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Irrational Games and 2K Games had been very quiet on Bioshock Infinite over the last few months, leading many to speculate that the game would slip from its February 2013 release window. In a new trailer, however, a 26th February 2013 release date has been confirmed for the highly anticipated …
Read More »Borderlands Legends headed to iPhone and iPad this month
The Borderlands franchise is headed to handhelds this month in the form of Borderlands Legends for iPhone and iPad. The announcement appeared as an ad in the Borderlands 2 digital strategy guide and was spotted by a member at the Gearbox forums. There is still no formal announcement of BorderlandsLegends …
Read More »Disney UTV Digital MD Samir Bangara resigns
Managing director of Disney’s recently formed Disney UTV Digital division Samir Bangara has resigned from the company. News of Bangara’s departure was first reported by Medianama and has since been confirmed to MCV by multiple reliable industry sources. Disney UTV Digital was recently formed following Disney’s acquisition of UTV to …
Read More »India now the fourth-largest market for Android downloads
Android device activations in India have jumped more than 400% over the past year, Google has announced. So rapid is the growth, said a post on the Android Develoeprs Blog, that Android users in India downloaded more apps in the last six months than they did in the previous three …
Read More »Google now allowing Indian devs to offer paid Android apps
It’s bizarre that it’s taken Google this long, but it is finally now allowing Indian developers to sell paid apps, enable in-app purchases and sell subscriptions on Google Play. Indian developers can not only now sell paid apps, but also monetise apps that have already been published as free. Developers …
Read More »Educational games company Mango Learning launches Kickstarter campaign
Mango Learning has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its development projects aimed at bringing educational games to mobile devices. Comprised of game developers and education experts, Mango is looking to raise at least $100,000 through crowd funding. Mango will use funds from the Kickstarter campaign to create the first …
Read More »Three-day delays for Medal of Honor: Warfighter, NFS: Most Wanted in India
Both of EA’s high-profile upcoming releases – Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Need for Speed: Most Wanted, will be available in India three days later than the scheduled release date. Danger Close’s second Medal of Honor game, which was earlier scheduled for release on 26th October, will now arrive on …
Read More »BioShock Infinite: Ultimate Songbird Edition announced
We still don’t have a release date for Bioshock Infinite, not even a hint of it, but developer Irrational Games today announced the game’s Ultimate Songbird Edition. The highlight of this edition, which according to Irrational’s Ken Levine will be in limited supply, is a 9.5-inch Songbird statue that was …
Read More »Phoenix Online’s episodic adventure Cognition now up for preorder
Phoenix Online’s episodic point-and-click adventure Cognition is now available for preorder for PC and Mac. The game is broken up into four episodes, and a Season Pass makes all episodes available to buyers on release at a discounted preorder rate of $24.99. Post-release, the package will sell for $29.99. The …
Read More »Playcaso rolls out first game from publishing program – Slice the Ice
Playcaso today launched Slice the Ice, the first release under its global publishing program. Developed by Germany-based Fancy Factory, Slice the Ice is a puzzle game spread across five worlds and 100 levels. This is the first game through our association with Fancy Factory, and we are looking at a …
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