MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Adobe will conduct its Game Jam competition at the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference next month, giving developers the opportunity to show off their coding skills. The BYOL (bring your own laptop) event can be entered by individuals or by teams of up to five. Entrants will require Adobe Flash Builder …
Read More »Rockstar Games Collection coming in November
Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, LA Noire, and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition are all headed for release in one package, Rockstar Games has announced. Called the Rockstar Games Collection: Edition One, the package is strangely missing Grand Theft Auto 4, but we suspect …
Read More »E-xpress Interactive launches PS3 Essentials at Rs 999
Distributor E-xpress Interactive has launched its initial line-up of third-party PS3 Essentials at Rs 999. The Rs 999 price line is lower than that of Sony’s first-party line-up, which retails for Rs 1,199. So far, E-xpress’ PS3 Essentials line-up comprises of select Ubisoft titles, but the company does intend to …
Read More »Get listed: The NASSCOM Gaming Forum’s official Indian Game Studio Directory
The NASSCOM Gaming Forum is currently accepting submissions from gaming companies all over India for the official Indian Game Studio Directory. If you your company is involved in the game development business, you can fill out the form here to get it added to the list. While you can submit …
Read More »Indie Elevator Pitch: Helping developers find investors
If you’re a developer with a great game design idea and a sound business plan to back it up, the Indie Elevator Pitch is for you. Organised by the NASSCOM Gaming Forum in association with the Indian Angel Network (IAN), the Indie Elevator Pitch gives game developers an opportunity to …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 PC system requirements revealed; no Windows XP support
Ubisoft has dropped support for the Windows XP in the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 3, as is evident from the recently released minimum system requirements. Unlike FIFA 13, however, the game will support Windows 8, which will have released (23rd October) by the time the game hits shelves (23rd …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Manish Agarwal, Reliance Entertainment Digital
Reliance’s Entertainment Digital division, which also includes the company’s on-demand movie service and social networking endeavours, is home to two gaming businesses – Jump Games and Zapak. The company’s gaming operations have received a bit of an shake-up of late, with Zapak inparticular witnessing a major shift in focus. We …
Read More »Microsoft hikes prices for upcoming Xbox 360 games
Upcoming titles such as Halo 4, Forza Horizon and Nike+ Fitness will receive considerable price hikes, Microsoft has informed retailers. Halo 4 will retail for Rs 3,299, with the Limited Collector’s Edition priced at Rs 4,599, while Forza Horizon will be priced at Rs 2,999 for the standard edition and …
Read More »Dead or Alive 5 contest winners
Dead or Alive 5 is in stores now, and after about two weeks of entries, it’s finally time to announce the winners of our contest. We’ve got one Xbox 360 and one PS3 copy of Dead or Alive 5 to give away and we asked you to answer one simple …
Read More »Eric Marlow joins Jump Games as global studios VP
Eric Marlow has joined mobile games developer Jump Games as vice president of its global studios, parent company Reliance Entertainment Digital announced today. The announcement comes days after Reliance’s Manish Agarwal revealed to MCV that the company was planning to set up its first studio outside India in either Singapore …
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