Day 6 of download4u's March Madness sale brings Hitman: Absolution

It’s day six of download4u’s March Madness sale, and that brings a bunch of new games up for grabs at discounted prices. The headlining game for today sees the return of everybody’s favourite bald assassin with Hitman: Absolution Professional Edition at a discount of 40 percent, which brings the price down from Rs 1,299 to Rs 779.

Other major games up for grabs are the disappointing FPS Duke Nukem Forever for Rs 349 down from Rs 699, and the stellar strategy game Company of Heroes for Rs 599 down from Rs 999. For the casual games, there is Ceville and Robin Hood for Rs 89 each, and Journey to the Moon and Hollywood - Extended Edition for Rs 79 each.

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Yesterday, we got FIFA 13 at a 40 percent discount, alongside sister game FIFA Manager 13 for the same price and prequel FIFA 12 at a 50 percent discount. Other games up for grabs included Handball Challenge 2013, Pole Position 2012, and Chicago 1930.

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The day before was headlined by the Dead Space series. All three games in the series were available at a 40 percent discount. Alongside Dead Space, we also had some classic first-person shooters up for grabs, including Doom 3 and Quake 4 at discounts of 40 percent and 50 percent respectively. Besides these, there were some lesser known casual titles up for grabs: Loch Ness, Nostradamus, The First Templar, Egypte 3, and Heavy Fire Afghanistan.

And before that, the sale saw discounts on open-world action game Sleeping Dogs, indie puzzle game QUBE, and the classic RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Alongside these were casual games: Paris 1313, Patrician IV, Moto Racer 3 Gold Edition, Dawn of Magic 2, and Plants vs Zombies Game of the Year Edition.

Game4u first announced download4u back in October 2012 and became the first Indian electronic retailer to feature a digital distribution service in India.

The rise in India’s Internet penetration from 80 million to an estimated 376 million by 2015, coupled with a projected 39 million PC broadband connections by 2015, will augment the online community of PC gamers in India. This set of consumers also forms a large part of the 11 million users transacting online, slated to reach 38 million by 2015, thus creating a huge opportunity for growth in this sector.

Game4u, through download4u, provides a platform through which you can download more than 300 games directly to your PC. Game4u offers a wide range of PC games at price points ranging between Rs 99 to Rs 2,499 using local payment options. Today, gamers demand their games on the day of release; this service will enable gamers to get their most anticipated games almost instantly on launch.