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The PlayStation 4 will go on sale in India on 6th January at a maximum retail price of Rs 39,990 (390). The press conference announcement was attended by Kinichiro Hibi, managing director of Sony India; Robert Fisser, vice president of SCEE for Middle East, Africa, Turkey and India, and Atindriya …
Read More »Microsoft to name new CEO in early 2014
List of candidates reduced from 100 to 20
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Xbox director determined to empower independent developers with next-gen programme
Read More »India to get red, blue Dualshock 4 controllers
Sony announced today that it would sell Dualshock 4 controllers for the PS4 at Rs 4,990 in India, and the Sony India website has now been updated to reveal that the controllers will be available in three colours. Aside from the standard black colour, the PS4 controller will also be …
Read More »PS4: E-xpress reveals prices of Ubisoft, 2K games
After pricing Warner Bros PS4 games at Rs 2,499, E-xpress has now revealed prices for its Ubisoft and 2K PS4 launch titles. Like the Warner Bros games, 2K and Ubisoft PS4 games are also priced lower than first-party PS4 games, which will sell for Rs 3,999. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black …
Read More »343: We’re looking to have Halo experiences in as many formats as possible
Halo 4 developer 343 Industries hopes to bring the FPS franchise to a multitude of digital and physical formats, according to Halo: Spartan Assault lead designer Mike Ellis. Speaking with VentureBeat, Ellis discussed Halo potentially branching out from its typical formats – though he didn’t go as far as to …
Read More »Can PS4 keep this up?
250,000 consoles sold in two days means PS4 is already ahead in the next-gen console race. But does a good launch really spell success for the future? MCV talks to PlayStation president and CEO Andrew House on the future of its new machine, the role of retail and the death …
Read More »Ubisoft: Watch Dogs could have been "best-rated next-gen launch game"
It’s a very intense decision” – that’s how North American Ubisoft president Laurent Detoc describes the process leading up to the delay of a game. Speaking to IGN, the exec explained that as late as August of this year Ubisoft still hoped to have Watch Dogs ready for the launch …
Read More »InnoGames revenue rises by record 50% in 2013
Online and mobile game developer and publisher plots recruitment drive of 100 staff in 2014
Read More »Crytek’s Nick Button-Brown joins London games tech start-up
Former general manager leaves Crysis dev to become studio head at Improbable
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