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Paid competitive gaming growing 6x faster than overall mobile gaming: RPT

A report on Friday showed added that consumer spending on games has gone up by around 40 per cent in the last three years

Right taxation, regulation to help make India a gaming hub: Report

The online gaming sector is a rapidly growing industry that has potential of contributing significantly to the country's goal of becoming a USD 1 trillion digital economy, generating substantial employment, and fostering innovation, a report said. Regulation of online gaming will not only open up economic opportunities but also address various social issues, a report titled 'Online Gaming in India: The Taxation Quandary' by Primus Partners said. Announcements in Union Budget 2023-24 are positive for the sector as it has addressed the persistent ask to incorporate the offset of losses in the calculation of gains from online games for income tax, it said. A pertinent issue relating to the implementation mechanism proposed in the Union Budget for TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) on online games has been highlighted in the report. "The issue has arisen due to amendments to section 194B under which online gaming is currently covered from April 1, 2023 and the separate provision on online ..

Int'l Women's Day: Participation in gaming rising but still long way to go

International Women's Day 2023: Despite all the developments in the gaming sector, the representation of women in leadership positions remains less impressive

Microsoft-Activision deal: What's on the cards for gamers in India?

Despite global brouhaha over Microsoft's dominance, the merger may benefit gamers here

India Gaming Show 2023 back offline after 4 years today: Details here

IGS 2023 will have several events like an exhibition, meet and greet, cosplay, product launches, product demonstrations and awards

MediaTek launches Dimensity 7200 chip to amplify gaming experience

Chip maker MediaTek on Thursday launched the Dimensity 7200 chipset to amplify gaming and photography smartphone experiences.

Need central act to regulate online gaming, gambling, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha that nine States and UTs have passed laws on online gaming adding that there is a need for a central act to regulate it

Budget 2023: Online gaming definition broad and vague, says IAMAI

IAMAI members have submitted their feedback to the ministry stating that the scoping of the rules has been done poorly and certain aspects need a major re-look

Players lose progress, in-game money after bug in GTA Online hit accounts

The players of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online have reported losing game progress, stealing of in-game money and ban from game servers due to an alleged vulnerability in the PC version of the game

League of Legends, TFT's source codes stolen after cyber attack: Riot Games

Video game developer Riot Games said that the source codes for its popular video games 'League of Legends' and 'Teamfight Tactics', or TFT, were stolen in a recent cyber attack

MeitY rulebook in the works for online gaming self-regulatory organisations

The draft rules released earlier this month proposed the formation of self-regulatory organizations

Apple Arcade launches new puzzle game 'Illustrated', updates others

Apple Arcade has launched a new puzzle game 'Illustrated' which is from the makers of another puzzle game 'Patterned', and brought updates to a few games, including 'Grindstone'

Parents, cos bat for 'responsible gaming' as industry nears formalisation

Parents are worried, but the industry is working to establish mechanisms promoting 'responsible gaming' in India

Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S consoles to get new power mode options

Microsoft has announced that it will roll out new power mode options, including shutdown (energy saving) to Xbox Series X and S consoles in a bid for sustainability and cost savings

Reliance Jio partners with Gamestream to launch JioGamesCloud: Details here

Gamestream is a France-based cloud gaming solutions provider. This collaboration will allow JioGames to launch its cloud gaming platform JioGamesCloud, which is currently available in beta

Self-regulating body to work at arm's length from gaming industry: IT min

Rajeev Chandrasekhar added that many of the burning issues around online user harm, safety and trust, safeguarding children from addictive intermediaries or platforms will be addressed

Netflix adds new game 'Shredder's Revenge' on iOS, Android smartphones

Streaming giant Netflix has added a new game to its mobile game lineup titled 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge' which is a modern take on the classic TMNT arcade games

Cloud gaming platform Google Stadia to shut down operations on Jan 18

Google Stadia, the company's cloud gaming service, will shut down on January 18 after the game failed to gain the traction with users the company had hoped for

CES 2023: Sony unveils PS5 accessibility controller kit for disabled gamers

Sony has unveiled a customisable accessibility controller kit for PlayStation 5 (PS5) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

Acer unveils AMD Ryzen 7000 processor powered Nitro gaming laptops: Details

Alongside, the PC maker Acer unveiled AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors powered Swift Go 14 laptop with OLED screen of 90Hz refresh rate and 16:10 aspect ratio