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Distributor E-xpress Interactive has launched its initial line-up of third-party PS3 Essentials at Rs 999. The Rs 999 price line is lower than that of Sony’s first-party line-up, which retails for Rs 1,199. So far, E-xpress’ PS3 Essentials line-up comprises of select Ubisoft titles, but the company does intend to …

A new Rockstar collection seems bound for retail. As reported by CVG, a SKU called Rockstar Games Collection Episode 1 has appeared on at least two retailer’s websites. The boxart points to the inclusion of four titles – Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire …

The NASSCOM Gaming Forum is currently accepting submissions from gaming companies all over India for the official Indian Game Studio Directory. If you your company is involved in the game development business, you can fill out the form here to get it added to the list. While you can submit …

Europe to be hit hardest by Microsoftâ??s veto on mature games

Capcom has side-stepped any further furore about the discovery of DLC on the game disc for Resident Evil 6. A title update due out soon” will unlock the No Hope difficulty level, reference to which was discovered on the physical copy of the game earlier this week. It will also …

The PS3 version of resident Evil 6 has debuted at the top of the Japanese charts. The SKU sold an impressive 635k units in its first week, eclipsing everything else in the listings. The Xbox 360 version claimed fifth place with unit sales of 42k. There was also a strong …

EXCLUSIVE: Pop sensation Kylie Minogue will star in her own video game this Christmas, MCV can reveal. Kylie Sing & Dance will be released exclusively for Wii in November and will feature 25 of the star’s biggest hits. Tracks will include ‘I Should Be So Lucky’, ‘Can’t Get You Out …

Mobile start-up's first title is about card-collecting and monster-bashing

This week’s MCV isnow available to download– and it features blockbuster interviews with Nintendo’s Shelly Pearce and Sony’s entire UK senior management team. Also in this edition is an exclusive chat with Rovio’s EVP of games, to discuss how Angry Birds Star Wars came to be. We’ve listed the contents …

A new memoir from author Salman Rushdie has revealed that the respected academic has a (until now) secret love of SNES hit Super Mario World. The Millions reports that at one stage during his ten-year exile on the run from a fatwa, Rushdie took to playing Super Mario World after …