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FIFA 13 is missing from the Indian Origin store, as are other upcoming EA games such as Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Dead Space 3 and SimCity. This leaves Indian users with no option but to buy physical copies of these games. FIFA 13 retails for Rs 1,499 on PC. Prices …
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Out now: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, Borderlands 2
It’s funny how there always seems to be a festival or national holiday around high-profile game releases in India. It happened last month, with Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive all releasing around Independence Day, Parsi New Year and Id. Last week was no different, but it didn’t …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: PlayStation hires Brown, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Sony’s UK PlayStation team hires a new account manager and we look at the best job opportunities. BROWN TO HEAD UP SONY RETAIL ACCOUNTSHuw Brown has joined the PlayStation firm as its new national account manager. While at …
Read More »Kickstarter pledges new guidelines to protect backers
Crowdfunding site 'is not a store' say founders as new rules are brought in
Read More »Ubisoft’s digital boss on free-to-play, mobile games, eSports and the new UPlay
Ubisoft showed off its download line-up at its Digital Days showcase in Paris earlier this month, and MCV caught up with worldwide director of online games Stephanie Perotti. The publisher’s digital boss shared with us the plan for the newly-relaunched UPlay downloads service, the ever-growing free-to-play sector, the promising eSports …
Read More »Slender sequel will terrify you all over again
Fresh from scaring the bejesus out of the gaming world in June, Slender creator Mark Hadley has revealed he is working on a sequel – The Arrival. Slender: The Eight Pages was a free experimental PC game that gained a cult following and was extensively covered by the specialist press. …
Read More »Poor release schedule hits HMV’s sales
HMV’s sales have declined 11.6 per cent for the 20 weeks ending September 15th, 2012. It’s disappointing and is in line with how the retailer has been performing all year. HMV says a quiet summer of releases, plus a combination of The Olympics, The Queen’s Jubilee and the Euros, has …
Read More »Amazon’s games boss joins mobile publisher
Amazon’s video games boss has left the retailer for a role at mobile publisher and developer Tag Games. Graham Chambers – whose other significant roles over a 20-year career has included MD at Gauntlet Entertainment, MD at Ubisoft and sales director at Nintendo – takes the role of head of …
Read More »Game4u to hold FIFA 13 midnight launch
Specialist games retailer Game4u will hold a midnight launch for popular upcoming title FIFA 13. The midnight launch will be conducted at the following Game4u stores: Mumbai – Mega Mall, Andheri Mumbai – Infiniti Mall, Malad Gurgaon – MGF Metropolis Jalandhar – Viva Collage Ludhiana – MBD Neopolis The midnight …
Read More »FIFA, Wii U and ten pages on DVD and Blu-ray in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is now available to download – and it is jam-packed with features and stories, including our bumper 10-page guide to the DVD and Blu-ray sector. In this 88-page edition, you’ll also find an interview with FIFA’s boss David Rutter, former Gamestation staff discuss their memories of the …
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