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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 …

The Steam Winter Sale is now underway, featuring offers on more than 2,000 games starting last night through to 3rdJanuary. Like all Steam sales, new PC games will go on discount each day, offering massive savings on indie and triple-A games. New deals are added daily at 11:30 pm IST. …

Konami has announced the PC release of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is set to arrive next month. The publisher confirms the title will see its PC launch on January 9th. The PC version will be sold exclusively on Steam, with the distributor already offering a pre-order option – as well …

Disney has released Disney Hidden Worlds, a new hidden object game available to download now on iOS, Android, and Facebook. The game features stills from various Disney films with certain items removed from each image. Players must search scenes for these missing objects, craft them, and have them returned to …

Diablo III expansion Reaper of Souls has received a March release date courtesy of Blizzard. The company announced on its official blog that pre-orders are now open for the polarizing title’s first, possibly only, piece of DLC . The expansion will be available in multiple editions, including a $39.99 Digital …

UK developer creating endless runner based on popular downloadable stunt game series

Music firm says it is protecting the rights of music artists following copyright claims on user videos

So it turns out that the upcoming – and highly anticipated – hacking title Watch Dogs could have been an entry in the Driver series. Ubisoft was working on a driving title – potentially a new Driver game – but the publisher decided that it wanted to make a more …

Video-sharing website explains changes to Content ID system

Merchandise brand Joystick Junkies has continued its expansion by opening a brand new website. Gaming fans can browse and buy goodies based on a number of different brands on computers and mobile devices. In addition to launch its new site, the firm has signed a partnership with Warner Bros to …