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Technopark-based animation training institute Toonz Academy, in collaboration with Karma Play Academy, has unveiled an innovative one-year course in video game art and programming, set to commence on September 9, 2024. This landmark initiative is tailored to accommodate full-time professionals in IT and other industries, making it accessible to a broader audience. For the first […]
Krafton, a South Korean video game developer, announced today that the video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is now available in India. “BGMI is now playable and has been rolled out with the 2.5 Update, providing gamers with a refined and immersive experience.” To ensure a consistent experience, the game’s playability will be staggered, allowing […]
Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra has presented the report of the taskforce on Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sector to his Minister Anurag Thakur in New Delhi. The report is learnt to have made a strong pitch for the depiction of Indian content reflecting the country’s rich heritage in video […]
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it will acquire video game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. Bungie is known for developing shooter games like ‘Destiny’ and ‘Halo’, the latter for which it worked until 2010. Earlier, Bungie was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and split in 2007. While smaller than both Take-Two Interactive’s $12.7 billion deal […]
The gaming sector is not only undergoing churn, but is witnessing some mega deal-making as tech giants look at buying out existing gaming companies to strengthen their product portfolio in an emerging segment that is witnessing about three billion gamers. Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced plans to acquire gaming company Activision Blizzard Inc. in an all-cash […]
Streaming platform Netflix has bought video game creator Night School Studio and rolled out five mobile games titles in select European markets, the company said in a statement. It looks to diversify the revenue sources amid intensifying competition in the streaming space. Night School Studio, the company’s first gaming studio purchase, is best known for […]
