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Read More »Gem offers helping hand to indies with Xbox 360 blitz promotion
Xbox’s official distributor Gem is offering 12 weeks of special promotions to independent retailers. Running right through the Christmas period and into January, the Xbox 360 Blitz Campaign features a range of exclusive offers including ‘buy one get one frees’, spot prizes, free items with orders and a lot more. …
Read More »Over 900 UK stores to open at midnight tomorrow for Assassin’s Creed III
Wednesday’s launch of Assassin’s Creed III looks set to be one of the biggest game launches of 2012 – and, MCV reckons – possibly of all time in the UK. Ubisoft has revealed that over 900 stores will open their doors just before midnight tomorrow (Tuesday October 30th) across GAME, …
Read More »Hitman: Absolution preview event in Delhi is open to all
Federation of Gamers will host a special consumer preview event for Hitman: Absolution on 8th November, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. Entry into the event will be open to all and free of cost. While fans may not have a chance to get their hands on the game themselves, they …
Read More »500 GB PS3 super slim with GT5, Uncharted 3 priced Rs 19,990 in India
The 500 GB PS3 super slim is set to arrive in stores across India this week as a two-game bundle, Sony has announced. Priced at Rs 19,990, the new 500 GB model will be bundled with Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Game of the Year …
Read More »GAME Reward smartphone app goes live
The UK’s leading game retailer GAME has pushed live its new smartphone app on the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. A Windows Phone version will be released soon. The app allows customers or both GAME and Gamestation to unite their store credit under a single account. It …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 midnight launches in Mumbai, Delhi
Games The Shop and Federation of Gamers will host Assassin’s Creed 3 midnight launches in Mumbai and Delhi respectively, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. In Mumbai, the launch will be held at Games The Shop’s Malad store at Oberoi Mall, while the Delhi launch will be hosted by F.o.G at …
Read More »Save wiping Borderlands 2 ‘virus’ spreading across Xbox Live
A bug that wipes game progress is being transmitted across Xbox Live to players of Borderlands 2. Believed to be linked to code connected to a ‘hardcore’ game mode left in by developers, the ‘Graveyard’ exploit has seemingly been affecting those who have played online with other infected players. The …
Read More »Developer to remove offensive Arabic script from Tekken Tag Tournament 2
The lead producer of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has said it will alter a design feature in one of the game’s levels that has offended some Muslim players. Joystiq reports that eagle-eyed gamers have spotted the Arabic script for the word ‘Allah’ in the floor texture of the Saudi Arabian …
Read More »‘Broke’ Hotline Miami dev offers helping hand to pirates
The creator of the superb indie hit Hotline Miami has offered technical support to those who pirate his game. I don’t really want people to pirate Hotline Miami, but I understand if they do,” Jonatan Soderstrom said on Twitter. I’ve been broke the last couple of months. It sucks. Yet …
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