Page 4 - Video Games

US consumers spend $57 billion on video games in 2020 amid lockdowns

Spending on video games set a new record of $56.9 billion in 2020 in the US, according to a new report

Coding errors, bugs that caused absurd online gaming gaffes in 2020

Coding errors are usually the stuff of nightmares for game developers

Xbox Series S review: Affordable and capable gaming console for beginners

It is no surprise that the Xbox Series S does not match premium consoles, but by no means is this affordable model incompetent

Video game prices going up as firms try to raise standard rate to $70

The move coincides with the debut of two new game consoles from Microsoft and Sony, a generational change that comes every seven years or so

Call of Duty to Garena: Games that millennials are playing post PUBG ban

With the ban in place for PUBG Mobile in India, gamers started to look for alternative games from the Play Store and App Store

Fortnite creator sues Apple and Google after ban from app stores

Apple and Google cited a direct payment feature rolled out on the Fortnite app earlier on Thursday as the violation

Nintendo reports five-fold profit jump as Animal Crossing sales top 22 mn

Nintendo sold 56% of its games digitally in the first quarter compared to 38% a year earlier, boosting profit margins

Australia fines Sony $2.4 mn for refusing refunds on faulty PS games

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had filed a lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment Network Europe Ltd in May last year

YouTube secures exclusive rights to broadcast major esports leagues

The news isn't good for Amazon, which hasn't announced a competitor to Stadia and still faces uncertainty about its in-house gaming studio

Stadia wants you to replace your video game console

Google's new console-free gaming service is a neat concept. But there are too many unknowns

How mobile games and Ronaldo made a 'Free Fire' 39-year-old a billionaire

The executive holds an 8.4 per cent stake in the company and is worth $1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. A company representative declined to comment on his net worth

Facebook-owned Oculus acquires maker of 'Beat Saber', plans expansion

In the virtual game, players use light sabers to slash oncoming, large cubes to the beat of music, sometimes twisting or ducking to avoid oncoming walls.

Hungry Indian online game creators arrive on YouTube's global map

More than 200 million gamers come to YouTube every single day globally to watch gaming videos and streams. In 2018, they watched over 50 billion hours of gaming content on the platform.

Gaming disorder

The industry will face more regulatory pressure

Online gaming is on the rise in India; 72% play fantasy sports for fun

55% of the respondents had an incorrect understanding of eSports, associating it exclusively with sports based games

China ends freeze on video-game licensing, approves 80 new titles

Tencent and peers from South Korea to Japan have rallied after the official China Securities Journal reported that regulators had reviewed and passed an initial batch of online games

Are you an 'esports' champ? Now, you can major in video gaming; here's how

Many of the world's top players hail from gaming-mad South Korea

Nerds in action

Video games are considerably trickier to produce, minute for minute, than films

Playing video games may help you become a better university student: Study

Study says gaming improved student communication skills, resourcefulness and adaptability

Video games allow characters with varied sexual identities

Some of these games may raise a ruckus among gamers who operate within the toxic subcultures of the industry, kindling controversies over gender and other issues