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Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has described the 21st May reveal of the new Xbox as laying the foundation” for the new platform, with most of the new games to be revealed at E3. Speaking on Major Nelson’s podcast (as transcribed by Videogamer), Microsoft’s chief of staff at the IEB division said, …
Read More »Game4u’s preorder bonuses for The Last of Us, Fuse, Remember Me
Game4u has revealed its preorder bonuses for a host of upcoming games from Sony, EA and Capcom. The most attractive of the bunch is the The Last of Us, which arrives on 14th June for PS3. Aside from the Sights and Sounds and Survival packs, Game4u is giving away an …
Read More »Killzone: Mercenary for PS Vita gets new release date
Killzone: Mercenary, the PS Vita debut for PlayStation’s most popular first-party FPS franchise, will release a couple of weeks earleir than it was originally intended. Mercenary was initially scheduled for release on 18th September, but will now arrive on 4th September instead. The new date may well have been decided …
Read More »The Witcher 3 will be in action for the first time at E3
CD Projekt RED has just announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be in action for the very first time at E3 in June. The game will not be showcased to the public though, but will be restricted to behind-closed-doors media presentations. So expect a ton of first-hand previews …
Read More »Move Street Cricket 2 release, Move bundle announced
Move Street Cricket 2 for PS3 is set to hit stores in India later this month, Sony has announced. Developed by Mumbai-based Trine Games, the PlayStation Move cricket game will be priced at Rs 1,499. For those who don’t already own the Move kit, Sony is introducing a bundle in …
Read More »EA discontinues online pass
EA is discontinuing the online pass, which required users to punch in a one-time-use code to activate the online offerings of its games. "It never really caught on. People didn’t like it. People told us that they didn’t like it and, you know, we went through a cycle and we’re …
Read More »Google Play Game Services announced: cloud saves, multiplayer, achievements
Google has officially unveiled Google Play Game Services at its I/O 2013 developer conference today. Google Play Game Services adds cloud saves, achievements and leaderboards for games on the Play Store. The big news, however, is that the service is not only headed to Android and web, but also to …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 confirmed for PS3 this year; to feature 1,200 cars
Gran Turismo 6 is official. Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced the game today at the franchise’s 15th anniversary celebrations at the Silverstone circuit in the UK. The game is headed to the PS3 and will pack in 1,200 cars; that’s GT5’s 1,000 and 200 new ones. The Silverstone circuit will …
Read More »Supersike Games announces Catcher in the Sky for iOS
With its debut game still two days away from release, Delhi-based indie developer Supersike Games is already teasing its next game – Catcher in the Sky. Catcher in the Sky aims to flip the script on the ever-popular endless runner genre. As the studios describes it, the game is the …
Read More »WWE 2K14 release date, platforms revealed
WWE 2K14 will release on 29th October, Take-Two announced while revealing its annual financial results. WWE 2K14 will be the first WWE game in over a decade to not be published by THQ. 2K Sports acquired the WWE games license after THQ went out of business earlier this year. The …
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