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Read More »Buy a PC game at Flipkart, enter a lucky draw to win an Xbox 360 console
Flipkart has begun a new lucky draw promotion, giving PC game buyers the opportunity to win an Xbox 360 console. Customers who purchase one of the 450 PC games that are part of the promotion will be entered into a lucky draw, with one customer winning the console. Included amongst …
Read More »Sony Gamescom press conference confirmed
Sony will be showing off more about PS4 at Gamescom this year, starting with a press conference before the world’s biggest games show. The platform holder will once again host its conference on the Tuesday before the show (August 20th), returning to the Saatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. The conference …
Read More »F1 2013 dated for October
Codemasters has announced the release date for this year’s Formula One video game. F1 2013 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 4th in the UK, a little later than the series’ usual September launch. As previously reported, Codemasters is releasing two versions of this year’s …
Read More »Rovio promises ‘best in class’ toys and game for Angry Birds: Star Wars II
The physical toys that tie-in with Angry Birds: Star Wars II will be ‘best in class,’ says Rovio. The firm promises to create high quality products that match that of the upcoming iOS and Android game, the developer says. And when pressed which retailers would stock these toys, Rovio simply …
Read More »Big Ant Studios announces Cricket 14 with gameplay teaser; PS4, Xbox One versions confirmed
Update: Big Ant Studios has announced via Twitter that Cricket 14 is also headed to Xbox One and PS4. More details here. Original story: With no release date for Ashes Cricket 2013 in sight, Melbourne’s Big Ant Studios has just announced its own cricket game – Cricket 14, and it’s …
Read More »F1 2013 gets 4th October release date
Codemasters has announced that this year’s Formula 1 game, F1 2013, will release on 4th October. This is the first time since F1 2009 that the annual F1 game will not release in September. And it’s not hard to see why, with both Grand Theft Auto V and FIFA 14 …
Read More »Just 27% of Ouya owners have paid for a game
But CEO expects to see a few developers making $1 million by the end of the year
Read More »Shelf space concerns as toy games go to war
Angry Birds and Pokmon are the latest big name franchise to take on Skylanders as the toy war heats up, but is there enough space to stock them all? The lucrative ‘toys to life’ genre has been dominated by Activision’s Skylanders series, which has generated well over $1bn since its …
Read More »Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter relaunched, now for PS4
Precursor Games is once again attempting to crowd-fund Shadow of the Eternals, the spiritual successor to GameCube horror title Eternal Darkness. The developer previously said it planned to launch another Kickstarter campaign after pulling the plug on the first one, which only raised $128,000 of its $1.35m target. The new …
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