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Warner Bros. Interactive has unveiled its plans for Gamescom, revealing the publisher’s line-up as well as teasing new game announcements. Two new titles, including a major new release, are to have their respective curtains peeled back during the event. The revealed line-up thus far includes a handful of upcoming licensed …
Read More »Rock Band iOS apps to be delisted next week
EA has announced it will be discontinuing downloads of all Rock Band iOS apps at the end of the month. The publisher released a Q&A earlier today explaining the decision was made based on an expiring licensing agreement with Harmonix. "EA’s licensing agreement with Harmonix is ending and as a …
Read More »Prototype 2 arrives on PC
Radical’s open-world action adventure sequel Prototype 2 has at last made its way onto PC. The game is available now on Steam for $49.99, with the Radnet access pack DLC also being offered for $9.99. It’s been a turbulent three months since the game launch on consoles, as its developer …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Revelations on PC now Rs 449
The PC version of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations has received a drop in price to Rs 499, distributor E-Xpress Interactive has announced. Assassin’s Creed is one of India’s bestselling franchises and multiple games from the franchise often feature in the overall top ten selling games of the Flipkart weekly charts. However, …
Read More »The Walking Dead episode one hits iOS this Thursday
The first episode of Telltale’s episodic adventure game The Walking Dead will land on the App Store this week. The developer has announced episode ‘A New Day’ will be available on July 26th for iPhone 4, iPad 2 and 3, and fourth generation or greater iPods. It’ll cost $4.99, and …
Read More »NASSCOM Gaming Forum’s 2nd Bangalore meet-up in August
The NASSCOM Gaming Forum is heading to Bangalore on 4th August for its second developers’ meet. On the agenda is a talk by Dhruva Interactive’s Basangouda Inamdar, who will be delivering a post mortem of Glo Flo. Arpita Kapoor and Mohit Rangarajufrom Mech Mocha will also be on hand to …
Read More »Cooking Mama Combo Packs coming to Wii and DS in USA
Majesco Entertainment will release double packs of Cooking Mama for both Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles this August. Cooking Mama, which has sold over 13 million copies worldwide, will be re-released to US retailers in special bundle packs. Releasing on the 14th of August, Mama’s Combo Pack Volume 1 & …
Read More »iPhone 5 tipped for September release
Apple’s iPhone 5 is gearing up for a release in September, according to new reports. The Guardian has learned” that the new device is just two months away. It will include a new 19-pin connector (replacing the current Apple standard 30-pin version) and a new nano-sim (that’s 40 per cent …
Read More »Kinect Sesame Street TV and Nat Geo TV get release date
Having announced a release date for Nike+ Kinect Training earlier today, Microsoft has now dated two other Kinect titles. Both Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV will be released in the UK on September 18th. Both will retail for 29.99 on the High Street or 2,400 Microsoft …
Read More »Diablo III faces two consumer rights battles
Blizzard is facing pressure from both sides of the globe as consumer rights groups get up in arms about Diablo III. PCGamesN reports that German body the Federation of Consumer Organisations is threatening to take legal action if Blizzard doesn’t move to highlight the game’s requirement for a persistent internet …
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