Games

Japan is next level for retro game collectors

Around 70-80 percent of customers are foreign tourists, who have flocked to Japan in record numbers this year, store manager Komura, who only gave his surname, told AFP.

In Dhaka’s secret alleys, lone arcades hint at a bygone era

Dhaka's fading gaming arcades struggle against modern technology and economic challenges, yet remain nostalgic escapes for many.

Five amazing board and card games worth checking out

Here are five amazing board and card games that are worth checking out.

Games / A beginner’s guide to soulsborne games

This article serves as a guide to the most interesting entry points to Miyazaki's world and the soulsborne genre.

Games / Why previous generation Pokémon games are still relevant

Is it entirely nostalgia, or is there something more to it? 

GAME / The new CoD MW 2 offers one of the best first-person shooter campaigns till date

MW2 has a spectacular campaign, decent multiplayer and grindy gameplay.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The best of a bugged world

Welcome to the 9th generation of Pokémon.

Bangladeshi art director credited in ‘God of War Ragnarok’

Tanvir M N Islam is a Canada-based, Bangladeshi artist who has worked as an Art Director in Sony’s latest game, “God of War Ragnarok”.

COVER STORY / For the Love of the (Unpopular) Game

How do these players and athletes fuel their passions and dreams?

May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016

Baki takes aim at Bangladesh Olympics medal drought

An Olympics triumph can make you a hero in any country but legendary status awaits Abdullah Hel Baki if he can finally rid Bangladesh of an unwanted distinction, the biggest nation never to win a medal.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

IOC 'concerned' about Tokyo bribery scandal

A senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official says he takes allegations of illegal payments to help Tokyo secure the 2020 Games "seriously" but said his group will not conduct a probe of their own.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

Brazil investigating possible corruption at Olympic venues

Brazilian investigators expand their probe into possible corruption around the staging of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August to include all the venues and services financed with federal funds, a lead prosecutor told Reuters.

May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016

Kabaddi fed defends ban

Bangladesh women's national kabaddi team captain Shahnaz Parvin Maleka and her teammate Shila Akter have recently been suspended for three years from taking part in any competition organised by the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF).

May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

Bid team VC denies knowledge of 'bribe'

A top official of Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics says he knew nothing about a 2 million dollar payment to a Singaporean consulting firm under investigation over alleged bribery suspicions.

May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

France extends state of emergency to cover Euros

France's parliament confirms a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Extra-strong condoms for Aussie Olympic team

Australia's Olympians will be issued with free super-strength condoms in Rio to minimise any infection from the Zika virus, officials say on Monday.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Rusty Bolt secures win

World 100 and 200-meter record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica opened his 2016 season Saturday with a 100m victory in 10.05 seconds at the Cayman Invitational.

May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016

Swimming coach in jeopardy

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) express its concern over noncooperation of coaching staff towards swimming coach Park Tae Gun, who helped Bangladesh win two gold medals in the South Asian Games held in India in February.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

Siddikur needs a good show in Mauritius

Bangladesh's ace golfer Siddikur Rahman will be hoping for a good outing in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open beginning in Mauritius today as a place in the Olympics looks slipping away.