Throughout its development process, Sony Santa Monica kept God of War III closely under wraps. Details were few and far between, and all we had to go by was Stig Asmussen’s quiet assured look during interviews when he talked about the latest (and final) chapter of Kratos’ quest for vengeance. Given how the odds were stacked against him, it spoke volumes of what was in store for us.
The weight of the franchise is a great one to carry; two directors before him had done a fantastic job of taking the franchise and its protagonist to astronomical heights. All this made it very easy to forget that God of War III is Santa Monica’s first game on the PlayStation 3. After three long years of building a bomb from scratch, Santa Monica has finally arrived in style, riding the back of a gigantic titan, with Kratos in tow as he climbs a mountain to begin his final assault on the Gods of Olympus.
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The release of God of War III is just around the corner. In fact, with Sony bringing the Indian release date forward, many PS3 owners have the game already. To celebrate the launch God of War III, probably the biggest PS3 game release in the console’s three-year history, we bring you the IVG GOW3 launch centre and contest.
Head to the launch centre find out about the game’s features, view game screenshots and concept art, and download God of War III wallpapers in 1080p resolution. You can also enter the contest through the launch centre. All you have to do is answer one easy question to stand a chance to win a brand new PlayStation 3 and a copy of God of War III courtesy Sony and Milestone Interactive.
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It’s becoming all too familiar. Some country in the Middle East breaks the street date of a Sony first party title. A couple of days later, import copies from the Middle East flood the Indian market at exorbitant prices. Fearing a drop in demand for the official release and faced with the prospect of being stuck with dead stock, Sony decides to officially bring forward the release date in India. It happened with Killzone 2, and now, it’s happening with possibly the biggest PS3 exclusive yet. God of War III, which had a scheduled release date of March 19, will now be available at retail stores across India starting tomorrow, March 13. That’s three days before anywhere else in the world.
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So we’ve finally decided (for now) that the IVG Podcast is going to be a monthly affair, so Podcast #13 is our podcast for March, and this time, we have a special guest - Rishi Alwani. IVG members would know him as Milo, our resident SingStar Bollywood aficionado. We also have a contest in this podcast. Read on for contest details as well as a summary of the topics we touched upon in this podcast.
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We’ve known for some time that Batman: Arkham Asylum’s Game of the Year Edition was on the way, but now we know exactly what extras we can expect. The biggest feature in the GOTY edition is the inclusion of Trioviz 3D technology, and two sets of 3D glasses included in each copy of the game. Hit the jump for all the additional features in the GOTY edition.
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When BioShock 2 was first announced, I was among the few skeptics who felt that the game should have been left alone. The original was one of the few games that went beyond gameplay thanks to its great setting backed by a thought-provoking story, fun gameplay and a very satisfying ending. It was a game that stood well on its own. So, to me, a sequel always felt like a bad idea from the start. I started playing BioShock 2 with that same mindset, expecting it to be a throwaway sequel made to cash in on the critical and commercial success of the first game. Though it felt quite underwhelming initially, I came out quite impressed in the end.
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Looking at the release list for March, it resembles something you would usually see towards the end of the year. While heavyweights like God of War III, Final Fantasy XIII, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will attract the most attention, there are a whopping 18 releases in total this month, in addition to February releases like Napoleon Total War, which got delayed. Here’s a complete list of releases this month:
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Game4U, the retail arm of Milestone Interactive, opened its flagship store in suburban Mumbai on Wednesday, having already established itself in the online space last year with Game4U.com. The new store is located at Mega Mall in Oshiwara, Mumbai, and offers an expansive collection of games and hardware across console, handheld, and PC platforms.
Visitors can also try out the latest games at the store, with PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, PC, and PSPgo units set up with full games and demos. There’s even a sweet Rock Band set up. The store is extremely well organised, unlike anything we’ve seen in India before. There’s a preorder section, a Top charts section, where you can find the best selling games for each platform, and there’s even a Game4Girls section.
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GameShastra, the Hyderabad-based studio behind Desi Adda, today announced that they’ve further expanded their relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, and are set to release the first Indian game for the PlayStation 3, titled Eklavya. They’ve also announced that Desi Adda will soon be available for purchase in digital form over the PlayStation Network.
The company also revealed that to meet the requirements of their ramp-up in high-end game development, they have expanded their game development facility to house a team over over 1,000 game designers, artists, animators, developers and QA specialists, making it one of the largest game studios in south Asia.
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In 1497, the priest and leader of Florence, Girolamo Savonarola carried out the Bonfire of the Vanities. In an act of open hostility towards the Renaissance, Father Savonarola and his acolytes collected objects such as books, art, cosmetics or anything that fell under the category of ‘immoral excesses’ and burned them in bonfires across the city. Had it not been for Ezio Auditore, the golden age of Italian art, culture and architecture would have been lost.
Mixing historical events and fiction with incredible finesse, the downloadable episode that serves as the thirteenth memory block of Assassin’s Creed 2 picks up immediately after the Battle of Forli. Ezio returns to Florence to retrieve the Apple of Eden from Father Savonarola. But the good priest is in control of the city and has his lieutenants (by choice or coerced) running the city. Needless to say, these are dark times for Florence, and if the premise wasn’t bleak enough to get through to the player, the city has a perpetual cloud cover giving it a washed out look to underscore the point.
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