Google is going to bring some serious gaming capabilities to the Android platform soon. This is based on careful examination of the Google Play Services v3.1.36 (pre-release APK) which has massive updates which have to do with gaming. This was uncovered by the folks over at Android Police. According to those guys, we are set to see tighter integration of this game platform with Google+ (surprise,...

Zombies seem to be the flavour this season what with the Zombie movie fever hitting Bollywood! The folks over at Zapak Mobile Games seem to have decided to cash in on this by getting a zombie game out on Android. Titled Brainbots Vs. Zombies, the game is set in the apocalyptic future where the brains have become fed up due to being constantly devoured by zombies and have decided to stage a last stand...

Indian cloud startup, ShepHertz has announced that it has raised funding from 3 venture capital firms, namely, Kae Capital, Mumbai Angels and Blume Ventures. No financial information regarding the deal was disclosed. The startup has announced that it will be using the fresh funds to boost marketing, product development and hiring talent. ShepHertz is a one stop cloud, Backend and API  solution for...

Zapak has announced that its mobile games have clocked 100 million downloads on the Nokia Store. The mobile gaming division of Reliance Entertainment Digital has reached the 100 million mark from 50,000 in a span of 14 months. The gaming company shared that there were 22 games with over 1 million downloads that included games like Chhota Bheem Racing, Ninja Strike, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011,...

Games2Win has announced that it has raised an additional round of  funding to the tune of $2 million (Rs. 10 crore) from Clearstone Venture Partners, a US venture capital company. The gaming company which makes casual web games and has had great success with its mobile game, ‘Parking Frenzy’ has been pushing to expand its offerings on a global level due to the popularity of their games abroad. The...

Disney India has launched a new family quiz show called ‘Disney Q: The Family Mastermind.’ The game show, which went on air on February 25, is targeted at kids and adults alike. The concept of the show revolves around quizzing families on a subject of their choice and it aimed at bringing the entire family together to watch, enjoy and learn. In order to create a substantial buzz around the show...

Zynga shut down 11 games last December because these titles were not doing very well. The company has been facing very serious problems in terms of financials and stock market performance. Besides this, many senior management people have jumped ship leaving the company in a quandary. Zynga used Facebook to rocket ahead a few years back but now things are not very good between both companies and Zynga...

The gaming culture in India has been spiking, with the habituation of smartphone usage and the rise in accessibility metrics via mobile internet. Long ago when Zapak was introduced under the command of Rajesh Shawney, the then president of Reliance Entertainment, the move was being foreseen as a transitional step towards revolutionizing the gaming environment in India. In spite of being a successful...

The free apps keep coming this festive season! DisneyUTV’s Indiagames has just announced that it is going to give some of its premium game apps for free. These popular game app are for the iOS platform and are meant for iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touch. Starting November 10th, you can grab one 1 game a day for free till November 17th. Here is the list of the games and the days: 10-Nov:  WorldCup...

iXigo.com, a Indian travel planning website has just launched a gaming app titled Yo!India which looks at testing the player’s knowledge of Indian destinations and tourist places. The app displays photos of various Indian landmarks & tourist spots and asks the user to guess the places. The company claims that this app is the first Indian free destination trivia game on Android and iOS. The mobile...