquires Canadian gaming company Haven Studios

Haven Studios was founded by Jade Raymond, co-creator of Assassin's Creed and former head of Stadia Games and Entertainment