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Update: PlayStation Middle East has confirmed to IGN that the PlayStation 4 will launch in the GCC (Gulf Coperation Council) region this holiday season. It is likely then that the PS4 will also arrive in India at the same time. Original story: A 2013 launch for the PlayStation 4 in …
Read More »MCV’s first – and free – Gamescom show daily is online now
MCV has just published its very first Gamescom daily magazine for iPad and browsers. It’s online now, and it’sFREE! Published in association with Xbox One, the 14-pagemagazine has been put together by the MCV team currently working out of the Cologne games show. It features news from the show, a …
Read More »Volume PS4, PS Vita launch exclusivity lasts one month
Sony announced at its Gamescom press conference earlier today that games from several top indie developers would be console-exclusive to PlayStation platforms at launch. It now appears that exclusivity only lasts a month. Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell is one of the developers that Sony has managed to swing …
Read More »PS4: India not on list of 32 launch countries
Sony today announced that the PS4 would launch in 32 countries this November. The list of countries has now been released, and India is not on it. Here’s the complete list: United States Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet Hub: Free-to-play PS3 service launching this year
The latest expansion of the LittleBigPlanet universe is LittleBigPlanet Hub, a free-to-play service set to hit PS3 later this year. LittleBigPlanet Hub is essentially your very own pod from where you can access a ton of free and paid content to help create and customise your own LBP adventures. All …
Read More »Console-exclusive launch on PS4 for Hotline Miami 2, Volume, Wasteland Kings
Sony continued its indie-friendly approach at Gamescom by announcing exclusive partnerships with several prominent indie developers. Wasteland Kings, the latest game from celebrated developer Vlambeer, will receive a console exclusive launch on PS4 and PS Vita next year. Thomas Was Alone dev Mike Bithell revealed his stealth game, Volume, last …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 gets 6th December release date
The very first order of business at Sony’s Gamescom press conference was Gran Turismo 6 and the brief presentation ended with the long awaited release date. Gran Turismo 6 will release on PS3 globally on 6th December, just a week after the European release of the PS4. You’d have to …
Read More »PS Vita price drop: Now 199; memory cards to get cheaper
Sony has finally dropped the price of the PlayStation Vita. The handheld will now be priced at €199 in Europe, the same as the PS3 12 GB model. The Vita currently retails in India at Rs 19,990 and a direct Euro-to-Rupee conversion would mean that the Vita would now drop …
Read More »PS4 release date: Console to launch in 32 countries this November
The PlayStation 4 will launch on 15th November in North America and 29th November in Europe. The console will be available in 32 countries at launch. India falls under the Europe territory for Sony, and it’s highly likely that India will be one of the 32 countries. PlayStation India country …
Read More »FIFA 14 for mobile goes free-to-play, features touch gameplay
EA Sports is set to completely overhaul its FIFA offerings for mobile devices. First up, FIFA 14 will ditch the virtual controls in favour of touch and gesture controls. Secondly, this year’s game will be free-to-play, which could end up frustrating like Real Racing 3 or liberating like Plants vs …
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