The PSP Essentials are coming thick and fast. First EA and Capcom announced their titles, and then Ubisoft, Sega, THQ and Square Enix announced theirs. Now Sony has just revealed its catalogue of six budget PSP titles as part of their PSP Essentials range, and each of them is available now at a price of Rs 699. Hit the jump for a list of Sony’s PSP Essentials
Paul the Octopus continues to ruin my mood as the FIFA World Cup 2010 rages on towards an action packed grand finale, and we’ve already seen something of a spectacle at the Wimbledon this year. These are exciting times for the world of sports indeed, and Codemasters and Trickster Games have decided to pitch in to the festivities by releasing the follow up to last year’s Ashes Cricket 2009. Yay! Inexplicable release window aside, International Cricket 2010 does deliver with its solid gameplay and improvements over last year. But is it one small step for gamers, or one giant leap for uhhh… gamerkind?
After disappointing PC gamers for years and ignoring scores of fervent online petitions, EA Sports will finally release a FIFA game on PC that will use the same engine as its PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 counterparts. The engine has been optimised to bring “next generation console-quality gameplay, game modes and visuals” to FIFA 11 on the PC, which is scheduled for release in India on October 1.
A screenshot from the PC version of FIFA 11
Yesterday we told you about EA and Capcom’s PSP Essentials range of titles, which included games from the Burnout, The Sims, and Monster Hunter franchises, amongst others. Today E-Xpress Interactive has announced the release of 18 PSP Essentials from Ubisoft, Sega, THQ, and Square Enix, each at Rs 699. The list includes Sonic, Sega Rally, and Tomb Raider, amongst others. All these titles will be available at retail outlets in India starting this month. Hit the jump for the full list.
In our recent interview with Atindriya Bose, the Sony Computer Entertainment India boss had told us about the release of several PSP Essential titles – PSP games priced between Rs 599 and Rs 699 – in the near future. The first to announce their Essentials titles are EA and Capcom. Titles for both publishers will be available through Milestone Interactive for just Rs 599. Hit the jump for the list of PSP Essentials.
Microsoft India has just announced a price cut for the Xbox 360 Arcade console in India. The price now drops from its launch price of Rs 16,990 to Rs 14,676. It’s great to see the Xbox 360 getting cheaper, but considering many retailers have been selling the console for well below this new MRP already, it may not make much of a difference to prospective buyers; unless retailers can now sell it at an even lower price.
Lots of new information came out of our recent interview with Sony Computer Entertainment India country manager Atindriya Bose, such as the confirmation that Gran Turismo 5 will have two collector’s editions. Another juicy tidbit from that interview is that FIFA is coming to PS3 with 3D support, and according to the PlayStation India head, it looks “stunning”.
We last spoke to Atindriya Bose (country manager for Sony Computer Entertainment India) just a few months ago, but there’s been a lot to talk about since then, especially after an eventful E3 last month. We caught up with the PlayStation India boss to get some important updates on India’s PSN Store, collector’s editions, PlayStation Move, and his views on the prospects of 3D in India, the competition, and lots more.
Atindriya Bose, country manager for Sony Computer Entertainment India, has revealed in his interview with IVG earlier today that Gran Turismo 5 will have two collector’s editions; one that has already been announced by SCEA, and a second more exclusive collector’s edition with a “really big package” and “lots of paraphernalia that goes beyond the game”. He also added that both collector’s editions will be available in India, which is also an indirect confirmation of the collector’s editions releasing in Europe and other PAL territories, since India gets its Sony titles from Europe.
In the PS2 days, we used to marvel at how each new Pro Evolution Soccer game would require you to relearn it because it was such a change from the previous year. This year, I’m going to have to relearn PES, as well as FIFA, not because they’ll be drastically different from last year, but because in order to play Pure Football and be good at it, I had to turn off half my brain and dumb the other half down until I reached the level of incompetence that this game requires. PES and FIFA will now feel like a Demon’s Souls boss fight.
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