A proposed console based on the Android operating system with a price of under $100 could soon be a reality. A new start-up developing the Ouya console has already secured private funding, but sought an additional $950,000 via crowd-funding site Kickstarter. It reached its goal in just eight hours, and …
Read More »Counter-Strike: Global Offensive part of PSN Play 2012 promotion
PlayStation Pub Fund title Papo & Yo will finally see the light of day this August as part of the PlayStation Network Play 2012 promotion. The PSN-only puzzle-platformer will be accompanied in the promotion by three other new releases – movie tie-in The Expendables 2: The Video Game; long awaited …
Read More »"Developers should be okay to scrap games"
Yellow Monkey Studios is one of the few Indian indie game developers to have gained international prominence. Nearing its five year anniversary, the studio is hard at work finishing up its unannounced upcoming game, but the four-member team took some time out to talk about their journey over the years …
Read More »Sony to manufacture PS3 games in India
First party PS3 games will soon be manufactured in India, Sony has confirmed. Speaking with MCV, Sony Computer Entertainment India country manager Atindriya Bose said, Technically, we’re ready to roll out PS3 games from India, but we’re currently working on the tax implications so that we can be clear on …
Read More »Street Cricket sequels in development for PS2, PSP and Move
Sequels to Street Cricket Champions and Move Street Cricket are currently in development, Sony has confirmed. Speaking to MCV, Sony Computer Entertainment India country manager Atindriya Bose revealed that Street Cricket 2 for PS2 and PSP is scheduled to release over the next few months, before Diwali. Bose also said …
Read More »Origin Games secures City Interactive distribution
Origin Games has announced that it will distribute games from City Interactive in India. Origin has been on a bit of a roll over the last year. After years of focussing on its retail business, the Mumbai-based returned to distribution in 2011 by tying up with Konami. This year, soon …
Read More »Documents hint at redesigned, slimmer PS3
Documents filed by the US regulatory body FCC (Federal Communications Commission) suggest that a super slim PS3 console is on the horizon. Spotted by Japanese website Pocket News, the documents talk about the PS3 4000 series. The current PS3 3000 series was released in 2009 and is a slimmer version …
Read More »Indian PlayStation Store update: The missing episode
This week’s PlayStation Store update is rather subdued, so much so that the biggest news is that The Walking Dead: Episode 2 isn’t part of it. Fans are up in arms over the delay in the release of the second episode on the European and Indian PlayStation Stores, with developer …
Read More »Games The Shop opens its first store in Ahmedabad
Specialist games retailer Games The Shop has opened its first store in Ahmedabad, taking its total store count across India to ten. The new store is located at Ahmedabad’s Alpha One Mall and is the only Games The Shop store in Gujarat. The new store in Ahmedabad is our initiative …
Read More »Disney acquires Gameshastra studio
Hyderabad-based game developer and publisher Gameshastra has sold one of its studios to the Disney Interactive Media Group, VCCircle has reported. The studio in question developed Disney’s Facebook game Gardens of Time. While Disney owns the property, Gameshastra had continued to provide post-release support for the game. While the financials …
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