Indiagames Intros Games on Demand
Techtree News Staff, Nov 09, 2006 1436 hrs IST
To enable private Internet cafes compete with organized players, Indiagames has launched its Games on Demand Partnership Program for Cyber Cafes.
In an initiative to enable the 100,000 or so private Internet cafes in the country compete with organized players, Indiagames has launched its Games on Demand Partnership Program for Cyber Cafes. For this program, the company has tied-up with leading publishers including Microsoft, Codemasters, Playfirst, Atari, and Activision.
Games on Demand aims to address the issues that typically plague gaming in the country such as software piracy and the prevalent high prices of gaming software.
With Games on Demand, users can choose and play from an extensive catalogue of games, sans the need to purchase or install these on local PCs. Currently, over 100 games are on offer for just Rs 225 per month. Otherwise, these games cost anywhere near Rs 100,000 taking into consideration the retail prices for legal software...
Amongst the games available, internationally renowned titles include: Age of Empires II, Brian Lara's Cricket, IGI 2 Covert Strike, and Toca Race Driver 2, et al. And, new games are intended to be added every month.
As of now, Games on Demand is available to home Internet users through Indiagames' partnership with leading broadband service providers like Airtel, MTNL, Tata VSNL, and You Telecom. Plans are in the pipeline to launch the service on BSNL as well.
Commenting on the service, Vishal Gondal, founder and chief executive officer, Indiagames, said, "Besides broadband subscribers and home PC users, there is a large percentage of people in India who access the Internet through Internet cafes. With the launch of the Games on Demand Cyber Caf Program, we hope to take a world-class gaming experience to the masses."
Indiagames says it intends the service to be more than just an access to licensed original games; the company hopes to provide Internet caf owners with an alternative source of income, as also a tool for retaining customer loyalty.
USER COMMENTS
by Nil, mumabi, on Nov 09, 2006 03:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
VIEW ALL LATEST
Fatal Attraction
News > Gaming , November 20, 2008 1309 hrs IST
Boy collapses after a 24-hour game of WoW ...
A User Manual For BlackBerry Storm !
News > Consumer Electronics , November 20, 2008 1303 hrs IST
Little tips and tricks from RIM ...
VoxOx Aims To Simplify Communication
News > Software , November 20, 2008 1205 hrs IST
Combines online and offline contacts under one roof ...
iCEphone: iPhone Killer
News > Consumer Electronics , November 20, 2008 1150 hrs IST
Next gen WinMo communicator? ...
Digital Cameras To Help Nab Criminals
News > Internet , November 20, 2008 1137 hrs IST
Forensic experts unveil new crime-fighting technique ...
MOST REQUESTED REVIEWS
Gaming NEWS
|
Fatal AttractionBoy collapses after a 24-hour game of WoW |
|
Arriving This Week: The New Xbox ExperienceNetflix announces goodies |
|
Turn iPhone Into Wii-like Controller'iFun' with your iPhone and iPod Touch |
Gaming REVIEWS
![Dead Space Reviewed [Xbox 360]](http://images.techtree.com/ttimages/story/94879_matter.jpg "Dead Space Reviewed [Xbox 360]"){kind=small}
|
Dead Space Reviewed [Xbox 360]Reviews | Games | Reviews | 07 Nov 2008 Will make you jump out of your skin |
|
Online MayhemReviews | Games | Features | 19 Aug 2008 The days of Single Player games are numbered; MMOs and Multiplayer gaming are... |
|
Qore: New Age ViewingReviews | Games | Features | 14 Jun 2008 A Hi-Def video-on-demand service for cheap. You game? |
Gaming USER REVIEWS
MOST POPULAR NEWS
|
Could A DVR Save Your Marriage?News | Consumer Electronics | 04 Sep 2008 ...Or should you stick to your shrink? |
|
Firefox Counters Chrome's Speed TestAccording to Mozilla's SunSpider test, Firefox 3.1 is 28% faster than Chrome on ... |
|
Nokia N96 for Rs. 40,000?False alarm everyone... We have learnt from Nokia that the N96 will be priced be... |
MOST POPULAR REVIEWS
MOST POPULAR GAMES
MOST POPULAR DOWNLOADS
|
Forbidden.exe |
|
md5deepDownloads | System Tools | 04 Sep 2008 |
|
RivaTunerDownloads | System Tools | 03 Sep 2008 |
I am an Airtel subscriber and I have received pamphlets about its Games On Demand service. I think it was for Rs.200 or something, but I don't know if it is the Indiagames service or not. Might be their own service. But I don't think that most of them are really good games. Also, I remember Age Of Empires II being mentioned. So, who knows...
by Vivek Nair, New Delhi, on Nov 09, 2006 06:10 PM, Report abuse Reply