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A job listing at Rockstar Leeds suggests the studio is currently hiring personnel to work on the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5. Rockstar Leeds are currently looking for a talented graphics programmer to help bring our latest titles to the PC platform,” read a job listing on Rockstar’s …
Read More »VIDEO: Grand Theft Auto 5 first gameplay footage
After making us wait for what seems like an eternity, Rockstar has finally given the world the first glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 5 in action. The gameplay trailer below gives you a taste of what you can expect from Rockstar’s most ambitious open-world game yet. We had the opportunity …
Read More »Indian government has to recognise gaming as an industry: Sony’s Bose
The biggest challenge for gaming in India at the moment is getting the government to recognise it as an industry on its own, PlayStation India country manager Atindriya Bose has said. It’s very important right now to bring together all the segments of gaming in India to present a compelling …
Read More »Xbox Live Summer of Arcade 2013 games priced and dated
Xbox Live Arcade may not be around much longer, so Major Nelson has announced the line-up of what is perhaps the last annual Summer of Arcade. This year, the line-up includes a great mix – Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Charlie Murder, Flashback, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out …
Read More »First Grand Theft Auto 5 gameplay video tonight
Rockstar Games is finally kicking things into high gear in its lead up to the September release of Grand Theft Auto 5. Following a series of trailers that mostly comprised of cutscenes, tonight at 7:30 PM IST, Rockstar will release a gameplay video from the upcoming game, giving gamers the …
Read More »#EAPCIndia campaign intensifies with local, international media coverage
After initially being restricted to Twitter, the #EAPCIndia campaign has now picked up on Facebook and received local and international media coverage over the weekend. The #EAPCIndia campaign was designed to give Indian gamers a platform to voice their opinions on EA’s decision to hike PC prices in India by …
Read More »Flipkart Weekly Charts
PS3-exclusive The Last of Us has held on to the top spot on Flipkart’s all-format sales charts for the third week running. Naughty Dog’s survival thriller held off Hitman: Absolution, which has made a surprising return to the top ten straight in second place, topping the PC chart in the …
Read More »Backlash as EA hikes PC game prices by over 100% in India
Indian PC gamers have taken to Facebook and Twitter to air their discontent at therising prices of EA’s PC games. It was revealed earlier this weekthat FIFA 14on PCwill be priced 66 per cent higher on PC than the launch price of FIFA 13. On PS3 the increase is less …
Read More »Indian gamers react to EA PC price hike with #EAPCIndia campaign
Indian PC gamers have taken to Facebook and Twitter to air their discontent at the rising prices of EA’s PC games. Using the #EAPCIndia hashtag, designed to give Indian gamers a single platform to make themselves heard on the issue, gamers continue to share their opinions on the matter. While …
Read More »Is India now a ‘Tier 3’ launch country for Xbox One?
Yesterday, Microsoft Japan president Yasuyuki Higuchi said that the Xbox One would be delayed a little in Japan compared to North America, calling it a ‘Tier 2 country’ as far as the console’s launch strategy goes. That’s not surprising since both predeeding Xbox consoles have performed poorly in Japan, but …
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