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FIFA 13 is less than a month away and Game4u is giving MCV India readers who’ve already preordered the game the opportunity to get the game for free. Here’s how it works. Simply preorder FIFA 13 at Game4u.com on the platform of your choice. Once you’ve done that, input your …
Read More »Ironjaw Studios debut title Super Rollers out now
The first game from Manipal, Karnataka-based Ironjaw Studios, titled Super Rollers, is out now on the iOS App Store. Priced at $0.99, Super Rollers is a physics-based puzzle game set in an alternate dimension where the world as we know it, as well as everything in it, is flat”. You …
Read More »Yellow Monkey Studios’ HUEBRIX arrives on 6th September
Yellow Monkey Studios has announced that its upcoming mobile puzzler HUEBRIX will arrive on iOS and Android devices on 6th September. The game was initially set for release on 15th August. HUEBRIX is the Mumbai-based indie studio’s third game, and the follow up to its award winning iOS title It’s …
Read More »MMO strategy game Vinashi now in open beta
Indian PC and mobile games developer Gamiana has announced that its upcoming MMO strategy game Vinashi is now in open beta, with the commercial release set to follow soon. The browser-based game is based on the lore of 16th century India and supports multiple platforms and devices, with a single …
Read More »Dark Souls for PC out now in India
The PC version of From Software’s Dark Souls is out now in India, the game’s Indian distributor has announced. This is the first of publisher Namco Bandai’s games to be released in India on PC in a while. While The Witcher 2 received a delayed release in India on PC, …
Read More »Take-Two stands firm on pricing; Borderlands 2 remains Rs 2,499
While game prices are going up all around, Take-Two has stood firm to retain the Rs 2,499 price for its upcoming release Borderlands 2. The Rs 2,499 price point has been the industry standard for console games in India this generation, but prices have been going up of late. The …
Read More »Five indies lined up to speak at NGDC 2012
Five independent game developers from around the world have joined the line-up of speakers for this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference, the trade body has announced. Amongst those speaking at NGDC 2012 are: Richard Louis Vreeland from Disasterpeace (music composer for Fez) Stefano Gualeni (Tony Tough series) Nicolo Robinson Tedeschi …
Read More »PES 2013 gets Brazilian clubs and stadia; India pricing revealed
Konami has announced that it has secured the licenses of 20 Brazilian top division clubs, a first for the franchise. Brazilian star Neymar will grace the cover in certain marketsalongside Christiano Ronaldo. The Brazilian clubs to be featured in the game are: Atltico Goianiense Atltico Mieiro Bahia Botafogo Corinthians Coritiba …
Read More »Microsoft introduces limited Xbox 360 game bundles
Microsoft increased the prices of all Xbox 360 SKUs in India a couple of days ago, and in an attempt to soften the blow, the company today announced that each SKU would be bundled with one or more games. Four SKUs of the Xbox 360 are available in India, and …
Read More »Borderlands 2 trailer shows off PhysX capabilities
Part of the Nvidia and Borderlands 2 cross-promotion involves heavy implementation of PhysX technology in the PC version of Gearbox’s upcoming role-playing shooter, and a new trailer released today shows the full extent of PhysX implementation in the game. From cloth fluttering in the wind and metallic enemies slumping to …
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