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Star Trek: The Video Game, the upcoming co-op shooter featuring iconic characters Kirk and Spock, will be released in India this month by Reliance Home Video and Games. The cover-based shooter is being developed by Digital Extremes (The Darkness 2) and features an original story by BAFTA Award-winning writer Marianne …
Read More »FIFA 14 announced for autumn current-gen release
EA Sports has announced FIFA 14 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, with additional platforms to be announced later. Next-gen consoles like the PS4 and next Xbox aside, PS Vita, Wii U, PSP and PS2 are also missing from the initial platform list. FIFA 13 was released for all those …
Read More »Rolomotion combines iPhone, Apple TV for console-like experience
Rolocule Games today announced its next project – rolomotion, which combines the iPhone and Apple TV to bring a motion-gaming experience to your TV without the need for a dedicated console. The Pune-based studio had secured a round of angel funding last year, but has been laying low on its …
Read More »Four-city Injustice: Gods Among Us tournament announced
E-xpress Interactive is set to conduct Injustice: Gods Among Us tournaments across four cities in India to tie into the DC superhero brawler’s release. The tournaments will run from 19th to 21st April at Blur in Chennai, F.o.G in Delhi, Games Gizmo Plus in Bangalore, and Zinklo’s Mulund and Wadala …
Read More »Indian games industry records 16% growth in 2012 – report
The Indian games industry grew to Rs 15 billion ($277m) in 2012, recording a growth of 16% over the previous year, the FICCI-KPMG Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2013 has stated. The report also estimates that the games industry in India will grow at a 22% CAGR to reach …
Read More »Disney UTV launches IPL Cricker Fever 2013 for Android
Season 6 of the Indian Premier League is well underway, and accompanying it is the IPL’s official mobile game – IPL Cricker Fever 2013, which is out now for Android devices. Featuring all the official teams and players from the current IPL season, IPL Cricket Fever 2013’s gameplay revolves around …
Read More »Sony begins PS3 game manufacturing in India
Sony has finally begun manufacturing PS3 games in India, with the first lot of locally manufactured games set to hit stores by the end of the month. Initially, local manufacturing will be focussed on Sony’s first-party PS3 Essentials range. The first games to arrive in stores will be Killzone 3, …
Read More »UPDATED: Layoffs at EA Hyderabad following social game closures; EA responds
Update: EA has declined to provide specific details on the layoffs at EA Hyderabad. Tiffany Steckler from EA’s corporate communications team responded to our report with the following statement. EA is sharpening its focus to provide games for new platforms and mobile. In some cases, this involves reducing team sizes …
Read More »Free-to-play Ridge Racer: Driftopia announced for PC, PS3
Ridge Racer is going free-to-play. The follow-up to last year’s Ridge Racer: Unbounded is going the micro-transactions route, allowing players to get into the action for free, with the option (or compulsion) of paying for cars, boosters, repairs, etc. "At Namco Bandai Games, we are committed to embracing new business …
Read More »SuperSike Games to release Yet Another Bird Game for iOS
SuperSike Games’ runner-up entry from last year’s Square Enix Game Development Contest India, Yet Another Bird Game, is headed to the App Store soon. Since the conclusion of the contest, the Delhi-based indie developer has been polishing up the game further and is now close to releasing it on the …
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