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After Interact 2013 in Mumbai last month, distributor E-xpress Interactive will hold a trade marketing event for the north India region this month. Along the lines of Interact, the aim of Connect is to expose E-xpress’ 2013-14 line-up of games to retailers and other trade partners in the north India …
Read More »With Microsoft Points gone, digital purchases cheaper on Xbox Live than PSN
Microsoft recently abandoned its universal Microsoft Points system for Xbox Live in favour of local currencies. The result, at least for Indian Xbox Live users, is cheaper games. We compared prices for several games across Xbox Live’s Games on Demand service and the PlayStation Store and, to our surprise, most …
Read More »PES 2014: Konami explains lack of rain effect, Spanish stadiums, stadium editor
Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 won’t feature the rain effect or any Spanish stadiums, both for very different reasons. The omission of rain, as European community manager Adam Bhatti puts it, was down to the game being rebuilt from scratch, and the team therefore not having the time to include the …
Read More »Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail to speak at NGDC 2013
Rami Ismail, one half of influential indie developer Vlambeer, will speak at this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. Vlambeer is the team behind the critical and commercial hit Ridiculous Fishing. The studio was also in the news a few months ago when its next game, Luftrausers, was cloned by a …
Read More »Nintendo announces 2DS, but we’re in India so move along
Twitter just exploded, mostly out of disbelief, because Nintendo has announced the 2DS, its new slate form-factor handheld that plays DS and 3DS games in 2D. While many may question the need for such a device – the 3DS has the option to turn off 3D – at $129, it …
Read More »Rayman Legends Indian release this weekend; PS3, Xbox 360 only
Reviews for Rayman Legends hit the web this week, surpassing expressions with a current Metacritic rating of around 90. Not surprisingly, the glowing reviews have sparked a renewed interest in the game, and so we got in touch with distributor E-xpress Interactive to find out when Ubisoft Montpellier’s follow-up to …
Read More »GTA5 pulled from PSN following leaks; Sony apologises to Rockstar, fans
Update: Sony has pulled Grand Theft Auto 5 from its servers after content from the game, which was made available for preload for preorder customers on PSN, made its way online, including potential spoilers. In a statement on the PlayStation Blog, Sony apologised to developer/publisher Rockstar Games and fans of …
Read More »PlayStation Plus ’12 months plus 90 days free’ offer live now
At Gamescom, Sony announced a PS4 pre-launch promotion for PlayStation Plus, which would give subscribers 90 days extra on a one-year subscription. That promotion is live now on the Indian store. The annual PlayStation Plus subscription is priced at Rs 2,950 and entitles PS3, PS Vita and (once it launches) …
Read More »FIFA 14, Battlefield 4 priced Rs 2,799 on PSN; Rs 700 less than retail
EA ruffled lots of feathers when it announced dramatic price hikes for all its upcoming ames in India, but there may be some respite for PS3 users. FIFA 14 and Battlefield 4 are now available for preorder on the Indian PlayStation store for Rs 2,799 each; that’s Rs 700 less …
Read More »PES 2014 India price, release date announced
Distributor Origin Games has revealed the Indian release date and prices across platforms for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 in India. We reported yesterday that PES 2014 would arrive on 20th September, but it appears India will get the game on UK release date, which is a day earlier – 19th …
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