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Three new multiplayer modes for Resident Evil 6 are now available exclusively to Xbox 360 owners. The three modes include: Predator: A series of quick fire rounds, where up to six players take turns as the Ustanak with full access to its weapons, while the others must avoid capture or …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 coming to PC in March
Resident Evil 6 is set to arrive on PCs on 22nd March, Capcom has announced. While the PC version will be available in Europe (and by extension, India) on disc and digitally, interestingly, the US will only see a digital release. A few days ago, Capcom announced a near-simultaneous PC …
Read More »Flipkart’s best selling game of 2012 is…
The highest selling game at Flipkart.com, which is India’s largest video games retailer, in 2012 wasn’t even released this year. Amidst big releases like FIFA 13, Assassin’s Creed 3, Max Payne 3 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, it was 2008’s Grand Theft Auto IV that topped the sales charts for 2012. …
Read More »Alien: Colonial Marines Limited Edition announced for Indian release
The first run of Alien: Colonial Marines to hit stores in India will be of the game’s Limited Edition, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. The Limited Edition will include four movie characters, Ripley’s flamethrower and additional marine customisation. The first-person shooter based on the popular sci-fi movie franchise is being …
Read More »Anarchy Reigns priced and dated for India
Platinum Games’s Anarchy Reigns will arrive in India on 11th January, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. The game will be available as a Limited Edition at launch, which will include the game as well as Bayonetta as an extra playable character, and two new game modes: Mad Survival Mode – …
Read More »DmC Devil May Cry arrives on PC on 25th Jan; system requirements revealed
We’re used to waiting months before PC versions of Capcom’s games see the light of day, but that changes with DmC Devil May Cry. The first game from the revamped Devil May Cry series, which is being developed by Heavenly Sword creators Ninja Theory, will arrive on PC on 25th …
Read More »Downloads4u announces 12-day Christmas sale
Game4u’s digital games service downloads4u is offering upto 70% off on select games through its ‘12 Days of Christmas’ promotion. Starting tomorrow – 14th December, a new PC or Mac game will go on sale each day for 12 days, culminating on Christmas day. While a complete list of games …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 sells 7 million worldwide
Less than two months after its release, Assassin’s Creed 3 has sold 7 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest selling game in publisher Ubisoft’s history. To put that number into perspective, Ubisoft has sent across some impressive statistics: In solo missions, players have accumulated more than 82 centuries of …
Read More »Next Mass Effect game coming in 2015
The follow-up to Mass Effect 3 will arrive between late-2014 and mid-2015, a developer at Bioware has revealed. Speaking with Gamer Syndrome, Mass Effect 3 producer Mike Gamble said that the game will be revealed sometime in 2013. Last month, executive producer Casey Hudson had confirmed that Bioware had begun …
Read More »Indian retailers begin Grand Theft Auto 5 preorders
Preorders for Grand Theft Auto 5 had begun internationally a while back, and a few Indian retailers have now started accepting preorders too. Flipkart.com was the first to begin preorders, offering both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions for Rs 2,799. Shortly after, Game4u also listed Rockstar’s upcoming open-world title …
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