Call of Duty 2019 Is Not Call of Duty: Ghosts 2, Report Claims

Call of Duty 2019 is not Call of Duty: Ghosts 2. In fact, it might just be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

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Hotstar will now let you download premium shows for offline viewing

Highlights: You can now download premium shows on Hotstar Support for 18:9 aspect ratio screens added Popular video streaming platforms like Netflix have allowed users to download content and give them the ability to watch it later without an active internet connection. Hotstar has jumped on that bandwagon and is now allowing users to download its premium content and watch it later. This feature helps a lot when people are travelling and they have no internet connectivity on-board. The announcement was made in the changelog after the Android as well as iOS apps got updated on January 2. “Now you can download and watch offline most of your favourite premium shows like Game of Thrones, Friends, Big Bang Theory and many more,” the changelog said. Not only this feature, the company says that it has now added support for screens with 18:9 aspect ratio. “Better yet, now enjoy watching the videos in your 18:9 aspect ratio screens as we now support edge-to-edge display,” the changelog mentions. Users can also have an option to choose from different video qualities, like low, medium, high and full-HD of the the content that they want to download. Once downloaded, you can visit the file in the dedicated section within the app. Just like other streaming apps that allow downloading and offline viewing,  the premium content on the app will expire in a week from the date of download or 48 hours since a user starts watching it. Hotstar claims that it has more than 100,000 hours of drama and movies in 17 languages along with a host of global sporting event. It also claims that the app created a global record for the maximum numbers of simultaneous viewers for an online event during Vivo IPL 2018. Launched in early 2015, Hotstar says that it is one of India’s most downloaded apps and has attracted more than 350 million followers. Related Read: Binge Guide on Netflix and Hotstar Premium

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AMD Ryzen 9 3800X flagship processor spotted online with 16 cores, 32 threads

Highlight:  AMD is expected to announce Ryzen 3000 series of processors at CES 2019 A Russian online retailer has listed five processors that AMD is expected to announce The AMD Ryzen 9 3800X, Ryzen 7 3700X and 3700, Ryzen 5 3600X and 3600 processors have been spotted online AMD is expected to make announcements regarding its Ryzen 3000 series processors based on Zen 2 core architecture at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, 2019. Ahead of the event, Wccf tech reports that a Russian online retailer, E-Katalog has listed five new third Generation Ryzen processors on its platform. While there’s no confirmation of how much the listing might hold true, it does gives an idea into what AMD might have in store for us. The Russian retailer has listed the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and 3700, along with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and 3600 processors.  Starting off with the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X, it is listed with twice the cores of the company’s current flagship. The new processor could be clocked at a base frequency of 3.9GHz, with boost frequency touching 4.7 GHz for single-core. It might come equipped with 16 cores and feature 32 threads, with a reported TDP of 125W. This is slightly higher than the 95W TDP of Ryzen 7 2700X but it’s expected with the doubled number of cores.  AMD could be planning to launch two processors in its Ryzen 7 3000 lineup, the Ryzen 7 3700X and the 3700. As per the report, the two processors might feature the same number of cores and thread counts at 12 and 24 respectively. In comparison, the current Ryzen 7 2700X features 4 cores and 8 threads. The 3700X could be clocked at 4.2GHz and might touch up to 5 GHz when boosted, while the Ryzen 7 3700 could be clocked at 3.8 GHz, with speeds touching up to 4.6 GHz. The 3700X and 3700 could feature TDP of 105W and 95W respectively.  Finally, the AMD Ryzen 5 series of processors could come with 8 cores and 16 threads. The 3600X could have a base clock of 4GHz with a 4.8GHz boost clock speed and a TDP of 95W. On the other hand, the 3600 might be launched running on 3.6GHz clock speed, which could touch up to 4.4GHz on boost, with a TDP of 65W. Alongside the Ryzen 3000 series of processors, the company is also rumoured to launch processors with Vega Graphics (APUs), along with a Radeon graphics card.  Related Read: AMD announces availability for Ryzen 5 2500X and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X for OEMs

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PS5 and Next Xbox Killer? Mad Box Console From Project Cars Team Announced

It appears that the PS5 and the next Xbox may have competition from the most unlikely of sources — Slightly Mad Studios with the Mad Box.

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PUBG Mobile Update to Bring Zombies Mode, Rickshaw, and More in January: Report

The next PUBG Mobile update for Android and iOS might see Zombies Mode added to the popular battle royale game as a part of its Resident Evil partnership.

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Women Navigate Toxicity, Other Barriers in E-Sports

The Entertainment Software Association reported this year that 45 percent of US gamers are female, yet women make up a scant portion of the professional esports player pool.

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Nexon Founder to Sell Controlling Stake in Gaming Company's Holding Firm: Report

The founder of South Korean gaming company Nexon is set to sell a controlling stake worth around $9 billion in Nexon's holding firm NXC Corp.

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