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  Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer shows Cloud and Sephiroth Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the name of the second game in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy and it will launch “next winter” on PlayStation 5. Developer and publisher Square Enix also shared the first look trailer during its 25th Anniversary event for the original Final Fantasy VII. Among other major announcements, the developer also said that Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion will be launched later this year. It will make its debut on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Steam (PC). As per a  blog  shared by Square Enix, the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will continue the story of  Final Fantasy VII Remake  “taking Cloud and the party out of Midgar into the wider world.” The first look trailer shows Cloud and Sephiroth. As per the developer, the game's standalone experience reimagines Final Fantasy VII for the modern era. As per  Tetsuya Nomura, creative director of th...

  The new map added (pictured) with the update has been built for mid-to-long range battles New State Mobile May update is currently live on Android and iOS, the game developer Krafton announced on Friday. The list of new things the update adds include a new map, a new weapon, combat leveling system, action feature, and Survivor Pass. The new map is called Underbridge and can be found in the Round Deathmatch mode. A new combat leveling system is also being added to the Round Deathmatch mode. The new gun being introduced is a Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR). The update also brings the Survivor Pass Volume 7. The update also brings a slew of bug fixes for the mobile game with the update. There are a number of  new additions  in the  New State Mobile  0.9.32 release. The new update brings a new map called Underbridge to the Round Deatchmatch mode. The map has been built for mid-to-long range battles and features two watchtowers so that players can spot the enemies...

  The PlayStation Plus subscription service will launch in India on June 22 Sony has reportedly told developers to create free timed trials of their games for its upcoming highest tier of the new subscription, PlayStation Plus Premium (PlayStation Plus Deluxe in India). These free trials are purportedly required to be at least two-hour long. This policy is expected to only apply to games that will have a wholesale cost of over $34 (roughly Rs. 2,600). Furthermore, developers are expected to release free game trials only for upcoming titles. Already released games and PlayStation VR titles are believed to be exempted from this new policy. The  report  from Game Developer suggests that developers would be given up to three months to release these trials from the date of the launch of their game on the  PlayStation  Store. They would have to keep these free trials live for at least 12 months for PlayStation Plus Deluxe and Premium users.  Sony  is said t...

  Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition will receive a third expansion titled Dynasties of India on April 28, publisher Xbox Game Studios announced on Thursday. The popular real-time strategy (RTS) game's latest expansion pack is now available to pre-order — at Rs. 265 — ahead of the official release date. Dynasties of India will bring three new civilisations to the game, complete with unique units and technologies. Gamers will be able to embark on three new campaigns set across the country, and pick from three new campaigns with characters from India with the Dynasties of India expansion. How to buy Age of Empires 2: Dynasties of India On Thursday,  Age of Empire 2: Definitive Edition  developers announced the upcoming Dynasties of India expansion on the  official website . It will be released on  Microsoft Store  and on  Steam . The three new civilisations coming with Dynasties of India are the Bengalis, the Dravidians, and the Gurjaras. Age of Empir...

  Indian gamers had launched FAUG – Fearless and United Guards, a India-themed battle royale game India is set to launch its digital gaming research initiative to develop high-end technologies for an immersive gaming environment with an aim to promote and popularise Indian culture, a senior official said. The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Digital Gaming Research Initiative will have three verticals – R&D in Learning and Leisure Gaming Platforms; Collaborative Technical Design Process: SERB Game Labs; and Immersive Game Prototypes with focus on Indian Culture and Values. SERB Secretary Sandeep Verma said on Twitter that the R&D initiative will connect academia, start-ups and industry to rapidly evolve high-end R&D concepts for development of Indian game engines, procedural content generators, design patents/copyrights on player and community centric games. Digital games and simulations present exciting S&T problems for research and translation, leadi...

  The ban is a part of strict measures taken by Krafton against illegal activities Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) publisher Krafton has banned more than 66,000 accounts for cheating, in the week that ended on April 3. The South Korean studio is continuing its combing measures in order to catch and ban players who cheat in the battle royale game. It has also published a list with the names of the banned accounts. In its previous combing exercise, Krafton had banned over 50,000 accounts. Meanwhile, Krafton is also collaborating with luxury sportscar brand Lamborghini to bring flashy new vehicles to BGMI. Krafton  announced via  a post  that 66,233 accounts on  BGMI  have been banned for using illegal activities in the week from March 28 to April 3. Earlier, between March 21 and March 27, it had banned a total of  22,013 accounts  permanently as well. It has also  published  the list of cheaters. Krafton bans players if they have downlo...

  GTA+ subscribers can also purchase members-only Shark Cards with extra bonus in-game cash GTA+ — announced Friday — is a new subscription service for Grand Theft Auto Online, available only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. Those who pay the GTA+ monthly fee — $5.99 (roughly Rs. 460) a month — will get in-game currency to spend on the evolving open-world game, along with exclusive properties, vehicle upgrades, member-only discounts, and other benefits. Rockstar Games has suggested that GTA+ members may also gain access to unlock older gameplay updates, or previous time-limited content in the game. In its  announcement  on Friday,  Rockstar Games  said that the new GTA+ membership program will be available starting Tuesday, March 29. Gamers will need to own a copy of  GTA 5  or  GTA Online  to access GTA+. Alongside, Rockstar Games revealed the benefits for the first month of GTA+ membership, that will run from March 29 to April 27. Star...

  Upon collecting all the six Lamborghini skins from the crate BGMI players will be led to a hidden page Battlegrounds Mobile India-maker Krafton is collaborating with luxury sportscar brand Lamborghini to bring flashy new vehicles to the game. The Lamborghini Crate will be available on online multiplayer battle royale starting Friday, March 25. The new Crate will make eight Lamborghini skins available via the in-game store and events. BGMI players also stand a chance to win hidden Lamborghini skins through a lucky spin. The collaboration marks the fourth time Krafton is teaming up with leading automobile makers to bring exciting new cars to the game. BGMI  players can access the  Lamborghini Crate  from March 25 to May 3. The Crate comes with six skins that's available via the in-game store. The skins included in the crate are  Lamborghini  Aventador SVJ Verde Alceo, Lamborghini Estoque Metal Grey, Lamborghini URUS Giallo Inti, Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Ve...

  Call of Duty: Mobile Season 3: Radical Raid will get Snoop Dogg operator Call of Duty: Mobile Season 3: Radical Raid has just been announced and the new season will feature an '80s theme. Call of Duty: Mobile will also get a new map, two themed events, an esports world championship, new operators, a new weapon, and other new content. The new season for the multiplayer mobile battle royale will go live next week. Call of Duty: Mobile Season 3: Radical Raid will also get many improvements along with new seasonal challenges, lucky draws, bundles, and more. Earlier this week, Activision announced Snoop Dogg as an operator in the game. The new season for  Call of Duty: Mobile  was  announced  through a blog post. Call of Duty: Mobile's Season 3: Radical Raid will go live for players on  Android  and  iOS  on April 1 at 5:30am IST. Another new addition to Call of Duty: Mobile is the Miami Strike map. It is a more compact version of the Miami map...

  Gamers can now pre-load the game on PS4, PS5 and PC ahead of the free weekend that starts tonight Far Cry 6 is hosting a free weekend for gamers from Thursday, March 24 to Monday, March 28, allowing new players to access the game at no cost on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and Xbox One, over the weekend. That will include the new Stranger Things crossover mission — inspired by the popular Netflix series of the same name — assuming you've completed the necessary missions to access it. Gamers who do not have a copy of the game can also purchase the game and the Season Pass at discounted prices, Ubisoft has announced. Gamers can pre-load  Far Cry 6  on PC, PS4, and PS5 granting them access to the full game later on Thursday — including all free downloadable content published so far, and The Vanishing, an upcoming  Stranger Things  crossover mission that was recently announced by the publisher. Ubisoft also shared a chart revealing the releas...

  Ghostwire: Tokyo is developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Ghostwire: Tokyo is set to release on March 25 and its publisher, Bethesda, has announced the minimum, recommended, high, and highest PC system requirements. Additionally, Bethesda has also mentioned the minimum, recommended, and highest PC system requirements for players who want to experience ray-tracing on PC. Apart from PC, Ghostwire: Tokyo will also be available for players on PlayStation 5. The PC system requirements for ray-tracing are pretty demanding as even the minimum requirements need players to have an Intel Core i7 processor, paired with at least 16GB of RAM. Ghostwire: Tokyo PC system requirements The PC system requirements for  Ghostwire: Tokyo  were  announced  through a blog post by  Bethesda . Common specifications include 64-bit  Windows 10  with v1909 or higher, DirectX 12, and at least 20GB of free storage space on SSD to install Ghostwire: Tokyo on...

Apex Legends’ 12th season is currently live and will last for two more months Apex Legends — the free-to-play battle royale shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment — is currently in its 12th season, titled "Defiance", that brought new hero Mad Maggie. But a massive leak on Reddit alleges to have unearthed unannounced and unreleased content for future seasons, as far as the 21st season. The Apex Legends leak includes gameplay videos and a number of text files hinting towards new heroes, maps, weapons, cosmetics, and more. All the originally leaked files have since been taken down, but copies continue to be shared on the subreddit where they were first posted The purported  Apex Legends  leak was  shared  by an anonymous Reddit user — u/5849373-throwaway — on the ApexUncovered subreddit, which was initially  spotted  by CharlieIntel. It included 15 videos of leaked Apex Legends gameplay from what appeared to be an internal developer build of the game. It s...

  PlayStation 5 standard edition retails for Rs. 49,990 PlayStation 5 will be available to pre-order in India on March 24 at 12pm IST (noon). Deliveries will begin from April 8. Sony officially announced the restock on the Sony Center website — ShopAtSC — while Amazon also confirmed the restock via a dedicated microsite. The upcoming restock for Sony's next-gen consoles will only have the standard PS5 on offer. As is the trend, expect other retailers like Flipkart, Vijay Sales, Game Loot, Games The Shop, Croma, among others to also make the PS5 available for pre-orders on March 24. The March 24 restock comes a month after the last time the  PlayStation 5  went on sale in India on  February 22 . As with earlier PS5 restocks, the console was sold out within minutes. According to the  banner  visible on ShopAtSC, customers will be able to order the PS5 on March 24 at 12pm IST (noon). The consoles will be delivered starting April 8, as per the  listi...

  Hogwarts Legacy is an open world role-playing game set at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Hogwarts Legacy — the upcoming open world role-playing game set at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a century before the Harry Potter years — is set to launch at the end of the year. The launch details of the upcoming game were shared during a PlayStation State of Play livestream event held on March 18. Hogwarts Legacy is set in the wizarding world a century before the events of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise, and will arrive on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X later this year. During the PlayStation State of Play event that was streamed on March 17 at 2pm PT (3:30am IST on March 18), developers Avalanche Software gave gamers a peek at what they could expect from Hogwarts Legacy, including the introduction to the game and its many elements, from the story to character creation. Last year, it was  revealed  that Ho...

  Apex Legends Mobile will bring the popular battle royale title to iOS and Android smartphones Apex Legends Mobile — the upcoming port of the popular battle royale game for smartphones — is now open for pre-registration on the Google Play store for gamers on Android smartphones. Pre-registering for the game will grant players rewards in the form of in-game cosmetic items when Apex Legends Mobile is released. Developer Respawn has also announced that gamers on iOS will also be able to pre-register for the game in the future. Apex Legends Mobile has already racked up over 75 lakh pre-registrations so far, while the developers are yet to reveal the launch date of the game on iOS and Android. Developer Respawn  announced  on Thursday that Apex Legends Mobile, the mobile port of  Apex Legends , is open for pre-registrations globally via the Google Play store. Gamers who pre-register will be notified when the game is launched in their region, suggesting the game could be ...