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Rami Ismail, one half of indie developer Vlambeer, will not be attending NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2013. Ismail recently underwent surgery and has been advised against long-distance travel by his doctors. His talk, titled ‘Indie marketing strategy’, was scheduled for day two of NGDC. I would like to super apologize …
Read More »Tearaway is a digital-only Vita title in India
Sony will not release Media Molecule’s PS Vita debut Tearaway at retail, it has confirmed. The game was listed at various online stores, and aswe reporteda few days ago, there was quite a disparity between that suggested retail price and the price of the digital version on PSN. Sony’s decision …
Read More »Sony not releasing Tearaway at retail in India
Sony will not release Media Molecule’s PS Vita debut Tearaway at retail, it has confirmed. The game was listed at various online stores, and as we reported a few days ago, there was quite a disparity between that suggested retail price and the price of the digital version on PSN. …
Read More »Everything you need to know about NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2013
We’re just a week away from this year’s NASSCOM Game Developer Conference, so here’s everything you need to know about this year’s event in one place. Dates:15th and 16th November, 2013 Venue:JW Marriott Hotel, Pune (location details) Official website, social media:Website,Facebook,Twitter Event app:Android Registration:Fee – Rs 3,000. Online registrations are …
Read More »Here’s what you can expect from IGN India
The Indian edition of popular games website IGN is just weeks away from launch. We caught up with Ziff Davis business development director Adam Doree and IGN India editor Avinash Bali to find out a little more about IGN’s plans for India and what content Indian gamers can look forward …
Read More »Ubisoft details Assassin’s Creed 4 PC features
Ubisoft has revealed more details on the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, which releases later this month. As with Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft has worked with Nvidia to ensure that Black Flag is optimised for the current generation Geforce GTX graphics cards. PC gamers with Geforce GTX …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Tanmay Chinchkar
Tanmay Chinchkar is barely out of college and his first game, which he created as part of a three-day development sprint, has already earned him a BAFTA Award nomination. Project Heera has come along quite a bit since it won Chinchkar first place at last year’s BYOG competition at the …
Read More »Asphalt 8: Airborne is now free for iOS, Android
One of the best mobile racing games to come around in a while is now free. Gameloft has announced that Asphalt 8: Airborne is now free for iOS and Android. The game was earlier priced at Rs 55. The free-to-play update also coincides with the release of the game’s first …
Read More »Humble WB Games Bundle is live; includes Batman: Arkham City
Once a platform dedicated to providing great indie bundles for charity, the Humble Bundle has of late featured games from some of the biggest game developers, including THQ and EA. Warner Bros. is the latest to get in on the action. The Humble WB Games Bundle includes six games, namely …
Read More »No Diwali delay for Call of Duty: Ghosts
Indian festivals have for long caused delays in the release of high-profile games, but that won’t be the case for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Distributor WWC has confirmed to MCV that the shipment of Infinity Ward’s latest has already arrived in India and will clear customs in time to hit …
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