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At NASSCOM GDC this past weekend, Milestone Interactive announced the third game from its mobile game publishing division – Aero Birdies. Developed by Mile Nine Studios, which also developed Worbble, is an endless runner that tasks players with catapulting a bird upwards while avoiding enemies. Aero Birdies will be free …
Read More »Techcircle to conduct Digital Gaming Forum 2013 this month
The second edition of Techcircle’s Digital Gaming Forum 2013 will take place in Mumbai on 29th November. The event is targeted at entrepreneurs in the digital gaming industry, particularly those looking to raise funding, as well as consultants and private equity and venture capital firms. Speakers at this year’s event …
Read More »Raspberry Pi sells 2m units
Credit card-sized computer Raspberry Pi has reached 2m units sold, according to its developer. A post on the hardware’s official blog reveals the milestone was reached earlier than expected. "We calculated that we might, if we were lucky, reach the second million around January 2014, or slightly afterwards – we …
Read More »MLG.tv network to broadcast major eSports events
Major League Gaming has announced MLG.tv, a new eSports internet-broadcast network that will showcase events around the world. TechCrunch reports the network will stream broadcasts in HD (up to 1080p) as well as carry a studio show that features both news and highlights. The weekly recap show, entitled eSports Report, …
Read More »Limited edition white Ouya arriving in time for the holidays
A limited edition all-white Ouya is in the works and will be available ahead of the new year, makers of the microconsole have announced. Along with the new exterior design, the LE Ouya also boasts double the storage over the original release at 16GB. The new hardware will be available …
Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 gets 22nd November release date on Steam
Out of nowhere, Ashes Cricket 2013 has popped up on Steam with a 22ndNovember release date. That’s just two days away. The game is available for $20.99 (approx Rs 1,300), but that’s after a 30% preorder discount. Buy it after release and the price goes up to $30 (approx Rs …
Read More »Amazon announces streaming mobile games service
AppStream is the name of a brand new streaming mobile games service that is on the way from online retailer Amazon. It was revealed at the re:Invent developer conference in Las Vegas today, TechCrunch reports. Amazon says it allows developers to build high-fidelity, graphically rich applications that run on a …
Read More »Trade-ins rocket at GameStop as next-gen fever arrives
GameStop has said that software and hardware trade-ins increased by a factor of four the weekend before PS4 launched in the US. Many consumers arrived in stores with their entire libraries with them, forcing some outlets to stay open well beyond trading to get the credit processed in time for …
Read More »Nintendo buys stake in mobile content firm, shares rocket
Shares in Nintendo have jumped over five per cent after it emerged that the platform holder has acquired a stake on Japanese mobile content provider Dwango. Onlookers have for some time awaited Nintendo’s first move to bring its cherished IP to either the mobile market or even – if you …
Read More »DDR4 RAM could arrive for PC by the end of the year
Memory maker Crucial has said that DDR4 RAM will be available for the first time by the end of the year. The new tech offers several advances over the now standard DDR3 seen in the vast majority of modern PCs. It runs at 2133MHz, which is far in excess of …
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