News for 'video-games'

PHOTOS: Dog lover Kohli comes to the fore in Chennai

PHOTOS: Dog lover Kohli comes to the fore in Chennai

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

Animal lover Virat Kohi on Thursday took some time off to mingle with the security dogs at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Thursday on the eve of the fifth and final Test against England.

Banks set up play area for kids, conference rooms for HNIs

Banks set up play area for kids, conference rooms for HNIs

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

Private lenders like Federal Bank and Axis Bank have set up branches that have special areas for children, with books, toys and video games to keep them engaged while their parents are busy doing banking transactions.

It's possible! Romance on a shoe-string budget

It's possible! Romance on a shoe-string budget

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Here's how you can make your date feel special.

Blue Whale Challenge claims 1st victim in TN, 19-yr-old ends life

Blue Whale Challenge claims 1st victim in TN, 19-yr-old ends life

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Vigesh in a suicide note wrote 'once you enter it, you would not be able to come out'.

Check out Mario in a new avatar

Check out Mario in a new avatar

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

The New Super Mario Bros for the Nintendo DS brings back the traditional side-scrolling adventure game featuring Mario, Luigi and other favourite characters from the popular Mario series.

South Park: Not for those who are easily offended

South Park: Not for those who are easily offended

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Though it revolves around a couple of eight-year-olds, the game is certainly not for children.

Assam: It's time to stop the clock and look back

Assam: It's time to stop the clock and look back

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

In Assam, says Arijit Sen, it is almost like a pre-programmed, horrific video game people are killed, schools turn into shelters and school benches are used to distribute food

Assam: It's time to stop the clock and look back

Assam: It's time to stop the clock and look back

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

In Assam, says Arijit Sen, it is almost like a pre-programmed, horrific video game people are killed, schools turn into shelters and school benches are used to distribute food

Indian-origin boy rakes up 1500-pound bill in live gaming

Indian-origin boy rakes up 1500-pound bill in live gaming

Rediff.com12 Jul 2012

Game over! A 12-year-old Indian-origin boy unknowingly raked up a 1,500-pound (approx Rs 1,27,500) bill for his dad to fret on while playing live video games as he purchased online currency thinking them to be gaming points.

This is awesome! FIFA videogames will feature women's teams

This is awesome! FIFA videogames will feature women's teams

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

FIFA and official licensee Electronic Arts will feature 12 Women's national football teams for the first time in the game's history.

Five talking points from the weekend's EPL

Five talking points from the weekend's EPL

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

The following are talking points from the weekend's Premier League action:

Why India is not in favour of the global e-commerce draft

Why India is not in favour of the global e-commerce draft

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

The government believes that WTO's push for initiating negotiations on substantive obligations related to e-commerce will oblige India to permanently accept the current moratorium on imposing customs duties on products traded electronically.

F1: 'Fighter' Alonso bows out with a champion's send-off

F1: 'Fighter' Alonso bows out with a champion's send-off

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

The double world champion failed to score a point in his final race for McLaren, finishing tantalisingly close in 11th place after making up four positions, but the Spaniard went out fighting to the last.

'I designed the G.One look in Ra.One'

'I designed the G.One look in Ra.One'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2011

Actress Shahana Goswami gives a sneak peek into the film.

Hacker may have stolen credit card information: Sony

Hacker may have stolen credit card information: Sony

Rediff.com27 Apr 2011

In one of the biggest internet security breaches, a hacker broke into Sony's PlayStation video game online network and may have obtained access to personal data of about 77 million users.

Are you into console gaming? Here's list of best buys

Are you into console gaming? Here's list of best buys

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

Console gaming is not just about fun, but a great way to bond with your family too.

Start-up story: 'We want to be the best network for singles'

Start-up story: 'We want to be the best network for singles'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

Serial start-up entrepreneur Siddharth Mangharam talks about his success mantras and start-up dos and don'ts.

Start-up story: 'We want to be the best network for singles'

Start-up story: 'We want to be the best network for singles'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

Serial start-up entrepreneur Siddharth Mangharam talks about his success mantras and start-up dos and don'ts.

Here's how Bollywood would direct Osama's death

Here's how Bollywood would direct Osama's death

Rediff.com2 May 2011

Predicting some of the industry's maverick filmmakers'take on the incident.

What do you think of SRK's animated look?

What do you think of SRK's animated look?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

Review: Shivaay is an absolute catastrophe

Review: Shivaay is an absolute catastrophe

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

'This Ajay Devgn video game gets more unwatchable with each minute -- and there are 173 of them,' rues Raja Sen.

Developers offer freebies but buyers not tempted

Developers offer freebies but buyers not tempted

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

Freebies do not seem to have attracted many buyers, as both property prices and lending rates continue to remain high.

Review: What makes Monster Hunter: World different

Review: What makes Monster Hunter: World different

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

It's one of the most-anticipated games of 2018.

Sachin Bansal wants to start a bank

Sachin Bansal wants to start a bank

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'

Why tablet PCs will be a hit

Why tablet PCs will be a hit

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

Around 10 million users are expected to buy tablet PCs this year.

Movies that could become TV shows

Movies that could become TV shows

Rediff.com8 Apr 2010

With our television clearly starved of creativity, here's a look at some existing films which could immediately and successfully make the transition to the small screen.

Awesomesauce! 30 new words added to Oxford dictionary

Awesomesauce! 30 new words added to Oxford dictionary

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

It's time to upgrade your vocabulary too!

'Phantom is not anti-Pakistan'

'Phantom is not anti-Pakistan'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

'We aren't attacking Pakistan, we're attacking terrorism'

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Microsoft has had a rough track record in making big acquisitions pay off.

At 11, he earns to pay for his brothers' studies

At 11, he earns to pay for his brothers' studies

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

When kids of his age watch Pogo channels or spend hours playing video games, Shankar Mondal aka Bachha toils hard at a garments' shop to earn so that two of his younger brothers can study.

No victory lap for MotoGP 17

No victory lap for MotoGP 17

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

The game is a disappointment for a full-retail game. At times, it feels like you're testing a beta, says Kakoli Chakraborty.

India needs patience to deal with China:  Rao

India needs patience to deal with China: Rao

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

When Nirupama Rao became India's foreign secretary in August, only the second woman to get the top job, the grapevine around the Ministry of External Affairs had it that she would struggle to put her stamp on South Block, writes Jyoti Malhotra.

Review: Pixels is a complete waste of time

Review: Pixels is a complete waste of time

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Pixels could very well be the most unremarkable Hollywood film of the year, says Paloma Sharma.

Gaming review: To hell and back in Dante's Inferno

Gaming review: To hell and back in Dante's Inferno

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

Gaming expert Sameer Desai, IndianVideoGamer.com, on Dante's Inferno.

Baahubali 2 shows off its marketing muscle

Baahubali 2 shows off its marketing muscle

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

Baahubali 2, made at an estimated cost of 200 crore, will earn more than 500 crores through commercial tie-ups alone, says T E Narasimhan.

Review: Forget the books, enjoy this Sherlock

Review: Forget the books, enjoy this Sherlock

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

Guy Ritchie brings us a film that -- despite character names and even lines of dialogue contextlessly scattered throughout -- has precious little to do with the original.

Gaming biz to touch $830 mn by 2012: Nasscom

Gaming biz to touch $830 mn by 2012: Nasscom

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

According to the 2008-09 report of the IT-BPO industry body, the Indian animation industry was worth $494 million in 2008.

Too hot to handle: A fierce, desi Lara Croft!

Too hot to handle: A fierce, desi Lara Croft!

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

This desi Lara Croft swooped into Mumbai for Comic Con and had us floored!

Has Venus Williams switched sports?

Has Venus Williams switched sports?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2009

Tennis star Venus Williams plays soccer during a "Play with the Pros" event at EA Sports studios during the unveiling of their fall video games in Burnaby, British Columbia on Monday.

Astra air-to-air missile to make its first flight

Astra air-to-air missile to make its first flight

Rediff.com19 Oct 2009

Veteran fighter pilots lament the end of the dogfight, the evocative name for a twisty, sky-ripping, adrenaline-packed aerial duel, in which the winner gets behind his opponent and shoots him down with a burst of cannon fire.Today, it is less about flying skill, cold nerve and highly-responsive aircraft; the modern-day dogfighting ace is an airborne video-game expert who uses radar to detect his foe at long ranges, and launch a beyond visual range missile.