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Prionty wins PUBG Creative Vision Award as first Bangladeshi
Samia Hossain Prionty, a sixteen-year-old PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) player from Bangladesh, has recently won the Silver award in the annual 'Creative Vision Award' segment of PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2023. The creative work that she submitted for the contest was an in-game firearm design for PUBG Mobile, named 'Pixel Glitch' for the UMP45 gun, a weapon from the game.
'Grand Theft Auto' publisher to fire 600 employees
Take-Two Interactive Software, publisher of the popular 'Grand Theft Auto' video game franchise, has recently announced that they are laying off about 5% of their entire workforce, which amounts to about 600 employees.
Bangladeshi all-female Valorant teams qualify for international tournament
Two all-female Valorant teams from Bangladesh, Team Hexagon and Team Celestials, have secured qualification for the South Asian round of the VCT Game Changers tournament, an esports event officially hosted by Riot Games, the maker of Valorant.
UK university set to launch esports undergraduate degree course
The University of Suffolk (UOS) in the United Kingdom is gearing up to meet the growing interest in video games among children, teenagers, and university-level students by introducing an undergraduate degree course dedicated to esports. According to BBC, the Esports undergraduate course will accept its first students in 2025.
Sony reportedly working on PlayStation 5 Pro
Sony's PlayStation division is reportedly working on a PlayStation 5 Pro model that is rumoured to boast a GPU up to three times more powerful than existing PS5 models. While Sony has not officially announced this new model, recent leaks suggest the upgraded PS5 will likely be released in December 2024.
Nintendo Switch 2 to be launched early 2025: reports
The successor to the Nintendo Switch, the popular video game console by Nintendo, is now expected to be released in early 2025, according to a recent report by Bloomberg News. This announcement follows earlier speculations that the new console, referred to as 'Nintendo Switch 2' by fans, was initially slated for release in 2024.
Activision Blizzard sued by Call of Duty players
Activision Blizzard, the company behind the popular video game franchise Call of Duty, has recently been used by professional gamers. The U.S.-based lawsuit claims that the company has been deliberately restricting competition in Call of Duty tournaments.
Rumoured PSP2 might offer PS4 and PS5 games
PlayStation is reportedly in the process of developing a successor to the PSP, which will offer compatibility with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games, as per a YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead, known for making content on tech. He recently shared details about the rumoured device on his YouTube channel, which has over 171,000 subscribers.
Second edition of Women Valorant Championship finds its Champions
The grand finals of the second edition of eBlaze Women Series Valorant Championship 2024, hosted by EMK Center, has just wrapped up. Last year's winners, team 'Morposix Celestials', clinched the championship this year as well by defeating team 'Hellbent Caraxes' with a score of 2-1 in the final game.
Sony bids goodbye to PS4
The PlayStation 4 era has been a golden age for gamers, bringing forth iconic titles like Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, God of War, The Last of Us Part II, Persona 5, and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. However, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.
US teen becomes first human to beat Tetris
Willis Gibson, 13, a competitive gamer known as "blue scuti," became the first human to reach the "kill screen" of the Nintendo version of the puzzle game, as fellow players followed his progress online.
Rising from the ashes: Oriental Phoenix, Mobile Legends Bangladesh Champion
In August this year, the local esports team 'Oriental Phoenix' emerged victorious in Mobile Legends Bangladesh Championship (MBC), the official, national-level esports tournament for the mobile game 'Mobile Legends: Bang Bang' (MBBL). In an exclusive interview, the team delved into their journey, their triumphs, and the secrets behind their success in the rapidly evolving esports arena of Bangladesh.
Baldur's Gate 3 wins Game of the Year 2023
The role-playing video game Baldur's Gate 3 has been awarded the Game of the Year 2023 by The Game Awards. Released fully for Windows on August 3 and later on PS5 on September 6, Baldur's Gate 3 offers both single-player and multiplayer options to explore dungeons and tackle quests using pre-generated characters in a world based on the popular tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons.
Every Grand Theft Auto game ranked from best to worst
Grand Theft Auto has been a gaming juggernaut for over two decades, delivering open-world mayhem and satirical stories that have captivated millions of players. But with so many entries in the series, how do they stack up against each other? On the heels of the exciting announcement of the next instalment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, Grand Theft Auto VI, we're taking a look back at the entire series and ranking every main entry from the top-down beginnings to the sprawling modern epics.
Asus launches ROG Ally handheld gaming device in Bangladesh
The handheld gaming device ROG Ally is equipped with an AMD 4nm 8 core/16 thread Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor, runs on Windows 11, and supports gaming platforms such as Steam, Xbox Game Pass, Epic, and GOG.
GTA 6 trailer out: watch here
Rockstar Games has officially unveiled the first trailer for their upcoming video game, Grand Theft Auto VI. The latest installment to the widely popular GTA franchise will be released in 2025, and as of now, announced to be playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
GTA 6 trailer to be released on December 5
Grand Theft Auto 6, one of the most anticipated game by gamers around the world, is set to release its game trailer on December 5 at 9 am ET ( 8 pm Bangladesh time) according to a post on X by Rockstar.
Saiful Islam from Bangladesh qualifies for official Street Fighter 6 tournament
M Saiful Islam Anik, an e-sports player from Bangladesh, has qualified for the main stage of Capcom Cup X, the official Street Fight 6 tournament held by Capcom. Anik will be the sole Bangladeshi representative in this event.
