PUBG: New State Announced With Android, iOS Pre-Registration; Trailer Shows Gameplay, New Mechanics

PUBG: New State has been announced and is being developed by PUBG Studio. The game is said to be up for pre-registration on Google Play but there is no option to do so when you open the listing.

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Cyberpunk 2077 1.2 Patch Delayed Until March Due to CD Projekt Ransomware Hack

CD Projekt said it will delay a promised update to the much-criticised role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077, pinning the blame for its slow progress on a recent security breach. What the Polish publisher didn’t say is that most of its employees have been locked out of their workstations for the past two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Nvidia Struggles to Keep Gaming Chips in Stock, Hopes to Counter With Special CMP Mining Chips

Nvidia forecast better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter revenue, with its flagship gaming chips expected to remain in tight supply for the next several months.

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Geoff Keighleys Summer Game Fest Gears Up For Second Round

Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, the online digital, industry-wide summer celebration of video games is all set to return for 2021. The event made its initial debut last year, in response to the cancellation of major gaming events and conventions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

 

New year. New colors.

— Summer Game Fest (@summergamefest) February 8, 2021

 

The news comes from an official Summer Game Fest tweet, which simply announces a change in colour scheme for the new season. "New year. New colors.", it says. As it stands, there is no news on what events or showcases to expect this year. But what we do know is that the festival will be "more condensed" than the debut year, which ran for 4 long months.

 

Less than 1 month

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) February 8, 2021

 

A common criticism that gamers around the world brought up was the fact that the first iteration was drawn-out for way too long. And that it never felt like an actual convention. This also contributed to unwanted hype building, every week, from within the community. In response to a fan's question about this year's length, Geoff replied by saying that the entire SGF 2021 event will be packaged into a single month. Which is good, considering a lot of announcements last year also felt extremely jumbled. In a subsequent tweet, Geoff also stated that the debut year was "tough with COVID", which contributed to a bit of a disorganized venture.

The news about Summer Game Fest season 2 comes in the wake of reports that E3 2021 will be returning as an online digital event. And is currently set to take place between 15-17 June. Geoff Keighley, who quit E3 last year due to disagreements over direction will not be involved again, and will be fully focused on SGF 2021. You can read more on that here.

During the 4-month-long time span last year, Summer Game Fest brought with it a whole bunch of game-related content and world premieres. Some of the key highlights were the Unreal Engine 5 showcase, the PlayStation 5 reveal, and the much-awaited gameplay footage for The Last of Us Part 2, etc. This year's festival is still in its early stages of development, and will take quite some time before the new schedule and other details appear on their official website. Until then, we wait.

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FAU-G Team Deathmatch Mode Coming Soon, Akshay Kumar Announces on Twitter

FAU-G will soon get Team Deathmatch mode, Bollywood actor and promoter of the game Akshay Kumar announced on Twitter. Team Deathmatch will bring some multiplayer content to the game.

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How to watch PS4, PS5 State of Play event live

Sony is holding a State of Play broadcast on Thursday, February 25 at 2:00 pm Pacific Time which translates to 3:30 AM Friday, February 26, India time. On the PlayStation Blog, Sid Shuman, Senior Director, SIE Content Communications, said, “Time for another State of Play! This Thursday, a State of Play broadcast will serve up new updates and deep dives for 10 games coming to PS4 and PS5, including new game announcements and updates on some of the third-party and indie titles you last saw in June’s PS5 showcase”. 

He goes on to say, “The show is clocking it at 30 minutes or so, give or take. Can’t wait to hear what you think! And a quick note: there won’t be PlayStation hardware or business-focused updates in this show. We’re focusing on great games set to come out in the months ahead”.

So, it is clear that we will not get any new information on the recently teased second-generation PSVR headset, nor will we hear numbers and statistics on how many PS5 units Sony has sold. This showcase will be about games and games only. As mentioned above, we will see ten games during the showcase, and since the broadcast will be 30 minutes, we can expect each game to have 2-4 minutes of screen time. 

What to expect from the PlayStation State of Play?

Sony has hinted that we will get updates on some party games shown off during the June event. So, we can expect to see some information on Kena: Bridge of Spirits which is slated to launch in March 2021. Hopefully, a release date? We could also get some more details on Returnal, which got a new trailer last night. Maybe see some more gameplay for Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart?

How to watch the PlayStation State of Play Live

You can catch the PS4 and PS5 (review) State of Play showcase on the PlayStation YouTube and Twitch channel. Or you could watch it below.

 

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HP Inc to acquire HyperX Gaming Division from Kingston for USD 425 million

HP Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, for USD 425 million. This acquisition will include Kingston’s HyperX portfolio which consists of gaming peripherals such as gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, mouse pads, microphones and console accessories. Kingston will retain the SSD, flash and DRAM business which also serves enthusiasts and gamers. The existing SSD, flash and DRAM models under the HyperX brand could either be moved to the Kingston brand or we might see a new brand being announced by Kingston. As of now, little is known about this. HP has its own line of gaming products under the HP Omen (also written as Omen by HP Gaming) brand which primarily consists of gaming laptops and desktop PCs, and also has peripherals. Although, the peripherals don’t have the same recognition as HyperX. 

HP Omen + HyperX

HP acquired VoodooPC, an enthusiast PC brand and company in 2006 and later dropped the VoodooPC branding in 2013 to introduce the Omen brand. Recently, HP even underwent a rebranding exercise in 2020 for the OMEN brand which included a new logo and design language across the product portfolio. With this new acquisition, HP now has a much wider portfolio of gaming peripherals with hardware that’s more in line with what gamers and enthusiasts prefer. 

PC Gaming has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years and 2020 saw consumers spending USD 4.5 billion on PC hardware and accessories. This was a 62% increase over 2019 and more than twice as much of 2017, as per a report by NPD Group. The peripherals market alone is expected to grow to USD 12.2 billion by 2024, of which gaming peripherals form a large portion. 

“HyperX is a leader in peripherals whose technology is trusted by gamers around the world and we’re thrilled to welcome their outstanding team to the HP family,” said Enrique Lores, President and CEO, HP Inc. “We continue to advance our leadership in Personal Systems by modernizing compute experiences and expanding into valuable adjacencies. We see significant opportunities in the large and growing peripherals market, and the addition of HyperX to our portfolio will drive new sources of innovation and growth for our business.”

“HyperX products are designed to meet the most rigorous demands of all gamers – from casual to the most hardcore – giving them a winning edge and helping them stay on top of their game,” said John Tu, Co-founder and CEO, Kingston. “Both of our companies thrive because we focus on our employees and share the same core values and culture. David Sun (Co-founder and COO) and I saw the possibilities for the HyperX business and its employees and we both realized that this change brings a brighter future for HyperX.”

Acquisition for USD 425 million

As per the acquisition agreement, HP will pay $425 million to acquire HyperX’s gaming peripherals portfolio. As mentioned earlier, Kingston will retain the DRAM, flash, and SSD products which also serve gamers and enthusiasts. The transaction process is expected to be completed by the end of calendar Q2 2021.

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