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The weekly update of the Indian PlayStation Store went live yesterday. Included amongst it is the eagerly anticipated release PS Vita title Gravity Rush. The update also includes a few new PS3 releases, such as Babel Rising and Bang Bang Racing, both of which are accompanied by demos. Here’s the …
Read More »Cooler Master expands gaming line with CM Storm Trigger
PC hardware and peripherals manufacturer Cooler Master has bolstered its CM Storm line of gaming products with the new CM Storm Trigger keyboard. The mechanical keyboard features low-resistance Cherry MX keys, which are built for up to 50 million key strokes. The Trigger features five customisable macro keys at the …
Read More »PS3 games 40 per cent cheaper on PSN
Retail pricing for games has always been a topic for hot debate in India, particularly since console games are priced substantially higher than their PC counterparts. While there are several external factors contributing to this price disparity, chief among them being India’s import duty structure, the fact remains that in …
Read More »Join the LittleBigPlanet Vita beta now
The Vita version of LittleBigPlanet, which has received quite a lot of good press at E3, has been in closed beta for a while, and you can now get in on the action yourself. Head over to this link and simply log in using your PSN credentials. You will automatically …
Read More »MileNine Studios launches S.W.A.P for iPad
MileNine Studios today launched S.W.A.P,its first game based on an original IP. S.W.A.P is out now for $1.99 on the iTunes App Store, and while it is currently only available for the iPad, an iPhone and iPod Touch version is also in the pipeline. MileNine, with offices in Mumbai and …
Read More »New PlayStation Plus freebies now on Indian store
At E3, Sony announced the Instant Game Collection, which will see PlayStation Plus subscribers receive ten full games for free. These freebies are now available on the Indian PlayStation Store. Of the ten games available, three will be rotated on a monthly basis, which means you’ll have three new games …
Read More »Nvidia brings Kepler to notebooks with GTX 680M
Nvidia has announced that it is bringing its latest Kepler graphics architecture to notebooks via the GTX 680M mobile graphics processor. The Kepler technology is already available in desktop graphics cards, and the GTX 680M will be Nvidia’s top-of-the-line GPU for high performance gaming with low power consumption on notebooks. …
Read More »Smell Raiser free on iOS for limited period
Side-scrolling mobile platformer Smell Raiser is available for iPad and iPhone free of cost for a limited period. Smell Raiser features one-touch gameplay spread across three environments with Retina display support on iOS devices. The game features leaderboards and achievements via OpenFeint as well as social networking support with Facebook …
Read More »Sony not dropping Vita price; targets 10 million sales in 2012
Sony has no immediate plans for a PlayStation Vita price drop, worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida said at E3. The handheld is currently priced at Rs 19,990 and Rs 24,990 for the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G versions respectively. When Eurogamer asked Yoshida if it was too soon for a Vita price …
Read More »Mojostreet now on Windows Phone
Location-based smartphone game Mojostreet is now available free of cost on the Windows Markpetplace for Windows Phone. The game lets users to discover and check-in to various locations (ATMs, restaurants, etc) in their cities, ‘own’ them, compete with others, and share their experiences with friends. Mojostreet currently has a network …
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