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Bethesda softworks' three future games will be Xbox-exclusive: Microsoft

For years, the company has made it very obvious that it is acquiring studios to support Xbox (and Game Pass) exclusives

Amazon launches Prime Gaming service in India: Know what is new and pricing

Prime Gaming is a service exclusive for Amazon Prime members. It is available through desktops, mobile browsers, and Android app. Support for Apple iOS is coming in January 2023

Amazon rolls out subscription-based service 'Prime Gaming' in India

Amazon Prime and Video subscribers can access the gaming service, which offers a variety of mobile, PC and Mac games with in-game loot for free

Sony-owned Guerrilla confirms new multiplayer Horizon game on Twitter

Under the Horizon game series, it includes -- Horizon Forbidden West, Horizon Call of the Mountain, and Horizon Zero Dawn, according to the company's website

Online games with monetary bets likely to have a 'child lock' mechanism

MeitY could also call for formation of a self-regulatory organisation; policy release likely in 2-3 weeks

No consensus in GoM report on GST framework for online gaming

The panel, headed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, submitted its second report to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the all-powerful GST Council meeting on Saturday

Nintendo releases new update for Mario Kart 7 game after 10 years

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

ED freezes funds worth over Rs 51 cr in mobile apps money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has frozen funds worth Rs 51.11 crore under the anti-money laundering law after raiding premises linked to a mobile app company that allegedly duped investors on the pretext of providing "very high" returns. The searches were carried out on December 9 at locations in Noida, Pune and Bengaluru in the case of "misuse" of Matrix Partners Fund (MPF) app and some other apps related to it. The money laundering case stems from a November 2021 FIR filed by the Meghalaya Police against entities/persons behind the MPF app. The MPF app was a "scam investment application which promised very high returns, thereby luring gullible investors throughout the country to invest their hard-earned money in false expectation of high returns", the ED said in a statement. "During investigations, it has emerged that a large number of companies were connected to this app, which ran many other apps related to investment scams, loans, games, betting, rummy ...

Netflix launches new mobile games 'Kentucky Route Zero', 'Twelve Minutes'

The streaming giant said that the players will find old-school gameplay improved with new fighting mechanics and will discover adventures with a new story mode

Apple Arcade launches 'JellyCar Worlds' game, updates 'Sneaky Sasquatch'

In the arcade game 'Fruit Ninja Classic+', players can earn the new Christmas Tree Blade in its Christmas event, running December 9 through December 27

Amazon reveals anime massively multiplayer online game 'Blue Protocol'

The game is described as a multiplayer action role-playing game (RPG), which allows players to choose different roles and enjoy either the story or multiplayer mode

Epic Games not planning to build battle royale game Fortnite in VR

Sweeney told The Verge that the idea to bring Fortnite to VR will not work well

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

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Govt plans federal oversight of all real-money online games: Report

An Indian panel tasked with drafting the regulation in August proposed a new body to decide whether a game involves skill or chance, and then let skill games be governed by planned federal rules

Epic Games, Capturing Reality releases RealityScan app for iOS users

Sketchfab is a 3D modelling platform website to publish, share, discover, buy and sell 3D, VR and AR content

Nintendo cancels 'Smash World Tour' tournament without any warning

The championship tournament was scheduled to take place between December 9-11

MPL bans over a million accounts in 2022 to promote fair gameplay

According to the company, these are not temporary suspensions but permanent bans of these users from the system

Netflix adds new mobile games to its catalogue for Android, iOS devices

Netflix has added three new mobile games to its catalogue -- 'Three Kingdoms' from Devolver Digital, 'Cats & Soup' from Neowiz and 'Hello Kitty Happiness Parade' from Rogue Games.

Sony PlayStation tournaments to start from Thursday, gamers gear up

Users can participate in the tournaments on both PS5 and PS4 consoles