Here’s an opportunity for Mumbai gamers to get an early look at the Xbox 360’s biggest holiday title – Gears of War 2. Microsoft is holding a launch party on Monday, November 3, and you’re all invited for some booze, snacks and Gears.
The party kicks off at 7pm at Blue Frog in Lower Parel. Below is an invite to the event. See you there.
2008 has been a great year for racing games. From the simulation-based Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and GTR Evolution to Burnout Paradise and Grid for a more arcady experience, there’s been something for everyone. Pure, Blackrock Studio’s newest off-road endeavour, falls very much into the latter category and epitomises pick up and play gaming better than any other racing game this year.
Pure and MotorStorm Pacific Rift have often been pitted against one another as contenders for this year’s off-road racing crown. But while MotorStorm is portrayed as a more serious off-road racer, Pure is all about having fun. The game’s developers haven’t tried to reinvent the wheel here. Pure is a simple game; a bunch of tried and tested formulae that come together remarkably well to deliver a thrilling racing experience minus the frustration of frequent crashes and tough opponents.
We mentioned yesterday that we would be organising a contest around our return from podcast hiatus. So we spoke to EA, who were nice enough to co-operate and sponsor the prizes for the rather ominous-sounding Dead Space Count The ‘Dude’ Contest.
Up for grabs is one copy each of Dead Space for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and two copies for PC. All you have to do to stand a chance of winning is listen to the podcast (if you already have, listen to it again; it’s aural bliss) and count the number of times we say the word ‘dude’ throughout the duration of the podcast. This may sound reasonably easy, but mind you, the podcast is over half-an-hour long and we say ‘dude’ a lot.
You guys have no idea about the kind of sh*t Nash and I had to go through to finally get this podcast online. After three failed attempts, we finally, after a huge delay, have podcast #8 up. For those wondering about the name of the podcast, the “Name the Podcast” contest and the contest winner, all that is explained in the podcast itself. Also on this week’s podcast:
To make up for the delay, we’re working on a contest around this week’s podcast. Only those who listen to the podcast will stand a chance of winning. I’ll have the contest details up by tomorrow.
You can either stream the podcast below or click here to download it.
We couldn’t think of any gaming-related music for this week’s podcast, but since Nash and I both love “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, we decided to use the them music from that show.
As always, tell us what you think at the GamingIndians Community forums.
Another day, another GI Offer. This time its DICE’s Mirror’s Edge, one of the most eagerly awaited new IPs of the year. And this time, we’re not just giving you a discount; everyone who preorders a copy will also get a free Mirror’s Edge PS3 skin.
I’m sorry to inform you guys that this again is a PS3-only GI Offer as, despite our best efforts over the past few weeks, we have been unable to get bulk discounts on Xbox 360 games distributed by Redington (which makes up a major chunk of all Xbox 360 games released here).
I’ll be posting up an image of the PS3 skin in a few days. Until then, here are the offer details:
Title: Mirror’s Edge game + Mirror’s Edge PS3 skin
Platform: PlayStation 3
Expected release date: November 18
Retail Price: Rs 2,499
Offer price: Rs 2,250
You save: Rs 250 (10%)
Last date for confirmation of order: November 11
Last date for payment: November 15
You can check out our Mirror’s Edge hands-on preview here.
For information on how to go about preordering your copy and for GI Offer rules and regulations, please head over to the Mirror’s Edge GI Offer thread at the GamingIndians Community forums.
We couldn’t think of any gaming-related music for this week’s podcast, but since Nash and I both love “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, we decided to use the them music from that show.
As always, tell us what you think at the GamingIndians Community forums.
Another day, another GI Offer. This time its DICE’s Mirror’s Edge, one of the most eagerly awaited new IPs of the year. And this time, we’re not just giving you a discount; everyone who preorders a copy will also get a free Mirror’s Edge PS3 skin.
I’m sorry to inform you guys that this again is a PS3-only GI Offer as, despite our best efforts over the past few weeks, we have been unable to get bulk discounts on Xbox 360 games distributed by Redington (which makes up a major chunk of all Xbox 360 games released here).
I’ll be posting up an image of the PS3 skin in a few days. Until then, here are the offer details:
Title: Mirror’s Edge game + Mirror’s Edge PS3 skin
Platform: PlayStation 3
Expected release date: November 18
Retail Price: Rs 2,499
Offer price: Rs 2,250
You save: Rs 250 (10%)
Last date for confirmation of order: November 11
Last date for payment: November 15
You can check out our Mirror’s Edge hands-on preview here.
For information on how to go about preordering your copy and for GI Offer rules and regulations, please head over to the Mirror’s Edge GI Offer thread at the GamingIndians Community forums.
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