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Baroda-based Team NSD destroyed all opposition on its way to winning the finals of the Asia E-Sports Cup 2012 India finals for Counter-Strike 1.6. AEC 2012 saw 167 Clans from 13 cities participating in the qualifiers, and the finals were held recently in Navi Mumbai. Team NSD beat off competition …
Read More »Tryst up for preorder on Steam with 20% discount
Tryst, the upcoming competitive RTS game from Hyderabad-based BlueGiant Interactive, is now up for preorder on Steam. Those who preorder Tryst on Steam will get a 20% discount on the game’s $24.99 price. You can also preorder the Tryst Premium Edition, which includes the game plus all its future DLC …
Read More »Starhawk 1.03 update includes two free maps
Starhawk, Lightbox Entertainement’s follow-up to popular PS3 multiplayer game Warhawk, has received a free update, which includes two new maps for free. The 1.03 update also includes an increased level cap, team balance fixes, improved voice chat, and various other tweaks. The major talking point, however, is the Cypress Map …
Read More »Frag-Nation to include Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in FragFest
Frag-Nation, who along with Blur, recently set up quarterly competitive gaming property FragFest, has announced that it is expanding the inaugural event with the inclusion of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament at FragFest 1 will also act as a launch celebration for the latest installment in one …
Read More »PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale pushed to November
The release of multiplayer brawler PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale has been pushed back to 21st November 2012. The game was earlier set to hit stands on 24th October. The announcement was made on the official PlayStation Blog by Chan Park, president of developer SuperBot Entertainment, who said that the additional …
Read More »Epic buys People Can Fly, but Bulletstorm dev’s founder leaves
Epic Games has bought the remaining stake in Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment developer People Can Fly. Epic already owned a majority stake in the Polish developer, and with this move, the studio is now wholly owned by Gears of War and Unreal creator Epic. The acquisition has had …
Read More »Grid 2 Codemasters’ most expensive development
Grid 2, the sequel to one of the best racing games of this generation, is Codemasters’ most expensive development yet, the publisher has revealed. Speaking to MCV UK, the game’s executive producer Clive Moody said, I believe it’s probably our most expensive development to date,” adding, This is a game, …
Read More »The Indian gamer’s guide to live Gamescom action
After E3 in June, the focus now shifts to Cologne, Germany for Europe’s biggest gaming expo. While Gamescom technically gets under on the 15th and runs till the 19th, things actually kick off tomorrow, with both Sony and EA holding press conferences.Ubisoft will then hold its press conference on the …
Read More »Asia e-Sports Cup: India CS 1.6 finals this weekend
The Counter-Strike 1.6 India finals of the Asia e-Sports Cup will be held in Mumbai this weekend. After holding qualifiers in 14 Indian cities, 32 finalists teams will head down to Mumbai on 11th and 12th August to participate in the all-India finals. The Cup is organised and executed by …
Read More »After EA, Sony increases game prices in India
After EA announced that it was increasing prices for its upcoming console titles to Rs 2,999, Sony has now increased the prices for some of its older releases, including the Platinum range. While budget-priced Platinum titles such as God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5 and Infamous 2 have received …
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