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Elon Musk, renowned for his assertions of excellence in various fields, surprisingly made it to the leaderboards as one of the top Diablo IV players globally. Diablo, known for its demanding nature, requires players to spend hundreds of hours developing their characters and strategizing through demonic battles. It's particularly popular among young men who often share the zeal of Musk’s followers and are frequent users of gaming platforms like ZeusX.

GUEST OPINION:  There is a lot of potential in the metaverse. Software development for virtual worlds will increase in demand as more people begin to realize what virtual worlds can offer them in their work and personal life.

Hearthstone, the online collectible card game featuring heroes of World of Warcraft, has launched its newest expansion, Whizbang's Workshop, where the genius inventor and toymaker introduces 145 brand-new cards

When it comes to real-time strategy games, one of the first that comes to mind is Microsoft's Age of Empires series. And in exciting news, Microsoft has released a swathe of new content for 2024 for Age of Empires fans.

Animoca brands, Chess.com, and five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen have released the first phase of Anichess, a new web-based free-to-play chess strategy game that combines the traditional strategy of chess along with extra spell-casting capabilities, daily missions, quests, and more.

September is a big month for gamers, with major can't-miss games coming to Xbox and Windows this month, as well as the new Xbox Series S 1TB console.

World of Warcraft classic mode players can now up the stakes on their adventuring with new hardcore realms.

The UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, has confirmed that it has blocked the original deal submitted by Microsoft in its bid to acquire gaming firm Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft and games company Activision Blizzard have agreed to an extension of time, until 18 October, for concluding their US$70 billion (A$103 billion) merger that was first announced in January 2022.

Xbox has announced Xbox Game Pass Core, an evolution of Xbox Live Gold, that launches on 14 September 2023. Xbox Live has been connecting gamers in online games for 20 years, and the new Game Pass Core bundles online play with Game Pass.

The US Federal Trade Commission is still seeking to stop the deal between Microsoft and games producer Activision Blizzard, requesting an appeals court on Thursday to put a temporary stop to the agreement soon after a federal judge refused a similar plea.

Sudoku is a number puzzle that dates back to 1979 under the title Number Place but was later popularised in Japan in the form we know today as Sudoku. Gamovation's edition for your smartphone can help you save your paper, pencils, pens, and even sanity, as you solve increasingly difficult Sudoku puzzles in your own time, whether for mental exercise or for relaxation.

Mahjong is a delightfully colourful tile-based strategy game, and Gamovation's single-player Mahjong solitaire is an excellent modern rendition that allows you to pick up and play anytime, either to relax or to exercise your mind.

The ancient game of chess needs no introduction, enthralling players of all ages and skill levels for centuries. What a time we live in where we can easily play chess against our smartphone thanks to Gamovation's free app.

If you've ever played a Lego video game like Lego Star Wars or numerous others, you already know they're full of fun and replayability. Well, Lego 2K Drive brings all the joy and more with an outstanding Lego object builder and rich lands, mini-games, and challenges.

Xbox has announced new titles available on Xbox Game Pass for console, PC, and cloud including the much-anticipated vampire-hunting open-world game Redfall.

Xbox games studios developer Turn 10 Studios has announced the upcoming Forza Motorsport racing game will be their most accessible yet, with the introduction of innovative features to aid blind and low-vision players, support one-touch driving to reduce simultaneous inputs, and with narration available.

The latest expansion is now available for the world's oldest and most popular trading card game, Magic: The Gathering (MTG), and it's time to make your final stand to defend all planes of the multiverse from the spreading Phyrexian invasion.

Although iPhones, iPads, Xboxes, Androids and PS5s are all well known gaming devices, so too are PCs, which are easily updatable with more memory, better graphics cards and more, with ASUS and ROG one of the well known brands in the gaming space and which can be seen at a special one-day pop-up stand in Sydney's Pitt St Mall.

Sportslens has found despite the challenges of the year, the mobile games industry made billions of dollars in revenue from their massive user base.