website Stadia was launched in 2019 along with an internal game development unit that was expected to make titles for the platform. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta and Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
He is one of some 3,000 young Venezuelans competing in the multi-million dollar «eSports» industry, a lucrative business with international signings, prizes and millions of viewers which has started to boom in the Andean nation, despite economic chaos, poor internet connection, power failures and local restrictions on war games.
«The truth is that when I saw the result… it was something magical, surprising, a dream I always had as a child that came true,» said 23-year-old Parra, who lives in central-Venezuela’s Aragua state, and started playing video games at the age of four.
Sony on Thursday introduced its PlayStation Stars loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 gamers. It’ll be free to join, and players will be able to earn loyalty points by completing a variety of campaigns and activities. Players can choose from a catalog of options to redeem points, including PlayStation Network wallet funds and select PlayStation Store products.
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‘It’s a PR disaster, possibly sets back production and hurts morale,’ financial services company Jefferies wrote in a client note, warning the potential leak of the game’s source code could pose a bigger threat.
«While Stadia’s approach to streaming Pkv Games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected,» Phil Harrison, vice president and general manager of Stadia, said in a blog post.
Sept 29 (Reuters) — Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it would wind down its consumer gaming service, Stadia, as it failed to attract enough interest from gamers after nearly three years of being launched.
CAGUA, Venezuela, Sept 1(Reuters) — Gamer Gabriel Parra was ecstatic to see himself hailed as the «Venezuelan star» after scoring the fastest time in an international Formula 1 eSports racing competition in May.
Xbox maker Microsoft announced the $69 billion acquisition of «Call of Duty» maker Activision Blizzard Inc in January and has pledged to keep the hit franchise on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement with Activision.
If you own an iPhone XS Max or older and are only interested in having a bigger screen, you will be blown away by the iPhone 14 Plus. You’re getting a higher quality display, faster processor, better cameras, improved battery life, more durability and all the new emergency features. If you are coming from a Plus model phone, like an iPhone 7 Plus with a 5.5-inch screen, the 14 Plus will seem like Big Daddy Don Bodine’s truck, The Behemoth.
The PlayStation Stars program will launch later this year, though an exact time frame hasn’t been provided yet. CNET reached out to PlayStation, but the gaming giant didn’t immediately respond for comment.
The $929 iPhone 14 Plus is either a big iPhone 14 or a scaled-back iPhone 14 Pro Max, depending on your perspective. With the arrival of the iPhone 14 Plus, Apple now has the most straightforward iPhone lineup in years. There are just two iPhone sizes: one with a 6.1-inch screen and the other with a 6.7-inch display. After you pick a size, you just need to decide between getting a regular iPhone or a Pro model.
‘We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto,’ Rockstar said in a statement.
The iPhone 14 Plus starts at $929 for a model with 128GB of storage, or $899 if you activate with a carrier. That’s $200 less than the iPhone 14 Pro Max and just $100 more than the regular iPhone 14. But that still makes it out of reach for many people. And that’s disappointing, especially when you consider that the Android landscape is littered with large-screen, rectangular slabs that can be bought at nearly any price.
The dream of earning a living as a professional gamer is particularly resonant for many young people in Venezuela given the sparse opportunities otherwise available in a country with a minimum monthly salary equivalent to about $22 a month.
Professional gamers who aspire to become international superstars train an average of 40 hours a week. It’s a dream job for many teenagers, offering such advantages of recurring income, the ability to work from home and combining hobby with career.
The inside of the Phone 14 Plus got the same redesign as the regular iPhone 14, which improves thermal management. The back glass on the rear is easier and more affordable to repair since it’s no longer attached to internals.
«There are a lot of interested people, there is a lot of talent here in Venezuela, a lot of players,» said Abreu.(Reporting by Deisy Buitrago in Cagua; Writing by Steven Grattan; Editing by Christian Plumb, Alexandra Hudson)