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The FIFA 14 midnight launch was held at 20 stores in 10 cities across India, making it the largest midnight launch India has seen yet. Like last year, we made our way to Game4u’s flagship store at Mega Mall in Oshiwara, Mumbai. A large crowd had gathered, as expected. The …
Read More »Sony’s Robert Fisser on PS4 India release
Sony announced a 13th December release date for the PlayStation 4 in the UAE, but is not ready to spill the beans on the India release just yet. Speaking with MCV at the on-going GAMES 13 expo in Dubai, PlayStation’s regional head for the Middle East, India and Turkey, Robert …
Read More »Ryback to promote WWE 2K14 in Mumbai, reveal India-exclusive preorder bonus
WWE athlete Ryback will be in India later this month to promote WWE 2K14. Ryback will attend a promotional event organised by WWE India and E-xpress Interactive at Mumbai’s Oberoi Mall at 3 pm on 28th September. At the event, Ryback, who is also featured in the game, will also …
Read More »PS3-to-PS4 game upgrades to cost Rs 600
Sony has just given details on how much it would cost to upgrade from the PS3 to the PS4 versions of certain games. You’ll be able to upgrade to the PS4 versions of Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag for Rs 600 …
Read More »Lenovo introduces gaming laptops, desktop PC for India market
Identifying gaming as a high potential space in India, Lenovo has introduced a couple of gaming laptops and its CES-award winning Horizon 27 desktop in the country. The 15.6-inch, Intel Core i7 and Windows 8 powered IdeaPad Y510p packs in Nvidia Geforce GT 750M 2 GB dual graphics and is …
Read More »Sony to drop PS Vita, memory card prices in India
Sony is set to announce a price drop for the PlayStation Vita as well as its memory cards, the company has announced to retailers. The price drop for the handheld only applies to the Wi-fi version. It is currently priced at Rs 19,990, and will drop down to Rs 16,990. …
Read More »UPDATE: FIFA 14 midnight launch across 10 cities in India
UPDATE: Distributor Milestone Interactive has just sent over a list of all the stores that will hold FIFA 14 midnight launches. The total now stands at 18 stores across 10 cities, including Chennai. Here’s the complete list: West Game4u, Mega Mall, Oshiwara, Mumbai Game4u, Infiniti Mall, Malad (West), Mumbai Game4u, …
Read More »PS4: December Asia release could be bad news for Sony India
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 4 will release in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea in December, and with no Indian release date yet, this could be bad news for Sony India. The December release window for Asia will surely put pressure on Sony India to release the …
Read More »PES 2014 India release update
Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 was scheduled for release today but is nowhere to be found on store shelves. However, distributor Origin Games has provided an update on the game’s release. The game had been delayed due to customs clearance issues, Origin told MCV, but the PC and Xbox 360 versions …
Read More »EA backtracks on recent FIFA 14, Battleifled 4 price hikes
A couple of days after it announced price hikes for its upcoming games, EA has now gone back to previous pricing for FIFA 14 and Battlefield 4. FIFA 14 had earlier been hiked to Rs 3,799 on consoles and Rs 2,799 on PC, while Battlefield 4 prices were raised to …
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