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Radical Entertainment, creator of the Prototype franchise, has been shut down by Activision. GameInformer has revealed that the decision to close the studio was prompted by lacklustre sales of the open-world action franchise. We made a substantial investment in the Prototype IP, [but] it did not find a broad commercial …
Read More »505 Games titles now available for preorder
Nine titles from 505 Games, who recently tied up with Origin Games to release its games in India, are now available for peeorder. While the games will only be in stores in early July, they are now available for preorder at Flipkart and Origin’s own retail stores at Inorbit Mall …
Read More »No Dawnguard for Indian Xbox Marketplace
Dawnguard, the eagerly anticipated first downloadable content for last year’s RPG phenomenon The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is unavailable for Indian Xbox 360 users. While Skyrim was officially released in India and Bethesda does have an official distributor here, no Skyrim content is available on the Indian Xbox Marketplace. On …
Read More »Sony reveals Indian prices for 2012-13 releases; The Last of Us absent
Sony has just released the Indian prices for its PS3 and PS Vita line-up for the remainder of 2012-13 along with tentative release windows. Interestingly, while both God of War: Ascension and Beyond: Two Souls are listed, The Last of Us isn’t, suggesting that Naughty Dog’s survival action title won’t …
Read More »FIFA 13 gets 28th September release date
EA Sports today announced that the latest in its football franchise – FIFA 13, will hit stores on 28th September. The game will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Vita, Wii, PS2, iOS and Android platforms. In the UK, EA is offering the FIFA Ultimate Edition on all preorders …
Read More »Criterion takes total control of Need for Speed franchise
The Need for Speed franchise, which has seen games being developed by several studios in the last few years, will now be under the total control of Criterion. Speaking with Game Informer, studio vice president Alex Ward said, It’s not going to be spread anymore across different companies. Different studios …
Read More »Far Cry 3 release pushed back to November
Ubisoft has delayed the release of its upcoming first-person shooter Far Cry 3 to November. The game, scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, was initially slated for release on 4th September, but the developers felt they need more time to create the best possible gameplay experience”. The …
Read More »Journey Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release this August
Rumours have been doing the rounds for a while, but today, Thatgamecompany has officially announced that its three games – Flow, Flower and Journey, are heading to the PS3 on a Blu-ray disc. The three games were earlier released on PSN as part of the developer’s three-game exclusivity deal with …
Read More »Ubisoft to host first Ubiday Pune event in September
Ubisoft has been conducting its Ubiday events around the world for a few years now, and the event heads to India for the first time, with Ubiday Pune scheduled to take place this September. Ubiday is an all-day gathering of industry representatives to share experiences and best practices, and to …
Read More »Origin to distribute 505 Games in India
Mumbai-based distributor Origin Games has tied up with 505 Games to distribute its games in India, with a strong focus on the publisher’s Kinect offerings. Origin will release games from the Zumba Fitness publisher starting July, however, only the console versions will be released in India. PC gamers are out …
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