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We just got word from E-Xpress Interactive, much to our surprise, that they have released Demon’s Souls, one of the last year’s most critically acclaimed games, in India. The Demon’s Souls Black Phantom Edition (PS3 exclusive), which was released in Europe only this week, is in stores in India now at an MRP of Rs 3,499. The Black Phantom Edition includes the game, the soundtrack CD, an artbook, and a strategy guide; quite a good deal at Rs 3,499. If you’re unable to find a copy at a store near you, get in touch with one of the IVG Authorised Vendors via the forums, and they’ll surely be able to get it for you.
Check out our glowing Demon’s Souls review here.
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In retrospect, the only thing really wrong with Demon’s Souls is the apostrophe placement in the title. Why not Demons’? How about no apostrophe? How can a flying ectoplasm store a spear in its body? How can a Black Phantom roll on poisonous swamps? You’ll get a lot of time while playing Demon’s Souls to think about such metaphysical queries, mostly because you’ll die a lot. Yes – you’ll die. Just like gravity is a fact of life, dying in stupid ways is a hallmark of Demon’s Souls.
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Skate 3 has probably the best difficulty and learning curve of any game I have played this generation. It’s a bit of a tall claim to start the review with, but allow me to back it up. You don’t rack up XP, you don’t get better equipment, you don’t unlock new abilities; everything you can do in the game, you do it simply by practice. So if something seems out of reach or impossible, it’s not because you haven’t grinded (pun intended) enough, but simply because you aren’t good enough. Yet. And that’s where the difficulty curve of the game comes in. Skate 3 is one of those few games where the challenges are balanced in such a way that when you end up nailing them, it feels like an accomplishment, and when you end up failing them, it feels like its always within grasp.
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The latest edition of BYOC, India’s largest gaming and computer festival will take place in Delhi from June 25 to 27. There will be tournaments, of course, involving games such as DotA, Counter-Strike, Call of Duty 4, FIFA 09, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, and Tekken 6. There are prizes worth over Rs 5 lakh to be won, as well as a chance to meet and play with the pro gamers from Team Fnatic.
Click here for more info on BYOC Summer 2010
We’d like to thank all the IVG members who participated in our International Cricket 2010 contest, and for making it one of IVG’s most popular contests not to feature a console as a prize. This was also one of our easiest contests so almost all entries were correct, which makes our four winners all the more lucky. Before we announce the winners, here is the correct answer:
Question: Which of these is a standout new feature in International Cricket 2010?
Correct Answer: Action Cam
And here are the four lucky winners. Each wins a copy of the game.
ishan23 (Xbox 360)
Wolf (Xbox 360)
Akhurana (PS3)
Bikram (PS3)
Congratulations to the winners, and once again, thanks to all the participants. As always, stay tuned for more contests on IVG.
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At first glance, Modnation Racers appears to be a love child of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet, borrowing racing mechanics of the former and the community building aspect of the latter. But does the fusion make a good game that’s worth your time and money? At its heart, Modnation Racers is a simple kart racer. At the start of a race, you press down on the accelerator and don’t let go till the podium finish. To manoeuvre around the insanely curvy tracks, there are the drift mechanics, which get triggered by the X face button (sadly, button mapping cannot be customised), without the use of which your cute racer and his buggy will end up smashed face first in a tree somewhere along the track.
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E3 2010 is done and dusted. Games were revealed and new hardware was introduced as the gaming industry came together in Los Angeles between June 14 and 17. Unfortunately, IVG wasn’t officially present at E3, but IVG member montylee did make it to the expo, and was kind enough to share a bunch of pics from the show floor on the IVG forums. For those who missed them, here are some of them. You can see all the pics here. Enjoy.
You can also read montylee’s brief impressions of E3 2010
here.
Gamers have evolved. In this day where technology keeps pushing the boundaries of realism and every pixel of a screenshot is analysed to death, gamers are increasingly becoming a challenging crowd to please. Gone are the days when a game used to be successful despite carrying numerous flaws. Alpha Protocol is one such game. Dubbed as an “espionage RPG” by developer Obsidian Entertainment, this game has quite an ambitious and universally appealing concept. Who wouldn’t want to play an action RPG which lets you mimic Bond, Bourne or Bauer? Unfortunately, for every single thing the game does right, it does two things wrong, and because of that, the end product is a mildly enjoyable spy game that would appeal to only the most patient and forgiving gamers. People who have been spoiled by the Uncharteds and Mass Effects should steer clear.
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At Sony’s E3 press conference last night, all was revealed about PlayStation Move – the new motion control technology for the PlayStation 3. In addition to showcasing a bunch of games that will either feature optional Move controls or be built specifically for Move, Sony also revealed the release date and pricing for PlayStation Move. In Europe, PlayStation Move will hit stores on September 15, and going by past trends, that should be the date for India as well, although we’re yet to get a confirmation on that from SCE India. The PlayStation Move will be available in multiple configurations and bundles, and a couple of Move peripherals were also announced.
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Codemasters’ International Cricket 2010 is just around the corner, and to celebrate the release of the game, we’re giving away copies of the game to a few lucky IVG members in our International Cricket 2010 contest. Just answer one simple question and you stand a chance to win a copy of the game on either Xbox 360 or PS3. We have four copies to give away (two for each platform) courtesy Zapak.
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