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This one is going to rumble on and on. A rep for developer TimeGate Studios has said on the company’s forums that the studio did as much as 50 per cent of the development spanning the entire project. I’m not really sure how much I’m allowed to say here,” the …
Read More »DisneyUTV Digital crosses 200 million downloads on Nokia Store
DisneyUTV Digital’s games have amassed 200 million downloads on the Nokia Store, the company has announced. The new landmark comes just nine months after the company announced that it had crossed 100 million downloads on the Nokia Store, which mostly comprises of Java-based games designed for India’s massive feature phone …
Read More »Hungama, Gameshastra enter into joint venture
Hungama and Gameshastra have entered into a joint venture to create games for the Indian audience across multiple platforms. The venture will combine Hungama’s strengths in content development for digital platforms with Gameshastra’s prowess in console and iOS/Android game development to create games based on Hungama’s original and licensed IP. …
Read More »India Game Developers Conclave this August in Bangalore
UBM India has announced that it will hold the inaugural India Game Developers Conclave (IGDcon) on 7th and 8th August in Bangalore. UBM India is the sister company of UBM TechWeb, which organises the Game Developer Conference in the US as well as its European and Chinese counterparts. "In building …
Read More »Studios step forward to help displaced Gameloft Hyderabad employees
Gameloft shut down its Hyderabad studio yesterday, leaving 200 staff jobless today. In the wake of this sudden development, several studios from around India have stepped forward to provide opportunities to those affected. The NASSCOM Gaming Forum has seen an outpouring of support from across the industry, and representatives from …
Read More »Angry Birds developer Rovio turns publisher
Rovio Entertainment, creator of Angry Birds, is set to broaden its footprint in the games industry by entering the game publishing space, PocketGamer reports. Rovio is one of the world’s most popular games companies, with its games witnessing a staggering 263 million active users in December. It’s no surprise then …
Read More »Global Game Jam India: Two cities, 70 developers, 25 games
The Global Game Jam took place this past weekend in 160 cities around the world, and for the first time, two Indian cities were part of the world’s largest game jam. In Gurgaon, over 20 developers made their way to Lakshya Digital, and over the course of 48 hours, came …
Read More »Crytek’s new US studio takes on 35 former Vigil Games devs
As THQ’s studios and IP went under the hammer a few days ago, the only studio to not find any takers was Vigil Games, along with its Darksiders IP. There’s some good news though as Crysis developer Crytek has opened its first US studio and taken on 35 former Vigil …
Read More »Quantic Dream registers domain for PS4 title
Quantic Dream is known to be working on two new games for Sony, and the second of these could be a PS4 title. Superannuation has discovered that back in November, the Heavy Rain developer registered the domain ‘singularityps4.com’. That is a telling bit of information considering QD had registered the …
Read More »Disney announces ambitious multi-IP gaming platform – Infinity
Last night, Disney revealed Infinity, its most ambitious gaming project, and one that aims to bring several popular Disney and Pixar IP under one creative gaming platform. Infinity games will be available across multiple devices, such as PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC as well as smart mobile devices …
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