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Know details on European Union's regulations for handheld gaming consoles

Effective from 2027, the new regulations would be applicable on range of portable electronics devices sold in EU

Tighter norms in works for offshore e-gaming platforms: Revenue dept

Registration may be mandated; declare purpose of transactions with banks

GST Council's decision on online gaming was unanimous: Revenue Secretary

The government's decision, announced late on Tuesday, created an uproar in the online gaming industry, with shares of casino operator Delta Corp & other online gaming firms plunging in Wednesday trade

Fantasy sports made Rs 2,800 crore in gross gaming revenue during IPL 2023

This is a 24 per cent jump in gross gaming revenue from Rs 2250 crore in IPL 2022, and the market has grown at a CAGR of 30 per cent since IPL 2019.

HP bets big on gaming, SMB deals in India amid PC market headwinds

HP, with a market share of 33.8% in India has maintained its top spot in the PC market since 2016

Gaming-focused VC firm Lumikai launches second fund worth $50 mn

Fund will take bets in pre-seed to series A start-ups with an average ticket size ranging between $200,000 and $1.2 mn

Millions hooked to mobile games, India to become $7 bn market by 2025

As per CMR, around 5 in 6 smartphone users play games on their smartphones for stress relief (44 per cent) and leisure (41 per cent), and often immerse themselves in another character (26 per cent)

Samsung announces Odyssey OLED G9 series curved gaming monitors: Details

Powered by a Neo Quantum Processor Pro, the Odyssey OLED G9 features AI upscaling and boasts response time of 0.03ms

Winzo created over 100,000 jobs in gig economy, 70% from tier 2,3 cities

Winzo's user base is expected to touch 450 million at the end of FY24 and it aims to take it to 700 million in the next five years

Conversion via gaming app: Tech-savvy accused changing locations frequently

It is also being suspected that Khan has been frequently changing his address, and making calls to people though Internet, and not the conventional telephonic route

Porsche Design AOC Agon Pro Gaming Monitor launched in India at Rs 2,34,990

Porsche Design and AOC have introduced the first gaming monitor in India especially designed for gamers and content creators

Gaming startups form two regulatory bodies; to hold talks with govt

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will make the final decision on the number of self-regulatory bodies and the composition of their boards of directors

Online gaming emerging as a viable source of income in India, shows study

83% of respondents consider gaming as either a primary or secondary source of income, according to the study

ED raids on foreign-registered online gaming portals at 25 locations

The federal probe agency said the raids led to the finding that these online gaming companies and websites were registered in small island countries like Curacao, Malta and Cyprus

Nazara's Nodwin Gaming raises $28 mn of equity investment from 5 investors

Funds will be utilised for IP development, geographic expansion and M&A

Gaming emerges as top violator as digital scrutiny intensifies: ASCI report

Digital ads have emerged not just as a leading violator with 75 per cent of ads processed being from the digital space, but also as the least compliant, the Advertising Standards Council of India said

OnMobile Global launches SaaS-based gamification platform 'Gamize'

The company said that the platform also uses methods via gamification to help customers increase users through referrals which helps keep customer acquisition costs lower

Online gaming unicorn MPL forays into Africa, launches its app in Nigeria

MPL, which became a unicorn in 2021, has partnered with Africa's gaming publisher Carry1st to launch in the continent

Asus ROG Phone 7 series gaming phones go on sale at Vijay Sales: Details

The vanilla edition in the ROG Phone 7 series is offered in 12GB RAM and 256GB on-board storage at Rs 74,999. Its Ultimate edition is offered in 16GB RAM and 512GB on-board storage at Rs 99,999

Microsoft launches PC Game Pass service in 40 new countries: Details here

PC Game Pass is now officially available in countries across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, including Croatia, Iceland, Libya, Qatar, and Ukraine