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Industry legend Trip Hawkins delivered a keynote speech on day 1 of the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference, and he had some interesting predictions for where the games industry is headed next. We live in an era of convenience,” said Hawkins, stating further that just like it has happened with music, …
Read More »NGDC 2012: Top-down stealth title Heera wins BYOG sprint
The three-day Build Your Own Game game development sprint, which was organised by Indie Game Dev India in association with the NASSCOM Gaming Forum, came to a conclusion on day one of the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference today. The finalists assembled at the conference venue, where the game prototype of …
Read More »Glen Schofield at NGDC 2012: Quality is king
Glen Schofield is a man with 22 years of experience in the gaming industry. He’s currently the VP of Sledghammer Games (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3) and he delivered a keynote speech at the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. The one motto he lives by is Quality is King” and …
Read More »NGDC 2012: Day 1 recap in pictures
It was a busy first day at the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference, and proceedings began with NASSCOM Gaming Forum chair Rajesh Rao announcing that for the first time, the conference had crossed the 1,000 attendees mark. While one of the most anticipated sessions of the day – the Global Indie …
Read More »NGDC 2012: Dissecting 2012’s indie success Huebrix
At the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference, Mumbai-based Yellow Monkey Studios took centre stage to dissect their successful iOS and Android title Huebrix. Studio founder Shailesh Prabhu started the session by talking about how they gathered funds for this project after winning the best original game idea award at hoPlay ‘11 …
Read More »NGDC 2012: Glen Schofield on state of the games industry
At the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012 being held in Pune, VP of Sledgehammer Games (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3) and former general manager of Visceral Games (Dead Space), Glen Schofield weighed in on the current state of the gaming industry. He advised those in the industry to brace …
Read More »NASSCOM Game Developer Conference kicks off today
We’re in Pune, where the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference gets underway in little over an hour. Kicking things off today will be an opening keynote address from Glen Schofield, CEO of Sledgehammer Games. That will be followed by a ‘State of the Industry’ panel discussion featuring Vishal Gondal (Disney UTV), …
Read More »Need for Speed: Most Wanted for PC available for preload via Game4u
Downloads4u, the PC games download service from Game4u, is now offering Need for Speed: Most Wanted for preload. Users can purchase the game via downloads4u, and begin their download immediately. They will then be able to play the game once it unlocks on release date. The preload process is handled …
Read More »Milestone ties up with Rovio to release Angry Birds for PC in India
Milestone Interactive is set to release the Angry Birds franchise for PC in India via a tie-up with the game’s developer Rovio Entertainment. The games available in India will include Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Space, with prices starting at Rs 499. That’s pretty …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Rajesh Rao, Dhruva Interactive
The Indian gaming industry was pretty much non-existant in 1997 when Dhruva Interactive came into existence. One of India’s oldest game companies, Dhruva is the brainchild of Rajesh Rao, who is today also the chairperson of the NASSCOM Gaming Forum, India’s largest game developers’ community. Dhruva has established itself as …
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