In April 2025, four figures from India’s gaming and esports industry gathered at what appears to be a business conference to discuss where the sector is heading. The panel includes Wamsi Krishna, founder of The Esports Club; Anurak Kurana, founder and CEO of New Gen Gaming; VJS, a legal professional working in gaming policy; and … Read more
Pokémon GO launched on July 6, 2016. In the summer that followed, people walked into traffic, trespassed on private property, and organized mass gatherings in public parks in the middle of the night. It was the first time augmented reality gaming had broken through to a general audience, and the scale of the cultural moment … Read more
Minecraft came out in 2011. It is 2026. The game has over 212 million monthly active players and has sold more than 350 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling video game in history. Monthly active players peaked at 222.5 million in June 2025, driven partly by the release of A Minecraft Movie — the … Read more
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched on June 5, 2025. Nearly a year on, the sales picture is clear: this is the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware in history and one of the strongest console launches on record by any metric. The more interesting question — whether the library and platform have delivered on the hardware’s promise — … Read more
Featured image promptEditorial style. A sun-drenched aerial view of a fictional Florida-inspired coastline at dusk — palm trees, neon signs, waterfront architecture suggesting a reimagined Vice City. No specific game branding, no characters visible. Cinematic wide angle, warm golden-hour light. No stock photo clichés. 1200x675px. Article body The date is locked. Grand Theft Auto VI … Read more
The average video game player is 41 years old, and nearly half of players are women. Those figures come from a 2025 survey by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) of 24,216 weekly players across 21 countries. Yet game advertising still centers young men. This article sets out what the public data shows about older women … Read more