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The latest installment of EA’s Madden NFL franchise will launch this August in North America and Europe, the publisher has announced. Madden NFL 15 arrives on August 26th in North America and August 29th in Europe, according to a. It’ll be available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. …
Read More »Microsoft drops Xbox 360 250 GB price in India
Microsoft India has announced a price drop for the 250 GB model of the Xbox 360. The 250 GB model will now retail for Rs 21,990 (previously Rs 24,990), while the 250 GB Kinect bundle will now carry an MRP of Rs Rs 31,990 (previously 34,890). Prices of the 4 …
Read More »VIDEO: Warner delays Mad Max until 2015
Mad Max now won’t be released this year. Publisher Warner Bros has announced the new date at the same time it has released a new trailer for the game, which can be seen below. It had originally been planned to arrive this year. The game is in development for PS4, …
Read More »Minecraft Xbox One Edition will take Xbox 360 save transfers
Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming Xbox One version of Minecraft will allow users to transfer their saves from Xbox 360. After months of teaming up with Mojang, we can confirm that Minecraft X360 Edition will save transfer to Xbox One Edition,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer said. More news soon.” …
Read More »Xbox hardware supplies have overtaken demand, Microsoft says
Microsoft CFO Amy Hood has told investors that there will be a "channel inventory drawdown for Xbox consoles". An inventory drawdown is the process of reducing the amount of available inventory of a product which, as Gamasutra points out, implies that Microsoft has produced more Xbox consoles than it is …
Read More »Content-specific MGS V: Ground Zeroes content unlocking on all systems
Konami is going to open up the previously platform-specific Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes content. CVG reports that both the PlayStation-exclusive Dj Vu and Xbox-exclusive Jamais Vu missions will both be made available across all four consoles – PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. Dj Vu sees the …
Read More »The cross-gen games conundrum
Develop probes what challenges developing games for old and new hardware presents for games studios
Read More »GRID: Autosport racing to PS3 and 360
Codemasters’ next GRID game will not be released on next-gen, reports claim. Brasil Gamer is reporting, as per Gematsu, that GRID: Autosport will be released for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on June 27th. The title apparently promises more content than ever seen before in the series, with the action …
Read More »An Xbox Live Gold subscription can win you prizes worth $5,000
Microsoft has just kicked off a massive Xbox Live promotion in India, where any Xbox Live Gold subscriber can stand to win a Gold Rush suitcase with goodies worth $5,000. What does the suitcase include? A 100 g gold bar, a Titanfall Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360, an Xbox 360 …
Read More »World of Tanks receives updated visuals, introduces Historical Battles
Wargaming has detailed the incoming Frontiers patch for World of Tanks, which brings a new Historical Battles mode and updated visuals. The update arrives on April 17th for the Windows PC version of the game, and coincides with the release of World of Tanks 9.0. The new historical battle mode …
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