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Sony Group Corp on Friday said PlayStation 5 sales will jump by six million units this business year, but forecast its profit will slip from a record high as weaker financial services sales offset gains from gaming, music and movies. The Japanese company said it expects operating profit in the year to March 31 to fall 3.2% to 1.17 trillion yen ($8.65 billion), lower than an analysts’ average estimate of a 1.275 trillion yen profit, according to Refinitiv data. The improved performance of its gaming unit, however, will come as a relief to the entertainment and electronics conglomerate after it struggled to make enough PlayStation 5 game consoles to meet demand during the COVID-19 pandemic because of semiconductor supply chain disruptions. “We can now deliver PlayStation 5 to almost anywhere in the world without keeping our customers waiting,” Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki said at a press briefing after the company announced its results. Sony, which competes with Xbox maker Micr...

By now it’s clear that Turn 10 Studios is working on its upcoming car racing game, Forza Motorsport. As we head towards its release later this year, the company is showcasing piecemeal developments of the game on its YouTube Channel. This time, however, Turn 10 has revealed a new revolutionary feature that will help visually impaired people drive in the game. The studio reportedly spent two years building the new ‘Blind Driving Assists,’ which is an accessibility feature. It was made with the help of accessibility consultant Brandon Cole who as well is visually impaired. How it will work, is that there will be audio cues to help low-vision or blind people navigate in the game. What this means is users will get informed when they are near the fence or are getting out of the track. Cole himself tried and tested the feature along with other low-vision players. He appears to have discovered a way of keeping players on track with only audio information. Before starting the game, players...

Sony has announced a list of games that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers for free in the month of May. The May lineup for PlayStation Plus subscribers includes popular games such as GRID Legends, Chivalry 2 and Descenders. Sony says that these games will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers on the company’s PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 gaming consoles from May 2 to June 6. The PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for May are: ➕ GRID Legends ➕ Chivalry 2 ➕ Descenders Full details: https://t.co/fuKM6hJL0g pic.twitter.com/s2CWOSlKeI — PlayStation (@PlayStation) April 26, 2023 Furthermore, the company said that PlayStation Plus subscribers have until May 1, 2023, to add Meet Your Maker, Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Tails of Iron to their game library. Post the mentioned date, these games will no longer be available to the PlayStation Plus subscribers. So, here is everything you need to know about the free games coming to know about the free games coming ...

Earlier this month, Asus announced its Steam deck competitor called ROG Ally. The Asus ROG Ally is the company’s first handheld gaming machine that will run Windows, let you play games, and do a lot more. Now, the company has announced the launch date of the ROG Ally for the global markets. The good news is that we won’t have to wait for too long as it’s launching early next month. Asus ROG Ally launch date, expected price The ROG Ally handheld gaming device will launch on May 11 in New York, London, and Taipei. The live launch stream will begin at 3 PM London time, that’s roughly 7:30 PM IST. The wait is almost over! 👏 We are thrilled to announce that we will be unveiling our the ROG Ally's specifications, availability and pricing on May 11 at 10AM ET. Save the date & tune in live on ROG's YouTube & Twitch! 👉 https://t.co/ieUwK598k7 #ROG #ROGALLY pic.twitter.com/541ZL05D8H — ROG Global (@ASUS_ROG) April 25, 2023 Unfortunately, the company hasn’t reveal...

If you are a GTA franchise fan, then this is exciting news for you. Reports suggest that Rockstar may announce the next generation of the GTA series, which is GTA 6, on or before May 17, 2023. Fans of GTA have been waiting for the next generation of Grand Theft Auto for a long time. GTA 5 was launched in 2013. And now, almost a decade after the last game in the GTA franchise launched, fans may soon be able to experience GTA 6.  Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two investor call is scheduled on May 17 and there is speculation that Rockstar can announce GTA 6 before or during the event. What we know about GTA 6 so far Speculations regarding the launch and game play of GTA 6 have been going on the social media for a long time now. However, recently a Twitter user who goes by the name mnm345 tweeted, “I think There is actually a good chance that GTA 6 will be announced before May 17.” Since then, his speculation has gained a lot of support and fans are expressing their optimism over ...

Leading Indian gaming CEOs on Monday slammed Google over up to 30 percent commission charged by the tech giant on in-app purchases in the country. Google forces a consumer to pay only through their payment system for any mandatory in-app purchase and in turn, it charges a commission fee of 30 percent from the developer. If a developer charges Rs 100 for any mandatory in-app purchase, Rs 30 goes to Google as commission and 70 goes to the developer. A developer needs revenue from games to pay for hosting, user acquisition, and other expenses. The CEOs were participating in a panel discussion held at ‘Consilience 2023′, organised by the Law and Technology Society (L-Tech) at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in partnership with All India Game Developers’ Forum (AIGDF). Making a case for lowering the commission, Sai Srinivas, Co-founder and CEO, Mobile Premier League (MPL) said that the 30 percent commission may be viable in advanced economies like the US, but Indian g...

Ubisoft is pushing more games to Steam. The game maker is trying to make more of its games available to everyone as it’s reported to launch Far Cry 6 amongst other popular titles to Steam starting next month. That’s great news for Steam users as they will no longer need to have a separate app, Epic Games store, in this case, just to play some Ubisoft titles. Far Cry 6 and others coming to Steam starting next month Ubisoft is bringing Far Cry 6, Riders Republic, Rainbow Six Extraction, and Monopoly Madness to Steam. These four games will arrive on Steam on May 11, June 8, June 15, and June 22, respectively. In case you are unaware, Ubisoft left Steam in 2019 as it saw increased pre-orders for The Division 2 on its own storefront. Also, the decision was said to save the firm some costs that it had to pay to Valve to list its games on Steam. However, it started bringing its games back to Steam in the Winter of last year. Since then it has brought a few titles like the Assassin’s Cree...

Krafton, the company behind the popular but banned game Battlegrounds Mobile India, Friday released a new update for its other battle royale New State Mobile. Previously known as PUBG New State, the battle royale is now receiving the April Update that brings a new Ace League mode, improvements to the Erangel map, Siege mode, a Friends assemble event, Survivor Pass Vol.18, and more. Ace League Mode: The highlight of the April update in New State Mobile is the new Ace League, which takes place in the latter half of each season letting players fight enemies using battle royale rules. You will need to enter the preliminaries to be able to access the Ace League mode. The first preliminary round will take place between May 13 and May 19. To become eligible for this round, you need to have a tier score of 3,000 or more (Diamond V). According to Krafton, a participation ticket will be awarded to the player who ends up at the first rank. This ticket will ensure the player’s entry into the ma...

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Microsoft and Mojang Studios today launched a new version of the classic Minecraft dubbed as ‘Minecraft Legends’. The game which was first announced at Xbox’s Developer Direct back in January this year and it is radically different from the Minecraft Bedrock Edition that has is already available to players around the globe. In Minecraft Legends, gamers will ‘play as the hero’. “You might think that means you’ll be doing all the fighting, but actually: you’ll be doing all the leading,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post. In the game, players will have to summon new friends and lead them in battle to defeat the rampaging piglins. Gamers will also have to defend villages, destroy piglin bases, and more to push back the piglins’ Nether corruption. Microsoft says that different allies have different strengths and weaknesses, which when used wisely will give gamers an edge in battle. “In true Minecraft fashion, you must also make sure that you don’t run out of resources, so that you can keep ...

Rovio Entertainment, the creator of the iconic Angry Birds mobile game franchise, may be acquired for $1 billion by Sega, the Japanese video game and entertainment company, the media reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, Sega is close to buying Rovio and the deal may get closed by early next week. The original Angry Birds game was a super success in 2009, but the franchise has seemingly fallen off since its 2014 peak. The original was the first mobile game to reach 1 billion downloads, a record certified by Guinness World Records. ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ was a box-office success and is still the seventh highest grossing video game movie. Its 2019 sequel, ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’, did not achieve the same level of success though. Rovio in February this year removed its original Angry Birds game from Google Play Store, and renamed the Apple iOS version to Red’s First Flight. “We have reviewed the business case of Rovio Classics: Angry Birds, and due to the game’s impact...

Are you an Amazon Prime member? Here is some good news for you. Amazon India has announced the list of the free games that will be available to Prime Gaming subscribers in the month of April. Prime Gaming’s April 2023 lineup includes 15 free titles that will be available to play throughout April. The company has already made Wolfenstein: The New Order, Ninja Commando, and Art of Fighting 3 available to Prime Gaming users. It will make more games available to the gaming enthusiasts throughout the course of the month. Prime Gaming’s April lineup gives users access to a host of games across genres. The list includes games such as The Beast Inside, Ghost Pilots, Beholder 2, Looking for Aliens, Magician Lord and more. Amazon Prime members can also claim the Junkrat Circus Epic skin in Overwatch 2 until April 20, and a Random Standard Epic card in Hearthstone until April 19. In addition, Prime Gaming and Riot Games have renewed their deal to make in-game content for Riot’s biggest titles...

Microsoft has launched the PC Game Pass service in 40 new countries after previewing the service in these countries over the past two months. The company announced the availability of PC Game Pass previews in these 40 new countries in February. “In February, we brought a preview of PC Game Pass to 40 new countries for the first time ever. The response was incredible,” Microsoft said in a blog post . “We’re happy to announce that beginning later today all players in these countries can join the PC Game Pass community,” it added. Moreover, the company said that new members looking to join PC Game Pass can head to xbox.com/pcgamepass to learn more about local pricing as well as how to sign up. With PC Game Pass, players will get immediate access to a library of hundreds of PC games on Windows, including new Xbox Game Studios releases on day one, iconic Bethesda games, an EA Play membership, and member-only benefits in Riot Games like League of Legends and Valorant, according to the c...

Microsoft has restricted users from running game emulations on the Xbox Series X and Series S. According to PCMag, it has been possible for users to play classic PlayStation 2 and GameCube games on Xbox consoles despite a longstanding ban on game emulation. Before the crackdown, anyone could access and install emulator software via direct links on the console’s Edge browser. Now, users attempting to download emulators on an Xbox console are encountering error messages that read, “Unable to launch this game or app. The game or app you’re trying to launch violates Microsoft Store policy and is not supported”. In response to the crackdown, a legal emulator called gamr13 tweeted: “For the past 2 years we’ve promoted legal emulation on a popular platform that people have genuinely enjoyed. It’s a true shame to see Xbox crack down on emulation for those who can’t afford Developer Mode, or don’t have the means to purchase it. This is a shot in the face”. According to Kotaku, Microsoft’s...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has made major changes to the laws governing online gaming in India. As per the new rules set by the Indian goverment, self-regulatory organisations or SROs will decide if online games will be permitted to operate within the country. The new rules that were notified by the Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekar also put a ban on wagering or betting in the country. MeitY says that the aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business. “We see the Indian online gaming ecosystem to expand and grow into a multi-billion dollar industry and be an important catalyst to India’s One trillion-dollar Digital economy goal by 2025-26, with very clear restrictions on online wagering and betting,” MoS Rajeev Chandr...

Earth Day 2023 is right around the corner. Ahead of the annual celebration, Microsoft has unveiled a special edition Xbox Controller. Dubbed as the Xbox Wireless Controller – Remix Special Edition, the Xbox Controller is made from recycled CDs and water jugs. “Earth Day is just around the corner…To celebrate this year, we’ve created an Xbox controller that features recovered plastics with one-third of it made from regrind and reclaimed materials,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post announcing the news. Explaining the manufacturing process, the company said that it mixes post-consumer recycled resins from reclaimed materials like automotive headlight covers, plastic water jugs, and CDs with regrind consisting of previously molded colored parts creates custom, earth-tone colors with subtle variations. For the unversed, regrind is the process of mechanically recycling leftover Xbox One generation controller parts into a raw material that can be used to partially create new controllers whi...

Sony has started rolling out a new feature dubbed as Accessibility Tags on its PlayStation 5 gaming console in markets around the globe. Accessibility Tags will be available for download for both PS5 and PS4 games on PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 5 consoles. For players, Accessibility Tags will bring the ability to easily see if the game that they want to play features the accessibility options that they are looking for. On the other hand, for developers, Accessibility Tags will provide detailed insights on accessibility features supported in their games. Users will see a list of accessibility features by pressing the “Triangle” button if the game that they selected supports Accessibility Tags. “Together with the wide array of accessibility settings within the PS5 console UI, Accessibility Tags will empower you to personalize your PS5 gaming experience to your individual gameplay needs. They’re the latest step in our journey to make gaming more accessible, alongside inclusiv...

BGMI-maker Krafton had launched its real time player-versus-player (PvP) strategy game, Road to Valor: Empires, in India back in February this year. A month later, the company released the game on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store for Android and iOS users. Now, almost two months later, the company has announced that it is releasing its first major update, dubbed as version 1.14, to the game. Road to Valor: Empires’ first major update introduces new training modes, alliance settings and more free rewards in the game. The update also brings new weekly special chests that will be available to users at a discount. So, here is everything that is new in the game. What’s new in Road to Valor: Empires? Training Battles Krafton has introduced training battles for the players who are on Battlefield 1 – 5. In Training Battles, players will be able to understand the compatibility between units. They will also receive a reward upon the completion of these battles. Apart from this, pla...

Epic Games is back with a new free game that you may want to add to your library as soon as it’s up for grabs. Not that there aren’t any free games right now on the store, but from time to time, there are some notable titles put out for free, unlike now. But later this week, the well-accepted Dying Light Enhanced Edition is going free on the Epic Games Store. The game will be available to add to your library from April 6 to April 13. Once you add the game to your library, it will be free forever, until, you decide to remove it. That said, if you are interested in the survival horror game, wait for a couple more days. Originally, in Dying Light,  you play as an undercover agent, Kyle Crane, who’s sent to a quarantine zone where there was a virus outbreak. The Following (Enhanced Edition) starts with Crane learning about a supposed cure to the virus from survivors. Developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros. Games, the game has received a 95 percent liking by users on Goo...

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch its new and cheaper Xbox expandable storage options from other manufacturers. A new Western Digital 1TB expansion card for Xbox Series S/X consoles was spotted on Best Buy, an e-commerce website in the US and Canada, with a price sticker of $179.99 (roughly Rs 14,900), reports The Verge. The tech giant first introduced Xbox expandable storage cards with its Xbox Series S/X consoles almost three years back. The 1TB cards had a $219.99 price tag (around Rs 23,499 in India) and were made exclusively by Seagate. The new approach toward cheaper storage cards could be because the rival gaming console ecosystem of PlayStation 5 includes storage cards that cost much less than Seagate’s Xbox storage cards. Due to that, there is some criticism from the gamer community, so instead of lowering the price of the existing storage cards, Microsoft is working on new ones. The listing of the Western Digital C50 1TB storage expansion card is no longer availa...