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Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film, Chennai Express, is set to receive the mobile game treatment. The digital arm of Disney UTV has collaborated with UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment to develop a mobile game based on the action-comedy. While no details about the game, or which platforms it will …
Read More »Forza Horizon follow-up headed to Xbox One – reports
Playground Games job listings and employee resumes have suggested that the studio is working on a follow-up to its debut release, Forza Horizon. While neither Microsoft nor Playground Games has confirmed that a sequel to the Xbox 360-excluisve open-world racer is in the works, studio director Gavin Raeburn and technical …
Read More »Rockstar’s Agent may still be in development; Take-Two renews trademark
Take-Two has renewed the trademark for Rockstar’s spy action game,Agent,suggesting that it may still be in development. Agent was first announced by Sony at its E3 2009 press conference as a game being developed by Rockstar North exclusively for PlayStation 3. In a press release following that announcement, Rockstar revealed …
Read More »NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2013 dates, venue announced
This year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference will take place in Pune on 15th and 16th November. The venue for this year’s conference is Pune’s JW Mariott hotel, and NASSCOM is currently accepting applications from interested speakers. Last year’s NGDC featured speakers such as EA founder Trip Hawkins, Sledgehammer Games CEO …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Brahman is set in India; it’s not a game
Ubisoft has talked in the past about an Indian setting for the Assassin’s Creed universe, and that’s about to become a reality; just not in the way you’d expect. Assassin’s Creed: Brahman is a graphic novel set in 19th century India during British colonisation. The comics will star a new …
Read More »Retailers offer Steam Wallet cards at premium prices
Days after we announced that Steam Wallet cards would be launched in India soon, a few retailers have started offering them. Strangely, the cards are yet to be officially released in India. Nextworld has the cards listed in five denominations – $5, $10, $25, $50 and $100, although only the …
Read More »Games The Shop sale: Up to 50% off on PS3, Xbox 360 games
Games The Shop is kicking off its annual sale tomorrow, offering discounts of up to 50% on PS3 and Xbox 360 games. The retailer is offering additional discounts to those buying multiple games. While those buying one copy will pay Rs 999, two copies are available for Rs 899 each, …
Read More »Origin sale offers games, DLC at Rs 599 and less
EA is once again in the news for its PC game prices in India, only this time, it is changing things up by lowering prices on Origin. Up to 39 EA games and DLC are now available on the Indian Origin store for Rs 599 or less, representing price drops …
Read More »With prices raised, Origin resumes preorders in India; Titanfall at Rs 3,499
After stopping preorders on the Indian store for over a year, Origin has once again started offering preorders for upcoming PC games. The service stopped the preorder facility on the Indian store after users outside India used VPNs to access the store and take advantage of lower Indian prices for …
Read More »Game4u kicks off monsoon sale
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 …
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