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Dark Souls 2 for PC will release at a lower-than-expected price of Rs 1,999 in India. Retailers had earlier listed the PC version for preorder at Rs 2,499 or Rs 2,999, but distributor E-xpress Interactive has now confirmed the Rs 1,999 price point. That’s still higher than most PC games …
Read More »Bangalore start-up Moonfrog launches Bingo Club
Indie start-up Moonfrog has just launched its first game, Bingo Club, for Android. Bingo Club is a real-time multiplayer game with its own take on the Housie formula, including power-ups and treasures to be discovered in ‘special rooms’. The game is set against the backdrop of famous cities and iconic …
Read More »Seven Summits Studio’s ambient game Petite headed to Windows 8 in June
Seven Summits Studio’s ambient game, Petite, is set for release in June for Windows 8. Petite was created by Asar Dhandala as an entry for Microsoft’s Dev Camps, for which the prototype was created within 12 hours. It was selected as the best game in that competition, following which it …
Read More »Avakai Games launches SMO – an iOS spin on air hockey
Hyderabad-based Avakai Game has just released SMO, a multi-player sports game for iOS. SMO appears to draw inspiration from air hockey, although from the brief gameplay video, it does seem to add its own spin on the formula. The game features a minimalist art style with great use of colours, …
Read More »PlayStation Mobile Developer Program expands to India in May
Sony has announced that India will be among 12 countries to be included in the PlayStation Mobile Developer Program starting May. The PSM Developer Program is aimed at providing support to developers creating dedicated content for PlayStation Mobile, and will be extended to India starting 29th May. Sony made the …
Read More »No PS4 restock in India till May
The PlayStation 4 has been out of stock in India since shortly after its launch in January, and any hopes of it becoming available this month are now gone. Retailer Game4u has announced that new PS4 stock will arrive in India in May, IGN reported, and sources have confirmed the …
Read More »Square Enix closes India operations
Just a year after entering the market, Square Enix has shut down its India operations without having released a single game. Square Enix India was set up with a view to developing mobile games for the Indian market in collaboration with Indian developers. While it did not develop games itself, …
Read More »Indian indies at Casual Connect Asia
Indie developers from India will make up a sizeable contingent at next month’s Casual Connect Asia in Singapore. Award-winning games like Save The Dummy, Meanwhile In A Parallel Universe, and Project Heera will be showcased at the three-day event, with several developers also scheduled to speak. Here’s a list of …
Read More »Xbox One: Five things Microsoft needs to do in India
The Xbox One’s September launch for India is still quite a way off, but Microsoft is set to announce India-specific details this month. It’s the perfect time, then, to take a look at the challenge and the opportunities the lie ahead for the Xbox One in India. Based on the …
Read More »GT Academy India: 2,000 contestants at halfway mark
Over 2,000 aspiring race car drivers have participated in GT Academy India as the qualifiers reach the halfway mark. Qualifiers have so far taken place in Mumbai and Delhi, with Hyderabad, Delhi and Chennai, as well as online qualifiers via PSN, to follow. The top four times set so far …
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