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Two student suicides were reported in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. A PUC student at RGUKT, Kadapa, allegedly hanged himself, possibly due to mobile addiction and his father’s death. In Bhainsa, a 15-year-old ended his life after being denied a mobile phone
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The teenage boy spent nearly a year confined to his room, immersed in online gaming for up to 12 hours daily. Over time, he lost interest in physical activity and academics, eventually withdrawing from social interaction altogether. His growing addiction to gaming led to a severe spinal curvature, causing difficulty in walking and urinating.
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A Reddit user uploaded a video showing the driver gripping his phone in one hand while steering the vehicle with the other. The clip quickly went viral, sparking strong reactions from users over the dangerous behavior.
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Akhil went out after informing his mother, that he would come back after meeting a friend at Srinagar colony. However, around 8 pm, he sent a text message to his mother that read “Bye Mummy Love You"
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The tragic event took place in Athara Hazari Tehsil of Jhang, where a young man killed his sister when she stopped him from playing the popular mobile game, PUBG.
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The Free Fire India game will be supported by Yotta Infrastructure's cloud hosting infrastructure in the country in storing and protecting user data, the company said in a statement
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Till now, more than 10 crore users have downloaded the BGMI app on Android
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BGMI was banned by the Indian government due to data security issues but the game is back
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Pakistan and India have already implemented the ban on the popular gaming app.
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Digital technology is advancing rapidly with teenagers using gadgets to play online games and also getting addicted to them. A gradual increase in online game addiction can change thinking and behavioural patterns that lead to an entire focus shift towards games rather than studies. Games such as Momo Challenge, Player Unknown Battleground (PUBG), Blue Whale […]
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Vijayawada: A teenager allegedly committed suicide after his friends mocked him following defeat in online game PUBG. The incident was reported from Machilipatnam town of Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Sunday. The 16-year-old felt reportedly humiliated after his friends mocked him when he lost the online game. He came home and allegedly hanged himself to […]
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Lucknow: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his mother in a fit of rage here after she refused to allow him to play PUBG. The boy shot his mother with his father’s licensed revolver and kept the body hidden in one of the rooms of the house. He sprayed room freshener in […]
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By Aditya Deshbandhu The last week has been one of extreme upheaval in the world of Fortnite as the battle royale multiplayer has removed the crucial aspect of building in its gameplay. Building, a great way to traverse distances and approach combat in the game was the single largest differentiator between Fortnite and other battle […]
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Thane: Police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old man and detained two minors here in Maharashtra for allegedly killing their friend following a dispute after playing an online PUBG game, an official said. The incident took place on Monday night in Vartak Nagar area. The four friends used to frequently play the PUBG game and quarrel […]
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The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year fell 17.4 per cent on-year to 639.6 billion won. Annual revenue increased from 12.9 per cent to 1.88 trillion won, reports Yonhap News Agency.
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Lahore: A 14-year-old boy shot dead his entire family, including mother and two minor sisters, allegedly “under the influence” of online game PUBG, police here in the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province said on Friday. Nahid Mubarak, a 45-year-old health worker, was found dead along with her 22-year-old son Taimur and two daughters aged 17 […]
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The company also sued Apple and Google for distributing those Garena games on their respective app stores.
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Bengaluru: South Korean video game developer Krafton on Tuesday announced that its battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds is now free-to-play (F2P) on PC and consoles.With the game’s transition to F2P, it introduces Battlegrounds Plus, an optional premium account upgrade that allows players to access a variety of new and exclusive in-game features. “This F2P transition, […]
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Mathura: Two young boys engaged in playing PUBG, a popular online game, were crushed to death by a goods train on the single Mathura-Kasganj track in Laxmi Nagar area. While one of the mobile phones was damaged in the accident, the other had PUBG still running when it was recovered. The boys were on a […]
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Krafton recently opened pre-orders in India, which contributed to the surge in pre-registrations, the company said in a statement.