Exploit ‘em while you can: Saving Captain Phillips game
Reality games have a rich tradition of picking up on current events and using interest in them to sell games. The latest to do so is Saving Captain Phillips, a game by Games2win based on the US Navy SEAL rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates.
Is it shameful or educational? That’s the question these sorts of games always get, whether it’s a simple flash game like this one or an expensive, high-end game such… Continue Reading
Games2win to be entertainment powerhouse; firm outwits pirates, launches game search engine
If I told you that a game company you’ve never heard of will be a top ten entertainment company in 2009, you’d probably laugh. But that’s the ambition of Alok Kejriwal, chief executive of Games2win, and his cofounder and chief technology officer, Mahesh Khambadkone.
It sure sounds like bluster. But I wouldn’t bet against these guys. They run one of the fastest-growing casual game companies in India. The Games2win site is a portal for casual Flash… Continue Reading
Indian game company Zapak Digital Entertainment to launch games in Russia
Zapak Digital Entertainment, an Indian online games company, said it plans to open a casual online gaming business in Russia — just the latest sign that Russia has become the mecca for companies hoping to create a gaming platform for developers.
Some of the most popular worldwide casual games have come from Russia, which has a growing online population of 31 million. And every day, it seems, we hear of new gaming companies being formed there.
Russian… Continue Reading