Crest,
RichCrest to secure US$40 million financing
An
official company release from leading Indian Animation
studio Crest Animation Studios Limited ("Crest"),
states that Crest has agreed in principle on an
investment by the D. E. Shaw group. The proposed
investment comprises several distinct transactions
representing an aggregate infusion of up to US$40
million.Read
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Raptor
Entertainment develops XForce
game engine
Bangalore
based Game Development Company
Raptor Entertainment has completed
the development of its Game Engine
'XForce', a next generation gaming
engine which boasts of advanced
features such as Shader 3.0 Support,
Adaptive AI, Infinite Terrain
Panning etc.Read |
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Excel
Gets into Interactive
One of the country's leading
Home Video Publishers, Excel
Home Videos is making a foray
into the interactive space.
Christened as 'Excel Interactive'
the new venture will be involved
in publishing and the distribution
of interactive content via physical,
wireless and online media.Read
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Paradox'Street
Fight' game stars Sameera Reddy
Game
publishing studio, Paradox announced
the launch of six mobile titles
Bollywood star, Sameera Reddy
who has signed a two year worldwide
contact with them. The first title
which was released on 30th August
06 is called Sameera: The Street
Fighter.Read |
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Indiagames
Partners MTNL Tri-Band for Online
Games
Indiagames,
India's No.1 online and mobile
games company launched its revolutionary
new service - Games on Demand
with MTNL Tri-band, the leading
broadband service provider in
Mumbai.Read |
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G2W,
Zee News release Prince of Kurukshetra
game
 Besides
the generic classics, the casual
games genre draws a lot of its
content and themes from festivals
and events that the masses can
relate to. Taking that to the
next level is G2W which time and
again keeps on coming up with
games that are really topical
and interesting.Read |
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Grafixion,
Swantha partner to produce 3D
games
 Bangalore
based CG and game development
studio, Grafixion in partnership
with Swantha Software Solutions
is working on developing its own
games.Read |
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 ICAT
focuses on Top Animation, VFX and Gaming Cos
According
to an official company release, ICAT (Image College
of Arts, Animation & Technology), an ISO 9001:2000
certified Digital media college in Chennai has achieved
100% placement record of its 2005-2006 August intake
students.Read |
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Disney,Adlabs
give family ent a 'Movie Magic' experience
 What
if you could catch a movie, play some games and
maybe even watch a magic show, all in just a couple
of hours? Well, Disney has given the family ent
experience a new meaning, as they unveiled the Disney
and Adlabs Movie Magic experience.Read |
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Anticipations
high from ABAI Fest 06
The
upcoming ABAI Fest 06 to be held on
Sunday in Bangalore has generated
has generated great enthusiasm and
anticipation from across the Animation
Ecosystem including professionals,
students, studios and sponsors.Read
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FILMY
airs New Improved Hanuman with 50 minutes
additional footage
Sahara-one
Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd has added an
additional 50 minutes of previously
unseen footage to the original Hanuman
and telecasted the same as New &
Improved Hanuman on FILMY on 27
August.Read |
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Shethia's
Krishna.. to grace silver screen
inSeptember
 After
a long wait the 3D animated 'Krishna:
Aayo Natkhat Nandlal' is all set
to grace the big screen on September
29. The animated Hindi feature film
is based on the life of Lord Krishna.Read |
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artists create VFX rich short Heart
Breaker
Heart
Breaker, a short film by Abishek Nair
and Osmand Lu of Bangalore based Suitcase
Films is all set to premier in Bangalore
on 2nd September. The film features
four minutes of VFX.Read |
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VR
helps 'Parliament Museum' to present
India's past
Glorious
moments from India's past have come
alive thanks to Virtual Reality in the
newly opened Parliament museum at New
Delhi. The high-tech story-telling museum
on democratic heritage in India is developed
at a cost of Rs. 4.5 crore.Read |
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SmarTeach
to teach animation with e-learning
SmarTeach
e-Learning Academy which was recently
launched on August 28 in Hyderabad,
has included courses like 3D Animation,
Art of Cartooning and Action Scripting
in flash besides its other e-learning
modules.Read |
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Technical
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Autodesk
Launches Maya 8, Equips 3D Artists
for Next-Generation Game and Film
Production
Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today launched
Autodesk Maya 8 software, the
newest version of its Academy
Award-winning 3D modeling, animation
and rendering solution.Read |
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