It is just the beginning for the video gaming market in Africa. The number of gamers has increased in recent years and the market's untapped potential is immense with many expecting it to explode as the continent produces more content.

Experts expect videogame market to boom in Africa as gaming content grows

Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, knew his partner loved word games, so he created a guessing game for just the two of them. As a play on his last name, he named it Wordle.

He made Wordle for his partner. Now it’s an online hit

India's online gaming industry is worth more than $1 billion. By 2022, there will be more than 500 million online gamers in the country. Is it time to regulate this cash-rich sector? Palki Sharma tells you what happened when the parliament debated online gaming.

Gravitas: Will India regulate online gaming?

Epic Games, the US tech giant has said that it will shut down its hugely popular battle royale survival game Fortnite in China. This has come months after Chinese authorities imposed strict curbs as part of their crackdown on the technology sector.

Battle royale game Fortnite to shut down in China, says Epic Games

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook's name will now change to Meta to represent the company's vision of metaverse as the "next chapter" on the internet during a live stream event on Thursday.

Facebook is now Meta, says Mark Zuckerberg, changes company name to reflect 'metaverse' vision

World soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday that it will widen its gaming and e-sports portfolio to ensure that controlling rights don't lie in the hands of one party.

FIFA to expand gaming and e-sports portfolio

In what could mean higher compliance costs for the country’s online entertainment giants, China has now imposed regulations on gaming and live-streaming. This move was announced in a newly published 10-year national guidelines on children’s development.

In 10-year plan, China imposes regulations on gaming, live-streaming for kids

In a bid to make sure the future generation does not become video game addicts; China has ordered all online gaming companies to restrict gaming hours for kids. As per new regulations issued by the National Press and Publication Administration, all gaming lovers under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play for one hour now.

'Prioritise social good': China says kids can only play video games for 1 hour

Global streaming giant Netflix is most likely to get into video games by next year, a media report by an American website suggests. Netflix has also confirmed on Wednesday that it has hired a former Oculus, Electronic Arts and Zynga executive—Mike Verdu—as its Vice President for games development department.

Netflix to venture into video games, suggest reports

Pubg Battlegrounds Mobile India has been officially launched for Android users in India. No matter your preference of guns, VSS or Uzi or even any other in the game, the shot at the famed Chicken Dinner is yours for the taking again.

Pubg Battlegrounds Mobile India officially launched for Android

Twitch, the world’s largest game streaming portal on Wednesday said that it was enabling multiple new labels to videos. Now, users will be able to add a transgender label to their videos among many.

Game streaming service Twitch adds 350 new 'tags' including transgender, bisexual

The global gaming industry grew 12% to almost $140 billion in 2020. From a brand news facility in Dubai, young gamers are hosting virtual regional esports competition sponsored by global brands.

Global gaming industry grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020

Video gamers can significantly improve their esport skills by training for just 10 minutes a day, a new study revealed. The study also found that novice gamers benefited most when they wore a custom headset delivering transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for 20 minutes before training sessions.

10 minutes of video gaming every day may enhance esport skills 

Gamers have a reason to rejoice. A new gaming facility in the Indian city of Gurugram has opened its doors for gaming enthusiasts. Watch the video to know more about the gaming facility.

Tech It Out: India's new high-tech gaming centre

Indian gamers spend more than eight hours and 36 minutes each week playing, according to a report by Limelight Networks Inc.Binge gaming has emerged as a phenomenon with over 60 per cent of Indian gamers have spent more than three hours consecutively playing games, said findings of the report released on Monday.

Gamers in India spend 8.5 hours a week playing: Report

#GravitasPlus with Palki Sharma Upadhyay | From Mario to GTA to Call Of Duty, Video games have come a long way. Today, the gaming market is bigger than the global box office, but how viable is gaming as a career? Is it a 'Last man standing' industry?

Gravitas Plus: The Gaming Industry

Those in their 20s or early 30s today can be safely be said to have been part of the generation who grew up playing video games for hours. Quick advent in tech, smooth graphics and great game development 90s onwards has given everyone a reason to indulge in gaming for hours unashamedly.

Gamers listen up! Even pigs can play video games, study has found

PUBG Mobile India launch can be one of the most awaited gaming events in the country in recent times. After PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) was banned in India earlier this year, the fans are eagerly waiting for the Indianised version of the game.

PUBG Mobile India launch day nears, trailer ready, but how to pre-register?

On Monday, Facebook Inc launched a cloud gaming feature on its Facebook platform. The free service allows users to play and stream games without downloading them.

Now you can play cloud-based games on Facebook!

To keep kids at bay from digital content which could addiction among youngsters, China is now enforcing strict measures. According to Xinhua, a China-backed news agency, China will revamp a law to effectively ban internet products, and services that are capable of inducing addiction among kids.

China's new law bans content deemed 'addictive' for kids

Igniting a 'gaming-world' war, Apple has decided to block three games of three tech-giants — Microsoft, Facebook and Google — from its App Store. The list contains Microsoft's Game Pass, Google's Stadia and Facebook's gaming app.

Apple blocks games from Microsoft, Google, and Facebook; fight gets Twitter-official

Turns out, shooting people’s heads off in the virtual amount does not imply you will run off shooting in the streets. This revelation, which runs contrary to all previous research about gaming linking long-term exposure to increased violence and thoughts of violence, is based on a reanalysis of data from over 21,000 young gamers on the planet.

Gaming does not make you more aggressive, after all!

China has imposed a curfew to limit the time spent by children playing games online, in the latest part of a government crackdown on youth gaming addiction. The regulations will mean those under 18 cannot play games online between 10pm and 8am, and for only ninety minutes at a time during the daytime.

China imposes curfew on minors in gaming crackdown

Nintendo Co Ltd's second-quarter operating profit more than doubled, blowing past analyst estimates, on strong demand for its Switch console. Nintendo sold 4.98 million units of its hybrid home-portable Switch device in the six months to September and 1.

Nintendo's second-quarter profit doubles as Switch Lite delivers boost

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