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Rumours have been doing the rounds for a while, but today, Thatgamecompany has officially announced that its three games – Flow, Flower and Journey, are heading to the PS3 on a Blu-ray disc. The three games were earlier released on PSN as part of the developer’s three-game exclusivity deal with …
Read More »BlueGiant announces RTS game Tryst for PC, Mac
Hyderabad-based BlueGiant Interactive today announced its next game – a competitive real-time strategy title named Tryst. Currently in development for release on PC and Mac, Tryst is set in the distant future where humans find themselves at war with a mechanical alien race – the Zali. Players will take command …
Read More »Frag-Nation to conduct League of Legends Razer Cup
Competitive gaming company Frag-Nation is organising India’s first League of Legends tournament. The tournament will be conducted online via the game’s EU-West server and will only be open to players from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. For this tournament, use of Runes and Masteries has been disallowed in the interest …
Read More »Ubisoft to host first Ubiday Pune event in September
Ubisoft has been conducting its Ubiday events around the world for a few years now, and the event heads to India for the first time, with Ubiday Pune scheduled to take place this September. Ubiday is an all-day gathering of industry representatives to share experiences and best practices, and to …
Read More »Jump Games’ Indian themed titles see Nokia Store success
Several Jump Games releases based on Indian themes and developed specifically for the local market have been downloaded over one million times each on the Nokia Store, the company announced today. Games such as Border War Face Off, TwistedMachines Moto Madness and T20 Cricket 2012 have each been downloaded over …
Read More »Call for speakers: NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012
NASSCOM has issued a call for speakers for the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012, which is scheduled to take place in Pune on 2nd and 3rd November, 2012. The Game Developer Conference is the 2011 is the set the benchmark for the Indian games industry, with over 700 delegates participating …
Read More »Origin to distribute 505 Games in India
Mumbai-based distributor Origin Games has tied up with 505 Games to distribute its games in India, with a strong focus on the publisher’s Kinect offerings. Origin will release games from the Zumba Fitness publisher starting July, however, only the console versions will be released in India. PC gamers are out …
Read More »Flipkart introduces gaming action figures and collectibles
Tucked in amongst what it calls the largest online toy store”, Flipkart has added several video game action figures and collectibles as part of its newly introduced toys section. Amongst over 700 action figures, most of which includes superhero, comic book and WWE collectibles, are gaming figurines spanning several popular …
Read More »Preorder an EA game on Origin and get a second game for Rs 100
EA is running a special promotion for Origin users in India, whereby preordering one of its upcoming games entitles you to purchase a second game for just Rs 100. The offer is valid on all preorders, but the second game priced at Rs 100 must be from a limited selection, …
Read More »NASSCOM Gaming Forum’s 2nd Hyderabad meet-up in July
The NASSCOM Gaming Forum is heading to Hyderabad on 7th July for its second developers’ meet. On the agenda is a talk on publishing games on Steam by Vinnie Reddy, CEO of BlueGiant Interactive. The Hyderabad-based studio is currently working on its new PC strategy title – Tryst, and self-published …
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