End of the road for Dream Capital; payment aggregator licence seekers under RBI scrutinyHappy Friday! We have two exclusive newsbreaks! Dream Sports, which operates fantasy gaming platform Dream11, has decided to roll back its ...
13 Oct, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
Board rejig at Aakash; govt tables data bill in Lok Sabha; and Zomato delivers maiden profitHappy Friday! US hedge fund Davidson Kempner has started reconstituting the board of Byju’s crown jewel, Aakash Educational Services Ltd (A...
04 Aug, 2023, 08.18 AM IST
Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don't payMany of Twitter's high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on th...
21 Apr, 2023, 07.25 AM IST
Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don't payTwitter has begun stripping blue verification badges from accounts that do not star a monthly fee to keep them. Those with the badges lost ...
21 Apr, 2023, 06.39 AM IST
Tencent in talks with Meta to sell Quest VR headsets in ChinaThe talks between Tencent and Meta started last year and have continued in recent months, according to one of the sources with direct knowl...
21 Feb, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
China to import 45 foreign video games, grants multiple licences to TencentAmong the imported online games approved by the National Press and Publication Administration are five to be published by Tencent Holdings ...
28 Dec, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
Are we headed for dotcom bust 2.0?While there’s little doubt the tech world has been in a pandemic-induced, stimulus-funded, number-go-up utopia for the best part of three y...
12 Nov, 2022, 07.37 AM IST
Digital curtain descends on RussiaSince Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, more than 340 companies have announced complete or partial withdrawals fro...
12 Mar, 2022, 08.40 AM IST
Ready, steady, go: Netflix buys video game studio, rolls out 5 gaming titlesThe studio's games are available on Sony's PlayStation, Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PCs.
29 Sep, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Netflix acquires Night School Studio, rolls out mobile gamesThe studio's games, which are available on Sony's PlayStation, Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PCs, will be the first non-mobile titl...
29 Sep, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Apple-Epic trial: CEO Tim Cook takes the stand in defence of App StoreApple is counting on CEO Tim Cook's appearance to put the finishing touches on its defence against an antitrust case brought by Epic Games,...
21 May, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Tencent's Timi gaming studio generated $10 billion in 2020, sources sayThe $10 billion would make Timi the world's largest developer, the sources say. It also provides a hefty basis for its ambitions to move be...
02 Apr, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
What I Read This Week: Do you really need to buy a home & America’s next black holeMany regions have seen real estate prices have come down over the last couple of years.
25 Nov, 2017, 02.03 PM IST
- What challenges do home-grown game-coders face?
Home-grown game-coders have a huge fan base and cool products too. But are they making enough money? What challenges do they face?
30 Aug, 2011, 04.21 AM IST
- As phones get smarter, game makers ring the changes
Tetsuya Ide doesn't own an iPhone, but the teenage computer boffin is betting that Apple’s hit gadget is the key to having a new generation...
29 Sep, 2009, 12.44 PM IST
- Industry majors eye women gamers to grab market pie
The gaming industry is hustling to remake itself to please women customers. Biggies like Microsoft, Nintendo are all eyeing the fairer sex....
23 Mar, 2008, 01.30 PM IST
- Sony's 'Father of the PlayStation' to step down
Sony Computer Entertainment said that the "Father of the PlayStation," Ken Kutaragi, is stepping down as chief executive of the video game ...
27 Apr, 2007, 11.15 AM IST