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Project Heera has been selected for the IndieCade Showcase, which will take place at E3 2014 in Los Angeles this week. Developed by Mazhlele, a group of youngdeveloeprs led by Tanmay Chinchkar,Project Heera started out as a BYOG game development competition entry at the 2012 NASSCOM Game Developer Conference. The …
Read More »Rolocule announces Dance Party for Apple TV, iOS
Rolocule Games today revealed its second Rolomotion title, Dance Party. Dance Party is a rhythm dance game, similar to Dance Central or Just Dance. The difference is that this game uses the studio’s Rolomotion tech that delivers motion-controlled gaming via iPhone and Apple TV. The game features local and asynchronous …
Read More »Seven Summits’ Petite wins Indie Prize at Casual Connect Asia
Seven Summits Studio’s Petite has won the award for best story in the Indie Prize at the ongoing Casual Connect Asia. Petite is a unique ambient game that revolves around the life of a woman and several key incidents in her life. Each level finds her in a new situation …
Read More »Unrest arrives on Steam on 26th June
Indian indie developer Pyrodactyl will release its adventure RPG, Unrest, via Steam on 26th June. Unrest is the product of a successful Kickstarter campaign, and aside from Steam, the game is also currently available for preorder via the developer’s website. The DRM-free version is priced $15, while the Special Edition, …
Read More »Lucid Labs’ mobile puzzle-platformer ROTO out now
The first game from indie studio Lucid Labs, ROTO, is out now for Android. ROTO is a simple yet challenging puzzle-platform with a minimalist art style, comprising mostly of white and greys, and one-touch gameplay. Gameplay involves navigating a small ball from one point of the level to another by …
Read More »99Games to develop game for Disney’s Million Dollar Arm
After the success of Dhoom 3: The Game, 99Games is set to launch its first game based on a Hollywood IP – Disney’s upcoming film, Million Dollar Arm. The film stars Jon Hamm (Mad Men) in the role of sports agent JB Bernstein as he discovers India’s first pro baseball …
Read More »Rolocule’s Rolomotion wins Silver Edison Award
Rolocule Games has won the silver prize at the 27th Edison Awards for its Rolomotion motion gaming technology. The Edison Award recognises the most innovative products, services and business leaders, with nominations based on the concept, value, delivery and impact of each innovation. Rolomotion was nominated in the entertainment category …
Read More »Guest column: Collaboration – the indie advantage
Joel Johnson is a Bangalore-based indie game developer and the sole member of digiKhel. Johnson recently released his first game, Orion’s Gold, in collaboration with other indie developers. In this guest column, Johnson talks about the intricacies of collaborative game development, and its benefits to independent game developers. I started …
Read More »Bangalore start-up Moonfrog launches Bingo Club
Indie start-up Moonfrog has just launched its first game, Bingo Club, for Android. Bingo Club is a real-time multiplayer game with its own take on the Housie formula, including power-ups and treasures to be discovered in ‘special rooms’. The game is set against the backdrop of famous cities and iconic …
Read More »Seven Summits Studio’s ambient game Petite headed to Windows 8 in June
Seven Summits Studio’s ambient game, Petite, is set for release in June for Windows 8. Petite was created by Asar Dhandala as an entry for Microsoft’s Dev Camps, for which the prototype was created within 12 hours. It was selected as the best game in that competition, following which it …
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