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Polish developer CD Projekt RED, best known for The Witcher series, today announced Cyberpunk, a futuristic triple A” sci-fi RPG based on Mike Pondsmith’s Cyberpunk pen-and-paper system. Cyberpunk is being worked on by a second team at CD Projekt RED, headed by veterans of the two The Witcher games. Like …
Read More »PlayStation Pub Fund title Guacamelee headed to PS3 and Vita
The latest game to benefit from the PlayStation Pub Fund is Guacamelee, a side-scrolling puzzle platformer from DrinkBox Studios. Described by studio COO Graham Smith as a Mexican-themed co-op-multiplayer dimension-swapping Metroid-vania beat-em-up platformer”, Guacamelee is headed to both the PS3 and PS Vita. Smith promised that the game will leverage …
Read More »WWE 13 takes fans back to the Attitude era
THQ today announced the latest installment in its WWE franchise – WWE ’13, with CM Punk revealed as the game’s cover star. The single-player campaign will be based on the WWE’s popular ‘Attitude’ era. The campaign will focus on eight WWE stars from the ‘Monday Night Wars’ era, including Stone …
Read More »Reliance to distribute Namco’s movie-based games in India
Reliance Home Video and Games today announced that it will distribute Namco Bandai’s movie-based titles in India. E-Xpress Interactive had earlier announced a distribution deal with Namco, but that deal excludes games based on Dreamworks film properties. D3 Publisher had signed on to develop and publish games based on three …
Read More »Bollywood and cricket come together in FKS Cricket Drive
Hyderabad-based game developer/publisher Gameshastra today announced FKS Cricket Drive, a game that seemingly brings together two of India’s favourite pastimes – cricket and Bollywood. FKS Cricket Drive is based on the Indian film Ferrari Ki Sawaari, which is set for theatrical release on June 15. The game is set for …
Read More »Sony reintroduces EyeToy for PS2 in India
Sony has relaunched the EyeToy motion gaming camera for the Playstation 2 in India via a new console bundle. The new bundle will include the PS2 console, an EyeToy camera as well as an EyeToy game – EyeToy: Play 3 and will be priced at Rs 5,990 – the same …
Read More »Hitman: Absolution preorder DLC available via select Indian retailers
The Hitman Sniper Challenge DLC is now being offered on preorders for Hitman: Absolution at select Indian retailers. Those who preorder Absolution can instantly download and play thestandalone DLC. Items unlocked within the Sniper Challenge will carry over to Hitman: Absolution when it hits stores for Xbox 360, PS3 and …
Read More »E-Xpress Interactive to distribute Namco Bandai games in India
Japanese publisher Namco Bandai has tied up with E-Xpress Interactive to release its games in India. E-Xpress is one of India’s largest game distributors and also represents other publishers such as Warner Bros Interactive, 2K Games, Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Sega, THQ and Bethesda. The company also operates Games …
Read More »Max Payne 3 for PC to ship on four DVDs; Indian pricing confirmed
The PC version of Max Payne 3, which raised a few eyebrows with its 35 GB minimum storage requirement, will ship on four DVDs, the game’s Indian distributor E-Xpress Interactive has confirmed. E-Xpress has also revealed that the PC version will retail for Rs 999 in India. The PC release …
Read More »NASSCOM Gaming Forum’s Delhi and Mumbai developer meet-ups in June
The NASSCOM Gaming Forum has announced that it will conduct developer meet-ups in Delhi and Mumbai in June. The third Delhi meet-up will take place at the International Youth Centre on June 16. Highlights include a talk on how developers should approach publishers, and a post-mortem of Pyrodactyl Games’ role-playing …
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