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The Crew will offer the widest variety of car types ever seen in a driving game, the game’s community developer Soufyane Brahimi has said. While Ubisoft has yet to reveal a list of cars that will make it into the game, Brahimi says that there’s something there for every taste. …
Read More »Aveline returns in Assassin’s Creed 4; exclusive to PS3, PS4
Aveline de Grandpr, the star of Assassin’s Creed: Liberation, will appear exclusively on the PS3 and PS4 versions of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Ubisoft has revealed. Aveline is the only female protagonist to have featured in the Assassin’s Creed game series so far, and she will make her home …
Read More »12 new Grand Theft Auto V screenshots
As we get ever closer to the release date of Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar has released a batch of new screenshots. The new screenshots, which were released for the game’s recent round of previews, show off more of Los Santos and Blaine County as well as some of the …
Read More »Games retailer GamesINC is now Bootstrapp
Online games retailer GamesINC has been rebranded as Bootstrapp, as the company expands and renews its focus on trade-ins. The website will continue to sell new and used games under its new identity, but will now also focus on trade-ins for gadgets such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. We asked …
Read More »Other games benefit as EA game preorders drop at Flipkart
EA’s decision to hike prices of its upcoming games in India has led to lower than expected preorders at Flipkart, while preorders for other games have risen as a result, the online retailer has revealed. AAA games like Grand Theft Auto V, the latest Batman [Arkham Origins], Assassin’s Creed IV, …
Read More »The Saboteur, and the beautiful randomness of open-world games
I’m not a fan of open-world games. In the present scenario, where customers are so vocal about console restrictions and where pay-what-you-like indie bundles and free-to-play are all about giving gamers more choice, it sounds strange for me to say this, but I don’t enjoy the amount of freedom most …
Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 delayed to November; "it’s not good enough"
505 Games and developer Trickstar Games have delayed Ashes Cricket 2013 once again, this time to November. That means that the game will not launch during the on-going Ashes series, something 505 Games had been gunning for after pushing back its initial 21st June release date. Put simply, the game …
Read More »Buy a PC game at Flipkart, enter a lucky draw to win an Xbox 360 console
Flipkart has begun a new lucky draw promotion, giving PC game buyers the opportunity to win an Xbox 360 console. Customers who purchase one of the 450 PC games that are part of the promotion will be entered into a lucky draw, with one customer winning the console. Included amongst …
Read More »Big Ant Studios announces Cricket 14 with gameplay teaser; PS4, Xbox One versions confirmed
Update: Big Ant Studios has announced via Twitter that Cricket 14 is also headed to Xbox One and PS4. More details here. Original story: With no release date for Ashes Cricket 2013 in sight, Melbourne’s Big Ant Studios has just announced its own cricket game – Cricket 14, and it’s …
Read More »F1 2013 gets 4th October release date
Codemasters has announced that this year’s Formula 1 game, F1 2013, will release on 4th October. This is the first time since F1 2009 that the annual F1 game will not release in September. And it’s not hard to see why, with both Grand Theft Auto V and FIFA 14 …
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