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Specialist games retailer Game4u recently launched its digital game distribution service – downloads4u. Since this service is the first of its kind in India and not many Indian gamers may have purchased games digitally before, we caught up with Zarik Nabi, business head of publishing and digital services at Milestone …
Read More »PlayStation Plus: Vanquish, Arkham City, Limbo free next month
It’s the season of giving and December is probably the best month for PlayaStation Plus subscribers since Sony introduced the Instant Game Collection. Getting added to the bouquet of games available for free download via PSN in December are Batman: Arkham City, Vanquish and Limbo. All three games will go …
Read More »Cooler Master launches mid-range CM Storm Recon gaming mouse in India
Cooler Master has launched the mid-range Recon gaming mouse in India under its CM Storm product line. The ambidextrous mouse features a rubberised body for added grip and Japanese Omron switches, which can supposedly sustain millions of clicks and abuse without breaking a sweat”. Cooler Master has been quite busy …
Read More »Skyrim Premium Edition coming to India next month
The Premium Edition of last year’s award-winning The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming to India next month, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. The Premium Edition will be available across for Rs 3,999 on PS3 and Xbox 360, which is just Rs 500 more that the price of the standard …
Read More »Gameloft’s action games sale: iOS, Android titles for Rs 55
Gameloft is offering a selection of iOS and Android action games at discounted rates for the festive season. The sale includes The Amazing Spider-Man, Gangstar Rio: City of Saints, BackStab, The Adventures of Tintin: The Game, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6: Shadow Vanguard. Each of these games is now available …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 for PC out in India tomorrow
The already delayed PC version of Assassin’s Creed 3 will hit stores in India tomorrow after a further delay. The PC version was originally set for release on 23rd November, nearly a month after its console counterparts, but was delayed further in India for logistical reasons. E-xpress Interactive, the game’s …
Read More »Out now: Wonderbook: Book of Spells, Hitman: Absolution
The first game from Sony’s latest foray into augmented reality gaming – Wonderbook: Book of Spells, is in stores now for PS3. This week’s other big release – Hitman: Absolution, however, is witnessing a bit of a staggered release. Sony is betting big on the interactive story-telling space with Wonderbook …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 4 25th Anniversary Edition headed to India
The Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 25th Anniversary Edition will be in stores across India in early December, distributorOrigin Games has announced. If you already own a copy of the game, there’s some incentive to pick up the Anniversary Edition. Firstly, while the original game had a …
Read More »Xtreme Gaming cancels WCG, BYOC Winter events
E-sports organiser Xtreme Gaming has announced that it will not conduct the WCG India leg and the Winter edition of its BYOC LAN gaming competition this year. Since its inception in 2007, this is the first BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) event to be cancelled. Xtreme Gaming has been organising …
Read More »PICTURES: Hitman: Absolution midnight launch in Mumbai
Square-Enix and E-xpress Interactive have been quite busy in the lead up to the release of Hitman: Absolution in India. A trade and press event in Mumbai was followed up by a consumer preview showcase at Delhu’s F.o.G lounge. Games the Shop in Mumbai’s Oberoi Mall threw open its doors …
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