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Jai and Veeru gear up for action with ‘Sholay: Bullets of Justice’ game
Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, the largest aggregator, developer and publisher of Indian entertainment content globally and Gameshastra Solutions, India’s largest game studio brings to you the famous Jodi of ‘Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todengee’,Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra Deol) in the new game ‘Sholay: Bullets of Justice’. ‘Sholay’ will be a single player finite level based side scroller game. The whole game would narrate the story of two petty thieves the laconic Jai and loquacious Veeru helping the upright nobleman and disabled veteran cop Baldev Thakur. The game will have a “wild west” feel and would also portray the locales of Ramgarh as in the movie, with each character having its own stylized animations. Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO,Hungama Digital Media En...
PLAYSTATION4 MIDNIGHT LAUNCH AT GAMES THE SHOP STORES
__________________________________________________________________________________ PLAYSTATION4 MIDNIGHT LAUNCH AT GAMES THE SHOP STORES ACROSS MUMBAI AND PUNE India (31st December 2013) – Games The Shop, the Major Gaming Retail in India today announced the PlayStation4 Midnight Launch at Games The Shop across Mumbai and Pune. The Mid-Night Launch will take place on 5th January 2014 Night from 11.00 p.m. onwards. All the fans can visit Games The Shop, Oberoi Mall (Mumbai), Games The Shop Infinity Mall Malad (Mumbai), Games The Shop R City Mall Ghatkoper (Mumbai), Games The Shop Korum Mall (Thane) and Games The Shop Inorbit Mall (Pune) to pick up the PS4 machines. The Popular PlayStation4 games like Assassins Creed4: Black Flag priced at Rs. 3499, Lego: Marvel Super Heroes and...
Microsoft start New Year with a bang giving two free games for Xbox Live Gold members
Microsoft is starting this new year’s off with a bash as they are giving two free games for Xbox Live Gold members via the Games with Gold program. From the 1st of January till the 15th, the kung fu-heavy crime game, Sleeping Dogs is going to be available for these select few. And for the second half of the month, which is from the 15th to the 30th of January, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be free for those members. Source: Xbox.com
GTA Online Update: User-created missions, mobile updates arrive for San Andreas & more
With 2014 arriving here in a jiffy are you ready for a slew of Grand Theft Auto updates? We sure hope so. First up, developer Rockstar Games has put its stamp of approval on ten of the GTA Online community’s million-plus custom-match submissions. Because these races and deathmatches — including a NASCAR-style circuit atop a skyscraper and a melee-weapon prison-yard fight — are now Rockstar Verified, they’re available on both PS3 and Xbox 360, regardless of which platform they originated from. If your magnum opus didn’t make the first cut, relax: The outfit says there’s more verified missions coming ahead of the multiplayer heists and single player DLC due next year. If you fancy mobile mayhem however, GTA: San Andreas‘ Grove Street Families arrived...
Best Games of 2013
2013 has been a pretty damn good year for gamers. A variety of games, whether they are sequels or brand new games as a product of new game developers that are getting recognition they deserve. Not to mention the release of the Next-Gen Consoles and their rivalry that entertained us for a significant amount of time. So now its time for us to get crackin’ and bring to you guys some of the worthy titles of this year. We’re gonna look some of the games released in the last 12 months that have blown our socks off. –The top video games of 2013 Don’t forget to participate in our poll and voice your opinion in the comments below. [poll id=”10″] Batman: Arkham Origins This game created a lot of commotion around the time of its release. Many would say that it didn...
Irresistible sale on SteelSeries products
As 2013 comes to an end, Indian gamers are up for a treat with huge discounts on SteelSeries products. One thing to note is that you’ll only be able to avail of them from the Faxtel offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore. These deals are not valid in retail stores or online portals. So Hurry!!! You can get in touch with the folks at Steelseries on their official site. Here’s a list of products on sale: Accessories: – Cord Holder – Mouse Grip – Steelseries Keyset-Shift for Cat – SteelSeries Racing Wheel Sim Raceway Headsets: – Siberia V2 Fullsize Headset (Apple device compatible) – 7H Headset (Apple device compatible) – SS Siberia Full-size USB Headset (White) – SS Siberia V2 F/s HS Black/gold – SS V2 Counter-Strike...
Battlefield 4 banned in China
According to a report, Battlefield 4 has been banned in China. China.com The ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China stated that EA’s first person shooter was “an aggressive attack on it’s culture.” A Chinese social media website Weibo has already banned searches for the game. According to a translated statement –“Ministry of Culture: Battlefield 4 is an illegal video game, with content that endangers national security. It is an aggressive attack on our culture”. It went on to say “After the ban of Battlefield 4, we demand that all items related to the game – downloads, Raiders, patches and news – are to be deleted.” The ban followed the release of ‘China Rising’, a DLC map pac...
Best Open World Games of 2013
There are a lot of games out there, each having their own strong points. One of the crucial bragging points for many games is their gaming environment. Some games have such rich and deep environments that gamers are found wandering around instead of progressing stage by stage. Anyway, we’ve got down this year’s best open world games, let’s take a look. [poll id=”9″] Grand Theft Auto 5 The GTA franchise is best known for its themes pertaining to violence and has been mentioned in many studies that have been associated with aggressiveness in children. However, that’s not the only reason GTA is known all around. It is also given a lot of credit for the wide and immensely deep gaming environment that is offers. The amount of things one can do in this game is...
Warner Bros. hint at “special” Arkham announcement for next week
UPDATE: Here’s their new year surprise It looks like the Batman Arkham franchise will be taking center stage once again as game developer Warner Bros. teased fans with a picture which asked to check back on the 31st of this month. The official Batman Arkham Facebook page teased this week that a “special announcement” will be made on December 31–New Year’s Eve. “Visit this page on December 31st for a special announcement…more details to come next week!,” they added. There is a chance that this message is teasing the story focused DLC for Origins which is to come out sometime early next year. Or it could have something to do with the Rocksteady Studios’ rumored next-gen Arkham game. Source: Eddie Makuch
LEGO The Hobbit trailer is here
Yo Gamers! Gather your strength and your courage, and invite your friends to embark on an epic fantasy LEGO adventure through the darkest forests and deepest caves of Middle-earth! Check out the new trailer released today to see more of the highly anticipated LEGO® The Hobbit™videogame featuring all of your favorite characters from the first two films in The Hobbit Trilogy in LEGO form, including Bilbo, Gandalf, and the Dwarves of Erebor. LEGO The Hobbit sends players of all ages on an unforgettable interactive journey through the first two films in The Hobbit Trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and the upcoming The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Players will follow Bilbo Baggins as he is recruited by the Wizard Gandalf to aid Thorin Oakenshield and his Company of Dwarves. Bilbo leav...
Dota 2 will now have Ranked Matchmaking
The next big update to Dota 2 will introduce ranked matchmaking features to the game. Valve said on its official blog the mode is “aimed at experienced players who want to play in a more competitive environment and know their matchmaking rating (MMR).” As of now, each player only has an invisible MMR. To access ranked matchmaking, Valve says you’ll have to play around 150 games – a significant time investment considering games can easily last 45 minutes or longer. If you want to play ranked games with friends, they’ll need to have access to ranked matchmaking as well. Once the update is released, players will enter a “calibration phase” of 10 games that determines their MMR. We don’t know when the next update will go live, but we do have a few more matchmaking details: Coaches are no...
PS4 half a million ahead of Xbox One
PlayStation 4 is estimated to have sold around 1.25 million units in the US during November – around half a million more units than the Xbox One, according to predictions made by Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. “We expect hardware sales of 1.25 million PS4 units and 750,000 Xbox One units in their debut month,” reads Wedbush’s November 2013 NPD Preview report. PS4 launched in the US on November 15 and achieved global sales of 2.1m by December 1, with 700,000 said to have been sold outside of North America. Xbox One launched in 13 territories on November 22, and sold-through over one million units at launch. The report forecasts Wii U sales of 150,000, 700,000 Xbox 360 sales and 550,000 PS3 units. PS 4 India release Date and Price Online retailer Snapdeal...