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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the nature of video games recently.Kentucky’s Governor had recently blamed Video Games for Florida School Shooting, even though there arestudies that prove otherwise. Nonetheless, the stance attracted great attention after being echoed by President Donald Trump, who stated that“violence in video games and movies is responsible for shaping young people’s thoughts.” The White House even said that Trump would be meeting executives from the video game industry to discuss violent video games even though the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) said it had not received any such invitations....

Battle royale games are all the hype right now, and so it shows. Every game developer or studio is attempting their spin on it. While games such asRed Dead Redemption 2andCS:GOare getting mods for it, there are other games such asNotmycartaking the concept to a whole new level. Nonetheless, the two biggest names in this context right now are undoubtedly PUBG and Fortnite. While the former might have been responsible for starting the trend, it seems as if Fortnite is the that has actually carried forward the trend, at least in recent times....

Google Lens is one of the best features to be announced at Google I/O last year. The ability to scan images and search for content about them is great, and shows off Google’s AI focus in search as well. While the service was initially exclusive to Google’s Pixel devices, it’s finally making its way to all Android phones now. As announced by Google PhotosTwitter account,Google Lens will be available for all Android phones through the Photos app....

March is here, and with every new month, come new patches for Google’s Pixel and Nexus lineup of smartphones. As expected, the company has posted both the system images as well as the OTA files on their official website, allowing users to update to the latest patch in no time. Interested users can head over to the Google Developer sitefor theOTA imagesor the completesystem images. Do note that while system images can be flashed on top of anything, it does require the device to have an unlocked bootloader....

There’s a lot to cover today – Microsoft is kicking off a new web series from Xbox in the vein of Nintendo Direct; AMD has announced a killer new Radeon update if you are a Final Fantasy XV fan, and finally, Fortnite,the game of the hour, has set out some new rules for gamers. That’s just some of the biggest news from today, so let’s get started. Tina Summerford, director of programming at Xbox, hasannounced“Inside Xbox”,a new web-seriesset to premiere this week on Saturday, March 10th at 12:00 p....

Samsung has launched the latest entry in the Galaxy series in India today, with both the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ variants, powered by Samsung’s Exynos 9810 chipset. The phones will be available from March 16 at various online and offline retailers. In addition, Samsung has launched a new loyalty program for Samsung Pay called Samsung Rewards. Let’s take a look at the phones first. Samsung Galaxy S9 The Samsung Galaxy S9 ispriced starting at ₹57,900 for the 4GB/64GB variant, and at ₹65,900 for the 4GB/256GB version....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG is the game that is literally everywhere right now. The game responsible for taking the battle royale genre to the next level has been breaking records all around, becoming thesecond-best selling PC game of all time. The team has been working hard in pushing updates for both PC and Xbox One, and while the console port saw anupdate a few days adding a new vehicle, the PC port is all set to receive another update soon....

Blizzard Games has been around for a long time, being the name behind some of the biggest titles in the gaming world. While the publisher might still be riding high on the ongoing success of Overwatch, it is also the name behind StarCraft, which was one of the best games of all times. Now, with the game’s 20-year anniversary approaching soon, Blizzard is all set to go grand in celebration of the legendary title....

Final Fantasy XV is one of the biggest names when it comes to RPG games. The game saw huge success on the console platform, and its PC port was highly anticipated. The Square Enix game saw itsdemoreleased a week ago via Steam to allow players to experience what the game would look like, along with abenchmark toolas well. However, it seems like this demo might prove to be the game’s downfall on PC....

Metal Gear Survive has seen a rather rough start, though it was kind of obvious. Ever since Konami studios fired fan-favourite Hideo Kojima from the game’s team, a campaign to boycott the game had picked up steam before the release. While the game’s retail sales have been pretty bad as expected, the digital copies tells a different story. Sony Interactive Entertainment has released itssales chartsfor the week of February 19 to February 25 in Japan, andMetal Gear Survive has clinched the top spot....

Capcom’s Monster Hunter series is regarded as one of the best RPG games. Apart from being critically acclaimed, the game is also widely adored by fans worldwide. The studio had recently released the latest entry in that series, Monster Hunter: World for Xbox One and PS4. While we previously covered how the game became thefastest selling game in Capcom’s history, it seems as if more praise might be coming the game’s way....

Twitch is undoubtedly the biggest live streaming service out there. The platform boasts of huge figures such as355 billion watched minutes and 15 million unique daily visitors. While the service recently rolled out anew ranking system and special badge rewards, it isn’t taking misconduct lightly either. The new guidelines for Twitch Streamers are set to go live today, and along with them, come a ton of responsibilities. As announced by Twitch in aGuidelines FAQ Update, multiplenew guidelinesfor Twitch streaming, includingconduct and dress code will come into effect from today, March 5....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the game that’s everywhere, thanks to itshuge success. After becoming thesecond-best selling PC game of all time, they’ve expanded to the Xbox One console as well, where the title crossed3 million players in just one month. PUBG Corp has not slowed down their progress and has been quite active lately, in rolling out multiple updates for the platform with bug fixes and new additions. However, the latest patch for the Xbox One contains features not disclosed by the company in the official patch notes....