Gameshastra has fashioned itself into something of a puzzle game specialist. After releasing seven puzzlers in 2012, the most recent of them being Rescube, the Hyderabad-based company has now launched Crazy Oogles. The grid-based puzzle game tasks the player with connecting similar coloured tentacles, with complications arising in the form …
Read More »Flipkart launches Metal Gear Solid franchise sale
Flipkart.com is offering select titles from the Metal Gear Solid franchise at a 15% discount for a limited time. The games on sale include Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater on PS2; Portable Ops and Peace Walker for PSP; and the Metal Gear Solid …
Read More »Microsoft offers 10 free games with Xbox 360 Kinect bundles
From now until the end of February, Microsoft is giving away ten free games with the various Xbox 360 Kinect bundles available in India. That ten-game figure is a little misleading though, as it includes games that are already part of the bundle as well as a code for Fruit …
Read More »Global Game Jam comes to Bangalore, Gurgaon this month
Global Game Jam is the largest game jam in the world, set to take place over a period of 48 hours in 160 cities simultaneously. In India, the NASSCOM Gaming Forum is helping bring the Global Game Jam to Bangalore and Gurgaon. The Game Jam will take place from 25th …
Read More »Razer unveils Windows 8-powered Edge gaming tablet
Gaming peripherals manufacturer Razer has unveiled its Edge gaming tablet, which is designed to act as a mobile game device, game console and desktop gaming PC. Running Windows 8, the Edge features a GeFore 640 LM GPU capable to easily running the latest PC games. On its own, the device …
Read More »DmC Devil May Cry PC release for India confirmed
DmC Devil May Cry will release in India on PC, Capcom’s Indian distributor Milestone Interactive has confirmed. Publisher Capcom had recently announced that the PC version of the Devil May Cry reboot will arrive on PC on 25th January, ten days after the PS3/Xbox 360 release. The PC version will …
Read More »Lego Marvel Super Heroes announced for autumn 2013 release
Warner Bros has announced the first Lego game set in the Marvel universe – Lego Marvel Super Heroes, set for release later this year. Developed by TT Games, the accomplished studio behind previous Lego games, Lego Marvel Super Heroes will feature several popular Marvel heroes and over 100 unlockable characters …
Read More »Nvidia gets into console gaming with Project Shield
Graphics technology giant Nvidia is getting into the console space with Project Shield, which it unveiled at CES. The Tegra 4-powered device can be used either as a handheld or it can be hooked up to a PC via HDMI. The console features twin-sticks, face buttons, a d-pad, a flip-open …
Read More »Xi3 and Valve reveal Piston palm-sized modular gaming PC
At the CES in Las Vegas, computer manufacturer Xi3 revealed its new modular PCs, and Valve’s involvement in the company has sparked speculation that this could well be the company’s first step into the hardware space. Piston, said it be in a development stage, is small enough to fit in …
Read More »WWE, Saints Row up for grabs as THQ IP go under the hammer
Several of THQ’s popular IP will be auctioned individually after a buy-out for the bankrupt publisher fell through. THQ properties such as WWE, Company of Heroes, Metro, Saints Row and Dawn of War will be auctioned on 22nd January. The publisher is also said to have several unannounced games under …
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