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Sony hosted the PlayStation Indie Arcade at GDC this week, where it unveiled 25 games from indie developers that were heading to the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. Sony has been quite aggressive in its pursuit of indie games and making PlayStation platforms attractive for indie developers. Adam Boyes, who …
Read More »Xbox Live Spring Sale gets underway
Microsoft has kicked off its Spring Sale on Xbox Live, offering Gold and free users savings of up to 60% on several top games and DLC from now until 1st April. Included in the sale at half price are The Walking Dead, L.A. Noire and Dead Rising 2, as well …
Read More »Battlefield 4 revealed with 17 minute single-player gameplay trailer
Battlefield 4 was unveiled today, as promised by EA, via an impressive 17-minute trailer showcasing the game’s single-player campaign. Powered by DICE’s next-generation Frostbite 3 engine, the game looks stunning as you would expect and it’s interesting that EA chose to reveal the game via the campaign, when the multiplayer …
Read More »The Last of Us: Joel and Ellie editions up for preorder
Retailers have listed the two special editions of The Last of Us for release in India. Listings for the Joel Edition and the Ellie Edition, named after the game’s central characters, have appeared on Flipkart and Game4u. Both editions are nearly identical; the only difference being the cover art. You …
Read More »SimCity back on Indian Origin store
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 »Battlefield 4 leaked poster reveals "fall 2013" release
A leaked image of a promotional Battlefield 4 poster has revealed that the game is set for release in fall 2013”. Fall would probably mean the October-November period, which is in line with Battlefield 3 (28th October) and arch rival Call of Duty, which usually releases in mid-November. The poster …
Read More »Double Fine’s Kickstarter-funded game gets a name – Broken Age
Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions raised $3.4 million through Kickstarter last year for its new game, tentatively called Double Fine Adventure. The game now has a proper name – Broken Age. The crowd-funded point-and-click adventure follows two characters leading parallel lives. The girl has been chosen by her village to …
Read More »Battlefield 4 beta access to Battlefield 3 Premium users – reports
A screenshot from Origin Russia suggests that subscribers of the Battlefield 3 Premium season pass will automatically gain access to the Battlefield 4 beta. The screenshot was published by Russian fan site MyBattlefield, that shows a list of content available to Premium subscribers, starting with Battlefield 3 multiplayer packs and …
Read More »CSharks releases Escapade for iOS
Kochi-based indie game developer CSharks has just released Escapade for iPhone and iPad. Escapade is a casual arcade game that puts the player in control of a fish, which must collect coins and other small fish to create a shoal that grows as the level progresses. At the same time, …
Read More »IMAGES: Gears of War: Judgment launch in Mumbai
Microsoft celebrated the launch of Gears of War: Judgment in Mumbai last night. The launch event was held at South Mumbai’s Canvas lounge, with mediapersons and trade representatives in attendance. Gears of War: Judgment is one of those games that we were very excited about,” said Anshu Mor, category head …
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