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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 »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 …
Read More »3 days to go: Register for NGDC today for just Rs 1,700
The NASSCOM Game Developer Conference is just three days away, and if you haven’t registered yet, here’s some incentive. It’s the last day of registrations for NGDC, and those who sign up within the next 15 hours can do so for just Rs 1,700; that’s significantly lower than the standard …
Read More »NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012: The full agenda here
NASSCOM has released the final agenda for the upcoming Game Developer Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Pune on 2nd and 3rd November. Kicking things off on day one is an opening keynote from Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield. This will be followed by a ‘State of the …
Read More »NGDC 2012 to host Adobe Game Jam
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 »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 »NASSCOM and Indie GameDev India announce BYOG
This year’s edition of Build Your Own Game (BYOG) will be held during November’s Game Developer Conference, NASSCOM has announced. Organised by NASSCOM and Indie GameDev India and supported by Intel, the three-day sprint will be hosted by the DSK Supinfocom College for Game Design. Last year’s event saw 63 …
Read More »Five indies lined up to speak at NGDC 2012
Five independent game developers from around the world have joined the line-up of speakers for this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference, the trade body has announced. Amongst those speaking at NGDC 2012 are: Richard Louis Vreeland from Disasterpeace (music composer for Fez) Stefano Gualeni (Tony Tough series) Nicolo Robinson Tedeschi …
Read More »Trip Hawkins to deliver keynote at NGDC 2012
Industry veteran Trip Hawkins will deliver a keynote speech at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012 in Pune later this year, NASSCOM has announced. Hawkins, an inductee in the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame, founded EA and the now defunct console maker and game publisher 3DO, before …
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