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As another year comes to an end, it’s the same franchise that continues to dominate sales at India’s biggest games retailer, Flipkart. Grand Theft Auto 4 surprisingly the best selling game of 2012, but this year’s winner was a no-brainer – Grand Theft Auto 5. GTA5 for the PS3 came …
Read More »Industry picks: The best games of 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s not uncommon to see game of the year awards being handed out by media publications to highlight the best games of the year. We like to do things a little differently here. Rather than picking our favourite games of 2013, or having our …
Read More »Mile Nine launches Burst ’em Up for iOS, Android
Mobile game developer Mile Nine has launched its latest game – Burst ‘em Up, on iOS and Android. Burst ‘em Up is a casual balloon-popping game that tasks players will tapping balloons of various colours in sizes in a specific order. The game starts out easy, but gets more challenging …
Read More »Game4u reveals PS4 midnight launch plans – 4 cities, 6 stores
Game4u has announced that it will hold midnight launches for the PlayStation in four cities. The retailer will open select stores in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Ludhiana at 11:55 pm on 5th January, with the console going on sale on the 6th. In its announcement, Game4u has mentioned that stocks …
Read More »Retail deals on PS4 preorders in India
At Rs 39,990, the PlayStation 4 isn’t the cheapest game console out there, and while Sony India has advised retailers against offering straight up discounts on the console, that hasn’t stopped several stores from offering savings in other ways. From clubbing console and game purchases, to gift vouchers, to cash …
Read More »Flipkart suspends PS4 preorders, says it received limited quantities
Flipkart has stopped accepting preorders for the PlayStation 4 just days after kicking off its pre-order campaign. Currently we’ve stopped taking pre-order due to limited quantity received,” the retailer tweeted. The PS4 page on Flipkart says the console is out of stock, giving interested customers the option to get notified …
Read More »UPDATE: PS4 midnight launch at 11 Landmark stores across 7 cities
Update 2: Landmark has revealed more incentives for gamers to head to their stores for the midnight launch. The stores will offer an additional Rs 500 off when you exchange an old PS3 game for a PS4 title. Those picking up Assassin’s Creed 4 for PS4 at one of the …
Read More »Massive PSN January sale: Full list and Indian prices here
A sale the likes of which we’ve never seen on consoles before is now live on PSN for Indian users. The sale kicked off yesterday and will continue through most of January, but while each of the below games is on sale now, some will go off sale on certain …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Sony India’s Atindriya Bose on PS4 pricing, shortages, imports, PSN cards, and more
Despite the many negative reactions over the pricing of the PlayStation 4 and its games in India, Sony is quite confident about the console’s prospects, especially in the launch period. Speaking with MCV, PlayStation country manager Atindriya Bose acknowledges that at Rs 3,999 per game (for first-party anyway), the running …
Read More »EA drops PS4 game prices in India to Rs 3,999
After a slew of PS4 pricing announcements from third-party publishers, EA has now decided to lower its PS4 game prices in India, IVG is reporting. Having initially priced PS4 games for India at Rs 4,499, pricing is now being revised to Rs 3,999 to match first-party pricing. EA is expected …
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