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IGN, one of the world’s most popular games media outlets, is set to launch a localised website for India this year. The company is currently in the midst of rapid global expansion. It currently operates in 40 countries and is available in 12 languages. In Asia, IGN launched IGN Middle …
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 »Funnel Japan denies Reliance acquisition; Reliance clarifies
Update: MCV has received a clarification from Reliance, which confirms that the acquisition has indeed indeed taken place. "The information posted on the corporate website of Funnel is the result of certain misapprehended news stories that were reported in Japan stating that ‘Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired Funnel Japan’,whereas we …
Read More »Cartoon Network to air Angry Birds animated series in India
Cartoon Network has partnered with Rovio to bring the Angry Birds animated series – Angry Birds Toons, to India. We’re delighted to introduce the Angry Birds and Bad Piggies characters and their world in more detail to our Indian fans. We combine the look and feel of cartoon classics with …
Read More »ISP charges subscribers for Indiagames service without consent – report
State-owned internet service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is charging its subscribers for Indiagames’ subscription game service without their consent, a new report has suggested. India Today is reporting that several BSNL broadband customers have complained of being charged for subscriptions to an Indiagames service, which is most likely …
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 …
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