Gaming
Ask any teenager or college-goer about the biggest advantage of
having a computer at home, and in all probability, he’ll say it’s gaming. The gaming industry today stands at over $20 billion
(Rs 87,000 crore) in annual revenue. So just mate the Internet, which is a behemoth of unaccountable proportions, with the gaming industry,and what you get is an unimaginable giant.
having a computer at home, and in all probability, he’ll say it’s gaming. The gaming industry today stands at over $20 billion
(Rs 87,000 crore) in annual revenue. So just mate the Internet, which is a behemoth of unaccountable proportions, with the gaming industry,and what you get is an unimaginable giant.
Gaming on the Internet, as of today, is restricted largely to
Flash-based games or simple arcade games of the ‘80s. Sites such as
Addictinggames.com and Liquidgeneration.com give a wide variety
of games to choose from. Most of these games, at best, are
stress relievers or two-minute shootouts.
Flash-based games or simple arcade games of the ‘80s. Sites such as
Addictinggames.com and Liquidgeneration.com give a wide variety
of games to choose from. Most of these games, at best, are
stress relievers or two-minute shootouts.
The idea of making a game to promote a movie or a product
has caught on in India only recently, with sites such as
Hungama.com and C2W.com creating these customised games.
Most of these can be played online. Sites such as Indiagames.com
and Mauj.com, too, are exclusive gaming sites from where you
can download games both onto your computer as well as your
mobile phone.
has caught on in India only recently, with sites such as
Hungama.com and C2W.com creating these customised games.
Most of these can be played online. Sites such as Indiagames.com
and Mauj.com, too, are exclusive gaming sites from where you
can download games both onto your computer as well as your
mobile phone.
Gamer communities also populate the Net, most of them giving
out cheat codes and walkthroughs for the games available in
the market. You will also get CD cracks for almost all games
around, and even though it’s illegal, everyone has searched for
those at some point or the other.
out cheat codes and walkthroughs for the games available in
the market. You will also get CD cracks for almost all games
around, and even though it’s illegal, everyone has searched for
those at some point or the other.
Multi Player Online Gaming—and by online, we mean the
Internet, not a LAN—is yet to take off in India, and no prizes for
guessing the reason: no broadband. Massively Multiplayer Online
Gaming sites such as Ogaming.com are aimed at giving the hardcore
gamer, armed with broadband and a powerhouse PC, a
chance to pit his skills against some of the best from around the
globe. We guess we’ll have to wait for our turn.
Internet, not a LAN—is yet to take off in India, and no prizes for
guessing the reason: no broadband. Massively Multiplayer Online
Gaming sites such as Ogaming.com are aimed at giving the hardcore
gamer, armed with broadband and a powerhouse PC, a
chance to pit his skills against some of the best from around the
globe. We guess we’ll have to wait for our turn.