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DayZ has had rather impressive sales in its first day on Steam. The ultra-realistic zombie title sold 172, 500 copies in its first 24 hours, and saw142,403 players online. This figure was announced by game developer Bohemia’s CEO Mark Spanel via his own blog. In its first 12 hours, the …

Remedy plans to raise the bar for storytelling in games, and Oskari Hakkinen tells Develop how the studio is taking cues from TV, film and its own past to develop a new experience with Xbox One game Quantum Break

With Sony finally making things official today, we can now summarise the complete price list for the PS4 in India along with the games and peripherals that will be available at launch. Hardware PlayStation 4 console (500 GB, includes one Dualshock 4 controller): Rs 39,990 Peripherals Dualshock 4 controller: Rs …

The PlayStation 4 is off to roaring start in France. According to French video game website GameKult, Sony’s new console has sold 100,000 units since it launched on November 29th. The Xbox One, however, has sold less than half that figure. Both are still being outsold by the Wii U, …

'The Art of Games' exhibition adds two new titles to collection

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 …

Gree succeeds in raising revenues for year-old game

Crowdfunding site's 2013 figures show games have biggest payouts despite unlikeliness of success

The PlayStation 4 will go on sale in India on 6th January at a maximum retail price of Rs 39,990. The price and date were first announced by Medianama, and were subsequently confirmed by Sony at a press conference today. The press conference was attended by Kinichiro Hibi, managing director …

Hyderabad-based studio Rocksalt Interactive has announced its first game – Roadkill Xtreme. The 3D casual arcade game features fast-paced gameplay and is designed to be enjoyed in short bursts. Some additional features: Three levels with increasing difficulty, each with unique unlockables Store with 20+ items, upgrades and skins Interactive pedestrians …