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NASSCOM today announced that Glen Schofield, co-founder and CEO of Sledgehammer Games, will deliver a keynote speech at this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012. The NGDC is India’s largest annual games summit. This year’s event is expected to draw over 1,200 attendees from all spheres of the gaming industry, …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 Collector’s Edition exclusive to Game4U
The Resident Evil 6 Collector’s Edition will be available exclusively at Game4U, the specialist retailer has announced. The Collector’s Edition will be available for PS3 and Xbox 360, and will be priced at Rs 10,450. The contents include: Resident Evil 6 Game Zombie Steel Book Hardback artbook Avatar DLC code …
Read More »TAGS debut Wobble Bobble out now for iOS, Android
The Awesome Game Studio has released its first game – Wobble Bobble for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android phones. The game, described by the developers as short but addictive, is available free of cost and wthout ads. Gameplay, inspired by Labyrinth, is based around controlling a ball and keeping it …
Read More »Free-to-play F1: Online now in open beta
F1: Online, the official free-to-play browser-based Formula 1 game, is now out of closed beta and available to all players. Developed by Codemasters, F1: Online features the drivers, teams and cars from the 2011 Formula 1 season. Featuring a top-down perspective, F1: Online’s gameplay mostly makes use of the mouse …
Read More »Flipkart, Game4U score exclusive Resident Evil 6 Steelbook Edition
The Resident Evil 6 Limited Steelbook Edition will be available in India exclusively via retailers Flipkart and Game4U. The Steelbook Edition will be available for both Xbox 360 and PS3 versions and will be priced at Rs 3,799. The standard edition will retail for Rs 3,499 and is also available …
Read More »Activision shuts down Prototype studio
Radical Entertainment, creator of the Prototype franchise, has been shut down by Activision. GameInformer has revealed that the decision to close the studio was prompted by lacklustre sales of the open-world action franchise. We made a substantial investment in the Prototype IP, [but] it did not find a broad commercial …
Read More »505 Games titles now available for preorder
Nine titles from 505 Games, who recently tied up with Origin Games to release its games in India, are now available for peeorder. While the games will only be in stores in early July, they are now available for preorder at Flipkart and Origin’s own retail stores at Inorbit Mall …
Read More »UTV Indiagames launches Disney-Pixar’s Brave for Java phones
UTV Indiagames has launched the official game for Disney-Pixar’s animated film Brave for Java mobile devices. The game’s protagonist is the film’s central character – Merida, and players must use their archery skills to unfold the mystery and save her family. Players can freeze opponents, shoot ropes, and set fire …
Read More »No Dawnguard for Indian Xbox Marketplace
Dawnguard, the eagerly anticipated first downloadable content for last year’s RPG phenomenon The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is unavailable for Indian Xbox 360 users. While Skyrim was officially released in India and Bethesda does have an official distributor here, no Skyrim content is available on the Indian Xbox Marketplace. On …
Read More »Sony reveals Indian prices for 2012-13 releases; The Last of Us absent
Sony has just released the Indian prices for its PS3 and PS Vita line-up for the remainder of 2012-13 along with tentative release windows. Interestingly, while both God of War: Ascension and Beyond: Two Souls are listed, The Last of Us isn’t, suggesting that Naughty Dog’s survival action title won’t …
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