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Out now: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Darksiders 2, Sleeping Dogs

This month’s three big releases are in stores now, and despite a spate of festivals and bank holidays,there haven’t been significant delays. The console versions of Square Enix’s open-world romp Sleeping Dogs, which was set for release on 17th August, reached retailers on time, but the PC version was delayed …

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron delayed in India

The release of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron in India will be delayed to next month, Activision’s Indian distributor has revealed. The official release date for High Moon Studios’ latest is 24th August, which is only a few days away, but Worldwide CD ROMs has confirmed that India will miss that …

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Guest column: The Pursuit of IP-ness

Mumbai-based indie games developer Yellow Monkey Studios is set to release its third game this month. Mobile puzzler Huebrix follows 2011’s award-winning It’s Just a Thought, and continues the studio’s focus on original IP. In this guest column, co-founder and creative director Shailesh Prabhu sheds some light on the issues …

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PICTURES: Borderlands 2 Asia preview event

Last week, while most of the gaming world had its eyes on Germany for Gamescom, Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford flew down to Singapore for a preview of the studio’s upcoming game – Borderlands 2. The event kicked off with Pitchford walking a roomful of journalists from around Asia through the …

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Borderlands 2 preorder bonus for India revealed

2K Games has revealed that Indian consumers who preorder Borderlands 2 will receive a bunch of DLC as a bonus, including the all new Mechromancer character class. Those who preorder the game in India will receive the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, which includes: Mechromancer class – Available as downloadable content …

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Team NSD wins Asia E-sports Cup India

Baroda-based Team NSD destroyed all opposition on its way to winning the finals of the Asia E-Sports Cup 2012 India finals for Counter-Strike 1.6. AEC 2012 saw 167 Clans from 13 cities participating in the qualifiers, and the finals were held recently in Navi Mumbai. Team NSD beat off competition …

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Tryst up for preorder on Steam with 20% discount

Tryst, the upcoming competitive RTS game from Hyderabad-based BlueGiant Interactive, is now up for preorder on Steam. Those who preorder Tryst on Steam will get a 20% discount on the game’s $24.99 price. You can also preorder the Tryst Premium Edition, which includes the game plus all its future DLC …

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Starhawk 1.03 update includes two free maps

Starhawk, Lightbox Entertainement’s follow-up to popular PS3 multiplayer game Warhawk, has received a free update, which includes two new maps for free. The 1.03 update also includes an increased level cap, team balance fixes, improved voice chat, and various other tweaks. The major talking point, however, is the Cypress Map …

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Frag-Nation to include Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in FragFest

Frag-Nation, who along with Blur, recently set up quarterly competitive gaming property FragFest, has announced that it is expanding the inaugural event with the inclusion of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament at FragFest 1 will also act as a launch celebration for the latest installment in one …

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PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale pushed to November

The release of multiplayer brawler PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale has been pushed back to 21st November 2012. The game was earlier set to hit stands on 24th October. The announcement was made on the official PlayStation Blog by Chan Park, president of developer SuperBot Entertainment, who said that the additional …

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