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There’s less than 12 hours before Sony will almost certainly unveil the next generation PlayStation console – the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation Meeting 2013 is scheduled to take place in New York in a few hours, and in India, we’re either going to have to pull an all-nighter or set …
Read More »Games The Shop sale offers up to 50% off
Specialist retail chain Games The Shop has kicked off what it calls the ‘season sale’, offering up to 50% off on several games. Included in the sale are games such as Assassin’s Creed 3, Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution, Borderlands 2 and Dishonored. Discounts are applicable across all platforms and …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Uplay to offer EA, Warner games
Ubisoft’s digital distribution platform Uplay will soon expand to offer games from third-party publishers, the company has announced. "We have about 15 partners with about 25 to 30 titles that will be available at launch," Ubisoft’s Uplay director Stephanie Perotti told GamesIndustry. Aside from EA and Warner Bros, Uplay will …
Read More »Milestone flouts own rules, Game4u discounts new games via eBay
Game4u has violated retail guidelines set by its parent company and distributor Milestone Interactive by offering console hardware as well as new and upcoming games at discounted prices. In 2011, Milestone Interactive directed online retailers not to sell games distributed by it below MRP (maximum retail price) for a period …
Read More »Coloured PS3 headed to India in March
Coloured PS3 consoles will be available in India by mid-March, Sony has announced. The announcement was made rather casually on the PlayStation India Facebook page in response to a user query. News of the coloured PS3s possibly coming to Indiafirst surfaced on the Indian PlayStation website, which was inconclusive since …
Read More »Indian PSN purchases climb 30% following web launch
PSN purchases from India have gone up by 30 per cent since Sony launched the web version of the PlayStation Store, the company has revealed. The Sony Entertainment Network store was initially launched for limited countries,” Sony Computer Entertainment India country manager Atindriya Bose told MCV India. "We’ve launched it …
Read More »PS Vita gets a price drop in Japan
The PlayStation Vita has received a price drop in Japan, paving the way for a similar move in the West at the upcoming PlayStation Meeting. In Japan, the handheld has dropped in price from 24,980 Yen (Wi-fi mofel) to 19,980 Yen for the Wi-fi and the Wi-fi/3G model. While Sony …
Read More »Watch Dogs to release this year – report
Ubisoft’s open-world sci-fi adventure Watch Dogs is scheduled for release around Christmas, leaked promotional material for the game reveals. The game is scheduled for release on all home consoles”, suggesting that it will arrive on current and next-gen consoles. A PC version is also on the way. The text on …
Read More »Sony: PSN purchases up 30% since web store launch
PSN purchases from India have gone up by 30% since Sony launched the web version of the PlayStation Store, the company has revealed. The Sony Entertainment Network store was initially launched for limited countries. We’ve launched it for India as well now, and I don’t know how much knowledge is …
Read More »PS4 launch price to be lower than PS3’s – report
Reports in the UK suggest that Sony is considering a price of around 300 for the PlayStation 4. "Industry sources and leaked internal documents suggest that Sony is considering pricing the new device at about 300," said a report by The Times. That price is over 100 less than the …
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