Budget: Govt to raise tax on online gaming, social media apps
- 06-Jun-2022
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering over a proposal to increase tax on income made through social media platforms including TikTok, YouTube and other apps, ARY News reported on Monday citing sources. According to well-placed sources, the coalition government is mulling over a proposal to hike income tax on income generated through online gaming, TikTok, […]
Online gaming booms as coronavirus lockdowns keep millions at home
- 25-Mar-2020
The World Health Organization classified gaming addiction as an illness in 2018.
Nintendo online gaming network back after major outage
- 18-Mar-2020
"The issue with our network services has now been fixed. Thank you for your patience!" tweeted Nintendo on its European Twitter account, with similar messages posted on its other accounts.
PUBG to now have dynamic weather effects
- 22-Aug-2019
Online gaming sensation PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds popularized as 'PUBG' used to boast changing weather like heavy fog and drizzling rain before the game’s official launch on December 2017.
Roblox, the game platform teaching young kids to code
- 15-Feb-2019
With its Lego-like avatars and easy-to-learn coding for budding programmers, the online gaming app Roblox has cornered the market in younger gamers
Sony predicts big jump to record annual profit on winning gaming strategy
- 30-Oct-2018
TOKYO: Japan’s Sony Corp boosted its annual profit outlook by 30 percent to a record level after a strong second-quarter, propelled by popular game titles like “Marvel’s Spider-Man” as well as growing demand for its online gaming services. The results are a vindication of a strategic shift by the entertainment and electronics firm to build […]