The Indian games industry is one of the world’s future powerhouses – and now is the time to form a trade body to support it. That’s the call to action from MCVuk.com’s sister site MCV India. That is pretty much what any international game company looking to enter India has …
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Xbox One and PS4 break records at Amazon.com
The excitement surrounding the next generation of consoles has led to a record-breaking performance on Amazon.com. The US retailer has announced a record week for its Video Games store that saw a 4,000 per cent year-on-year increase in console orders throughout E3. Not a shock, maybe, as the hardware market …
Read More »Flipkart, Game4u kick off monsoon sales
It’s the season of flooded streets and water-born diseases, and it’s just the excuse retailers needed to offer huge discounts on games. Both Flipkart and Game4u have kicked off their monsoon sales, offering discounts of up to 75%. On Flipkart.com, the sale extends to over 500 console titles, including Skyrim’s …
Read More »Bleszinski: Console digital shift still happening
Microsoft and Sony will implement slow and subtle move to online on next-gen hardware
Read More »Iwata: Wii U price cut is not an easy option to take
Hopes that Wii U might increase its competitive position via a price cut in the run-up to Christmas have seemingly been dashed. That’s because Nintendo has already priced the Wii U as competitively as is financially possible, CEO Satoru Iwata told CNBC, as spotted by GamesRadar. From the very beginning …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 specs leaked
A third graphics card in the Nvidia GTX 700 range will be released later this month. An announcement is apparently scheduled for June 25th, VideoCardz.com reports. Having recently unveiled both the GTX 780 and GTX 770, the new GTX 760 will be pitched as a replacement for the current GTX …
Read More »Branded store key to Xbox One launch
Microsoft’s new console will get a starring role in GAME’s new Xbox store. The branded Shoreditch shop will promote and sell a variety of Xbox products and services. And it will play a significant role in the launch of Xbox One. The store is here to showcase the Xbox experience,” …
Read More »OPINION: Why India desperately needs a dedicated trade body for gaming
It was in 2011 that I first met Yasuhiro Fukushima and his team from Japan. The venue was the food court at a mall in suburban Mumbai; not the sort of place I’d have expected to meet the honorary chairman of Square Enix, but he was on a tight schedule. …
Read More »GAME "immensely impressed" with Microsoft rethink
The UK’s leading games retailer GAME has welcomed Microsoft Xbox One rethink. Microsoft have shown that they truly understand and value their fan base and the gaming community as a whole,” GAME’s Martyn Gibbs told Edge. Microsoft have listened to the feedback of recent weeks and acted on it, putting …
Read More »Bleszinski: Sony forced Xbox One changes, not the internet
Changes mean consumers can expect more 'tacked on' multiplayer modes and DLC, says Gears of War creator
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