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On September 22nd, Microsoft India hosted a launch party for the latest and much anticipated addition to the Halo saga, Halo 3: ODST, formerly Halo 3: Recon, was set up to be different from the previous installments, with a new concept, a different look and even a new protagonist. Many excited gamers assembled at the PVR Select Citywalk theater to view the unveiling of the latest Microsoft/Bungie masterpiece, and boy, as always they did not disappoint us . Even Bollywood celebrities could not keep themselves away, as Dino Morea and Aftab Shivdasani made an appearance and checked out the scene; however, the Bollywood glam wore off when one of the actors casually asked one of the gamers, “How much does an Xbox go for these days…?” Yes, I was speechless. But putting that aside, I was fortunate enough to receive a copy and review the game.
After a dearth of games this summer, TGS ‘09 promises to bring in a new breeze of title announcement to flog in the ever ongoing console wars and drool at all the screenshots and videos of the soon-to-be-released games.
After wowing us during E3 2009, Sam Fisher sneaks in onto the TGS show floor. Here is a video of that, giving the sneaking a miss and rather concentrating on all the close-quarter combat. Sam Fisher seems to be in his element here, taking no prisoners and dispatching off enemies with a cold detachment. Have a look.
Microsoft India does know how to throw a party. They set the ball rolling with the launch of Halo 3, following up with Gears of War, Mass Effect and then Gears of War II. With the Halo 3: ODST all set to hit the Indian shelves, Microsoft India went all out with launch party for this hotly anticipated game.
Held at PVR Cinemas, Saket, New Delhi, this event had it all; right from big-screen gaming to booth babes and free Halo 3: ODST T-shirts. A strong crowd turnout and lot of excitement followed. TAPians Vijay and Ren were right there to catch the moments on their camera. Inexplicably, video cameras were not allowed. But then, pictures speak a thousand words. Hit the jump to see a couple million!
Although I might be jeered for admitting this, the Nintendo’s DS never appealed to my FPS-MP sensibilities. Over years of forum discussions and interactions with rabid fans, I never ceased to wonder what exactly these guys found so riveting on the tiny, pixilated screen. Why would any sane person pass the graphical goodness of the PS3 or the multiplayer mayhem on an Xbox 360 in favor of hunching over the tiny screen and poking it with a stylus? I had never imagined that my determination to stay away from the little rascal would be so thoroughly shattered on a rainy Sunday night while I furiously punched in words and plowed through a gem of a game called Scribblenauts!
In a time when all new game titles come with a boatload of hype in form of “Halo Killer”, “System Seller” and “Game of Forever”, I have studiously avoided the hype-train. Doing so for Scribblenauts was easier because of my previously mentioned misplaced hostility towards the DS. So while I knew that there was a soon-to-be-released game around called Scribblenauts, I was wholly unaware of the fact that the game was practically hogging all the attention at the E3 2009 floor and was the fan favorite even before it got released. Spared of all the hype, I journeyed through the world of Scribblenauts, all on my own. What a journey it turned out to be!
It has been a while since we have had a new contest here at The ANGRY Pixel. Now is the time is to set it right and what could be a better candidate for a new contest then soon-to-be-released King of Fighters XII, which will be hitting the Indian shelves later this week?
So here is your chance to walk away with one out of the five copies of King of Fighters XII for the Xbox 360 and a poster of the game, worth INR 2500, as well. What’s best is that you just have to answer a simple question to be eligible for the sweepstakes.
Just answer the simple question and mail the answer to the email address provided. Who knows, you could be one of the lucky few to win a copy of the game! Hit the jump to know more.
With King of Fighters XII about to show up on the shop floors here, long time fans of the series are understandably excited. But if you happen to be one of the few who has never played a King of Fighters game before, maybe a lesson in history is in order.
But who wants to read through reams and reams of what has happened before when you can actually get to play through them? Milestone Interactive is here to help you do just that. Their extensive catalogs of games built over the years means that you can play all the previous installments of the game you love, the King of Fighters series being the one over here. What’s best is that these games are priced so low that you hardly feel the pinch on your pocket.
All the available game belonging to the King of Fighters universe can be ordered from Milestone Interactive online shopping portal, Game4u. Just select the game and have it delivered at your doorstep, including free shipping and cash-on-delivery.
Hit the jump to have a look at the selection of games from the King of Fighters series.
All the Indian fans of the hugely popular, 2-D fighting game series, King of Fighters can heave a sigh of relief. After a few false starts and almost two months after the game saw a worldwide release, the game is finally making it to the Indian shores.
Although game delays and India are almost always mentioned in the same breath, thanks to Milestone Interactive, the game will be finally seen on the Indian shelves on the 25th of this month. That is just seven days away from now! Fans can get their copies of the game, both for the Xbox 360 and the PS3 for a suggested retail price of INR 2499 and INR 2799 respectively.
To celebrate the launch of the game, The ANGRY Pixel, in collaboration with Milestone Interactive will be launching the King of Fighters XII Launch Center as well as have a King of Fighters XII contest. At stake are 5 copies of King of Fighters XII and a poster each. If you want to be one of the lucky five to walk away with a free copy of the game, keep a lookout at the King of Fighters Launch Center for the announcement.
If you have lived in India, then in all probability, you must have held the cricket bat at least once and swatted a few balls, both real and imaginary out of the field a couple of times. Now is the time to try your hands on the same game, but in a whole different way all-together. E-xpress Interactive in association with NRG Gaming Lounge is all set to challenge you for a match of the gentlemen’s game, the platform this time being the PC and the Wii.
NRG Gaming lounge will play host to the cricket tournament on the 12th of September. Featuring Ashes Cricket 2009, participants will get to slog it out on the PC and the Wii platform. With a host of sponsors, the winners will be all set to make a tidy pile for themselves. Interested? Find the details on how you can be one of the winners after the jump.
Picking up a game based on a an animated movie to review may not seem like a terribly smart thing to do, especially with so many movie-based games having bit the dust in recent times. Examples of such atrocities always seem to leap up at you and having endured a few ourselves, we tend to agree with them to some extent. Videogame adaptation of movies has never really managed to get the cash register jingling. But in a world where anything and everything comes in with a million and one tie-ins, merchandise and what not, a videogame adaptation of a movie is almost a foregone conclusion. We have studiously ignored them in the past but this time we decided to take a plunge. Helping us build our resolve was the fact that the game is based on the movie by same name from the wizards at Pixar. Could the sheer brilliance of a Pixar movie translate into a fun game as well?
Just a day more to go before the doors to Gotham’s city’s Arkham Asylum, a “psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane” are thrown wide open for you. With the Joker at the helm, the inmates at the Arkham Asylum are hell-bent on seeing off Batman once and for all. By the looks of the demo, the game promises to be an enjoyable ride into the dark and sinister world of Arkham Asylum.
The Xbox 360 and the PS3 version of Batman: Arkham Asylum are all set to release in India on the 28th of August, 2009 at a suggested price-point of INR 2499. E-express Interactive will be handling the distribution reins in India. PC enthusiasts will have to wait for their fix a little while longer as the Games For Windows title is set to be released on 18th September, this year.