Andy Schatz says Xbox launch was 'disappointing'

Retailer Game4u has begun its annual monsoon sale, offering up to 40% off on console and PC games and peripherals. Included in the sale are games such as Batman: Arkham City, Dishonored, Dead Space 3, Darksiders 2, Hitman: Absolution, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Resident Evil 6, Need for Speed: Most …

Following Asda’s aggressive price cut on Wii U last week, Amazon has followed suit. The firm is selling the 32GB Premium set for 199.00 and the Basic set for just 149.00. In-line with the price activity at Asda. The price activity has been causing a slight uptick in Wii U …

Steam’s annual summer sale is underway. It’s an event celebrated by PC gamers the world over, but Indians don’t quite get the full magnitude of what these sales represent. After all, why would Sleeping Dogs dropping down to $7 (Rs 540) for a day during the sale be of much …

GameStop is no longer accepting pre-orders for the Xbox One Day One Edition. A spokesperson for the retailer told Joystiq that due to high demand,” the Day One Edition of the console is no longer up for reservation. PS4 pre-orders at GameStop were recently halted for the same reason. The …

Retail rejoice, the next game in the Angry Birds series features physical goods. Rovio has unveiled a sequel to last year’s Angry Birds: Star Wars – aptly titled Angry Birds: Star Wars II. It features the usual pig-slaying, lightsaber action (plus some new moves, apparently) but in a twist clearly …

While EA is raising its PC game prices to anywhere from Rs 2,499 to Rs 3,499, E-xpress Interactive is keen to keep prices for PC games it distributes as close to Rs 999 as possible. E-xpress distributes games from publishers such as Ubisoft, Warner Bros, 2K, Rockstar, Bethesda, Sega and …

With all the news around gaming in India of late revolving around rising prices, here’s a nice change of pace. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will be priced Rs 2,499 on Xbox 360 and PS3, and Rs 999 on PC, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. Just like old times. The PC …

PlayStation dominated a decent month for UK games retail in June. PS3 was the best selling console, The Last of Us the No.1 game, while Sony was the most successful publisher. For the first time in years, more PS3 titles were sold last month than on any other platform. PS3 …

It’s week five for The Last of Us at No.1. The PS3 exclusive continues to dominate and will continue to dominate because there’s almost nothing out for retailers to sell this summer. There was one game of note out this week, Nintendo RPG Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. The …