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(CTN News) – According to Parliament, betting and gambling are illegal in most parts of the country, and online gaming platforms are illegal when games of chance are involved. According to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, state governments have enacted laws to deal with gambling On Online Gaming and betting within the scope of their jurisdiction under List-II of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution. It is illegal to bet or gamble in most parts of the country. Online gaming platforms are intermediaries and must follow the rules of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. “MeitY regulates all intermediaries in accordance with the IT Act and its rules. Online gaming platforms are illegal when they offer games of chance,” he explained. Chandrasekhar said the states and union territories are primarily responsible for preventing, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting crimes through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) because ‘police’ and ‘public order’ are state subjects. … [Read more...] about Online Gaming Platforms Treated As illegal When Games Of Chance Are Involved: MoS IT

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s important for cloud gaming services to make it as easy as possible for people to check out their platforms. Having cloud gaming apps right on your TV makes it a cinch to check out a ton of great games. Some of the latest Samsung smart TVs and smart monitors feature a Gaming Hub with a number of cloud gaming services. The latest one to join the mix is Amazon Luna. MORE FROM FORBES Amazon Luna's U.S.-Wide Launch Is A Big Boost For Cloud Gaming By Kris Holt Starting today, Luna users can sign in with their profiles and play games directly through their TV or monitor. You’ll need a Luna Controller or another supported Bluetooth gamepad, but you won’t require additional hardware. Note, however, that Luna is only available in the US for now. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can start playing some games at no extra cost through Luna’s Prime Gaming Channel. The channel’s lineup of games rotates every … [Read more...] about Samsung’s Smart TV Gaming Hub Adds Another Cloud Gaming Service

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you can believe it, we’re already at the end of July. While it seems like this year’s flying by, there’s at least some good news. A new month means there are fresh games to claim across various subscription services (they’re not “free” per se, since you’re paying a monthly fee). Let’s not beat around the bush any longer. Here are the games that Amazon Prime Gaming members can snag in August: StarCraft: Remastered Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Beasts of Maravilla Island Recompile ScourgeBringer Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises StarCraft: Remastered is the clear headliner this month, but some of the other titles look interesting too. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders until now. It’s a 1988 point-and-click adventure from LucasArts that I absolutely need to check out. Beasts of Maravilla Island seems like a chill … [Read more...] about Here Are The Amazon Prime Gaming Free Games For August 2022

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s a big week for Amazon Luna and the cloud gaming ecosystem as a whole, as the service is now open to everyone in the mainland U.S. From its October 2020 debut until now, the service had been invite-only. Amazon opted for a different pricing model than Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — which offers a fantastic, unified library of cloud gaming titles for one monthly fee — and Google Stadia. Players there can buy games individually and/or access more than 50 titles as part of a Pro subscription . MORE FROM FORBES Here Are The Stadia Pro Free Games For March 2022 By null Luna’s games are split into channels, each of which has its own monthly fee, so you only pay for what you’re interested in. Along with the main Luna+ Channel (the price of which will jump from $6/month to $10/month for new subscribers in April) and the Family Channel, Amazon added several more as part of this week’s launch. The Retro Channel … [Read more...] about Amazon Luna’s U.S.-Wide Launch Is A Big Boost For Cloud Gaming

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s a chaotic time in the entertainment industry, and it’s being deemed a new Hollywood era of “austerity” after years of unchecked spending. We’re seeing the manifest in a few ways, but namely with two major streaming services, Netflix and HBO Max. Netflix has been struggling to impress investors as it appears to be approaching market saturation in many regions, and its content spending has ballooned to the point where it now cannot keep just auto-greenlighting everything, and is starting to have to think about major cutbacks, which have already included a number of layoffs at the company. HBO Max, despite being universally thought of as a pretty successful and well-liked streaming service, is about to be gutted by new WB management, who are trying to climb out of a $55 billion debt hole with at least $3 billion in cuts, which includes entire movies and likely a number of shows that are about to be axed , … [Read more...] about Should Xbox Game Pass See Red Flags In Current Netflix-HBO Max Chaos?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With Overwatch 2 on the horizon , it’s almost time to say goodbye to the original game once and for all. There’s no time to be sad just yet though, since Blizzard is throwing a farewell party with Overwatch Anniversary Remix: Vol. 3 . The event is now live on all platforms and it runs until August 30. MORE FROM FORBES 'Overwatch 2' Won't Have Another Beta Before Launch By Kris Holt That’s an important date, because Blizzard will no longer sell loot boxes after that time. Loot boxes are going away in Overwatch 2 in favor of a battle pass . You’ll still be able to earn loot boxes in Overwatch in the meantime. Blizzard will automatically open all your remaining loot boxes for you after Overwatch 2 launches on October 4th. (Remember, all your cosmetics carry over to Overwatch 2 .) MORE FROM FORBES 'Overwatch' Won't Make You Manually Open All Your Loot Boxes Before 'Overwatch 2' By … [Read more...] about Overwatch Anniversary Remix: Vol. 3 Is Live, Here Are All The Skins For The Game’s Last Seasonal Event

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Console exclusivity for games has taken many forms over the years. There are the basics, you have an in-house studio that makes games for your hardware specifically. But in recent years this escalated into things like console-specific content within games, or paying for timed exclusive launch windows. Now? Things may have escalated in the ongoing battle between Microsoft and Sony, with an explosive new claim made. As part of the regulatory approval process of Microsoft attempting to buy Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has pushed back against Sony’s recent objection to the purchase. Sony’s argument was that the purchase would be anti-competitive to PlayStation with such a big publisher under Microsoft’s umbrella, but now Microsoft is firing back, hard. Microsoft has accused Sony of paying for “blocking rights” to keep third party games off of Game Pass: “Microsoft’s ability to continue expanding Game Pass has … [Read more...] about Microsoft Accuses Sony Of Paying Publishers To Keep Games Off Xbox Game Pass

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin HBO and George RR Martin have joined forces to try to reassure fans that the pair have been collaborating once again to make House of the Dragon the type of Game of Thrones series that everyone wants to see. As part of a press tour promoting the upcoming prequel series, Martin was asked about what happened with him and Game of Thrones the longer the series went on, but what he says does not line up at all with his past statements on the same issue. “By Season 5 and 6, and certainly 7 and 8, I was pretty much out of the loop,” Martin told the New York Times . He was then asked why he became “estranged” from the show, to which he said “I don’t know — you have to ask Dan and David,” referring to DB Weiss and David Benioff, the showrunners. So, the narrative here was the Martin was slowly cut out of the show by the showrunners who went on to effectively ruin the series by the end, thanks in part to the fact that … [Read more...] about George RR Martin Contradicts Himself On The Reason He Left ‘Game Of Thrones’

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Despite 2022’s difficult economic headwinds, the year is again promising to be a good one for video-game dealmaking, with dozens of investments, mergers, and acquisitions happening even as the sector’s IPO market has “collapsed,” according to the latest quarterly report from industry consultancy Digital Development Management . Investors put $4.8 billion into 217 deals in Q2, up 37 percent from the previous quarter, while the value of 59 mergers & acquisitions in the quarter topped $18.6 billion, up 135 percent from the previous quarter, according to the DDM Games Investment Review. “For investments, Q2 2022 is the highest volume for a second quarter at 217 investments and third-highest volume for any quarter on record in our 13+ years of data,” the report says. “It is also the third consecutive quarter where deal volume has exceeded 200 transactions.” That said, there are signs of slowing even in dealmaking … [Read more...] about Game Industry M&A, Investment Still Booming In Q2 But IPOs ‘Collapse’ Amid Economic Downturn

Commonwealth Games: Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in Britain, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday. The nine athletes and a manager vanished after completing their events, the official said, requesting anonymity. Three of them -- judoka Chamila Dilani, her manager Asela de Silva, and wrestler Shanith Chathuranga -- had disappeared last week. That prompted a police complaint by the Sri Lankan officials. "Since then, another seven have vanished," the official said, without identifying them. Close "We suspect they want to remain in the UK, possibly to get employment." The 160-strong Sri Lankan contingent's management possessed the passports of all members to ensure they returned home. That failed to deter some from leaving. British police located the first three that disappeared, but as they … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022: 10 from Sri Lanka contingent missing, says top official