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Assassin’s Creed 3, the biggest launch in Ubisoft’s history, received a fitting welcome in India, with stores in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and Bangalore hosting midnight launches. In Delhi, both Landmark and F.o.G held midnight launches, while fans in Pune headed to Intencity to pick up the game at midnight, ensuring …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 set for early 2013 release; PC version not announced
Following rumours last week, Rockstar Games today announced that open-world juggernaut Grand Theft Auto 5 will release in spring 2013. For the benefit of those of us in this part of the world, spring is usually between March and May. Judging by Rockstar’s last three releases – Red Dead Redemption, …
Read More »Paul Joseph Wrider joins DisneyUTV Digital
DisneyUTV Digital has appointed Paul Joseph Wrider its director of game design. Wrider joins Disney with ten years of experience in the industry, having previously worked with FunMobility, Digital Chocolate, Zynga and Storm8. Wrider will be based out of Mumbai and will lead DisneyUTV Digital’s game design team responsible for …
Read More »3 days to go: Register for NGDC today for just Rs 1,700
The NASSCOM Game Developer Conference is just three days away, and if you haven’t registered yet, here’s some incentive. It’s the last day of registrations for NGDC, and those who sign up within the next 15 hours can do so for just Rs 1,700; that’s significantly lower than the standard …
Read More »Hitman: Absolution preview event in Delhi is open to all
Federation of Gamers will host a special consumer preview event for Hitman: Absolution on 8th November, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. Entry into the event will be open to all and free of cost. While fans may not have a chance to get their hands on the game themselves, they …
Read More »500 GB PS3 super slim with GT5, Uncharted 3 priced Rs 19,990 in India
The 500 GB PS3 super slim is set to arrive in stores across India this week as a two-game bundle, Sony has announced. Priced at Rs 19,990, the new 500 GB model will be bundled with Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Game of the Year …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 midnight launches in Mumbai, Delhi
Games The Shop and Federation of Gamers will host Assassin’s Creed 3 midnight launches in Mumbai and Delhi respectively, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. In Mumbai, the launch will be held at Games The Shop’s Malad store at Oberoi Mall, while the Delhi launch will be hosted by F.o.G at …
Read More »DisneyUTV launches Cricket Fever Challenge
UTV Indiagames’ Cricket Fever Challenge is out now on Facebook and iOS and Android devices. Touted as a multiplatform multiplayer” game, it allows players on all platforms to issue challenges to others through Facebook. The aim of the game is to score as many runs in one over as possible …
Read More »SimCity release date pushed back to March
EA has announced that the reboot to its SimCity franchise will arrive on 8th March, 2013. This is a slight delay from the February release window that had been announced earlier. Unlike the delays for Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which are for India only, …
Read More »Game4u launches digital downloads service for PC, Mac
Specialist games retailer Game4u has launched its own digital downloads service for PC and Mac games; the first of its kind in India. The service is currently in beta and includes around 250 games. Of the major publishers, only EA titles are currently available, as are several lesser known games …
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