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Online retailer Flipkart has listed Metro: Last Light for preorder. The game released internationally in May, but has been absent from Indian store shelves since publisher Deep Silver doesn’t have a distributor in India. Only the PS3 ‘Limited Edition’ SKU of the game has been listed on Flipkart, and the …
Read More »Milestone and 505 reach Indian distribution deal
Publisher 505 Games has tied up with Milestone Interactive to release its forthcoming games in India. The first game to release through this partnership is Payday 2, the co-op FPS from Overkill Software (a subsidiary of The Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness developer Starbreeze). Its predecessor, Payday: The Heist, …
Read More »BYOG 2012 winner Project Heera nominated for BAFTA award
NASSCOM and Indie Game Dev India BYOG 2012 winner Project Heera has been selected as one of the three nominees for the 2014 BAFTA Ones To Watch award. Project Heera, the top-down stealth-action game, was created by Tanmay Chinchkar for BYOG 2012, and since winning the three-day sprint, the game …
Read More »Milestone to distribute 505 Games in India; Payday 2 to get retail release
Publisher 505 Games has tied up with Milestone Interactive to release its forthcoming games in India. The first game to release through this partnership is Payday 2, the co-op FPS from Overkill Software (a subsidiary of The Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness developer Starbreeze). Its predecessor, Payday: The Heist, …
Read More »TAGS announces educational mobile puzzle game Alphaman
The Awesome Game Studio has announced Alphaman, which mixes puzzles with arcade entertainment and education through spelling and reading. The game will include 11 maps, where players can pick up ‘Alphapowers’ to help Alphaman gain super powers, teleport and multiply speed to combat enemies and move to the next map. …
Read More »Street Cricket Champions 2 headed to PC this month
Street Cricket Champions 2, which released on PS2 and PSP last year, is headed to PC this month. Developed by Trine Games, which has been in the news for the wrong reasons lately, the PC version will retail for Rs 299 and will be distributed by Origin Games. Street Cricket …
Read More »Interact 2013: E-xpress announces annual trade event
Games distributor E-xpress Interactive will conduct Interact 2013, its annual trade event, in Mumbai tomorrow. Interact 2013 will showcase E-xpress’ upcoming game releases for 2013-14, featuring titles from Square Enix, Warner Bros, Sega, Take-Two Interactive, Bethesda, Namco Bandai and Ubisoft. The annual event attracts trade representatives from across India, and …
Read More »Game4u opens 10th retail store; now in Thane
Specialist retailer Game4u has opened its 10th retail store in India; this one in Thane. The new store is located at Viviana Mall in Mumbai’s rapidly growing neighbouring town, and is also aiming to cater to customers in the nearby Mulund and Bhandup areas. We looked at Thane as an …
Read More »UPDATE: Trine Games lays off half staff without pay; studio closed since June
Update: Trine Games CEO Sangam Gupta has responded to the below report, saying that the company will shift to its new studio this month, that all outstanding wages will be paid this month, that the company is now under new ownership, and that it will issue an IPO soon. Here …
Read More »Games retailer GamesINC is now Bootstrapp
Online games retailer GamesINC has been rebranded as Bootstrapp, as the company expands and renews its focus on trade-ins. The website will continue to sell new and used games under its new identity, but will now also focus on trade-ins for gadgets such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. We asked …
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