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A change in the duty structure enforced by the Central Board of Excise and Customs along with unfavourable currency exchange rates will result in an increase in console and PC game prices across the board in India, MCV has learned. EA upset many gamers recently by announcing that it was …
Read More »Game4u Resident Evil 6 contest winner
The Game4u Resident Evil 6 contest ended a couple of days ago, and before we announce the winner, here’s the correct answer to our contest question. We asked: Which Resident Evil 6 edition is exclusively available for pre-order at Game4u? The correct answer is the Collector’s Edition. While the Standard …
Read More »Interact 2012: E-Xpress highlights Max Payne 3 success, upcoming games
E-Xpress Interactive, one of India’s largest video game distributors, held its annual trade showcase in Mumbai last week, which was attended by several top retailers. Company director Amit Khemani kicked things off by detailing the Max Payne 3 success story in India, highlighting the game’s marketing and PR campaign in …
Read More »PEGI games ratings come into force today
After what seems like an eternity of legislation limbo, PEGI age ratings for video games have become law in the UK today. UKIE has done a great job of getting decent coverage of the achievement on the BBC this morning – all the more impressive considering the blanket reporting of …
Read More »Stardock ready to wave goodbye to retail
The time may have come for developer Stardock to say goodbye to boxed retail releases, the company has stated. Recent digital-only release Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion has crushed” the studio’s previous sales records, selling over 100,000 units. It’s the first game from the developer to skip retail upon …
Read More »Downloadable Worms trilogy coming to retail
Worms returns to High Street shelves next month with Mastertronic’s Worms Collection. The compilation features three entries in the series that have previously only been available via download on XBLA and PSN: Worms, Worms 2: Armageddon and Worms: Ultimate Mayhem. The disc will also include six bonus DLC packs, adding …
Read More »Indian PlayStation Store update
From 25th July to 1st August, the PlayStation Store is home to a sports games sale to celebrate the Summer Olympics, which get underway on 27th July. As part of the Indian PlayStation Store update that went live last night, several PS3, Move, PSP and PS2 games have gone on …
Read More »Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for PC priced Rs 699
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will retail for Rs 699 on PC, the game’s Indian distributor WWC has revealed. The latest iteration of Valve’s popular multiplayer shooter will receive a boxed release, while the console versions will only be available digitally via Xbox Live on Xbox 360 and PSN on PS3 for …
Read More »Indies call for more digital cards
Independent retailers want the chance to stock a larger range of digital cards. Top High Street indies told MCV this week that they want to be able to sell the sort of digital download cards currently available in big name rival GAME. What we really want is a consignment stock …
Read More »Buy select PS3 games, win a PS Vita
Sony has announced that it is offering customers a chance to win a PlayStation Vita upon purchases of select PS3 games. Three PS Vita consoles are up for grabs to customers who purchase one of the following PS3 games: Starhawk Sorcery Resistance: The Trilogy Uncharted: Trilogy Edition Ratchet & Clank …
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