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Online retailer Flipkart has listed Metro: Last Light for preorder. The game released internationally in May, but has been absent from Indian store shelves since publisher Deep Silver doesn’t have a distributor in India. Only the PS3 ‘Limited Edition’ SKU of the game has been listed on Flipkart, and the …

Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant will feature in a brand new Wrestlemania tribute mode announced for WWE 2K14. WWE 2K14 is the first release in the wrestling series since Take-Two’s acquisition of the brand from THQ. The 30 Years of WrestleMania Mode includes a single-player campaign offering 45 of …

CFO says the Japanese hardware maker has invested shrewdly this time round

Controversial pirate collective releases new software to elude censorship

The latest release from cult developer Suda 51 has failed to make an impact on the Japanese market. Videogamer reports that the PS3 version of Killer is Dead, the new game from Suda 51’s studio Grasshopper Manufacture, entered the Media Create charts at No.5 with sales of just 17,709 units. …

Handset maker's fall from grace means its now exploring possible partnerships to survive

Rockstar Games will reveal the online features of Grand Theft Auto V later this week, the developer has announced. The multiplayer features, which are briefly shown at the end of the game’s first gameplay trailer (watch it below), will be unveiled on 15th August. The reveal will include a gameplay …

Former Microsoft studios boss Peter Molyneux has defended his former employer from the waves of abuse it suffered in the wake of the Xbox One reveal. "Whether as consumers we like it or not, just like every form of technology interaction, there’s an inevitability of online,” he told TechRadar. We …

Some big news from the world of Grand Theft Auto is arriving later this week. Rockstar has sent out a teaser to the press simply stating that Grand Theft Auto Online will be announced on Thursday August 15th. Look for the world premiere of the official GTA Online Gameplay Video …

After what can only be described as a very tough year so far, Blackberry has finally admitted that the end may be close. In a press release announcing the exploration of strategic alternatives”, the company admits that it is considering possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances, a sale of …