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SimCity has made its way back onto the Indian Origin store a couple of weeks after it was pulled by EA. SiimCity was released on Origin for Indian users at launch. Then a bunch of non-Indians found a loophole that let them circumvent Origin’s region restrictions to get the game …
Read More »Majority of publishers shunning boxed product
Six out of ten publishers have admitted that they either rarely release or never release their games in boxed physical form. The exception, of course, is console and PC releases where the majority of publishers either release game physically or via a ‘Buy&Download’ model. That’s just one of many findings …
Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 to feature dynamic weather, pitch conditions
Ashes Cricket 2013 is set to feature dynamic changes to weather and pitch conditions, as well as 360-degree shot selection while batting, publisher 505 Games has revealed. From green, seaming wickets on day one to deteriorating day-five pitches, playing surfaces are set to change over the course of play, affecting …
Read More »Third-party games on Indian Origin store: Ubisoft gets it right, Square Enix doesn’t
Games from the likes of Square Enix and Ubisoft are now available on the Origin store for users in India. Ubisoft games such as While Assassin’s Creed 3 and Far Cry 3 are available in two versions – standard and deluxe. While the standard editions are priced Rs 999, same …
Read More »EA lists free games offered to SimCity players
The issues plaguing SimCity players has been well documented and in the face of growing anger from customers, EA had announced that it would offer them one free game for their troubles. The publisher today revealed the SimCity buyers are entitled to one off the following list of games: Battlefield …
Read More »Sniper Elite 3 headed to current, next-gen platforms in 2014
505 Games has announced that it will release Sniper Elite 3 next year for Xbox 360, PS3 and next-gen platforms. Sniper Elite is developed by Rebellion, which also holds ownership of the IP, so while 505 Games has only announced Sniper Elite 3 for consoles, it’s likely that the PC …
Read More »Square Enix opens India office; to create mobile games for local market
Japanese developer/publisher Square Enix has opened its first India office in Mumbai. Atul Vibhandik heads the company’s India operations and takes on the role ofvice president at Square Enix India. The India office currently comprises of only 4-5 employees, however the company does plan to expand over the coming months. …
Read More »Call of Duty introduces micro-transactions
Activision appears to be adopting the games-as-a-service philosophy as it introduces micro-transactions for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. In a blog post announcing that the Nuketown 2025 map was being made available free for all players, Activision community manager Dan Amrich revealed that micro-transactions ranging from $1 to $5 …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us preorder DLC exclusive to Flipkart, Games the Shop
Preorder bonuses for NetherRealm Studios’ superhero brawler Injustice: Gods Amongst Us will be exclusive to one offline and one online retailer in India. The preorder bonus is the Arkham City DLC skin pack, which includes character skins for Batman, Joker and Catwoman as seen in Batman: Artkham City. This DLC …
Read More »Battlefield 4 could be revealed on 27th March
EA could reveal Battlefield 4 around this month’s Game Developer Conference in San Francisco. The publisher has sent out invitations for an event on 26th March, which has been posted online by IGN. While Battlefield 4 isn’t mentioned on the invite, the design, font, and colour palette are reminiscent of …
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