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Indian specialist games retailer Games The Shop will hold a midnight launch for Rockstar Games’ latest release, Max Payne 3, in Mumbai. The launch will take place at Games The Shop’s Oberoi Mall store located on the Western Express Highway in Goregaon East, Mumbai. All those who visit the store …
Read More »Square Enix GDCI 2012 Roadshow heads to Bangalore today
Square Enix has taken the Game Development Contest India 2012 on the road. The Japanese publisher recently revealed details of the contest, which aims to unearth India’s top game development talent across mobile and other casual platforms. The contest’s official website and Facebook page are now live. The Game Development …
Read More »Version2Games management sets up The Awesome Game Studio
The management team at Version2Games, including its president Rajat Ojha, has left the company to form The Awesome Game Studio. V2G was responsible for Smash n Survive, the first Indian PS3 game to be released to a worldwide audience, and had recently announced its next PS3/Vita game, T.U.M. The Awesome …
Read More »Starhawk release delayed in India
Starhawk, the PS3 exclusive from Lightbox Interactive, which was originally set for release in India today, will now be delayed by up to two weeks, Sony has confirmed. A Sony representative told MCV that the delay was forced by logistical issues, adding that the game will be in stores within …
Read More »E-Xpress offers iPad as preorder incentive for upcoming games
Indian game distributor E-Xpress Interactive has kicked off a preorder campaign for games releasing over the next three months. The games in this promotion include Max Payne 3, Spec Ops: The Line, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Lollipop Chainsaw, LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes, London 2012, and Darksiders II. Aside from …
Read More »E-Xpress expands low-price PC games catalogue
Indian games distributor E-Xpress Interactive has expanded its E-play range of low priced PC games to over 120 titles. The E-play catalogue contains games priced between Rs 199 ($4) and Rs 299 ($6) from publishers such as Ubisoft, Square Enix, THQ, Sega and Take-Two. While console gaming remains the highest …
Read More »Playcaso announces global publishing program
Playcaso, aMumbai-based developer and publisher focussing on casual and social games,has introduced the Playcaso Publishing Program designed to aide indie developers in reaching a global audience. The company, which was recently incubated by Nazara Technologies, aims to employ a variety of publishing models to help fill the gaps in the …
Read More »Indian retailer Game4U introduces rewards program
Indian specialist games retailer Game4U has introduced a military-themed customer loyalty and rewards program called Team Elite. A purchase worth Rs 450 or more at one of Game4U’s eight stores across India or its online store qualifies the customer for Team Elite membership. The membership kit includes a personalised membership …
Read More »UTV Indiagames racks up 100 million downloads on Nokia Store
Indian game developer/publisher UTV Indiagames has become the first publisher to reach the 100 million downloads mark on the Nokia Store. The company had surpassed 50 million downloads three months ago. UTV Indiagames currently boasts of a catalogue of over 300 games and holds licenses to well-known film, sports and …
Read More »Square Enix targets India with game development focus
Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced long term plans for India with a primary focus on game development on mobile and social platforms. The Final Fantasy, Hitman and Tomb Raider publisher will soon set up an office in India that will serve as a link between Indian game developers and …
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