Retail

Flipkart has stopped accepting preorders for the PlayStation 4 just days after kicking off its pre-order campaign. Currently we’ve stopped taking pre-order due to limited quantity received,” the retailer tweeted. The PS4 page on Flipkart says the console is out of stock, giving interested customers the option to get notified …

Update 2: Landmark has revealed more incentives for gamers to head to their stores for the midnight launch. The stores will offer an additional Rs 500 off when you exchange an old PS3 game for a PS4 title. Those picking up Assassin’s Creed 4 for PS4 at one of the …

The games industry’s biggest blockbusters are recovering after disappointing opening week sales. As reported in MCV last month (MCV 763 8/11/13),the launch week sales of Battlefield 4 were down 69 per cent over Battlefield 3, while Assassin’s Creed IV fell 60 per cent compared to Assassin’s Creed III. FIFA arguably …

Amazon India, which is gradually expanding its product offerings, has now added a video games section. Amazon is still in the process of integrating the games category into the website, so at the time of writing, you can’t browse to the games section from the homepage, but it can be …

Sony’s PS4 has commanded a greater share of online web traffic across five leading retail websites in the UK. That’s according to new data from SimilarWeb.com which analyses website activity. Note that specialist retailers such as GAME obviously see a higher percentage of their traffic devoted to games. The share …

E-xpress Interactive today announced that it will release Tomb Raider Definitive Edition for PS4 at Rs 2,999. The distributor has also revealed that upcoming PS4 games such as Watch Dogs, Thief, The LEGO Movie Video Game and Dying Light will all be priced between Rs 2,499 and Rs 3,499. E-xpresshas …

Sony India’s press conference on Wednesday, where it will reveal launch plans for the PS4 in India, will be live-streamed. The PlayStation India Facebook page has posted a link to a page that will supposedly host a live feed of the press conference, which is set to take place at …

Game4u will expand its retail operations this month with its first stores in Delhi and Bangalore. Like its store in Lower Parel, Mumbai, Game4u’s Delhi and Bangalore outlets will be shop-in-shop stores within Hamleys toy stores. Our decision to enter the Delhi and Bangalore markets is backed by the increasing …

Two years after it took the world by storm, Activision’s Skylanders series has finally made its way to India. The Skylanders games are supplemented with a line of toy figures that can be bought separately and can interact with the game. Distributor WWC has released the first game in the …

There will no longer be any cricket games released to celebrate England’s upcoming triumph in this winter’s Ashes. Oh wait… In much the same manner as England’s batting order have capitulated under the glare of Mitchell Johnson, the hopes and expectations of cricket fans have crumbled as a second cricket …