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Gully cricket title Street Cricket Champions 2 is in stores now for PS2 and PSP. Priced at Rs 699 on both platforms, this is the third game from Sony’s Street Cricket franchise. The first game – Street Cricket Champions – was also a PS2 and PSP title, while the motion …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Jayont R Sharma, Milestone Interactive (part two)
In part two of our interview with Jayont R Sharma, chariman and CEO of Milestone Interactive, he tells us about the company’s new business ventures – namely retail and game development – as well as the opportunities for venturing into video game rentals and digital distribution. You can read part …
Read More »Jump Games to set up studio in Canada or Singapore
Mobile game developer Jump Games is looking to set up a studio in Canada or Singapore before the end of the year, Manish Agarwal, CEO of parent company Reliance Entertainment Digital, has told MCV. We’re clear that we need to have a studio outside India. We’re looking at exploring the …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: How to build a portfolio for programmers
Datascope programming consultant Ben Royce offers a comprehensive guide
Read More »Wave of free online dev courses emerge on Coursera
30 universities such as Stanford, Brown and the University of London pledge support to education site
Read More »EA’s David Rutter on keeping FIFA great… and his love for Fluid Football and New Star Soccer
There was a time when FIFA wasn’t the unstoppable juggernaut that it is today. A time when it offered just dull, lifeless football in its bid to grind its way to the top of the Chart-Track league table. Much has been written about FIFA’s rise to prominence since then. Of …
Read More »Jump Games launches official game of ICC T20 World Cup 2012
The official game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2012 – which gets underway in Sri Lanka today – is out now for mobile devices. Developed by Jump Games, the game is available for smartphone platforms such as Android, iOS, Blackberry OS and Symbian, as well as for feature phones …
Read More »PICTURES: Ubiday Pune 2012
We took the short trip to Pune on Friday for the first ever Ubiday Pune, where the Ubisoft welcomed journalists and other game developers from around India to get a glimpse of what goes on at its Pune studio. Syed Abbas spoke about the challenges of brining the older Splinter …
Read More »Ironjaw Studio’s Super Numbers is out now, and it’s free
Just weeks after its debut release, Ironjaw Studios has released its second game – Super Numbers. The maths-based puzzle game is out now for free for iOS as a universal app. The game uses randomly created puzzles, and the developers claim that no two will ever be the same. The …
Read More »NASSCOM Gaming Forum meet-ups in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad this month
Ahmedabad will host its first NASSCOM Gaming Forum meet-up a few days from now, while Hyderabad will host its third later in the month. This coming Sunday, the Ahmedabad meet-up will focus on gaming as a serious career option. Speaking at the meet-up will be NASSCOM vice-president Rajiv Vaishnav, Dhruva …
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