Neon Play CEO Oli Christie on the key aspects of game creation
Read More »Axed Skullgirls team form new studio to carry on game’s development
The developers behind Skullgirls have been laid off from their positions at Reverge Labs, only to reform as a new studio in effort to continue work on the downloadable fighting game. Dubbed Lab Zero Games, the new studio plans to keep up its work on the 2D fighter. It has …
Read More »Disney details ‘Old Tricks for New Dogs’
Speaking on stage at yesterday’s London Games conference, Disney’s commercial director Matt Carroll delivered a guide for developers looking to ape the entertainment giant’s success with apps and social gaming. Disney has recently met with immense success with apps like Where’s my Water? and online games like Garden of Time, …
Read More »Milestone Interactive announces first mobile game – Worbble
The Milestone Interactive Group’s publishing and digital services division today announced its first mobile game – Worbble. Set for release in early December for iOS and Android devices, Worbble is a word-based puzzle game developed by Mile Nine Studios. The game is designed to test the player’s vocabulary and general …
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Epic founder says development of Samaritan demo was 'greatly worrying'
Read More »Indiagames giving away free games this Diwali
With Diwali just around the corner, Indiagames is joining in the festivities with an eight-day free games promotion Every day from 10th to 17th November, a new iOS game from Indiagames will be available for free download on iTunes. Here’s a list of games and the days on which they …
Read More »Gameshastra’s iOS, Android puzzler Rescube out this month
Gameshastra will release its first completely in-house developed game – Rescube, later this month. Scheduled for release on iOS and Android devices, Rescube follows the (mis)adventures of Gisu, an alien who finds himself stranded on an unknown planet when all he really wanted was a vacation in Hawaii. The puzzle …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Rich Vreeland
Music is key to a game’s immersion factor, and that is a point Rich Vreeland drove home in his keynote address at the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. Vreeland is a freelance music composer, who’s been creating music for games for the last six years. Vreeland’s resume features titles like Bomberman …
Read More »NGDC 2012: The importance of music in gaming
Freelance music composer Rich Vreeland, responsible for the stellar soundtrack of this year’s Indie success Fez, spoke about the importance of music in games during the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference in Pune. Having worked on Fez most recently, Vreeland frequently referenced the puzzle-platformer in his keynote address. Speaking about the …
Read More »NGDC 2012: Women in gaming
The video game industry, especially in India, is largely considered a boys club, which is why at NASSCOM’s Game Developer Conference, there was a panel discussion to specifically talk about women in gaming. The panel consisted of Moumita Paul (Lakshya Digital), Purnima Iyer (Pinaka Interactive), Laxmi Desai-Khanolkar (Apar Games), Arpita …
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