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Zapak Enters Mobile Gaming, Launches Zapak.mobi for Java Based Games

Zapak, the immensely popular gaming site from the house of Reliance Entertainment has just launched Zapak.mobi, a mobile gaming site for all the mobile aficionados out there.

The site, which is directly accessible via GPRS, has been optimized for mobile browsers found on most handsets in the market these days and the games have been designed [...]

Games2win Launches Gaming Ad Network – Inviziads.com

Games2win has added another feature to its cap. After it was recently reported that its slapster game on orkut which they claim has had 1 million installations to date. Games2win has gone ahead and launched an ad network for gaming sites called Inviziads (thanks Eka for the tip off). Now while ad network’s are a [...]

Zapak to Distribute LoveStory 2050 Toy Merchandise, Promote the 3D Game – Pictures by WATGame.com

Zapak.com, Reliance ADAG owned online gaming portal, has earned the exclusive rights to distribute toy merchandise from the Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra starrer futuristic sci-fi movie, LoveStory 2050

Now Women Favoured By Gaming Companies

An Indian woman is the most influential member of a family and games aimed at her could be the best opportunity to target the whole family. Kids would be attracted to play games suggested by their mother. Usually its mothers who stop their children from playing, and imagine if mothers themselves start playing, then there’s [...]

Zapak Takes Up Social Cause – Gets Awarded by United Nations

Here comes a national award for creating computer games. No more shall your mother stop you from playing games on the internet neither shall she freak out when you tell her that you develop computer games for your living. Why? Well, now even the United Nations has recognized the impact a little flash game can [...]

Zapak eyes US & China Based Acquisitions

We had reported earlier about Zapak’s interest in the Russian, Chinese and West Asian Markets but it seems like the company is looking to recruit hardcore US gamers as well.
 
Zapak is holding discussions with 6 companies at this point of time – 2 Chinese companies and 3 – 4 US based companies. The names of these [...]

Zapak Launches ZapakCricket.com – A Case of IPLT20 Fever?

After creating zones for the Kolkatta Knight Riders and a Game Based on Ishant Sharma, Zapak has also launched ZapakCricket.com.
  
All of Zapak’s cricket games are available on Zapak Cricket. There has been no official press release about the same from Zapak neither has anyone in the blogosphere written about this. Moreover on the Zapak portal it says ‘Just [...]

FXLabs partners with Indyarocks in What is Claimed to be ‘India’s Largest Casual Gaming Community’

FXLabs Studios, one of the leading end-to-end game companies in India announced yesterday that the company has partnered with Indyarocks, to create what it claims to be India’s largest casual gaming community.
 
This partnership will create a gaming platform with more than 5,000 online casual games. The companies claim that the platform will also allow independent game [...]

Zapak to Have 500 Gameplexes by 2009. Bets big on Merchandising Revenues

Zapak Digital Entertainment is looking at merchandising as a way to to push growth. The gameplan is to launch merchandise around the various games on offer. It’s not clear if those games will include those developed for Zapak’s partners and affiliates such as Cartoon Network, The Kolkatta Knight Riders, the MTv Roadies Show among others. It seems unlikely.
 
The merchandise will [...]

Exclusive WATShow with Rohit Sharma – COO of Zapak Digital Entertainment Limited on Zapak Mail, Zapak Girls, Zapak’s Applications, and In Game Revenue vs Subscriptions

Once again, after a long weekend Siesta, WATShow is back! We caught up with Mr. Rohit Sharma, the COO of Zapak Digital Entertainment Limited.
 
 
We tried to get a few insights from Rohit Sharma by questioning him about:
1)    Zapak’s Applications on Social Networks
2)    Zapak’s movement away from gaming to entertainment and email
3)    Future of Zapak Girls
4)    [...]

Zapak launches ZapakKids. A Gamepack Series around Bhootnath. BR Films is all over the Reliance Entertainment Franchise.

Zapak.com has announced a special gaming destination for kids called ‘Zapak Kids’, which is targeted at kids up to 14 years of age. This segment contributes almost 25 per cent of the traffic on the gaming portal. Zapak Kids will offer a portfolio of over 70 games with edutainment, a virtual world for kids and kids-specific community [...]

Jeevansathi.com Match Point – The Retail Point – Launched

Jeevansaathi.com has introduced its brick-n-mortar retail store branded – Jeevansathi.com Match Point. It plans to open up 25-30 retail stores in 6 months. The first one has already come up in Lucknow.

Zapak to Make the Knight Riders Play

With the IPL hitting a sweet spot as far as the TV Ratings are concerned, and ShahRukh Khan’s Kolkatta Knight Riders being the media darlings, after their glamour combined with the best quality cricket that one has seen in the tournament, they seem geared up (with their golden pads) to take on the Online World as well.
 
 
 
As [...]

Zapak to Offer Games Based on Cartoon Network Characters

Zapak has tied up with Cartoon Network to offer games based on the characters from Cartoon Network. The games will be accessible at http://www.CartoonNetwork.zapak.com. Soon, more than 40 games based on the Cartoon Network characters like Johnny Bravo, Code Name Kids Next Door, Dexter’s Laboratory, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd N Eddy ,will be available on Zapak.

Zapak To Organize National Gaming Tournament!

Zapak seems to be leaving no stone unturned when it comes to evangelising gaming in India. So even though i dont agree with their spend millions on anything which even has the g of gaming even though it may not be connected to online gaming at all and they are surely doing a good job [...]