Gaming

Rising Labor Costs Could Hurt Indian Game Production - 0 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Sun 15 Jul 2007 05:48 PM PST

As demand for Indian game developers soar, so does their salaries. This Hindu article talks about how more and more high-end production work in gaming is being taken on by…

Microsoft Expected To Launch Xbox Live And Halo 3 In September; Why So Late? - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 10 Jul 2007 09:11 AM PST

We’d reported in March that Microsoft is rumored to be planning to launch xBox Live in September. Now, Mohit Anand, Country Manager India for Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, is…

Zapak To Launch Disney Games…Profitability? - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 08 Jul 2007 11:46 PM PST

Casual gaming portal Zapak will soon be launching Disney’s games, including Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Lion King and Kim Possible reports BS. The company has seen around 10,000 paid downloads, for…

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Zapak.TV Hosts Excel Home Video Channel, Allows Users To Upload Videos - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 04 Jul 2007 01:35 AM PST

In a move that mirrors Tips and Eros hosting channels on YouTube, I just noticed that Excel Home Videos has put up a channel on Zapak’s video offering - Zapak.tv.…

Ajay Chadha Appointed President of Ignition Entertainment’s US Operations - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 01 Jul 2007 06:57 AM PST

Ajay Chadha, founder of Ignition Entertainment, has been made President of the company’s US operations. Until recently, he was the company’s Sales Director. As President of Ignition’s US operations, Chadha…

India’s Gaming Market To Hit 10 Times 2006 Levels in 2010 - 5 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Wed 20 Jun 2007 10:37 PM PST

India’s gaming market could hit the $125 million mark in 2010, up from $13 million in 2006, according to a report by market research group iSuppli. The article doesn’t explain…

Indiagames Launches International Mobile Publishing And Development Arm - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 20 Jun 2007 07:27 PM PST

Game developer Indiagames has launched its international mobile publishing and development arm IG Fun LLC, looking to focus on Europe and America, as per a release. Indiagames has in the…

Top Stories From Last Week - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 17 Jun 2007 08:10 PM PST

The top story last week was ESPN International’s acquisition of Cricinfo - and both companies were rather cagey about future plans. I was surprised that this move from ESPN wasn’t…

MMOGs Gunbound And Rakion Launched On Indiagames’ Games On Demand - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 15 Jun 2007 01:48 AM PST

Indiagames has tied up with Sify for launching two Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) - Raikon and Gunbound - on their games on demand (GoD) service, reports Indiantelevision. Earlier in…

Mobile2Win Ties Up With Saregama India - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 12 Jun 2007 09:02 PM PST

Mobile gaming’s Bollywood fixation continues: Mobile2Win has created a Java based game for Saregama India, for the mobie ‘Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii’. It’s a four level game, apparently inspired…

PC Gaming More Likely To Succeed Than Console Gaming In India - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 08 Jun 2007 07:42 AM PST

Tony Garcia of FXLabs Studios, the company that is developing the Dhoom II PC game for Yash Raj Films tells the Hindu that PC gaming is more likely to succeed…

Jump Games To Launch Pay-Per-Play In Europe - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 08 Jun 2007 07:32 AM PST

Reliance ADA Group company Jump Games will be launching Jump Arcade, a pay-per-play mobile based gaming portal in Europe. The solution, powered by Gamefederation, will allow users to download the…

Indiagames To E-Tail Xbox 360 And Microsoft Devices - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 05 Jun 2007 06:46 AM PST

This just in: Indiagames has tied up with Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, and will be e-tailing Microsoft’s gaming console - the xBox 360 - as well as peripherals including…

ABP Group Launches Mobile Games Site - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 31 May 2007 03:55 AM PST

You’re reading it here first: The Anand Bazar Patrika Group (ABP) has launched a mobile games portal Mjoy4free. The site has around 500 free game titles, and these will be…

Player X Sets Up Office In Pune - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 30 May 2007 08:02 PM PST

As a part of its expansion into content aggregation, Mobile Media company Player X has set up operations in India and opened an office in Pune. The facility will provide…

Zapak sees Rs. 40 crore in 2007-08 gaming revenues - 3 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Sun 27 May 2007 10:25 PM PST

Gaming portal Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd. is targeting revenues of Rs 40 crore for fiscal 2007-08, 40 times 2006-2007’s revenues of Rs 1 crore following its November 2006 launch, reports…

Studio 18 ties up with Virgin Comics - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 23 May 2007 02:22 AM PST

Studio18, which will be a part of TV18’s joint venture with Viacom, has inked a deal with Virgin Comics for graphic novels, movies and games based around teen horror, reports…

Zapak Ties Up PopCap Games; Launches Game Downloads With Boonty - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 16 May 2007 07:06 AM PST

Zapak, Reliance ADA group’s gaming portal, has tied up with PopCap Games for 16 games, including Bejeweled, Big Money, AstroPop & Bookworm. For starters, they’ve released Zuma both online at…

Rediff Launches Gaming Site in Beta - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 11 May 2007 07:58 AM PST

Rediff has launched Rediff Games in beta, reports Startup Dunia. As per the site, Rediff Games features free arcade games, puzzles and strategy games, and also allows users to chat…

Shortage Of Trained Personnel Plagues Gaming And Animation Industry - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 09 May 2007 03:27 AM PST

A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has recommended the setting up of a National Center for Excellence in Animation, Gaming and Special Effects, reports Indiantelevision. However, the proposal for…

Kids Channel Nick Revamps Site, Ties Up With Zapak For Games - 6 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 27 Apr 2007 04:45 PM PST

Viacom’s kids channel Nickelodeon has revamped its India site http://www.Nickindia.com for the summer, and has tied up with Reliance ADA group gaming site Zapak, which will launch games based on…

Sony Launches PS3 In India; A 60GB Model Comes For Rs 39,990 - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 26 Apr 2007 06:43 AM PST

Sony has officially released the PlayStation3 in India. As expected, they have priced PS3 at Rs 39, 990 for a 60 GB model. One needs to dish out an additional…

Jump Games Ties Up With uClick To Launche Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mobile Content - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 22 Apr 2007 09:30 PM PST

Been ages since I last heard of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). Reliance ADA Group mobile gaming company Jump Games has tied up with uClick LLC to distribute two…

AGA League Gaming Competition Begins - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 19 Apr 2007 05:06 AM PST

After a bit of a lull over the last two months, gaming competitions have resumed. The ASUS Gamers Association (AGA) League 2007 began this week, and there are already some…

Online Gaming In India At Rs. 21 Crore - IAMAI-IMRB Report - 5 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 04 Apr 2007 02:00 AM PST

As per a an IAMAI-IMRB report, the size of the Online gaming industry in India, as of Jan 2007, was around Rs. 21 crores. Revenue accruals from the organized cybercafe…