Registrations for the first-ever franchise tournament Skyesports Masters is now open. The initial announcement was made back in April, featuring a massive prize pool of Rs 2 crore. The tournament also features AMD and Windows as official partners. The tournament is divided into three phases, Cafe Qualifiers, which will be ‘Single Elimination Knockout’, League Stages, […]
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Contra is an iconic video game franchise, holds a special place in the hearts of gamers worldwide. First released in 1987, Contra quickly became synonymous with exhilarating side-scrolling action, intense gameplay, and cooperative multiplayer experiences. Young kids and teenagers particularly were hooked to the devices playing this game in its hey days. Over the years, […]
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BalleBaazi, the fantasy gaming platform from the house of Baazi Games, today shared that the platform saw more than 1 million active users who engaged during the Indian Premier League 2023. The growth was driven on the back of two formats introduced – Fantasy Wars and Stats Fantasy. With 74 being the highest number of […]
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Reports of a gang of hackers demanding money from people through online gaming sites after illegally hacking their phones have been surfacing in Kozhikode, Kerala. The used data like images and contact information are being stolen from victim’s phone to extort monies. The group majorly targets people who play rummy and other real money-based online […]
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The Madras High Court on Saturday, June 10, has provided a 20-days time to the Tamil Nadu state government in order to respond to the multiple pleas challenging the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, leading to a ban on online rummy and other similar games. A counsel representing […]
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified new online gaming rules in April this year and gave the industry three months in order to submit their proposals for forming self-regulatory organizations (SROs). More than two months have now elapsed since the notification date (April 6) and so far no SROs have been formed […]
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Online gaming firms write to CBIC through FICCI Gaming Committee not to increase GST rate to 28%
Online gaming firms have approached the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) through the FICCI Gaming Committee, urging them not to increase the GST rate on online games from 18% to 28% as recommended in the Group of Ministers (GoM) report. The FICCI Gaming Committee comprises Dream11, Zupee, MPL, Games24x7, Nazara Technologies, Winzo, […]
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SuperGaming, the developers of Indus Battle Royale, recently teased an iOS build of the upcoming made-in-India game. It is currently in alpha testing phase with the developers sharing regular updates of its development. While the Battle Royale game was already available for pre-register on Android devices, there was no news about the iOS port. With […]
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Technology and gaming giant, Microsoft has been fined $20 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after their investigation revealed that the company has illegally collected personal information of children using Xbox consoles. According to the FTC, Bill Gates’ Microsoft not only collected the data violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act but also retained […]
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Valve released another major update to Counter Strike 2 for players who are in the limited play-testing phase of the game. Ever since the announcement back in March, Valve is working on improving the game and adding much awaited quality of life features. The latest update includes changes to server tick, VAC, smokes, animation, game […]
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