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Microsoft has, as it does every year, announced three new Xbox 360 bundles for the upcoming holiday season, including a console-Kinect bundle with FIFA 14 thrown in for free. Starting 12th October, three Xbox 360 ‘festive bundles’ will be making their way to stores shelves across India. This Diwali, we …
Read More »Microsoft: Indian market needs game prices at a reasonable level
Amid regularnews of hikes in game prices across the board in India, Anshu Mor,group head of Microsoft India’s interactive entertainment business, believes that reasonable game prices are vital for the Indian market. Despite the Dollar price increasing, we believe that the need in the Indian market is to have game …
Read More »IGN india launches
Times Internet has partnered with Ziff Davis to launch IGN India. Times will also launch a localised edition of men’s lifestyle portal AskMen, also a Ziff Davis property. The US editions of IGN and AskMen already enjoy strong readership in India, and according to Ziff Davis, each currently attracts close …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite drops to Rs 1,499 on PS3
A little over six months after release, Bioshock Infinite has received an official price drop in India. Having been launched at Rs 2,499, one of the year’s most critically games will now be available at just Rs 1,499. However, the new price only applies to the PS3 version of the …
Read More »Simogo’s Magnus Gardebäck to speak at NGDC 2013
Magnus "Gordon" Gardebck, co-founder of Swedish indie studio Simogo, will speak at this year’s NASSCOM Game Developers Conference, the trade body has announced. Simogo is the studio behind successful mobile titles such as the atmospheric and contemplative Year Walk, and rhythmn-stealth mash-up Beat Sneak Bandit. Later this year, the studio …
Read More »IGN India: Ziff Davis partners with Times Internet for Indian edition
Times Internet has partnered with Ziff Davis to launch IGN India, a localised edition of the popular games media brand. Times will also launch a localised edition of men’s lifestyle portal AskMen, also a Ziff Davis property. The US editions of IGN and AskMen already enjoy strong readership in India, …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV’s Skull Edition, Buccaneer Edition to release in India
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s Skull Edition and Buccaneer Edition will release in India, distributor E-xpress Interactive has confirmed. Like the Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition, which will also release in India, these editions will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 only. While the Skull Edition will be priced …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition priced Rs 7,999 for India
The Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition, which includes a 12-inch Batman and Joker statue, will release in India, distributror E-xpress Interactive has announced. The Collector’s Edition will be priced at Rs 7,999, but will only be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game. It includes the …
Read More »Localised entertainment content coming to Xbox Live in India
In an effort to broaden the portfolio of content available on the Xbox Live Marketplace in India, Microsoft is set to introduce localised entertainment content. Microsoft has been pushing the entertainment features of the Xbox One heavily, and while the next-gen Xbox won’t be arriving in India until next year, …
Read More »NBA 2K14 priced Rs 499 on PC
We’re not quite sure how Take-Two pulls it off, but NBA 2K14 will release in India at just Rs 499 on PC. distributor E-xpress Interactive has confirmed. In the past, we’ve seen games like Grand Theft Auto IV release at the same price on PC, when other major PC releases …
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