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Read More »DisneyUTV launches Cricket Fever Challenge
UTV Indiagames’ Cricket Fever Challenge is out now on Facebook and iOS and Android devices. Touted as a multiplatform multiplayer” game, it allows players on all platforms to issue challenges to others through Facebook. The aim of the game is to score as many runs in one over as possible …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Vitek Goyel, PixelTek and Phoenix Online
Vitek Goyel has been a busy man. He helms successful 3D game art outsourcing company PixelTek; he’s the vice president of a truly global game development studio in Phoenix Online; and he’s also the frontman for folk/punk rock band Slow Down Clown. Phoenix Online’s first commercial release – Cognition, is …
Read More »Disney UTV Digital MD Samir Bangara resigns
Managing director of Disney’s recently formed Disney UTV Digital division Samir Bangara has resigned from the company. News of Bangara’s departure was first reported by Medianama and has since been confirmed to MCV by multiple reliable industry sources. Disney UTV Digital was recently formed following Disney’s acquisition of UTV to …
Read More »Google now allowing Indian devs to offer paid Android apps
It’s bizarre that it’s taken Google this long, but it is finally now allowing Indian developers to sell paid apps, enable in-app purchases and sell subscriptions on Google Play. Indian developers can not only now sell paid apps, but also monetise apps that have already been published as free. Developers …
Read More »Educational games company Mango Learning launches Kickstarter campaign
Mango Learning has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its development projects aimed at bringing educational games to mobile devices. Comprised of game developers and education experts, Mango is looking to raise at least $100,000 through crowd funding. Mango will use funds from the Kickstarter campaign to create the first …
Read More »Phoenix Online’s episodic adventure Cognition now up for preorder
Phoenix Online’s episodic point-and-click adventure Cognition is now available for preorder for PC and Mac. The game is broken up into four episodes, and a Season Pass makes all episodes available to buyers on release at a discounted preorder rate of $24.99. Post-release, the package will sell for $29.99. The …
Read More »Playcaso rolls out first game from publishing program – Slice the Ice
Playcaso today launched Slice the Ice, the first release under its global publishing program. Developed by Germany-based Fancy Factory, Slice the Ice is a puzzle game spread across five worlds and 100 levels. This is the first game through our association with Fancy Factory, and we are looking at a …
Read More »NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012: The full agenda here
NASSCOM has released the final agenda for the upcoming Game Developer Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Pune on 2nd and 3rd November. Kicking things off on day one is an opening keynote from Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield. This will be followed by a ‘State of the …
Read More »SPOTLIGHT: Orange Byte Studios – the game audio specialists
Call it fortunate or unfortunate, but creativity in the Indian game development industry is being driven by the independent studios – small teams with big ideas and shoe-string budgets. A common challenge facing many of these developers is the lack of in-house talent for art and sound, and that’s where …
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