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Project Heera has been selected for the IndieCade Showcase, which will take place at E3 2014 in Los Angeles this week. Developed by Mazhlele, a group of youngdeveloeprs led by Tanmay Chinchkar,Project Heera started out as a BYOG game development competition entry at the 2012 NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. The …
Read More »Rolocule announces Dance Party for Apple TV, iOS
Rolocule Games today revealed its second Rolomotion title, Dance Party. Dance Party is a rhythm dance game, similar to Dance Central or Just Dance. The difference is that this game uses the studio’s Rolomotion tech that delivers motion-controlled gaming via iPhone and Apple TV. The game features local and asynchronous …
Read More »Tanmay Chinchkar to join five other developers on Pixel Heart documentary project
Project Heera creator Tanmay Chinchkar has been selected as the Indian participant for the unique Pixel Heart initiative. Pixel Heart is a feature-length documentary that will focus on six game developers from six countries, who will participate in a game jam that will result in the creation of 12 new …
Read More »Half-Life 3 ‘is being worked on’, former Valve employee asserts
I mean, of course it’s being worked on, right? But if it’s being worked on, then where the hell is it? Etcetera etcetera. On what side of the fence you fall will completely dictate whether the following does or does not qualify as news. Nonetheless, here it is regardless: Former …
Read More »Seven Summits’ Petite wins Indie Prize at Casual Connect Asia
Seven Summits Studio’s Petite has won the award for best story in the Indie Prize at the ongoing Casual Connect Asia. Petite is a unique ambient game that revolves around the life of a woman and several key incidents in her life. Each level finds her in a new situation …
Read More »Unrest arrives on Steam on 26th June
Indian indie developer Pyrodactyl will release its adventure RPG, Unrest, via Steam on 26th June. Unrest is the product of a successful Kickstarter campaign, and aside from Steam, the game is also currently available for preorder via the developer’s website. The DRM-free version is priced $15, while the Special Edition, …
Read More »Rez creator Mizuguchi plans games development return
Cult developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi has revealed plans to begin work on a new game project. His most recent credited work was 2011’s Child of Eden, itself a spiritual successor to 2001 rhythm action outing Rez. He left former employer Q Entertainment in 2013. "I’m helping with a few games, but …
Read More »Lucid Labs’ mobile puzzle-platformer ROTO out now
The first game from indie studio Lucid Labs, ROTO, is out now for Android. ROTO is a simple yet challenging puzzle-platform with a minimalist art style, comprising mostly of white and greys, and one-touch gameplay. Gameplay involves navigating a small ball from one point of the level to another by …
Read More »UPDATE: Layoffs hit games division at Disney India
Update: Disney India has issued the following statement in response to our report on the layoffs in its games division: We are undertaking a restructuring in the Digital business, aligned with our global long-term digital strategy that is focused on sustainable profitability and innovation. The intent is to concentrate all …
Read More »Microsoft parity cause rules out Curve Digital games for Xbox One
Games such as The Swapper, MouseCraft and Titan Attacks won’t be released on Xbox One. That, developer Curve Digital says, is because of the parity clause imposed by Microsoft on indie devs which stipulates that games are released on Xbox One at the same time they arrive on other systems. …
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