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That’s the Grid 2 Mono Edition, easily the most extravagant special edition we’ve ever seen for game. What do you get for that Rs 1 crore (125,000 GBP), you ask? Here’s what: An actual 170 mph BAC Mono supercar with exclusive Grid 2 livery A day at the BAC factory, …
Read More »Open-world Need for Speed: Rivals announced by new studio Ghost Games
The Need for Speed franchise is sticking with its successful open-world, cops-vs-racers formula with Need for Speed: Rivals. Rivals is an action-racer being developed by EA’s new studio Ghost Games, which is comprised of talent from Bizzare and Blackrock, as well as the lead designer of Far Cry 3. Criterion …
Read More »FIFA 14 gets 27th September release date
FIFA 14 will arrive on 27th September in Europe, and therefore India, EA has announced. That date, of course, applies only to the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. The game is also headed to the Xbox One and PS4, where it will be powered by the …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 collector’s editions announced, to release in India
Rockstar Games today revealed two special editions for Grand Theft Auto 5, both of which will be available in India. The standard edition will only contain the game and is (tentatively) priced at Rs 2,799, but here’s what will be available in the other two editions: Special Edition Retail copy …
Read More »Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance confirmed for PC
Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima has announced that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is headed to the PC. Kojima made the announcement on the Hideradio podcast, published on the Hideoblog. Platinum Games creative producer JP Kellams then confirmed the news on Twitter. The hack-n-slash spin-off was released on Xbox 360 …
Read More »Microsoft promises tonnes of Xbox exclusives, world premieres at E3
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has described the 21st May reveal of the new Xbox as laying the foundation” for the new platform, with most of the new games to be revealed at E3. Speaking on Major Nelson’s podcast (as transcribed by Videogamer), Microsoft’s chief of staff at the IEB division said, …
Read More »Killzone: Mercenary for PS Vita gets new release date
Killzone: Mercenary, the PS Vita debut for PlayStation’s most popular first-party FPS franchise, will release a couple of weeks earleir than it was originally intended. Mercenary was initially scheduled for release on 18th September, but will now arrive on 4th September instead. The new date may well have been decided …
Read More »Move Street Cricket 2 release, Move bundle announced
Move Street Cricket 2 for PS3 is set to hit stores in India later this month, Sony has announced. Developed by Mumbai-based Trine Games, the PlayStation Move cricket game will be priced at Rs 1,499. For those who don’t already own the Move kit, Sony is introducing a bundle in …
Read More »EA discontinues online pass
EA is discontinuing the online pass, which required users to punch in a one-time-use code to activate the online offerings of its games. "It never really caught on. People didn’t like it. People told us that they didn’t like it and, you know, we went through a cycle and we’re …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 confirmed for PS3 this year; to feature 1,200 cars
Gran Turismo 6 is official. Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced the game today at the franchise’s 15th anniversary celebrations at the Silverstone circuit in the UK. The game is headed to the PS3 and will pack in 1,200 cars; that’s GT5’s 1,000 and 200 new ones. The Silverstone circuit will …
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